Country: Netherlands

Found 18376 papers in total
Scheduling of continuous and discontinuous material flows with intermediate storage restrictions
Scheduling of continuous and discontinuous material flows with intermediate storage restrictions
2005,
This paper deals with scheduling batch (i.e., discontinuous), continuous, and...
Continuous filling and emptying of storage systems in constraint-based scheduling
Continuous filling and emptying of storage systems in constraint-based scheduling
2005,
In constraint-based scheduling, storage systems are modeled by a class of resources...
A heuristic to schedule flexible job-shop in a glass factory
A heuristic to schedule flexible job-shop in a glass factory
2005,
We describe the design and implementation of a scheduling system in a glass factory....
A graph-oriented approach for the minimization of the number of late jobs for the parallel machines scheduling problem
A graph-oriented approach for the minimization of the number of late jobs for the parallel machines scheduling problem
2005,
An O( n 2 ) algorithm is presented for the n jobs m parallel machines problem with...
Vehicle minimization for periodic deliveries
Vehicle minimization for periodic deliveries
2005,
We consider the problem of minimizing the number of vehicles required to make strictly...
On the single machine total tardiness problem
On the single machine total tardiness problem
2005,
In this paper we study the single machine total tardiness problem. We first identify...
A 6/5-approximation algorithm for the two-machine routing open-shop problem on a two-node network
A 6/5-approximation algorithm for the two-machine routing open-shop problem on a two-node network
2005,
In the routing open-shop problem, jobs are located at nodes of a transportation...
A heuristic job-shop scheduling algorithm to minimize the total holding cost of completed and in-process products subject to no tardy jobs
A heuristic job-shop scheduling algorithm to minimize the total holding cost of completed and in-process products subject to no tardy jobs
2006,
Meeting due dates is the most important goal of scheduling if the due date of each job...
Scenario-based planning for lot-sizing and scheduling with uncertain processing times
Scenario-based planning for lot-sizing and scheduling with uncertain processing times
2006,
This paper addresses the identical parallel machine lot-sizing and scheduling problem...
An ant-colony optimization algorithm for minimizing the completion-time variance of jobs in flowshops
An ant-colony optimization algorithm for minimizing the completion-time variance of jobs in flowshops
2006,
The problem of scheduling in permutation flowshops with the objective of minimizing...
A clustering algorithm for item assignment in a synchronized zone order picking system
A clustering algorithm for item assignment in a synchronized zone order picking system
2005,
In a synchronized zone order picking system, all the zones process the same order...
Supply contract with bidirectional options: The buyer's perspective
Supply contract with bidirectional options: The buyer's perspective
2006,
This paper develops a single-period two-stage supply contract with bidirectional...
Supply chain coordination with quantity discount policy
Supply chain coordination with quantity discount policy
2006,
This paper develops a model for illustrating how to use quantity discount policy to...
A multiple attribute utility theory approach to lean and green supply chain management
A multiple attribute utility theory approach to lean and green supply chain management
2006,
There are a lot of metrics for evaluating the performance of supply chains. However,...
A fuzzy programming approach for vendor selection problem in a supply chain
A fuzzy programming approach for vendor selection problem in a supply chain
2006,
Vendor selection problem has been treated in this paper as a ‘fuzzy...
A heuristic algorithm for the truckload and less-than-truckload problem
A heuristic algorithm for the truckload and less-than-truckload problem
2005,
The delivery of goods from a warehouse to local customers is an important and...
Path relinking for the vehicle routing problem
Path relinking for the vehicle routing problem
2006,
This paper descibes a tabu search heuristic with path relinking for the vehicle...
A multicriteria decision making model for media selection in the dual consumer/industrial market
A multicriteria decision making model for media selection in the dual consumer/industrial market
2005,
An optimal advertising media selection is a strategic factor for the operations of...
Advertising in a dynamic spatial monopoly
Advertising in a dynamic spatial monopoly
2005,
This paper characterises the dynamics of advertising investment in a spatial monopoly,...
Resource use dynamics and interactions in the tropics: Scaling up in space and time
Resource use dynamics and interactions in the tropics: Scaling up in space and time
2006,
We discuss the temporal and spatial dynamics of nutrient resources and water within...
Multi-agent simulation for the targeting of development policies in less-favored areas
Multi-agent simulation for the targeting of development policies in less-favored areas
2006,
Complex combinations of biophysical and socio-economic constraints characterize the...
Crop succession requirements in agricultural production planning
Crop succession requirements in agricultural production planning
2005,
A method is proposed to write crop succession requirements as linear constraints in an...
Optimal stopping problem with double reservation value property
Optimal stopping problem with double reservation value property
2005,
This paper considers an optimal stopping problem with uncertain recall probability...
Coverage by directional sensors in randomly deployed wireless sensor networks
Coverage by directional sensors in randomly deployed wireless sensor networks
2006,
We study a novel ‘coverage by directional sensors’ problem with tunable...
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