最適化の研究と、応用の全てをカバーする百科事典の７年振りの改訂版。新規150項目を追加し、最新の最適化理論と最適化手法、特に医療・生命科学、運輸分野を強調。Revised and expanded edition of successful reference work published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2001. This second edition will include more than 150 completely new entries. With particularly heavy attention resulted in health science and transportation, with entries such as "Algorithms for Genomics", "Optimization and Radiotherapy Treatment Design", and "Crew Scheduling".