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The reliability analysis of balking and reneging in a repairable system with warm standbys
The reliability analysis of balking and reneging in a repairable system with warm standbys
2002,
We study the reliability analysis of a repairable system with m operating units, w...
Ant algorithm for single and multiobjective reliability optimization problems
Ant algorithm for single and multiobjective reliability optimization problems
2002,
The paper illustrates the application of the ant colony optimization algorithm to...
Multiple commitments: A conceptual framework and empirical investigation in a community health service trust
Multiple commitments: A conceptual framework and empirical investigation in a community health service trust
2002,
This study examines different work-related foci of commitment, such as the work group...
Regulating shareholder value: A case study of the introduction of value-based measures in a water company
Regulating shareholder value: A case study of the introduction of value-based measures in a water company
2002,
The implementation of a value-based measurement system within a privatized UK regional...
Causal variables, indicator variables and measurement scales: An example from quality of life
Causal variables, indicator variables and measurement scales: An example from quality of life
2002,
There is extensive literature on the development and validation of multi-item...
Adaptive non-parametric efficiency frontier analysis: A neural-network-based model
Adaptive non-parametric efficiency frontier analysis: A neural-network-based model
2003,
There have been two schools of efficiency analysis for private and public...
Optimal routing of multiple-load automated guided vehicles subject to last-in-first-out loading constraints
Optimal routing of multiple-load automated guided vehicles subject to last-in-first-out loading constraints
2003,
When simple automated guided vehicles (AGVs) having no random access load transfer...
Extremist vs. centrist decision behavior: Quasi-convex utility functions for interactive multi-objective linear programming problems
Extremist vs. centrist decision behavior: Quasi-convex utility functions for interactive multi-objective linear programming problems
2002,
This paper presents the fundamental theory and algorithms for identifying the most...
Using neural network function approximation for optimal design of continuous-state parallel–series systems
Using neural network function approximation for optimal design of continuous-state parallel–series systems
2003,
This paper presents a novel continuous-state system model for optimal design of...
Heuristics for the black and white traveling salesman problem
Heuristics for the black and white traveling salesman problem
2003,
The black and white traveling salesman problem (BWTSP) is defined on a graph G whose...
The cardinality constrained covering traveling salesman problem
The cardinality constrained covering traveling salesman problem
2003,
In this paper, we propose a new method for partitioning a graph into an unspecified...
Genetic algorithm solution for a risk-based partner selection problem in a virtual enterprise
Genetic algorithm solution for a risk-based partner selection problem in a virtual enterprise
2003,
Dynamic alliance and virtual enterprise (VE) are essential components of global...
A batch arrival queue with a vacation time under single vacation policy
A batch arrival queue with a vacation time under single vacation policy
2002,
We consider an M x /G/1 queueing system with a vacation time under single vacation...
Double-ended queues with impatience
Double-ended queues with impatience
2002,
The effect of ‘impatient’ behaviour is studied primarily in the context of...
Analysis of a discrete-time GI/G/1 queueing model subjected to bursty interruptions
Analysis of a discrete-time GI/G/1 queueing model subjected to bursty interruptions
2003,
In this contribution, we investigate a discrete-time single-server queue subjected to...
Transform-free analysis of the GI/G/1/K queue through the decomposed Little's formula
Transform-free analysis of the GI/G/1/K queue through the decomposed Little's formula
2003,
In this paper, we consider the steady-state queue length distribution of the GI/G/1/ K...
Common due date assignment and scheduling with ready times
Common due date assignment and scheduling with ready times
2002,
We consider the problem of scheduling a set of nonsimultaneously available jobs on one...
Minimization of squared deviation of completion times about a common due date
Minimization of squared deviation of completion times about a common due date
2002,
We discuss a non-preemptive single-machine job sequencing problem where the objective...
Scheduling start time dependent tasks with deadlines and identical initial processing times on a single machine
Scheduling start time dependent tasks with deadlines and identical initial processing times on a single machine
2003,
In this paper, we study the feasibility problem of scheduling a set of start time...
A branch and bound algorithm to minimize the total weighted flowtime for the two-stage assembly scheduling problem
A branch and bound algorithm to minimize the total weighted flowtime for the two-stage assembly scheduling problem
2003,
In this paper, a two-stage assembly scheduling problem is considered with the...
Genetic algorithms for model discrimination-optimal follow-up designs
Genetic algorithms for model discrimination-optimal follow-up designs
2003,
The 2 k−p fractional factorial design is the most widely used technique for...
A simple weighting scheme for classification in two-group discriminant problems
A simple weighting scheme for classification in two-group discriminant problems
2003,
This paper introduces a new weighted linear programming model, which is simple and has...
An iterative mixed integer programming method for classification accuracy maximizing discriminant analysis
An iterative mixed integer programming method for classification accuracy maximizing discriminant analysis
2003,
Linear discriminant functions which maximize the number of correctly classified...
A Gibbs sampling scheme to the product partition model: An application to change-point problems
A Gibbs sampling scheme to the product partition model: An application to change-point problems
2003,
This paper extends previous results for the classical product partition model applied...
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