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Manufacturing re-insourcing in the textile industry: A case study
Manufacturing re-insourcing in the textile industry: A case study
2005,
Purpose – This article aims to suggest to managers involved in re-engineering...
Parts remanufacturing in the oilfield industry
Parts remanufacturing in the oilfield industry
2005,
Purpose – Provide a new technique for forecasting parts usage in remanufacturing...
Measuring the efficiency of public services: The limits of analysis
Measuring the efficiency of public services: The limits of analysis
2005,
Policy makers are increasingly seeking to develop overall measures of the efficiency...
Which sustainable development perspectives for an “E-attraction” destination: An overview of the economic impacts
Which sustainable development perspectives for an “E-attraction” destination: An overview of the economic impacts
2005,
A tourism destination generates economic repercussions for the local economy, in...
Finding optimal realignments in sports leagues using a branch-and-cut-price approach
Finding optimal realignments in sports leagues using a branch-and-cut-price approach
2005,
The sports team realignment problem can be modeled as k-way equipartition: given a...
Pedometer reliability, validity and daily activity targets among 10- to 15-year-old boys
Pedometer reliability, validity and daily activity targets among 10- to 15-year-old boys
2006,
The aims of this study were to: (1) determine whether the number of pedometer counts...
Comparison of neural networks and gravity models in trip distribution
Comparison of neural networks and gravity models in trip distribution
2006,
Transportation engineers are commonly faced with the question of how to extract...
A framework for analysing long-range direct shipping logistics
A framework for analysing long-range direct shipping logistics
2005,
Purpose – To present a decision support system (DSS) enabling the analysis of...
Minimizing the consequences of intentional attack on water infrastructure
Minimizing the consequences of intentional attack on water infrastructure
2006,
Since September 11, 2001, protecting the water infrastructure of the USA and improving...
l1-control using linear programming for systems with asymmetric bounds
l1-control using linear programming for systems with asymmetric bounds
2005,
In this paper, a novel way to handle the analysis and design of control systems with...
Critical path-analysis-based dynamic component supplier optimization
Critical path-analysis-based dynamic component supplier optimization
2005,
The global market today demands rapid introduction of products while maintaining high...
Application of a kin selection based simulated annealing algorithm to solve a complex scheduling problem
Application of a kin selection based simulated annealing algorithm to solve a complex scheduling problem
2005,
In this article, a simulated annealing (SA) based heuristic approach is presented to...
Dynamic network flow models of sustainable grain silo location
Dynamic network flow models of sustainable grain silo location
2005,
A number of new and interesting dynamic network flow models and solution techniques...
Heuristic-based approach for an industrial three-dimensional layout problem
Heuristic-based approach for an industrial three-dimensional layout problem
2005,
In this paper, we consider a particular three-dimensional layout problem in a steel...
The linear multiple choice knapsack problem with equity constraints
The linear multiple choice knapsack problem with equity constraints
2005,
In this paper, we introduce an important variation of a well known problem, the linear...
Total productive maintenance: Criteria for success
Total productive maintenance: Criteria for success
2005,
This paper reports a study of the criteria necessary for the successful implementation...
Improving genetic algorithm convergence using problem structure and domain knowledge in multidimensional knapsack problems
Improving genetic algorithm convergence using problem structure and domain knowledge in multidimensional knapsack problems
2005,
We develop and test a new approach for generating initial populations for the...
Computation of probabilistic linear programming problems involving normal and log-normal random variables with a joint constraint
Computation of probabilistic linear programming problems involving normal and log-normal random variables with a joint constraint
2005,
A method for solving single- and multi-objective probabilistic linear programming...
New criss-cross type algorithms for linear complementarity problems with sufficient matrices
New criss-cross type algorithms for linear complementarity problems with sufficient matrices
2006,
We generalize new criss-cross type algorithms for linear complementarity problems...
Implementation of infinite-dimensional interior-point method for solving multi-criteria linear–quadratic control problem
Implementation of infinite-dimensional interior-point method for solving multi-criteria linear–quadratic control problem
2006,
We describe an implementation of an infinite-dimensional primal–dual algorithm...
A genetic algorithm for the project assignment problem
A genetic algorithm for the project assignment problem
2005,
In this paper we present a genetic algorithm as an aid for project assignment. The...
A two-phase heuristic evolutionary algorithm for personalizing course timetables: a case study in a Spanish university
A two-phase heuristic evolutionary algorithm for personalizing course timetables: a case study in a Spanish university
2005,
This paper presents, as a case study, the application of a two-phase heuristic...
Evaluating power plant efficiency: a hierarchical model
Evaluating power plant efficiency: a hierarchical model
2005,
In this paper, we investigate the relative operating efficiencies of a set of electric...
A model for lumpy demand parts in a multi-location inventory system with transshipments
A model for lumpy demand parts in a multi-location inventory system with transshipments
2005,
The inventory system considered in this work is single echelon, N -location and...
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