Smith David K.

David K. Smith

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Found 16 papers in total
Dynamic programming and board games: a survey
Dynamic programming and board games: a survey
2007
In several of the earliest papers on dynamic programming (DP), reference was made to...
A bibliography of applications of operational research in West Africa
A bibliography of applications of operational research in West Africa
2008
There is considerable interest in the potential for using operational research (O.R.)...
Decision making and card collecting
Decision making and card collecting
2005
Collecting a set of different, yet similar, items is a popular hobby. The...
An optimal batch size for a production system under linearly increasing time-varying demand process
An optimal batch size for a production system under linearly increasing time-varying demand process
2002
In this paper we consider a manufacturing system which procures raw materials from...
Calculation of steady-state probabilities of M/M queues: Further approaches
Calculation of steady-state probabilities of M/M queues: Further approaches
2002
This paper draws attention to the risk of rounding error in the numerical evaluation...
Use of location-allocation models in health service development planning in developing nations
Use of location-allocation models in health service development planning in developing nations
2000
There is considerable evidence that because of poor geographical accessibility, basic...
An evolutionary approach for finding optimal trees in undirected networks
An evolutionary approach for finding optimal trees in undirected networks
2000
In many utilities, such as water and gas, materials are distributed through networks...
Deployment of rural health facilities in a developing country
Deployment of rural health facilities in a developing country
1999
This study describes the problem of finding suitable sites for additional health...
Stock replenishment policies for a stochastic exponentially-declining demand process
Stock replenishment policies for a stochastic exponentially-declining demand process
1999
This paper addresses the problem of determining stock replenishment policies to meet...
Police patrol policies on motorways with unequal patrol lengths
Police patrol policies on motorways with unequal patrol lengths
1997
On motorways, and other roads with limited access, emergencies arise which require the...
Dynamic programming and two puzzles of Dudeney
Dynamic programming and two puzzles of Dudeney
1996
A puzzle posed by the king of mathematical puzzles, Henry Dudeney, is used to...
Facility location with and without maximum distance constraints through the p-median problem
Facility location with and without maximum distance constraints through the p-median problem
1995
The p- median problem involves the locating of a fixed number of facilities to serve a...
Evolutionary Design algorithm for optimal layout of tree networks
Evolutionary Design algorithm for optimal layout of tree networks
1995
A model for the optimal layout selection for a network with a tree structure is...
A comparison of two heuristic methods for the p-median problem with and without maximum distance constraints
A comparison of two heuristic methods for the p-median problem with and without maximum distance constraints
1991
The performance of Ardalan’s heuristic is compared with that of Teitz and Bart...
Is ‘appropriate OR’ necessarily ‘simple OR’ for developing countries?
Is ‘appropriate OR’ necessarily ‘simple OR’ for developing countries?
1990
‘Simple OR’ and ‘appropriate OR’ have been used synonymously...
Mini-risk: Strategies for a simplified board game
Mini-risk: Strategies for a simplified board game
1990
Illustrations of the principles of operational research from sports have been widely...
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