Country: Canada

Found 531 papers in total
The economics of Bingo games: Leisure and revenue
The economics of Bingo games: Leisure and revenue
1997,
Bingo games are a source of entertainment for players, and a source of revenue for...
ISAME: A multi-agent architecture for information retrieval
ISAME: A multi-agent architecture for information retrieval
2000,
This paper proposes a multi-agent architecture called ISAME for retrieving information...
Continuous-time models for production scheduling in constrained subcontracting conditions
Continuous-time models for production scheduling in constrained subcontracting conditions
2000,
This paper focuses on an optimal control approach to continuous-time multi-item...
On the single server retrial queue with balking
On the single server retrial queue with balking
2000,
We are concerned with the M/G/1 retrial queue with balking. The ergodicity condition...
Algorithmic discussions of distributions of numbers of busy channels for GI/Geom/m/m queues
Algorithmic discussions of distributions of numbers of busy channels for GI/Geom/m/m queues
2000,
The high speed multi-access communication channels such as BISDN and ATM operate on a...
Les systèmes d'aide à la décision en groupe: Une brève revue
Les systèmes d'aide à la décision en groupe: Une brève revue
2000,
Research in group decision support appeared about 15 years ago. Researchers from many...
Using simulated annealing to minimize the cost of centralized telecommunications networks
Using simulated annealing to minimize the cost of centralized telecommunications networks
1999,
The network design problems studied in this paper are typically known in the...
A new look at a greedy algorithm for solving a class of convex programming problems
A new look at a greedy algorithm for solving a class of convex programming problems
1999,
Morton et al. describe a greedy algorithm for solving a class of convex programming...
An algorithm for multiple shift scheduling of hierarchical workforce on four-day or three-day workweeks
An algorithm for multiple shift scheduling of hierarchical workforce on four-day or three-day workweeks
2000,
This paper presents an optimal algorithm for multiple shift scheduling of hierarchical...
Two evolutionary metaheuristics for the vehicle routing problem with time windows
Two evolutionary metaheuristics for the vehicle routing problem with time windows
1999,
The vehicle routing problem with time windows (VRPTW) is an extension of the...
A computational study of a new heuristic for the site-dependent vehicle routing problem
A computational study of a new heuristic for the site-dependent vehicle routing problem
1999,
In the site-dependent vehicle routing problem, a fleet of heterogeneous vehicles...
Using rules to specify classification strategies in the credit card industry
Using rules to specify classification strategies in the credit card industry
1999,
Classifying accounts is a critical part of efficiently servicing credit cards. The use...
Reactive grasp and tabu search based heuristics for the single source capacitated plant location problem
Reactive grasp and tabu search based heuristics for the single source capacitated plant location problem
1999,
This paper considers the Single Source Capacitated Plant Location Problem (SSCPLP)....
A neural heuristic for the Multisource Weber Problem
A neural heuristic for the Multisource Weber Problem
1999,
The Multisource Weber Problem consists of finding the location of α facilities...
A decision framework for nonsymmetric losses
A decision framework for nonsymmetric losses
1999,
This paper presents a case study of an application of decision analysis to the...
Distance-based classification methods
Distance-based classification methods
1999,
Given a set of points in a Euclidean space, and a partitioning of this ‘training...
Municipal solid waste collection: An effective data structure for solving the sectorization problem with local search methods
Municipal solid waste collection: An effective data structure for solving the sectorization problem with local search methods
1999,
This paper deals with the crucial sectorization problems regarding household waste...
Tabu search with exact neighbour evaluation for multicommodity location with balancing requirements
Tabu search with exact neighbour evaluation for multicommodity location with balancing requirements
1999,
In this paper, we present a tabu search heuristic for solving the multicommodity...
Lagranian decomposition based heuristic for the generalized assignment problem
Lagranian decomposition based heuristic for the generalized assignment problem
1999,
This paper defines a new Lagrangian heuristic for the generalized assignment problem...
A stochastic characterisation of the natural disturbance regime of the boreal mixedwood forest with implications for sustainable forest management
A stochastic characterisation of the natural disturbance regime of the boreal mixedwood forest with implications for sustainable forest management
1999,
The annual area burned on an 8.6 × 10 6 ha study area in the boreal mixedwood...
Minimizing combined sewer overflows in real-time control applications
Minimizing combined sewer overflows in real-time control applications
1996,
An approach to design and operate real-time control system for combined sewer...
A note on the uniqueness of solutions to the transportation problem
A note on the uniqueness of solutions to the transportation problem
1999,
Let μ and ν be two probability measures on the real line and c be a lower...
Computational evaluation of a transformation procedure for the symmetric generalized traveling salesman problem
Computational evaluation of a transformation procedure for the symmetric generalized traveling salesman problem
1999,
This note proposes a transformation of the Generalized Traveling Salesman Problem on...
Flow shop no-wait scheduling with sequence dependent setup times and release dates
Flow shop no-wait scheduling with sequence dependent setup times and release dates
1999,
We consider the problem of scheduling no-wait jobs, with release dates and sequence...
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