Country: Canada

Found 531 papers in total
Preemptive scheduling with position costs
Preemptive scheduling with position costs
2006,
This paper is devoted to basic scheduling problems in which the scheduling cost of a...
Vehicle routing problem with time windows: An evolutionary algorithmic approach
Vehicle routing problem with time windows: An evolutionary algorithmic approach
2006,
The Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW) is an important problem in...
The productivity potential and technical efficiency of the agricultural sector in Africa
The productivity potential and technical efficiency of the agricultural sector in Africa
2006,
This study utilizes frontier metaproduction functions to analyze inter-region...
An evaluation of the simulated annealing algorithm for solving the area-restricted harvest-scheduling model against optimal benchmarks
An evaluation of the simulated annealing algorithm for solving the area-restricted harvest-scheduling model against optimal benchmarks
2005,
A common approach for incorporating opening constraints into harvest scheduling is...
Determining optimal road class and road deactivation strategies using dynamic programming
Determining optimal road class and road deactivation strategies using dynamic programming
2006,
Forest managers are faced with complicated road construction and deactivation...
A forest-level genetic algorithm based control system for generating stand-specific log demand distributions
A forest-level genetic algorithm based control system for generating stand-specific log demand distributions
2006,
This study was established to test whether the fit between the overall log demand...
A mixed-integer optimization model for compressor selection in natural gas pipeline network system operations
A mixed-integer optimization model for compressor selection in natural gas pipeline network system operations
2004,
This paper presents a Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model to optimize the...
Assessment of environmental impact of production processes in industrial districts using input–output modeling techniques
Assessment of environmental impact of production processes in industrial districts using input–output modeling techniques
2003,
An industrial district is a group of firms housed in a limited geographic area and...
An evolutionary Grey Hop, Skip and Jump approach: Generating alternative policies for the expansion of waste management
An evolutionary Grey Hop, Skip and Jump approach: Generating alternative policies for the expansion of waste management
2003,
Evolutionary simulation–optimization methods are combined with a Grey Hop, Skip,...
An integrated approach to real-time environmental simulation and visualization
An integrated approach to real-time environmental simulation and visualization
2004,
This paper introduces a novel visualization approach that can effectively facilitate...
GHHAGA for environmental systems optimization
GHHAGA for environmental systems optimization
2005,
The global optimization of complicated nonlinear systems is mathematically intractable...
Modeling waste management options for greenhouse gas reduction
Modeling waste management options for greenhouse gas reduction
2005,
Solid waste management requires that new concerns regarding climate change be...
Alternate neural network models as supervised classifiers for satellite data
Alternate neural network models as supervised classifiers for satellite data
2005,
Investigations on the effectivity of different neural network architectures, viz....
Rating and evaluating the combined financial and environmental performance of companies in the metals and mining sector
Rating and evaluating the combined financial and environmental performance of companies in the metals and mining sector
2004,
The basic intent in financial performance evaluation is to appraise current business...
Combining simulation with evolutionary algorithms for optimal planning under uncertainty: An application to Municipal Solid Waste management planning in the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth
Combining simulation with evolutionary algorithms for optimal planning under uncertainty: An application to Municipal Solid Waste management planning in the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth
2003,
Many uncertain factors exist in the planning for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)...
Internet-based fuzzy multicriteria decision support system for planning integrated solid waste management
Internet-based fuzzy multicriteria decision support system for planning integrated solid waste management
2005,
Solid waste management planning involves selecting a best combination of solid waste...
Integration of stochastic programming and factorial design for optimal reservoir operation
Integration of stochastic programming and factorial design for optimal reservoir operation
2003,
In this study, the reservoir operating rules for satisfying reliable water releases...
A possibilistic analysis approach for assessing environmental risks from drinking groundwater at petroleum-contaminated sites
A possibilistic analysis approach for assessing environmental risks from drinking groundwater at petroleum-contaminated sites
2003,
Subsurface contamination at petroleum-contaminated sites is posing a serious threat to...
Water resources allocation: A cooperative game theoretic approach
Water resources allocation: A cooperative game theoretic approach
2003,
Water allocation is essentially an exercise in allocating available water to various...
Adaption to climate change through water trading under uncertainty – An inexact two-stage nonlinear programming approach
Adaption to climate change through water trading under uncertainty – An inexact two-stage nonlinear programming approach
2003,
Shifting hydrological phenomenon under changing climate would lead to decreased water...
A combined water management approach based on river water quality standards
A combined water management approach based on river water quality standards
2004,
The objective of the research project described was to develop a combined water...
Artificial neural networks application in lake water quality estimation using satellite imagery
Artificial neural networks application in lake water quality estimation using satellite imagery
2004,
Lake water quality monitoring using traditional water sampling and laboratory analyses...
Establishing an optimization model for sewer system layout with applied genetic algorithm
Establishing an optimization model for sewer system layout with applied genetic algorithm
2005,
In this study, a genetic algorithm (GA) is first used to establish a combinatorial...
Water quality management using GIS data mining
Water quality management using GIS data mining
2005,
Nowadays scientists, managers and decision makers are faced with ever increasing...
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