Country: United Kingdom

Found 17295 papers in total
The role of system dynamics in project management
The role of system dynamics in project management
1996,
Whereas the traditional project management tools provide useful support, their...
Effect of resource constraints on float calculations in project networks
Effect of resource constraints on float calculations in project networks
1996,
The authors show how the standard method for calculating total float and free float in...
Resource-constrained project scheduling by simulated annealing
Resource-constrained project scheduling by simulated annealing
1996,
This paper presents a new adaptation of the simulated annealing algorithm for solving...
A closed queueing network model to evaluate the impact of recovery operations on the performance of database servers
A closed queueing network model to evaluate the impact of recovery operations on the performance of database servers
1996,
As database servers proliferate in modern information systems architectures in...
TQM and Management Science
TQM and Management Science
1996,
The three themes of this article are that: Total Quality Management and Management...
Solving the redundancy allocation problem using a combined neural network/genetic algorithm approach
Solving the redundancy allocation problem using a combined neural network/genetic algorithm approach
1996,
This paper optimizes a well known NP-hard combinatorial problem-redundancy...
Multivariate statistical process control for autocorrelated processes
Multivariate statistical process control for autocorrelated processes
1996,
Multivariate statistical process control is often used in chemical and process...
An empirical assessment of the influence of quality dimensions on organizational performance
An empirical assessment of the influence of quality dimensions on organizational performance
1996,
While there are several conceptual models to suggest that there exists an association...
A savings index heuristic algorithm for flowshop scheduling with sequence dependent set-up times
A savings index heuristic algorithm for flowshop scheduling with sequence dependent set-up times
1995,
This paper considers the permutation flowshop scheduling problem with significant...
Selection of capacity expansion projects
Selection of capacity expansion projects
1995,
The problem of determining a project slection schedule and a...
On the complexity of manpower shift scheduling
On the complexity of manpower shift scheduling
1996,
The paper considers the shift assignment problem in manpower scheduling, and show that...
A new heuristic for a single machine scheduling problem with set-up times
A new heuristic for a single machine scheduling problem with set-up times
1996,
This paper examines the problem of scheduling jobs on a single machine with set-up...
Selecting jobs for a heavily loaded shop with lateness penalties
Selecting jobs for a heavily loaded shop with lateness penalties
1996,
One way of adjusting the workload in a manufacturing facility when available jobs...
A Branch and Bound procedure to minimize Mean Absolute Lateness on a single processor
A Branch and Bound procedure to minimize Mean Absolute Lateness on a single processor
1996,
This paper presents a solution procedure to minimize the Mean Absolute Lateness single...
The weighted common due date single machine scheduling problem revisited
The weighted common due date single machine scheduling problem revisited
1996,
This paper deals with the earliness-tardiness common due date model of minimizing the...
Dynamic programming and two puzzles of Dudeney
Dynamic programming and two puzzles of Dudeney
1996,
A puzzle posed by the king of mathematical puzzles, Henry Dudeney, is used to...
A simulated-annealing heuristic for shift scheduling using non-continuously available employees
A simulated-annealing heuristic for shift scheduling using non-continuously available employees
1996,
This paper presents a simulated-annealing heuristic (SAH) for developing shift...
Common due-date determination and sequencing using Tabu Search
Common due-date determination and sequencing using Tabu Search
1996,
Tabu Search techniques are adapted to a single-machine scheduling problem where a...
Bilevel programming applied to the flow shop scheduling problem
Bilevel programming applied to the flow shop scheduling problem
1996,
A two level branch and bound algorithm is developed to solve an altered form of the...
A comparison of neighborhood search techniques for multi-objective combinatorial problems
A comparison of neighborhood search techniques for multi-objective combinatorial problems
1996,
In this paper the authors compare the performance of simulated annealing and tabu...
Using evolutionary programming to schedule tasks on a suite of heterogeneous computers
Using evolutionary programming to schedule tasks on a suite of heterogeneous computers
1996,
A virtual heterogeneous machine can be used to process tasks more quickly than a suite...
Dynamic assignation of due-dates in an assembly shop based in simulation
Dynamic assignation of due-dates in an assembly shop based in simulation
1996,
This article addresses the problem of reducing the tardiness and percentage of delayed...
A new method for workshop real time scheduling
A new method for workshop real time scheduling
1996,
Workshop real time scheduling is one of the key factors in improving manufacturing...
Scheduling hybrid flowshops to minimize maximum tardiness or maximum completion time
Scheduling hybrid flowshops to minimize maximum tardiness or maximum completion time
1996,
The problem of scheduling independent jobs on several series workshops consisting of...
Papers per page: