Atkins Derek

Derek Atkins

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Found 11 papers in total
Reducing Surgical Ward Congestion Through Improved Surgical Scheduling and Uncapacitated Simulation
Reducing Surgical Ward Congestion Through Improved Surgical Scheduling and Uncapacitated Simulation
2011
High surgical bed occupancy levels often result in heightened staff stress, frequent...
Transshipment between competing retailers
Transshipment between competing retailers
2009
This paper is based on observations that competing retailers have the option of either...
On the modeling of demand spill for a stochastic demand system under competition
On the modeling of demand spill for a stochastic demand system under competition
2009
When customers for a product from N substitutable alternatives find their first choice...
Surgical block scheduling in a system of hospitals: an application to resource and wait list management in a British Columbia health authority
Surgical block scheduling in a system of hospitals: an application to resource and wait list management in a British Columbia health authority
2007
Scheduling surgical specialties in a medical facility is a very complex process. The...
Coordinating replenishment and pricing in a firm
Coordinating replenishment and pricing in a firm
2002
Replenishment and pricing strategies are traditionally determined by entirely separate...
98%-effective lot sizing for series inventory systems with backlogging
98%-effective lot sizing for series inventory systems with backlogging
1995
For deterministic series inventory systems with backlogging, we show that the...
98%-Effective lot sizing for series inventory systems with backlogging
98%-Effective lot sizing for series inventory systems with backlogging
1995
For deterministic series inventory systems with backlogging, the authors show that the...
A performance bound on single cycle lot-sizing policies for an assembly system with stochastic demand
A performance bound on single cycle lot-sizing policies for an assembly system with stochastic demand
1993
Substantial savings on overhead costs are often possible for assembly systems, if...
A lower bound and an efficient heuristic for multistage multiproduct distribution systems
A lower bound and an efficient heuristic for multistage multiproduct distribution systems
1993
This paper concerns lot-sizing in a multistage and multifacility pure distribution...
Lot sizing policies for finite production rate assembly systems
Lot sizing policies for finite production rate assembly systems
1992
An assembly production system with n facilities has a constant external demand...
A survey of lower bounding methodologies for production/inventory models
A survey of lower bounding methodologies for production/inventory models
1990
A review is undertaken of lower bounding methodologies for lot-sizing...
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