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A probabilistic dynamic programming model of rape seed harvesting
A probabilistic dynamic programming model of rape seed harvesting
2006,
We discuss a practical scenario from an operations scheduling viewpoint involving...
Improved heuristic for manpower shift planning with modified shift priorities
Improved heuristic for manpower shift planning with modified shift priorities
2006,
Consideration is given to a personnel planning problem, termed manpower shift planning...
Managing food chain risks: integrating technical and stakeholder perspectives on uncertainty
Managing food chain risks: integrating technical and stakeholder perspectives on uncertainty
2006,
We explore ways for expressing and communicating uncertainties about food risks and...
Why can't we transform traditional agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Why can't we transform traditional agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa?
2006,
While population continues to grow rapidly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), uncultivated...
Linear models for 1-group two-dimensional guillotine cutting problems
Linear models for 1-group two-dimensional guillotine cutting problems
2006,
In this study we present integer linear and non-linear models to generate 1-group...
An improved multi-criteria decision-making with data envelopment analysis model for technology selection
An improved multi-criteria decision-making with data envelopment analysis model for technology selection
2006,
This paper presents an Improved MCDM Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model in order to...
Predicting catches for the Lough Neagh (Northern Ireland) eel fishery based on stock inputs, effort and environmental variables
Predicting catches for the Lough Neagh (Northern Ireland) eel fishery based on stock inputs, effort and environmental variables
2006,
The Lough Neagh eel fishery is the largest remaining commercial source of wild...
Last Mile fulfilment strategy for competitive advantage
Last Mile fulfilment strategy for competitive advantage
2006,
One of the biggest challenges in e-business is the so-called ‘Last Mile’,...
An adaptive genetic clustering method for exploratory mining of feature vector and time series data
An adaptive genetic clustering method for exploratory mining of feature vector and time series data
2006,
This paper presents an adaptive genetic clustering method for exploratory mining of...
On the fuzzy cardinality of a fuzzy set
On the fuzzy cardinality of a fuzzy set
2006,
We look at problem of determining the number of elements of a fuzzy set and its...
Simple algorithms for updating multi-resource allocations in an unreliable flow network
Simple algorithms for updating multi-resource allocations in an unreliable flow network
2006,
In this paper, algorithms are developed to update the reliability-maximizing resource...
Heuristic lot size scheduling on unrelated parallel machines with applications in the textile industry
Heuristic lot size scheduling on unrelated parallel machines with applications in the textile industry
2006,
In this paper, we present an industrial problem found in a company that produces...
Extreme points of well-posed polytopes
Extreme points of well-posed polytopes
2006,
Given a real matrix, we study the problem of finding a minimal set of columns spanning...
Cutting plane algorithms for robust conic convex optimization problems
Cutting plane algorithms for robust conic convex optimization problems
2006,
In this paper, we study some well-known cases of nonlinear programming problems,...
Pricing in a vendor managed inventory system
Pricing in a vendor managed inventory system
2006,
The turnover and profit of an organisation depend on the price and demand of its...
A new linearization method for quadratic assignment problems
A new linearization method for quadratic assignment problems
2006,
The quadratic assignment problem (QAP) is one of the great challenges in combinatorial...
Methodologies for synchronised scheduling of assembly and air transportation in a consumer electronics supply chain
Methodologies for synchronised scheduling of assembly and air transportation in a consumer electronics supply chain
2006,
Motivated by a major PC manufacturer in the consumer electronics industry, we study...
Dynamic approach to strategic and operational multimodal routing decisions
Dynamic approach to strategic and operational multimodal routing decisions
2006,
By adopting multimodal logistics, global firms can significantly reduce lead time and...
Design of synchronised supply chain: a genetic algorithm based six sigma constrained approach
Design of synchronised supply chain: a genetic algorithm based six sigma constrained approach
2006,
Managing and optimising a supply chain requires an important link in the channel and...
Comparing third party logistics usage in the service and manufacturing industries: A Saudi Arabian perspective
Comparing third party logistics usage in the service and manufacturing industries: A Saudi Arabian perspective
2006,
This paper compares manufacturing and service industries on a variety of practices...
Knowledge-based semidefinite linear programming classifiers
Knowledge-based semidefinite linear programming classifiers
2006,
In this paper, we present knowledge-based support vector machine (SVM) classifiers...
The central path visits all the vertices of the Klee–Minty cube
The central path visits all the vertices of the Klee–Minty cube
2006,
The Klee–Minty cube is a well-known worst-case example for which the simplex...
Minimizing the bullwhip effect in a supply chain using genetic algorithms
Minimizing the bullwhip effect in a supply chain using genetic algorithms
2006,
This paper presents a computational intelligence approach, which addresses the...
Effect of delivery timing interaction and disasters on co-supplier evaluation
Effect of delivery timing interaction and disasters on co-supplier evaluation
2006,
Most supplier evaluation and selection models found in the literature evaluate...
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