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A real-time vehicle-dispatching system for consolidating milk runs
A real-time vehicle-dispatching system for consolidating milk runs
2007,
This study investigates the parameter settings of a real-time vehicle-dispatching...
Active-guided evolution strategies for large-scale capacitated vehicle routing problems
Active-guided evolution strategies for large-scale capacitated vehicle routing problems
2007,
We present an adaptation of the active-guided evolution strategies metaheuristic for...
The open vehicle routing problem: Algorithms, large-scale test problems, and computational results
The open vehicle routing problem: Algorithms, large-scale test problems, and computational results
2007,
In the open vehicle routing problem (OVRP), a vehicle does not return to the depot...
An efficient variable neighborhood search heuristic for very large scale vehicle routing problems
An efficient variable neighborhood search heuristic for very large scale vehicle routing problems
2007,
In this paper, we present an efficient variable neighborhood search heuristic for the...
A record-to-record travel algorithm for solving the heterogeneous fleet vehicle routing problem
A record-to-record travel algorithm for solving the heterogeneous fleet vehicle routing problem
2007,
In the heterogeneous fleet vehicle routing problem (HVRP), several different types of...
A general heuristic for vehicle routing problems
A general heuristic for vehicle routing problems
2007,
We present a unified heuristic which is able to solve five different variants of the...
Predictive power and unbiasedness of implied forward charter rates
Predictive power and unbiasedness of implied forward charter rates
2007,
This paper examines the efficiency and predictive power of implied forward shipping...
Exact methods and a heuristic for the optimization of an integrated replenishment–storage planning problem
Exact methods and a heuristic for the optimization of an integrated replenishment–storage planning problem
2008,
In this paper we study the coordination of different activities in a supply chain...
Decentralized supply chain coordination through auction markets: dynamic lot-sizing in distribution networks
Decentralized supply chain coordination through auction markets: dynamic lot-sizing in distribution networks
2007,
As supply chains become bigger and dynamically structured involving multiple...
Environmental principles applicable to green supplier evaluation by using multi-objective decision analysis
Environmental principles applicable to green supplier evaluation by using multi-objective decision analysis
2007,
The recent shift from buying products to purchasing sets of services makes the re-use...
A Markov decision model to evaluate outsourcing in reverse logistics
A Markov decision model to evaluate outsourcing in reverse logistics
2007,
One of the most important decisions regarding reverse logistics (RL) is whether to...
An acquisition policy for a multi-supplier system with a finite-time horizon
An acquisition policy for a multi-supplier system with a finite-time horizon
2007,
We study the problem of a manufacturer who outsources a single product to multiple...
A two-sided picking model of M-AS/RS with an aisle-assignment algorithm
A two-sided picking model of M-AS/RS with an aisle-assignment algorithm
2007,
The mobile automated storage/retrieval system (M-AS/RS) has overcome the manual...
A mixed-integer approach to Core-Edge design of storage area networks
A mixed-integer approach to Core-Edge design of storage area networks
2007,
In this paper we address the problem of optimal network design for a storage area...
Using Problem Structuring Methods to help develop a risk management plan for a forest-based community venture
Using Problem Structuring Methods to help develop a risk management plan for a forest-based community venture
2007,
Hill Holt Wood Ltd is a community controlled social enterprise which aims to run a...
Using soft systems methodology to determine the simulation study objectives
Using soft systems methodology to determine the simulation study objectives
2007,
This paper demonstrates, through a case study in health care, that Soft Systems...
A review of metrics on permutations for search landscape analysis
A review of metrics on permutations for search landscape analysis
2007,
Search landscape analysis has become a central tool for analysing the dependency of...
A tabu search heuristic for the quay crane scheduling problem
A tabu search heuristic for the quay crane scheduling problem
2007,
This paper proposes a tabu search heuristic for the Quay Crane Scheduling Problem...
Single-machine scheduling with trade-off between number of tardy jobs and compression cost
Single-machine scheduling with trade-off between number of tardy jobs and compression cost
2007,
We consider a single-machine scheduling problem, in which the job processing times are...
Single-machine scheduling to stochastically minimize maximum lateness
Single-machine scheduling to stochastically minimize maximum lateness
2007,
We study the problem of scheduling a set of jobs on a single machine, to minimize the...
Preemption in single machine earliness/tardiness scheduling
Preemption in single machine earliness/tardiness scheduling
2007,
We consider a single machine earliness/tardiness scheduling problem with general...
Semi on-line scheduling on three processors with known sum of the tasks
Semi on-line scheduling on three processors with known sum of the tasks
2007,
We consider a semi on-line version of the multiprocessor scheduling problem on three...
Single machine batch scheduling to minimize total completion time and resource consumption costs
Single machine batch scheduling to minimize total completion time and resource consumption costs
2007,
In this paper we study the single-machine batch scheduling problem under batch...
Maximizing the weighted number of just-in-time jobs in flow shop scheduling
Maximizing the weighted number of just-in-time jobs in flow shop scheduling
2007,
In this paper we consider the maximization of the weighted number of just-in-time jobs...
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