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Found 17295 papers in total
Mean-Gini dominance in decision analysis
1989,
The use of Gini’s mean difference as a criterion in decision analysis is...
Heuristic programming
1989,
This paper takes a general look at the nature of current heuristic programming, its...
The maximal dispersion problem and the ‘first point outside the neighbourhood’ heuristic
1991,
This paper considers the problem of selecting, from a finite set S⊆R n , endowed...
A parallel projection for the multicommodity network model
1990,
The authors present an application of parallel computing techniques to the solution of...
Optimal routing with capacity, reliability and cost constraints
1990,
This paper considers a graph G in a network in which each arc ( i,j) is weighted with...
Safe-fail line method: An algorithm to reduce the calculation of complex constraints in design optimization
1990,
A rather simple but quite effective algorithm is proposed for reducing the number of...
On the performance of unidimensional search schemes in quadratic convergent algorithms
1990,
The performance of the most recently developed unidimensional search schemes coupled...
Modeling and solution strategies for hierarchical design optimization
1990,
A modeling strategy for optimization of engineering design problems decomposed in...
System optimization using experimental evaluation of design performance
1990,
This paper presents a method of system design based upon the multi-univariate method...
A numerically stable reduced-gradient type algorithm for solving large-scale linearly constrained minimization problems
1991,
In this paper the authors present a reduced-gradient type algorithm for solving...
Interactive multiple objective optimization: Survey I-Continuous case
1991,
This paper surveys the interactive methods developed for solving continuous multiple...
An improved heuristic for multidimensional 0-1 knapsack problems
1990,
For the multidimensional 0-1 knapsack problem a heuristic exists, based on Lagrange...
An algorithm for solving fixed-charge problems using surrogate constraints
1991,
In recent years, many researchers have shown that surrogate constraints can be used to...
Karmarkar’s algorithm: A view from nonlinear programming
1990,
Karmarkar’s algorithm for linear programming has become a highly active field of...
Linear programme modelling with databases
1991,
This paper discusses the experiences gained from the implementation of a large linear...
Parametric programming and Lagrangian relaxation: The case of the network problem with a single side-constraint
1991,
Many practical problems can be formulated as a network problem with a linear...
Gestalt system of holistic graphics: New management support view of MCDM
1991,
The authors present a holistic system of unaggregated multidimensional...
A heuristic for obtaining an initial solution for the transportation problem
1990,
A heuristic for obtaining an initial solution for the transportation problem is...
A simple, easily programmed method for locating Rook’s tours in the transportation problem
1990,
This note establishes the validity of a simple, transparent and easily programmed...
Some applications of queueing theory in operational research (1953-89)
1989,
An account of the development of queueing theory from an operational research...
Complementarity between the finite capacity and finite source queuing systems
1991,
The paper shows that a finite source queuing system is a complement to a...
Skewness and the beta distribution
1990,
In this paper, alternative methods for estimating the beta distribution are proposed...
Design of multiple criteria sampling plans and charts
1991,
This paper develops formulas that can be used in the design of multiple criteria...
Properties of continuous models of transfer lines with unreliable machines and finite buffers
1989,
The authors consider a transfer line consisting of a series of machines separated by...
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