From the reviews:„The main emphasis of the book is on applications of various models that facilitate managerial decisions to be taken … . The book can serve as a text for university students … . The algorithms and techniques are explained by providing insight and illustration … . A practitioner can use the book to identify a solution technique and the corresponding software tool to tackle a real-life problem … . A lecturer will find a relevant practical example to illustrate a mathematical algorithm she teaches.“ (Vitaly A. Strusevich, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1078, 2006)„The book is a completely new version of the book ‘Operations Scheduling with Applications in Manufacturing and Services’ by Pinedo and Chao published 1999. The text is divided into four parts and 15 chapters plus appendices and a list of references. … The book may be useful for teachers and students to be used in graduate courses … . I would buy the book to use it as course material … .“ (Alf Kimms, OR News, Issue 25, 2005)„This book focuses on planning and scheduling applications in manufacturing and services, selecting the most important and representative models and methodologies from the enormous available literature in this field. … this book from Pinedo is a very well balanced and organised selection of contents in the planning and scheduling area. … The book may be very useful as an application guide for practitioners … . It seems that the book may be intended for a senior level or master level course in engineering or business schools.“ (Marco Garetti, Production Planning & Control, Vol. 17 (10), 2006)„Pinedo’s book is an effective combination of planning and scheduling theory with practical applications which help the reader to immediately link mathematical models to real-world problems and computer-based decision support systems. … Overall, Planning and Scheduling in Manufacturing and Services is a valuable resourcefor students, academics and practitioners interested in planning and scheduling. … This book is a very effective combination of theory and practice presented in a simple and clear style making it very enjoyable reading.“ (D Silva, Journal of the Operational research Society, Vol. 59 (5), 2008)“The book consists of four parts and six appendices … It can also be recommended for instructors teaching a senior or master level course on planning and scheduling. … this book gives a good (but more broad than deep) overview of current solution methods from an applications-oriented point of view and has certainly the potential to serve as a reference book for practitioners working in various planning and scheduling areas as well.” (Frank Werner, Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, Vol. 63, 2006)