Description
Book SynopsisA unified treatment of the vulnerabilities that exist in real-world network systemswith tools to identify synergies for mergers and acquisitions Fragile Networks: Identifying Vulnerabilities and Synergies in an Uncertain World presents a comprehensive study of network systems and the roles these systems play in our everyday lives. This book successfully conceptualizes, defines, and constructs mathematically rigorous, computer-based tools for the assessment of network performance and efficiency, along with robustness and vulnerability analysis. The result is a thorough exploration that promotes an understanding of the critical infrastructure of today''s network systems, from congested urban transportation networks and supply chain networks under disruption to financial networks and the Internet.
The authors approach the analyses by abstracting not only topological structures of networks, but also the behavior of network users, the demand for resources, the resul
Table of Contents
PART I NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS, EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT, AND VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS.
1 Introduction and Overview.
2 Fundamental Methodologies, Network Models, and Algorithms.
3 Network Performance Measurement and Robustness Analysis.
PART II APPLICATIONS AND EXTENSIONS.
4 Application of the Measures to Transportation Networks.
5 Supply Chain Networks with Disruption Risks.
6 Critical Nodes and Links in Financial Networks.
7 Dynamic Networks, the Internet, and Electric Power.
PART III MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, NETWORK INTEGRATION, AND SYNERGIES.
8 A System-Optimization Perspective for Supply Chain Network Integration.
9 Environmental and Cost Synergy in Network Integration.
10 Multiproduct Supply Chain Network Integration.
11 Network Oligopolies and the Merger Paradox.
Appendix.
Bibliography.
Glossary.
