Fragile Networks: Identifying Vulnerabilities and Synergies in an Uncertain World

摘要: A unified treatment of the vulnerabilities that exist in real-world network systemswith tools to identify synergies for mergers and acquisitions Fragile Networks: Identifying Vulnerabilities Synergies an Uncertain World presents a comprehensive study systems roles these play our everyday lives. This book successfully conceptualizes, defines, constructs mathematically rigorous, computer-based assessment performance efficiency, along with robustness vulnerability analysis. The result is thorough exploration promotes understanding critical infrastructure today's systems, from congested urban transportation networks supply chain under disruption financial Internet. authors approach analyses by abstracting not only topological structures networks, but also behavior users, demand resources, resulting flows, associated costs. Following introduction fundamental methodologies required analysis vulnerability, organized into three self-contained parts: Part INetwork Fundamentals, Efficiency Measurement, Vulnerability Analysis explores theoretical practical foundations new efficiency measure order assess importance components various systems. Methodologies distinct decision-making behaviors are outlined, qualitative analysis, algorithms computation solutions, discussion efficient measure. IIApplications Extensions examines changes cost increments after eliminated or partially damaged. recently established connections between different provided, which demonstrates how measures indices can be applied chain, financial, dynamic including Internet electronic power networks. IIIMergers Acquisitions, Network Integration, reveals quantifies total reduction environmental impact assessment. In case acquisitions, focus on outline system-optimization perspective formalize coalition formation using game theory insights merger paradox. With its numerous examples applications, excellent courses science, operations management, at upper-undergraduate graduate levels. It valuable reference researchers practitioners areas mathematics, computer research, management finance, economics, as well industrial, civil engineering. Listen Dr. Nagurney's podcast Supernetworks: Building Better Real Virtual Highways http://www.scienceofbetter.org/podcast/.