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Experiments with new stochastic global optimization search techniques
Experiments with new stochastic global optimization search techniques
2000,
In this paper several probabilistic search techniques are developed for global...
Optimal control of a job-shop production system: Periodic versus dynamic type
Optimal control of a job-shop production system: Periodic versus dynamic type
2000,
Following recent work of Matsui, Yang and Miya, the authors assume that job-shop...
Analysis of solution space-dependent performance of simulated annealing: The case of the multi-level capacitated lot sizing problem
Analysis of solution space-dependent performance of simulated annealing: The case of the multi-level capacitated lot sizing problem
2000,
This study describes an analysis of different neighbourhood transition schemes and...
An integrated material handling system for a truck assembly plant
An integrated material handling system for a truck assembly plant
2000,
The paper attempts to develop a more comprehensive analytical framework for examining...
A Lagrangean decomposition for 0–1 hyperbolic programming problems
A Lagrangean decomposition for 0–1 hyperbolic programming problems
2000,
This paper deals with the solution of the 0–1 hyperbolic programming problem...
Machine selection in flexible manufacturing cell: A fuzzy multiple attribute decision-making approach
Machine selection in flexible manufacturing cell: A fuzzy multiple attribute decision-making approach
2000,
Flexible manufacturing cells (FMC) have been used as a tool to implement flexible...
Implementation of an object-oriented tool for the simulation of manufacturing systems and its application to study the effects of flexibility
Implementation of an object-oriented tool for the simulation of manufacturing systems and its application to study the effects of flexibility
2000,
Although there is a reasonable number of currently available modelling tools for the...
Integrating flexible routing and algebraic deadlock avoidance policies in automated manufacturing systems
Integrating flexible routing and algebraic deadlock avoidance policies in automated manufacturing systems
2000,
Deadlock avoidance policies guarantee deadlock free buffer space allocation to...
Determination of the number of containers, production kanbans and withdrawal kanbans; and scheduling in kanban flowshops – Part 1
Determination of the number of containers, production kanbans and withdrawal kanbans; and scheduling in kanban flowshops – Part 1
2000,
In the first part of this paper, we consider a kanban-controlled flowshop and present...
Determination of the number of containers, production kanbans and withdrawal kanbans; and scheduling in kanban flowshops – Part 2
Determination of the number of containers, production kanbans and withdrawal kanbans; and scheduling in kanban flowshops – Part 2
2000,
We consider the problem of determination of the number of containers or container...
Using genetic algorithms to solve the multi-product just-in-time sequencing problem with set-ups
Using genetic algorithms to solve the multi-product just-in-time sequencing problem with set-ups
2000,
This paper presents a methodology to solve the Just-in-Time (JIT) sequencing problem...
The expected future of multiple criteria decision analysis
The expected future of multiple criteria decision analysis
1999,
In the last few years I designed and tested a questionnaire in order to explore the...
Entropy in multiattribute problems
Entropy in multiattribute problems
1999,
Concepts involving entropy have intermittently been used in consideration of...
Note on lexicographic-order preservation and stochastic dominance
Note on lexicographic-order preservation and stochastic dominance
1999,
This note concerns two issues left unresolved in our study of lexicographic-order...
On computing ELECTRE's credibility indices under partial information
On computing ELECTRE's credibility indices under partial information
1999,
The ELECTRE family of decision aid methods is a well-known approach to help decision...
Rational inefficient compromises in negotiation
Rational inefficient compromises in negotiation
1999,
Korhonnen et al. observe with some dismay that people are often not willing to improve...
Robustness of the interactive weighted Tchebycheff procedure to inaccurate preference information
Robustness of the interactive weighted Tchebycheff procedure to inaccurate preference information
1999,
Interactive methods for multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) utilize preference...
A role for sensitivity analysis in presenting the results from multiple criteria decision analysis studies to decision makers
A role for sensitivity analysis in presenting the results from multiple criteria decision analysis studies to decision makers
1999,
The aim of sensitivity analysis (SA) is to ascertain how much the uncertainty in the...
Comparison of centroid and simulation approaches for selection sensitivity analysis
Comparison of centroid and simulation approaches for selection sensitivity analysis
1999,
On January 14, 1997, the Department of Energy, Office of Fissile Materials Disposition...
Response surface methodology as a sensitivity analysis tool in decision analysis
Response surface methodology as a sensitivity analysis tool in decision analysis
1999,
This paper proposes the use of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) as a sensitivity...
Project finance: A multi-criteria approach to arbitration
Project finance: A multi-criteria approach to arbitration
2000,
Large investment projects in sectors such as transportation and natural resources...
A note on the sampling distribution of the information content of the priority vector of a consistent pairwise comparison judgement matrix of analytic hierarchy process
A note on the sampling distribution of the information content of the priority vector of a consistent pairwise comparison judgement matrix of analytic hierarchy process
2000,
The sampling distribution of the information content (entropy) of the priority vector...
Heuristics for finding k-clubs in an undirected graph
Heuristics for finding k-clubs in an undirected graph
2000,
In a graph G , a k -club is a vertex set inducing a subgraph of diameter k . These...
Genetic search and the dynamic layout problem
Genetic search and the dynamic layout problem
2000,
An improved genetic algorithm for the dynamic layout problem is developed and tested...
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