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On multi-item inventory
On multi-item inventory
2005,
The paper gives a new approach towards a two-item inventory model for deteriorating...
Assessing mortality rates from dubious data – when to stop doing statistics and start doing mathematics
Assessing mortality rates from dubious data – when to stop doing statistics and start doing mathematics
2005,
When trying to assess surgical outcomes at a particular centre, it is important to...
The impact of free goods on the performance of drum-buffer-rope scheduling systems
The impact of free goods on the performance of drum-buffer-rope scheduling systems
2005,
The scheduling system theory of constraints (TOC) uses is often referred to as...
Analytic network process (ANP) approach for product mix planning in semiconductor fabricator
Analytic network process (ANP) approach for product mix planning in semiconductor fabricator
2005,
This paper proposes an application of the analytic network process for the selection...
Assembly line balancing: Two resource constrained cases
Assembly line balancing: Two resource constrained cases
2005,
In this paper, a new approach on traditional assembly line balancing problem is...
Integrated fuzzy logic-based model for product modularization during concept development phase
Integrated fuzzy logic-based model for product modularization during concept development phase
2005,
Modular design is considered as a viable approach to retain the market share by...
Approximation algorithms for the maximum Hamiltonian path problem with specified endpoint(s)
Approximation algorithms for the maximum Hamiltonian path problem with specified endpoint(s)
2005,
This paper deals with the problem of constructing Hamiltonian paths of optimal weight,...
Joint determination of target value and production run for a process with multiple markets
Joint determination of target value and production run for a process with multiple markets
2005,
Setting the target value (process mean) for an industrial process when its outputs are...
A branch and bound algorithm for the robust spanning tree problem with interval data
A branch and bound algorithm for the robust spanning tree problem with interval data
2005,
The robust spanning tree problem is a variation, motivated by telecommunications...
Short comments on technical note – The economic order quantity and economic production quantity models with shortages derived without derivatives
Short comments on technical note – The economic order quantity and economic production quantity models with shortages derived without derivatives
2005,
We study the paper of Ronald, Yang and Chu that was recently published in the IJPE...
Batched bin packing
Batched bin packing
2005,
We introduce and study the batched bin packing problem (BBPP), a bin packing problem...
Importance sampling simulations of Markovian reliability systems using cross-entropy
Importance sampling simulations of Markovian reliability systems using cross-entropy
2005,
This paper reports simulation experiments, applying the cross entropy method such as...
The capacitated minimum spanning tree problem: On improved multistar constraints
The capacitated minimum spanning tree problem: On improved multistar constraints
2005,
In this paper, we propose a new set of valid inequalities for the Capacitated Minimum...
Heuristic method for a mixed capacitated arc routing problem: A refuse collection application
Heuristic method for a mixed capacitated arc routing problem: A refuse collection application
2005,
The capacitated arc routing problem (CARP) is known to be NP-hard. The aim of this...
An efficient method for nonlinearly constrained networks
An efficient method for nonlinearly constrained networks
2005,
Many nonlinear network flow problems (in addition to the balance constraints in the...
L1 cheapest paths in “Fjord Scenery”
L1 cheapest paths in “Fjord Scenery”
2005,
We show a simple proof of the existence of a path on the “border of water and...
A tutorial in the cross-entropy method
A tutorial in the cross-entropy method
2005,
The cross-entropy (CE) method is a new generic approach to combinatorial and...
Complexity of flow shop scheduling problems with transportation constraints
Complexity of flow shop scheduling problems with transportation constraints
2005,
In most manufacturing and distribution systems, semi-finished jobs are transferred...
Application of the cross-entropy method to the buffer allocation problem in a simulation-based environment
Application of the cross-entropy method to the buffer allocation problem in a simulation-based environment
2005,
The buffer allocation problem (BAP) is a well-known difficult problem in the design of...
On the convergence of the cross-entropy method
On the convergence of the cross-entropy method
2005,
The cross-entropy method is a relatively new method for combinatorial optimization....
Constrained optimization involving expensive function evaluations: A sequential approach
Constrained optimization involving expensive function evaluations: A sequential approach
2005,
This paper presents a new sequential method for constrained nonlinear optimization...
Tradeoffs between base stock levels, numbers of kanbans, and planned supply lead times in production/inventory systems with advance demand information
Tradeoffs between base stock levels, numbers of kanbans, and planned supply lead times in production/inventory systems with advance demand information
2005,
We numerically investigate tradeoffs between near-optimal base stock levels, numbers...
The extended concentric tabu for the quadratic assignment problem
The extended concentric tabu for the quadratic assignment problem
2005,
In this paper we propose to extend the concentric tabu search for the quadratic...
Managing stochastic, finite capacity, multi-project systems through the cross-entropy methodology
Managing stochastic, finite capacity, multi-project systems through the cross-entropy methodology
2005,
This paper addresses the problem of loading a finite capacity, stochastic (random) and...
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