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Validating measures of information technology outsourcing risk factors
Validating measures of information technology outsourcing risk factors
2005,
Outsourcing information technology (IT) operations has been recognized to have...
On dispatching unequally capable service technicians
On dispatching unequally capable service technicians
2002,
A common problem that faces many high-tech electronic product companies is how to...
Evaluation of enterprise-level benefits of manufacturing flexibility
Evaluation of enterprise-level benefits of manufacturing flexibility
2005,
An enterprise-level flexible manufacturing approach for a multi-product manufacturer...
Asset management with reverse product flows and environmental considerations
Asset management with reverse product flows and environmental considerations
2007,
Today many business enterprises employ capital assets in the form of electronic...
The quadratic assignment problem in the context of the printed circuit board assembly process
The quadratic assignment problem in the context of the printed circuit board assembly process
2007,
The sequencing of placement and the configuration of the feeder are among the main...
Assessing performance and uncertainty in developing carpet reverse logistics systems
Assessing performance and uncertainty in developing carpet reverse logistics systems
2007,
The US carpet industry is striving to reach a 40% diversion rate from landfills...
A real-time road pricing system: The case of a two-link parallel network
A real-time road pricing system: The case of a two-link parallel network
2007,
A real-time road pricing system in the case of a two-link parallel network is proposed...
A survey of models and algorithms for winter road maintenance. Part III: Vehicle routing and depot location for spreading
A survey of models and algorithms for winter road maintenance. Part III: Vehicle routing and depot location for spreading
2007,
Winter road maintenance planning involves a variety of decision-making problems...
A survey of models and algorithms for winter road maintenance. Part IV: Vehicle routing and fleet sizing for plowing and snow disposal
A survey of models and algorithms for winter road maintenance. Part IV: Vehicle routing and fleet sizing for plowing and snow disposal
2007,
This is the last part of a four-part survey of optimization models and solution...
Improvements to the Or-opt heuristic for the symmetric travelling salesman problem
Improvements to the Or-opt heuristic for the symmetric travelling salesman problem
2007,
Several variants and generalizations of the Or-opt heuristic for the Symmetric...
A tandem queueing system with task-splitting, feedback, and blocking
A tandem queueing system with task-splitting, feedback, and blocking
2007,
A novel two-station single-processing tandem queueing system with task splitting,...
Improving metaheuristics convergence properties in inductive query by example using two strategies for reducing the search space
Improving metaheuristics convergence properties in inductive query by example using two strategies for reducing the search space
2007,
In this paper we present two strategies for reducing the time of convergence of two...
A Reactive Tabu Search algorithm with variable clustering for the Unicost Set Covering Problem
A Reactive Tabu Search algorithm with variable clustering for the Unicost Set Covering Problem
2007,
We develop a Reactive Tabu Search (RTS) algorithm for solving the Unicost Set Covering...
Neural network and regression spline value function approximations for stochastic dynamic programming
Neural network and regression spline value function approximations for stochastic dynamic programming
2007,
Dynamic programming is a multi-stage optimization method that is applicable to many...
Using data envelopment analysis in efficiency management in industry
Using data envelopment analysis in efficiency management in industry
2007,
The paper is devoted to application of non-parametric methods in management of...
Out of control (outlier) detection in business data using the ARMA (1,1) model
Out of control (outlier) detection in business data using the ARMA (1,1) model
2007,
Statistical Process Control (SPC) is an integral component of nearly every industrial...
Towards critical practice in a teaching company scheme
Towards critical practice in a teaching company scheme
2002,
The need to be socially aware during interventions presents academic researchers with...
A glimpse of early OR – a brief history of Cybor House
A glimpse of early OR – a brief history of Cybor House
2006,
The paper descibes some of the history of a notable UK OR department, commonly known...
A comment on Bowen's process of problem formulation
A comment on Bowen's process of problem formulation
2002,
This paper proposes a new methodology for problem formulation, The methodology...
The formulation of operational research problems – a critical craft
The formulation of operational research problems – a critical craft
2003,
In this paper, the problem of correct formulation of mathematical models for real...
Delivering business value from communities of practice
Delivering business value from communities of practice
2005,
‘It is our task – our essential, central, crucial task – to...
Communication methods to support ‘virtual teams’ as communities of practice in teaching and research
Communication methods to support ‘virtual teams’ as communities of practice in teaching and research
2005,
This paper looks at communication methods in an academic environment. It discusses how...
Starting a community-of-practice at Holden College: a reflection of the experience
Starting a community-of-practice at Holden College: a reflection of the experience
2006,
The notion of communities of practice was first introduced more than ten years ago. It...
Anatomy of a group model-building intervention: building dynamic theory from case study research
Anatomy of a group model-building intervention: building dynamic theory from case study research
2006,
The system dynamics group at the Rockefeller College of the University at Albany has...
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