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Found 17295 papers in total
Analysis via goal programming of the minimum achievable stay in surgical waiting lists
Analysis via goal programming of the minimum achievable stay in surgical waiting lists
2002,
In this paper, a Goal Programming model is developed in order to study the possibility...
A simulated annealing approach to police district design
A simulated annealing approach to police district design
2002,
This paper considers the problem of redistricting or redrawing police command...
Reconfiguring police reporting districts in the city of Buffalo
Reconfiguring police reporting districts in the city of Buffalo
1999,
This paper describes a study that was undertaken to reconfigure the police reporting...
Making steel cool – an intelligent search strategy for optimising water spray settings on a continuous caster
Making steel cool – an intelligent search strategy for optimising water spray settings on a continuous caster
1999,
Optimising the water spray settings on a continuous casting machine in the steel...
Kicking timetabling problems into touch – scheduling the 1999 Rugby World Cup
Kicking timetabling problems into touch – scheduling the 1999 Rugby World Cup
1999,
The schedule for the 1999 Rugby Union World Cup had to satisfy the Organising...
A multiple period capacitated inventory model for airline fuel management: A case study
A multiple period capacitated inventory model for airline fuel management: A case study
2002,
One of the major operating cost items of an airline company is fuel, which can amount...
Regulating the domestic air travel in India: An umpire's game
Regulating the domestic air travel in India: An umpire's game
2002,
This paper analyses the competitive strategies available to an Indian airline in a...
Locating stations on rapid transit lines
Locating stations on rapid transit lines
2002,
When the alignment of a new line or section of a line of a rapid transit system has...
Response surface methodology applied to toll plaza design for the transition to electronic toll collection
Response surface methodology applied to toll plaza design for the transition to electronic toll collection
2001,
Electronic toll collection (ETC) holds the promise of greatly reduced congestion at...
Genetic algorithms for the bus driver scheduling problem: A case study
Genetic algorithms for the bus driver scheduling problem: A case study
2002,
This paper describes an application of genetic algorithms to the bus driver scheduling...
Heuristic solutions to the problem of routing school buses with multiple objectives
Heuristic solutions to the problem of routing school buses with multiple objectives
2002,
In this paper we address the problem of routing school buses in a rural area. We...
Stowage planning in maritime container transportation
Stowage planning in maritime container transportation
2002,
We consider a stowage-planning problem of arranging containers on a container ship in...
Ship scheduling of fertilizer products
Ship scheduling of fertilizer products
1999,
This article describes a Mixed Integer Programming model to schedule ships with a...
Ordering the alternatives of a strategic plan for Valencia (Spain)
Ordering the alternatives of a strategic plan for Valencia (Spain)
2001,
In this article we present an evaluation of the initiatives involved in a Strategic...
Comparative performance measurement in regulation: The case of England and Welsh sewerage services
Comparative performance measurement in regulation: The case of England and Welsh sewerage services
2002,
This paper discusses the use of comparative performance measurement by means of Data...
Hanford waste blending and the value of research: Stochastic optimization as a policy tool
Hanford waste blending and the value of research: Stochastic optimization as a policy tool
2001,
A new approach to stochastic, combinatorial optimization is presented through its...
Unified approach to linear quadratic regulator with time-scale property
Unified approach to linear quadratic regulator with time-scale property
2001,
A method for decomposition of unified (continuous/discrete) linear quadratic regulator...
Optimal weighting design for distributed parameter systems estimation
Optimal weighting design for distributed parameter systems estimation
2001,
This paper presents a method which aims at improving parameter estimation in dynamical...
Optimal and sub-optimal control in Dengue epidemics
Optimal and sub-optimal control in Dengue epidemics
2001,
This work concerns the application of the optimal control theory to Dengue epidemics....
Generalized sampled-data hold functions for robust multivariable tracking and disturbance rejection
Generalized sampled-data hold functions for robust multivariable tracking and disturbance rejection
2001,
A new design procedure for a multivariable sampled-data output feedback controller...
The optimal feedback control of the linear–quadratic control problem with a control inequality constraint
The optimal feedback control of the linear–quadratic control problem with a control inequality constraint
2001,
In this paper, we consider the linear–quadratic control problem with an...
A new fuzzy multi-criteria methodology for ranking of alternatives
A new fuzzy multi-criteria methodology for ranking of alternatives
2002,
In this paper a new methodology is given for ranking a finite number of alternatives...
Improving an optimization-based framework for sensitivity analysis in multi-criteria decision-making
Improving an optimization-based framework for sensitivity analysis in multi-criteria decision-making
2001,
The framework for sensitivity analysis in discrete multi-criteria decision analysis...
Two new cases of rank reversals when the analytic hierarchy process and some of its additive variants are used that do not occur with the multiplicative AHP
Two new cases of rank reversals when the analytic hierarchy process and some of its additive variants are used that do not occur with the multiplicative AHP
2001,
Many researchers have long observed some cases in which certain ranking irregularities...
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