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Optimal single ordering policy with multiple delivery modes and Bayesian information updates
2004,
We investigate in this paper a retailer's optimal single ordering policy with multiple...
An application of fuzzy sets theory to the economic order quantity model with imperfect quality items
2004,
This article investigates the inventory problem for items received with imperfect...
Optimal strategy in vendor–buyer alliances with quantity discount
2003,
This study develops an optimal pricing and replenishment policy of an integrated...
Population set-based global optimization algorithms: some modifications and numerical studies
2004,
This paper studies the efficiency and robustness of some recent and well known...
Hybrid genetic algorithm for optimization problems with permutation property
2004,
Permutation property has been recognized as a common but challenging feature in...
A maximal covering location model in the presence of partial coverage
2004,
The maximal covering location problem (MCLP) addresses the issue of locating a...
Policy iteration type algorithms for recurrent state Markov decision processes
2004,
We introduce and analyze several new policy iteration type algorithms for average cost...
Implementing a mathematical model for locating emergency medical services vehicles in Fayetteville, NC
2004,
Emergency medical services (EMS) aims to reduce the elapsed time to respond to an...
A shock model for the maintenance problem of a repairable system
2004,
In this paper, a shock model for the maintenance problem of a repairable system is...
Performance management: total quality management versus human resources management – lessons learned
2003,
This article focuses on the key research findings and challenges pertaining to...
Joint determination of machine cells and linear intercell layout
2004,
The joint problem of manufacturing cell formation and its layout assignment is...
Lot streaming models with a limited number of capacitated transporters in multistage batch production systems
2004,
This paper presents a more general mathematical programming model to solve a lot...
The impact of a free-repair warranty policy on economic production quantity model for imperfect production systems
2004,
In this study, the economic production quantity problem in the presence of imperfect...
Scheduling for two-stage production system with setup and assembly operations
2004,
Scheduling for two-stage production system including machining operations, setup...
Economic evaluation of disassembly processes in remanufacturing systems
2004,
A model to deal with the disassembly processes in remanufacturing systems is presented...
How does variability in input load relate to the probability of critically delayed delivery in a simple multipart re-entrant flow-line problem?
2004,
Aspects of the computation of tail-probabilities by simulation in the context of a...
Optimal operation planning using fuzzy Petri nets with resource constraints
2002,
Traditional Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP) systems produce rigid operation...
A robust optimization model for stochastic aggregate production planning
2004,
The aggregate production planning (APP) problem considers the medium-term production...
Multicriteria dynamic scheduling methodology for controlling a flexible manufacturing system
2004,
A methodology is presented for the dynamic scheduling of flexible manufacturing...
Tool management in flexible manufacturing systems with network part program
2004,
Recent technological developments have allowed a new concept of a part program to...
Modelling the machine loading problem of Flexible Manufacturing Systems and its solution using a tabu-search-based heuristic
2002,
This paper develops a modelling framework that addresses the machine loading problem...
The application of Adaptive Genetic Algorithms in FMS dynamic rescheduling
2003,
Uncertainties in the production process would inevitably result in deviations from the...
Reliability models of m-out-of-n systems under incomplete information
2004,
Most methods of reliability analysis of m -out-of- n systems assume that the precise...
Convex resource allocation for minimizing the makespan in a single machine with job release dates
2004,
We consider the problem of scheduling jobs on a single machine where job-processing...
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