Modelling and Managing Airport Performance edited by Konstaninos Zografos, Giovanni Andreatta & Amedeo Odoni - Book review

Modelling and Managing Airport Performance

Edited by: Konstantinos G. Zografos, Ph.D., Giovanni Andreatta, Ph.D., Amedeo R. Odoni, Ph.D.

Published: August 26, 2013
Format: Hardcover, 314 pages
ISBN-10: 0470974184
ISBN-13: 978-0470974186
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.








"The objective of this book is to provide an integrated view of state-of-the-art research on the performance of airport systems", write Chair Professor at the Department of Management Science, The Management School, Lancaster University, UK, Konstantinos G. Zografos, Ph.D.; Professor of Operations Research in the Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics, University of Padova, Italy, Giovanni Andreatta, Ph.D.; and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, Amedeo R. Odoni, Ph.D., editors of the multi-faceted and state-of-the-art modelling oriented book Modelling and Managing Airport Performance. The editors provide contributions from globally recognized experts in improving airport systems, including performance, measurement, operations, and management.

Konstantinos G. Zografos (photo left), Giovanni Andreatta, and Amadeo R. Odoni present a collection of essays that offer insights into the latest research on airport systems improvement and measurement. The editors include a wide range of contributions that cover every aspect of airport performance ranging from capacity and delays, to economic costs, safety, and environmental issues.

The editors provide articles that exhibit a world wide perspective, as the contributors include authors from Europe, North America, and South America. Their expertise and background are gleaned from academic and research institutions, government, and the private sector.

Giovanni Andreatta (photo left), Amadeo R. Ordoni, and Konstantinos G. Zografos recognize the complexity of airport performance. While considering the many themes surrounding airport operations, the essays focus on the modelling, quantification, and overall management and efficiency of an airport. Within that framework, the various contributors offer their perspective on different aspects of that modelling process. The guest authors provide strategies and concepts for overcoming the challenges posed in the managing of airport performance.

The editors divide the book and its contributed essays into three overarching sections. These sections consider the various aspects of the main themes and principles of modelling and managing airports. The three parts are as follows:

* Modelling and assessment of airport performance
* Quantification, measurement, and forecast of operational performance
* Management of airport congestion and efficiency of scheduling and allocation

Amadeo R. Odoni (photo left), Konstantinos G. Zografos, and Giovanni Andreatta offer what for me is the power of the book, in the form of the wide range of perspectives on the topics of modelling and management for both the present and the future. The contributors consider problems related to both the landside and airside of airport management, and offer strategies for both aspects of performance. The book offers a strong series of articles that use well researched quantification, and are well illustrated with graphics.

Each contributing author provides a large series of references for their essay as well to facilitate further in depth research on each of the topics. The articles provide a multidimensional approach to the challenges faced by airport managers, and present valid and proven solutions and strategies. Especially valuable is the global perspective provided by contributors from three continents and several countries. This world wide experience offers strategies that have been tested and proven in a wide range of airport environments.

I highly recommend the comprehensive and holistic approach book
Modelling and Managing Airport Performance edited by Konstantinos G. Zografos, Ph.D., Giovanni Andreatta, Ph.D., Amedeo R. Odoni, Ph.D., to any airport managers and executives, industry leaders, practicing engineers, academics, public policy makers, and elected officials at all levels, who are seeking a practical and strategy filled guide to modelling and managing performance at airports. This book offers a wide range of viewpoints, concepts, and strategies that provide guidance to overcoming difficult airport management challenges.