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An efficient two-staged approach for generating block layouts
An efficient two-staged approach for generating block layouts
2002,
Multidimensional scaling (MDS) is a useful mathematical tool that enables the analysis...
What is knowledge and can it be managed?
What is knowledge and can it be managed?
2001,
Philosophical and linguistic debates about the nature of knowledge, information and...
The process of global knowledge integration: A case study of a multinational investment bank's Y2K program
The process of global knowledge integration: A case study of a multinational investment bank's Y2K program
2001,
In this paper we examine the phenomenon of Y2K as an example of cross-functional...
Knowledge management and the politics of knowledge: Illustrations from complex products and systems
Knowledge management and the politics of knowledge: Illustrations from complex products and systems
2001,
While there is an increasing recognition of the social character of knowledge in...
A minimax distribution free procedure for mixed inventory model involving variable lead time with fuzzy demand
A minimax distribution free procedure for mixed inventory model involving variable lead time with fuzzy demand
2002,
In a recent paper, Ouyang and Wu applied the minimax decision approach to solve a...
Modelling the benefits of information sharing-based partnerships in a two-level supply chain
Modelling the benefits of information sharing-based partnerships in a two-level supply chain
2002,
This paper presents a study aimed at quantifying the benefits of information...
The value of information in the multi-item newsboy problem
The value of information in the multi-item newsboy problem
2002,
The multi-item newsboy problem is used to determine the value of two types of...
Stocking for shopping – inventory control in theory and in practice: A review of current practices in the retail sector
Stocking for shopping – inventory control in theory and in practice: A review of current practices in the retail sector
1999,
There have been major developments in the theory and practice of inventory control...
Modelling for the planning and management of bed capacities in hospitals
Modelling for the planning and management of bed capacities in hospitals
2002,
The internal dynamics of a hospital represent a complex non-linear structure. Planning...
Developing a frame of reference for ex-ante IT/IS investment evaluation
Developing a frame of reference for ex-ante IT/IS investment evaluation
2002,
Investment appraisal techniques are an integral part of many traditional capital...
A queueing model for bed-occupancy management and planning of hospitals
A queueing model for bed-occupancy management and planning of hospitals
2002,
The aim of this paper is, on the one hand, to describe the movement of patients...
Assigning patients to nurses in neonatal intensive care
Assigning patients to nurses in neonatal intensive care
2002,
An intensive care nursery provides health care for critically ill newborn infants....
Concentration and the variability of orthopaedic demand
Concentration and the variability of orthopaedic demand
2002,
Concentrating health services with centres providing selected, specialist care offers...
An investment decision model with the survival probability criterion and its numerical solutions: The finite horizon case
An investment decision model with the survival probability criterion and its numerical solutions: The finite horizon case
2002,
This paper studies a finite horizon investment decision model. Suppose that an...
Capacitated location-allocation problems on a line
Capacitated location-allocation problems on a line
2002,
For economic and other reasons, distribution networks are often constructed in...
Geographical information systems and location science
Geographical information systems and location science
2002,
Since the 1970s the field of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) has evolved into a...
The generalized maximal covering location problem
The generalized maximal covering location problem
2002,
We consider a generalization of the maximal cover location problem which allows for...
An integrated model for facility location and technology acquisition
An integrated model for facility location and technology acquisition
2002,
This paper presents an analytical approach for simultaneous optimization of the...
Optimal facility location with random throughput costs
Optimal facility location with random throughput costs
2002,
In this paper we consider the optimal location and size of facilities where the...
Estimating actual distances by norm functions: A comparison between the lk,p,θ-norm and the lb1,b2,θ-norm and a study about the selection of the data set
Estimating actual distances by norm functions: A comparison between the lk,p,θ-norm and the lb1,b2,θ-norm and a study about the selection of the data set
2002,
The aim of this paper is two-fold. First, the weighted l p -norm, which has proved to...
Locating facilities by minimax relative to closest points of demand areas
Locating facilities by minimax relative to closest points of demand areas
2002,
This paper formulates a minimax location problem on the continuous plane where the...
On the circle closest to a set of points
On the circle closest to a set of points
2002,
The objective of this paper is to find a circle whose circumference is as close as...
Fast heuristics for large scale covering-location problems
Fast heuristics for large scale covering-location problems
2002,
We propose fast heuristics for large-scale covering-location problems in which the set...
Supply facility and input/output point locations in the presence of barriers
Supply facility and input/output point locations in the presence of barriers
2002,
This paper studies a facility location model in which two-dimensional Euclidean space...
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