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Optimisation-based scheduling: A discrete manufacturing case study
Optimisation-based scheduling: A discrete manufacturing case study
2005,
This work presents the development and implementation of a production scheduling...
Space allocation for commercial activities at international passenger terminals
Space allocation for commercial activities at international passenger terminals
2005,
This study examines the relationships among commercial revenue, passenger service...
Reverse supply chain management and electronic waste recycling: a multitiered network equilibrium framework for e-cycling
Reverse supply chain management and electronic waste recycling: a multitiered network equilibrium framework for e-cycling
2005,
In this paper, we develop an integrated framework for the modeling of reverse supply...
Shunting minimal rail car allocation
Shunting minimal rail car allocation
2005,
We consider the rail car management at industrial in-plant railroads. Demands for...
Assessing uncertainty in simulation-based maritime risk assessment
Assessing uncertainty in simulation-based maritime risk assessment
2005,
Recent work in the assessment of risk in maritime transportation systems has used...
Yard trailer routing at a maritime container terminal
Yard trailer routing at a maritime container terminal
2005,
This paper addresses the trailer routing problem at a maritime container terminal,...
Integrating AHP (Analytic hierarchy process) with QFD (Quality function deployment) for robot selection under requirement perspective
Integrating AHP (Analytic hierarchy process) with QFD (Quality function deployment) for robot selection under requirement perspective
2005,
Selection of a robot is an important task, as improper selection may adversely affect...
Quantity discount versus lead time-dependent discount in an inter-organizational supply chain
Quantity discount versus lead time-dependent discount in an inter-organizational supply chain
2005,
Supply chain management refers to the integrated management of a set of activities...
Reverse logistics: superior performance through focused resource commitments to information technology
Reverse logistics: superior performance through focused resource commitments to information technology
2005,
A survey of businesses in the automobile aftermarket industry provided insights into...
A vehicle routing problem with backhauls and time windows: a guided local search solution
A vehicle routing problem with backhauls and time windows: a guided local search solution
2005,
This paper presents a guided local search heuristic to solve a vehicle routing problem...
A superlinearly convergent implicit smooth SQP algorithm for mathematical programs with nonlinear complementarity constraints
A superlinearly convergent implicit smooth SQP algorithm for mathematical programs with nonlinear complementarity constraints
2005,
This paper discusses a special class of mathematical programs with nonlinear...
Meta-RaPS: a simple and effective approach for solving the traveling salesman problem
Meta-RaPS: a simple and effective approach for solving the traveling salesman problem
2005,
This paper investigates the development and application of a general meta-heuristic,...
The overflow process from a state-dependent queue
The overflow process from a state-dependent queue
2005,
The interoverflow time distribution is explicitly obtained as a power series for a...
Incentive for shifts in water management systems by shrimp culturists in southern Thailand
Incentive for shifts in water management systems by shrimp culturists in southern Thailand
2005,
Water management systems and other business situations of shrimp culturists were...
Subset selection in multiple linear regression: a new mathematical programming approach
Subset selection in multiple linear regression: a new mathematical programming approach
2005,
A new mathematical programming model is proposed to address the subset selection...
Efficient optimization of process parameters in shadow mask manufacturing using NNPLA (neural network partial least squares) and a genetic algorithm
Efficient optimization of process parameters in shadow mask manufacturing using NNPLA (neural network partial least squares) and a genetic algorithm
2005,
A shadow mask, the primary component of a cathode ray tube (CRT), is used to prevent...
A simulation study of pull systems with ascending/descending buffers and stochastic processing times
A simulation study of pull systems with ascending/descending buffers and stochastic processing times
2005,
We study resource-balanced serial production systems with random processing times. We...
Optimization of multi-pass turning operations using genetic algorithms for the selection of cutting conditions and cutting tools with tool-wear effect
Optimization of multi-pass turning operations using genetic algorithms for the selection of cutting conditions and cutting tools with tool-wear effect
2005,
A new genetic algorithms-based method is applied for the optimization of cutting...
Joint economic production allocation and ordering policies in a supply chain consisting of multiple plants and a single retailer
Joint economic production allocation and ordering policies in a supply chain consisting of multiple plants and a single retailer
2005,
This article discusses the production and ordering policies in a supply chain...
Layer modelling for the inspection allocation problem in re-entrant production systems
Layer modelling for the inspection allocation problem in re-entrant production systems
2005,
In the past two decades, re-entrant production systems have received a great deal of...
Using industrial processes to improve patient care
Using industrial processes to improve patient care
2004,
Radical thinking about the design of industrial processes over the last century has...
Using system dynamics in a discrete-event simulation study of a manufacturing plant
Using system dynamics in a discrete-event simulation study of a manufacturing plant
2005,
Purpose – To provide an example of the use of system dynamics within the context...
Maximizing supply chain profits with effective order management: integration of Activity-Based Costing and Theory of Constraints with mixed-integer modelling
Maximizing supply chain profits with effective order management: integration of Activity-Based Costing and Theory of Constraints with mixed-integer modelling
2005,
The development of a profitable-to-promise order management model in a make-to-order...
Lot sizing in a production system with rework and product deterioration
Lot sizing in a production system with rework and product deterioration
2005,
Producing new and recovering defective products often takes place on a common...
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