Read the article footnoted in Sec. 2.2 that describes an OR study done for the Rijkswaterstaat of the Netherlands. (Focus especially on pp. 3–20 and 30–32.)

(a) Summarize the background that led to undertaking this study.

(b) Summarize the purpose of each of the five mathematical models described on pp. 10–18.

(c) Summarize the “impact measures” (measures of performance)

for comparing policies that are described on pp. 6–7 of this article.

(d) List the various tangible and intangible benefits that resulted from the study.