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Found 17295 papers in total
Evaluating fixed price incentive contracts
1995,
This paper considers choosing between different forms of fixed price incentive...
A microcomputer-based heuristic for tour scheduling of a mixed workforce
1994,
Labor tour scheduling research has recently addressed environments which allow both...
A note on the V-shaped property in one-machine scheduling
1995,
This note deals with a one-machine scheduling problem to minimize the sum of the total...
Analysis of classes of heuristics for scheduling a two-stage flow shop with parallel machines at one stage
1995,
This paper addresses two-state flow shop scheduling with parallel machines at one...
Total Systems Intervention (TSI): A reconstitution
1995,
Total Systems Intervention (TSI) is a very new approach to ‘problem...
A parallel implementation of the Tabu search heuristic for Vehicle Routing Problems with Time Window constraints
1994,
This paper describes a parallel Tabu search heuristic for the Vehicle Routing Problem...
Bridging theory and practice in Vehicle Routeing Problems
1995,
This article examines the use of theory and practice in the solution of Vehicle...
A capacitated General Routing Problem on mixed networks
1995,
This study addresses the problem of routing vehicles over the specified segments of a...
Algorithms for the Chinese postman problem on mixed networks
1995,
The Chinese postman problem on mixed networks (MCPP), is a practical generalization of...
A new heurisic for the period traveling salesman problem
1995,
In this paper, a new heuristic for the period traveling salesman problem is presented....
The Split Delivery Vehicle Scheduling Problem with Time Windows and grid network distances
1995,
The authors consider an extension of the Split Delivery Vehicle Routing Problem,...
Creating employment opportunities for people with mental health problems: A feasibility study for new initiatives
1995,
This paper describes a feasibility study for the development of a network of...
Contracting for coal
1995,
Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) provides electrical power to customers...
Computer-based environments for operations research: Classification and a pioneer system
1994,
A computer-based environment for operations research (CEOR) is a work environment...
A numerical algorithm for singular optimal control synthesis using continuation methods
1994,
This paper presents an efficient computational method for the synthesis of singular...
Balancing the assignment of customer groups among employees: Zero-one goal programming and heuristic approaches
1995,
Addresses an actual problem of assigning customers to employees in a mail order firm....
Heuristics, biases and improvement strategies in judgmental time series forecasting
1994,
There is evidence that forecasts produced in business and other organizations often...
An experimental evaluation of interactive MCDM methods and the decision making process
1994,
Increasingly, it is becoming recognized that interactive solution methods should...
A multivariate approach to construction contract bidding mark-up strategies
1994,
A multivariate approach to contract bidding strategies in the construction industry is...
Theoretical elements of comparison among ordinal discrete multicriteria methods
1994,
This paper aims to provide elements for a systematic analysis and comparison of...
Selection of packaged software in small businesses
1994,
It has been argued that small businesses can improve their organizational performance...
An empirical investigation of the antecedents of telecommunication-based interorganizational systems
1994,
Interorganizational information systems (IOS) utilising telecommunications technology...
On the evaluation and application of different scales for quantifying pairwise comparisons in fuzzy sets
1994,
One of the most critical issues in many applications of fuzzy sets is the successful...
Multiple criteria decision making: The case for interdependence
1995,
There has been a growing interest and activity in the area of multiple criteria...
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