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Reliability analysis based on the losses from failures
Reliability analysis based on the losses from failures
2006,
The conventional reliability analysis is based on the premise that increasing the...
Discrete-event simulation: from the pioneers to the present, what next?
Discrete-event simulation: from the pioneers to the present, what next?
2005,
Discrete-event simulation is one of the most popular modelling techniques. It has...
System dynamics modelling for supply-chain management: A case study on a supermarket chain in the UK
System dynamics modelling for supply-chain management: A case study on a supermarket chain in the UK
2004,
This paper presents a system dynamics (SD) approach for the analysis of the demand...
Production trade-offs and weight restrictions in data envelopment analysis
Production trade-offs and weight restrictions in data envelopment analysis
2004,
In this paper we suggest two equivalent ways in which the information about production...
Risk measurement and management of defined benefit pension schemes: A stochastic approach
Risk measurement and management of defined benefit pension schemes: A stochastic approach
2003,
The traditional actuarial valuation for defined benefit pension schemes operates on...
Simplification of the transformations and redundancy of assurance regions in IDEA (imprecise DEA)
Simplification of the transformations and redundancy of assurance regions in IDEA (imprecise DEA)
2004,
This note is concerned with joint uses of imprecise data and assurance regions (ARs)...
Take (smoothed) risks when you are young, not when you are old: How to get the best from your pension plan
Take (smoothed) risks when you are young, not when you are old: How to get the best from your pension plan
2003,
Using stochastic modelling, we demonstrate that the best investment strategy for the...
Nonparametric frontier analysis with multiple constituencies
Nonparametric frontier analysis with multiple constituencies
2005,
We introduce a methodology for generalizing Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to...
Soft modelling in risk communication and management: examples in handling food risk
Soft modelling in risk communication and management: examples in handling food risk
2005,
Our aim in this paper is to explore the use of soft modelling in an integrated risk...
Sensitivity and stability analysis in data envelopment analysis
Sensitivity and stability analysis in data envelopment analysis
2005,
One of the topics of interest in data envelopment analysis (DEA) is sensitivity and...
Using hazard networks to determine risk reduction strategies
Using hazard networks to determine risk reduction strategies
2005,
In many cases, the interdependencies among the hazards in a system can be expressed by...
Centralized data envelopment analysis models with the possibility of downsizing
Centralized data envelopment analysis models with the possibility of downsizing
2005,
While traditional data envelopment analysis (DEA) models assess the relative...
Heuristic scheduling of jobs on parallel batch machines with incompatible job families and unequal ready times
Heuristic scheduling of jobs on parallel batch machines with incompatible job families and unequal ready times
2005,
This research is motivated by a scheduling problem found in the diffusion and...
A generalized model for weight restrictions in data envelopment analysis
A generalized model for weight restrictions in data envelopment analysis
2005,
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is designed to maximize the efficiency of a given...
Two-machine flowshop scheduling with job class setups to minimize total flowtime
Two-machine flowshop scheduling with job class setups to minimize total flowtime
2005,
This paper studies the two-machine flowshop scheduling problem with job class setups...
Data envelopment analysis with heterogeneous data: an application
Data envelopment analysis with heterogeneous data: an application
2005,
The effects of data heterogeneity on the efficiency estimate by data envelopment...
An exact approach to early/tardy scheduling with release dates
An exact approach to early/tardy scheduling with release dates
2005,
In this paper we consider the single machine earliness/tardiness scheduling problem...
Terminal penalty rolling scheduling based on an initial schedule for single-machine scheduling problem
Terminal penalty rolling scheduling based on an initial schedule for single-machine scheduling problem
2005,
This article addresses the problem of single-machine deterministic scheduling with...
Automatic knowledge extraction from survey data: learning M-of-N constructs using a hybrid approach
Automatic knowledge extraction from survey data: learning M-of-N constructs using a hybrid approach
2005,
Data collected from a survey typically consist of attributes that are mostly if not...
Segmentation into predictable classes
Segmentation into predictable classes
2002,
We describe a strategy for assigning objects into classes based on characteristics...
Flexible flow shop scheduling: Optimum, heuristics and artificial intelligence solutions
Flexible flow shop scheduling: Optimum, heuristics and artificial intelligence solutions
2005,
For the past three decades or so the flexible flow shop (FFS) scheduling problem has...
Priority index heuristic for multi-armed bandit problems with set-up costs and/or set-up time delays
Priority index heuristic for multi-armed bandit problems with set-up costs and/or set-up time delays
2006,
A dynamic scheduling heuristic is derived to solve the multi-armed bandit problem...
Mapping the structure of MBA programmes: a comparative study of the structure of accredited AMBA programmes in the United Kingdom
Mapping the structure of MBA programmes: a comparative study of the structure of accredited AMBA programmes in the United Kingdom
2005,
This paper reports on an application of a multivariate analysis technique called...
Ant algorithms: web-based implementation and applications to manufacturing system problems
Ant algorithms: web-based implementation and applications to manufacturing system problems
2006,
One of the tools in the gamut of global optimization search procedures is ant...
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