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Simulation for business process re-engineering: Case study of a database management system
Simulation for business process re-engineering: Case study of a database management system
2001,
This paper describes the use of discrete event simulation in the resource, throughput...
Solving a multi-objective simulation model using a hybrid response surface method and lexicographical goal programming approach – a case study on integrated circuit ink-marking machines
Solving a multi-objective simulation model using a hybrid response surface method and lexicographical goal programming approach – a case study on integrated circuit ink-marking machines
2002,
In an integrated circuit (IC) packaging plant, the ink-marking machine has a...
Combining two approaches to efficiency assessment
Combining two approaches to efficiency assessment
2001,
The advent of data envelopment analysis (DEA) enabled the measurement of efficiency to...
An application of Lagrangian relaxation to a capacity planning problem under uncertainty
An application of Lagrangian relaxation to a capacity planning problem under uncertainty
2001,
A supply chain network-planning problem is presented as a two-stage resource...
Optimal solution for the flow path design problem of a balanced unidirectional automated guided vehicle system
Optimal solution for the flow path design problem of a balanced unidirectional automated guided vehicle system
2002,
An optimal flow path layout (FPL) design method is introduced as a handy tool for an...
Optimal techniques for class-dependent attribute discretization
Optimal techniques for class-dependent attribute discretization
2001,
Preprocessing of raw data has been shown to improve performance of knowledge discovery...
Scheduling and routing algorithms for automated guided vehicles: A survey
Scheduling and routing algorithms for automated guided vehicles: A survey
2002,
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are now becoming popular in automated materials...
A savings based method for real-life vehicle routing problems
A savings based method for real-life vehicle routing problems
2002,
This paper describes a Savings Based algorithm for the Extended Vehicle Routine...
Relation between vehicle routing problems: An insertion heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with simultaneous delivery and pick-up applied to the vehicle routing problem with backhauls
Relation between vehicle routing problems: An insertion heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with simultaneous delivery and pick-up applied to the vehicle routing problem with backhauls
2002,
Recently, an increasing number of papers on vehicle routing problems with backhauling...
A sequential discovery sampling procedure
A sequential discovery sampling procedure
2002,
A sequential discovery sampling procedure is to randomly sample and audit one record...
Optimal advertising pulsation policies: A dynamic programming approach
Optimal advertising pulsation policies: A dynamic programming approach
2001,
This study formulates and solves an advertising pulsation problem for a monopolistic...
Potential inventory cost reductions using advanced time series forecasting techniques
Potential inventory cost reductions using advanced time series forecasting techniques
2001,
This paper compares demand forecasts computed using the time series forecasting...
Education and a future for OR – a viewpoint
Education and a future for OR – a viewpoint
2001,
What will education be like in the year 2025? With the OR community unlikely to be...
Stimulating awareness of actual learning processes
Stimulating awareness of actual learning processes
2002,
What do we know about how our students actually learn? This paper explores this simple...
The futures of OR
The futures of OR
2001,
This paper considers possible futures for OR by building on the views of earlier...
Facilitation: Some contributions to theorising the practice of operational research
Facilitation: Some contributions to theorising the practice of operational research
2002,
The paper examines the contributions of two distinct areas of theory to the practice...
Towards user-friendly OR: A Chinese experience
Towards user-friendly OR: A Chinese experience
2002,
In contemporary China, user-friendliness has become not only a necessity for the...
Size matters: Large group methods and the process of operational research
Size matters: Large group methods and the process of operational research
2002,
This paper will briefly outline some of the reasons for the burgeoning interest in...
The anatomy of complex societal problems and its implications for OR
The anatomy of complex societal problems and its implications for OR
2002,
This paper discusses the emergence and development of complex societal problems....
Non-structural fuzzy decision support system for evaluation of construction safety management system
Non-structural fuzzy decision support system for evaluation of construction safety management system
2002,
Because of the poor safety records, there have been a number of safety improvement...
A pegging algorithm for the nonlinear resource allocation problem
A pegging algorithm for the nonlinear resource allocation problem
2002,
In this paper we present a new algorithm for solving the nonlinear resource allocation...
Solving one-dimensional cutting stock problems exactly with a cutting plane algorithm
Solving one-dimensional cutting stock problems exactly with a cutting plane algorithm
2001,
When solving the one-dimensional cutting stock problem (1D CSP) as an integer linear...
Bipolar value-driven joint product costing
Bipolar value-driven joint product costing
2001,
There exists a joint-cost allocation problem in the public sector, particularly...
Heuristic algorithms for packing of multiple-group multicasting
Heuristic algorithms for packing of multiple-group multicasting
2002,
Multicast communication is an efficient routing method for multimedia data...
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