Introduction to Operations Research 9th Edition by Hillier
By: Hillier, Frederick S;
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Print ISBN: 9780077298340, 0077298349
eText ISBN: 0077417119
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2011
When Jerry Lieberman and I started working on the first edition of this book 45 years
ago, our goal was to develop a pathbreaking textbook that would help establish the
future direction of education in what was then the emerging field of operations research.
Following publication, it was unclear how well this particular goal was met, but what did
become clear was that the demand for the book was far larger than either of us had anticipated.
Neither of us could have imagined that this extensive worldwide demand would
continue at such a high level for such an extended period of time.
The enthusiastic response to our first eight editions has been most gratifying. It was a
particular pleasure to have the field?s leading professional society, the international Institute
for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), award the 6th edition
honorable mention for the 1995 INFORMS Lanchester Prize (the prize awarded for the year?s
most outstanding English-language publication of any kind in the field of operations research).
Then, just after the publication of the eighth edition, it was especially gratifying to
be the recipient of the prestigious 2004 INFORMS Expository Writing Award for this
book, including receiving the following citation:
