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Reliability analysis of a renewable multiple cold standby system
Reliability analysis of a renewable multiple cold standby system
2004,
We present a general reliability analysis of the basic multiple cold standby system...
Improving recruit distribution decisions in the US Marine Corps
Improving recruit distribution decisions in the US Marine Corps
2003,
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) accomplishes its mission “to put the right...
Four-day workweek scheduling with two or three consecutive days off
Four-day workweek scheduling with two or three consecutive days off
2003,
A four-day workweek days-off scheduling problem is considered. Out of the three days...
An optimal hostage rescue problem
An optimal hostage rescue problem
2003,
This paper proposes the following mathematical models for an optimal rescue problem...
Worst-case analysis of the subset sum algorithm for bin packing
Worst-case analysis of the subset sum algorithm for bin packing
2004,
We analyze the worst-case ratio of a natural heuristic for the bin packing problem,...
An integrated agent-based approach for responsive control of manufacturing resources
An integrated agent-based approach for responsive control of manufacturing resources
2004,
Due to the dynamic fluctuation of customer demands in the global market, manufacturing...
An operator load-balancing problem in a semi-automatic parallel machine shop
An operator load-balancing problem in a semi-automatic parallel machine shop
2004,
This paper deals with a load-balancing problem among several operators in a...
Optimal lot sizing for products sold under free-repair warranty
Optimal lot sizing for products sold under free-repair warranty
2003,
Repairable items sold under a free-repair warranty (FRW) policy are examined. In the...
A continuous-time Markov chain under the influence of a regulating point process and applications in stochastic models with catastrophes
A continuous-time Markov chain under the influence of a regulating point process and applications in stochastic models with catastrophes
2003,
We consider a continuous-time Markov chain {Ñ(t), t ⩾ 0} with state space S...
The analysis of optimal control model in matching problem between manufacturing and marketing
The analysis of optimal control model in matching problem between manufacturing and marketing
2003,
A mathematical model is developed and presented to solve the optimal control problem...
A tabu search algorithm for self-healing ring network design
A tabu search algorithm for self-healing ring network design
2003,
We consider the problem of designing self-healing rings in order to protect the...
Learning by doing in a T-period production planning: Analytical solution
Learning by doing in a T-period production planning: Analytical solution
2003,
The firms in many industries shift down the production cost function as they...
Optimization of multi-feeder (depot) printed circuit board manufacturing with error guarantees
Optimization of multi-feeder (depot) printed circuit board manufacturing with error guarantees
2003,
This paper considers an integrated optimization problem enhancing productivity in...
A branch-and-bound algorithm to solve a multi-level network optimization problem
A branch-and-bound algorithm to solve a multi-level network optimization problem
2003,
Multi-level network optimization problems arise in many contexts such as...
Dependence structure of sojourn times via partition separated ordering
Dependence structure of sojourn times via partition separated ordering
2003,
We investigate the joint distribution of successive sojourn times of a customer...
On the ring loading problem with demand splitting
On the ring loading problem with demand splitting
2004,
In this paper, we improve the rerouting step of Myung, Kim and Tcha's algorithm for...
Flood search under the California Split rule
Flood search under the California Split rule
2004,
We consider flood search on a line and show that no algorithm can achieve an...
A genetic algorithm for the allocation of buffer storage capacities in a production line with unreliable machines
A genetic algorithm for the allocation of buffer storage capacities in a production line with unreliable machines
2002,
In this paper, we consider a flow-line manufacturing system organized as a series of...
Network simplex algorithm for the general equal flow problem
Network simplex algorithm for the general equal flow problem
2003,
In this paper the general equal flow problem is considered. This is a minimum cost...
Material compatibility constraints for make-to-order production planning
Material compatibility constraints for make-to-order production planning
2003,
This paper defines a set of material compatibility constraints for use in order...
An incremental algorithm for the maximum flow problem
An incremental algorithm for the maximum flow problem
2003,
An incremental algorithm may yield an enormous computational time saving to solve a...
Continuous benchmark solutions
Continuous benchmark solutions
2004,
The existence of benchmark selections that are continuous both in production factors...
An improved genetic heuristic to support the design of flexible manufacturing systems
An improved genetic heuristic to support the design of flexible manufacturing systems
2004,
In industry, when flexible manufacturing systems are designed within a group...
Minimum-cost dynamic flows: The series-parallel case
Minimum-cost dynamic flows: The series-parallel case
2004,
A dynamic network consists of a directed graph with capacities, costs, and integral...
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