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A visual interactive optimisation tool for analysing alternate locations for petroleum distribution facilities: towards building an intelligent Decision‐Support System
A visual interactive optimisation tool for analysing alternate locations for petroleum distribution facilities: towards building an intelligent Decision‐Support System
2009,
This paper describes an intelligent Decision‐Support System developed to...
Performance modelling of service businesses
Performance modelling of service businesses
2009,
Business performance continues to be one of the principal subjects in enterprise...
Continuum‐based model for analysing efficiency of supply chain interfaces
Continuum‐based model for analysing efficiency of supply chain interfaces
2009,
Here we develop a Partial Differential Equations (PDE) based model...
A comparative study of VMI replenishment policies – toward rule‐based decision making based on Monte Carlo simulations
A comparative study of VMI replenishment policies – toward rule‐based decision making based on Monte Carlo simulations
2009,
This paper discusses a few different replenishment policies for suppliers who practice...
Improving customer experience through accurate demand forecasting
Improving customer experience through accurate demand forecasting
2009,
Accurate demand forecasting is critical to improving customer experience. Accurately...
Online advertisement campaign optimisation
Online advertisement campaign optimisation
2009,
Like any marketing campaigns, online advertisement campaigns need to be monitored,...
Normalisation and rank reversals in the additive analytic hierarchy process: a new analysis
Normalisation and rank reversals in the additive analytic hierarchy process: a new analysis
2009,
We provide an explicit derivation of a new aggregation rule that naturally...
Virtual company formation for agile manufacturing using ANP and Goal Programming
Virtual company formation for agile manufacturing using ANP and Goal Programming
2009,
In the current competitive environment of further product customisation and agile...
Closed form models for dwell point locations for overhead bridge cranes
Closed form models for dwell point locations for overhead bridge cranes
2009,
This research presents a methodology for determining the optimal dwell point location...
A two‐level Particle Swarm Optimisation algorithm on Job‐Shop Scheduling Problems
A two‐level Particle Swarm Optimisation algorithm on Job‐Shop Scheduling Problems
2009,
The paper first presents an efficient PSO algorithm called GLN‐PSO c . It is a...
Real‐time battery system aided by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for attacking multiple moving targets
Real‐time battery system aided by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for attacking multiple moving targets
2009,
The timely repositioning of a long‐range weapon, such as missiles, is crucial...
Improving the efficiency of unpaced production lines by unbalancing service time means
Improving the efficiency of unpaced production lines by unbalancing service time means
2009,
This paper investigates the benefits of deliberately unbalancing operation time means...
A two‐phase metaheuristic approach for solving Economic Lot Scheduling Problems
A two‐phase metaheuristic approach for solving Economic Lot Scheduling Problems
2009,
In this paper, economic lot scheduling problem is investigated using...
A hybrid of a LP and statistics approach to evaluate a transportation model for a ready concrete company
A hybrid of a LP and statistics approach to evaluate a transportation model for a ready concrete company
2009,
The majority of the Greek companies which are actively participating in the logistics...
Economic Efficiency of smallholder maize producers in Western Kenya: a DEA meta‐frontier analysis
Economic Efficiency of smallholder maize producers in Western Kenya: a DEA meta‐frontier analysis
2009,
Maize is the main staple food for most Kenyan households, and it predominates where...
Scheduling a burn‐in oven with non‐agreeable release times and due dates
Scheduling a burn‐in oven with non‐agreeable release times and due dates
2009,
We consider the problem of scheduling semiconductor burn‐in operations, where...
The importance of soft factors for quality improvement and organisational performance
The importance of soft factors for quality improvement and organisational performance
2009,
The aim of this paper is, firstly, to examine the relationships between the soft...
Multi‐response quality improvement by non‐parametric DOE methods
Multi‐response quality improvement by non‐parametric DOE methods
2009,
Quality management principles promote the systematic elimination of problematic areas...
A Porter‐SCOR modelling approach for the hospital supply chain
A Porter‐SCOR modelling approach for the hospital supply chain
2009,
We suggest in this paper a modelling approach that extends the Analysis Specification...
Implementing an integrated framework for internal logistics management in automated semiconductor manufacturing
Implementing an integrated framework for internal logistics management in automated semiconductor manufacturing
2009,
Nowadays, productivity and ergonomic reasons impose the use of Automated Material...
An approach to diagnose local and collaborative supply chain processes
An approach to diagnose local and collaborative supply chain processes
2009,
It is often really difficult to capture and exploit knowledge about a given supply...
Supply Chain Security Management: an overview
Supply Chain Security Management: an overview
2009,
Supply Chain Security Management (SCSM) is a relatively new research...
Tactical planning for optimal cash flow and value sharing in supply chain
Tactical planning for optimal cash flow and value sharing in supply chain
2009,
In this paper, we discuss optimisation of cash flow and value sharing in the context...
Choosing a transport contract over multiple periods
Choosing a transport contract over multiple periods
2009,
We offer a shipper and a carrier the choice among three contracts in which to frame...
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