\input zb-basic \input zb-ioport \iteman{io-port 00043138} \itemau{Kistner, Klaus-Peter} \itemti{Optimierungsmethoden. Einf\"uhrung in die Unternehmensforschung f\"ur Wirtschaftswissenschaftler. (Optimization methods. Introduction to operations research for students of economics).} \itemso{Physica-Paperback. Heidelberg: Physica-Verlag. xii, 222 S. DM 37.50 (1988).} \itemab This textbook is intended for students of economies. Its goal is to provide an understanding of optimization problems in an economic environment. It gives an overview on models for maximization and minimization of objective functions and on methods to solve the problems. The reader needs a basical knowledge of classical analysis and linear algebra. \itemrv{R.Beedgen} \itemcc{} \itemut{elementary textbook} \itemli{} \end