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Found 17295 papers in total
Graphical method for identifying high outliers in construction contract auctions
2001,
Construction contract auctions are characterised by (1) a heavy emphasis on the lowest...
Optimal partitioning of groups in selecting the best choice
2001,
This article deals with the group interview problem, in which each group contains...
A method for multiple pseudo-criteria decision problems
2001,
Most complex decision problems involve conflicting multicriteria to be reconciled. It...
Distributing consumer goods in China
2001,
This paper describes the experience gained from a research collaboration between a...
Design and delivery of information
2001,
The notion of property from a linguistic point of view, the constituent parts of...
Assessing the relationship between practice changes and process improvement in new product development
2001,
This paper reports the findings of a study into the process of new product...
Pricing/inventory decisions and profit shares in a non-integrated marketing channel for a single-period product
2001,
We consider the situation in which the manufacturer of a single-period product first...
Multi-echelon multi-company inventory planning with limited information exchange
2001,
Supply chain planning concepts from multi-echelon inventory theory are generally based...
Effects of centralization on expected profits in a multi-location newsboy problem
2001,
This paper develops a single-period, single-product inventory model wth several...
Solving the capacitated lot-sizing problem with backorder consideration
2001,
In this research, we formulate and solve a type of the capacitated lot-sizing problem....
Placing boxes on shelves: A case study
2001,
This case study paper describes work undertaken for a major UK high street retailer,...
A simulated annealing algorithm for dynamic layout problem
2001,
Increased level of volatility in today's manufacturing world demanded new approaches...
Constructive heuristics for the uncapacitated continuous location-allocation problem
2001,
The multisource location-allocation problem in continuous space is investigated. Two...
Short-term modelling in refinery planning – and why ‘non-linear’ is not necessarily ‘more accurate’
1999,
The oil industry was one of the earliest users of linear programming. For many years,...
Strategies for simulating – investigating and improving the use of simulation at British Airways OR
1999,
Many organisations have seen the use of simulation evolve, often in something of a...
Simultaneous optimisation of test and maintenance intervals of given components using non-homogeneous semi-Markov models
2001,
A model was developed for simultaneous optimisation of test and maintenance intervals...
A cast-off replacement policy for a component demanded by two parallel units
2001,
Sometimes a component is removed and thrown away from a unit when it is not working...
The development of a hybrid intelligent maintenance optimisation system
2001,
This paper reports on the development of a hybrid intelligent maintenance optimisation...
Component testing of repairable systems in multistage missions
2001,
We consider the component testing problem of a device that is designed to perform a...
The allocation of promotion budget to maximize customer equity
2001,
Since the early 1980s, the concept of relationship marketing has gained increased...
Information systems strategies in knowledge-based SMEs: The role of core competencies
2001,
Research into the sources of competitive advantage identifies two competing views. The...
An empirically derived model of the role of information systems networks in business process improvement initiatives
2001,
During the past two decades both business managers and academic researchers have shown...
Dual-based optimization of cyclic four-day workweek scheduling
2000,
An optimization method is presented for the cyclic labour days-off scheduling problem,...
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