Optimization of Regional Industrial Structures and Applications

Based on research projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Optimization of Regional Industrial Structures and Applications provides an authoritative introduction to and survey of the cutting-edge research and applications in industrial structure optimization. Employing grey systems theory as its method of analysis, it integrates grey systems theory with industrial structure optimization theory to provide dynamic and efficient methods of measurement, analysis, and decision making.

The authors cover several models of grey regional industrial structure, including grey correlation priority analysis, industrial structure order degree measurement model, regional leading industries grey assessment model and turnpike model. The first part of the book clarifies basic theory. This section covers the production and development of industrial structure theory, evolution laws of industrial structure, rationalization and upgrading of industrial structures, factors of industrial structure upgrading, input–output analysis, and mathematical modeling of regional industrial structures.

The second section introduces four case studies that illustrate real-world research and applications. It considers the approaches and measures taken in China’s industrial structure upgrade during the "eleventh five-year plan". The case studies examine measures of and strategies for Jiangsu province’s industrial structural adjustment.

This section also presents the optimization and promotion study of the "eleventh five" industrial structure of another city in China.

The models detailed in this book not only develop application fields of grey systems theory, but also enrich the theories of industrial structure optimization. All of the methods presented in the text are reviewed in the case studies to supply readers with a vivid and practical understanding.

Dr. Yaoguo Dang is the director of Department of Management Science and Engineering at College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. He is the vice director of the Institute for Grey Systems Studies and also of Post-Evaluation Center in Jiangsu Province. He also serves as the vice president of the Grey Systems Society of China. He is the secretary-general of Chinese Agricultural Systems Engineering Youth Seminar. He is also an advisor for doctoral students in management science and engineering disciplines. Dr. Dang has directed and participated in more than 30 research projects at provincial and national levels. He has published more than 100 research papers in national and international journals and more than nine books. Over the years, he has been awarded national and provincial prizes nine times for his outstanding achievements in scientific research and applications. He has won many accolades for his excellent achievements. He was selected as the excellent young scholar of Henan province in 1998. He was recognized as the training object selected as the training object by 333 high-level talents project of Jiangsu province. He was selected as the young leader in science and technology of 333 high-level talents of Jiangsu province in 2007. Dr. Dang serves as a member of the editorial board of some professional journals such as Journal of Grey System (Taiwan) and Grey Systems: Theory and Applications (USA).Dr. Sifeng Liu received the bachelor's degree in mathematics from Henan University, China in 1981, the MS degree in economics, and the PhD degree in systems engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, in 1986 and 1998, respectively. He was a visiting professor at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and Sydney University in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. At prese