Country: Netherlands

Found 18376 papers in total
Generalized semi-infinite programming: Theory and methods
1999,
Generalized semi-infinite optimization problems (GSIP) are considered. The difference...
Searching for psychologically stable solutions of multiple criteria decision problems
1999,
In interactive decision making, a choice behaviour of the decision maker may differ...
Decision-aid for discrete multiple criteria decision making problems with imprecise data
1999,
We describe ways of aiding decision making with a discrete set of alternatives. In...
Solution of a possibilistic multiobjective linear programming problem
1999,
The estimate of the parameters which define a conventional multiobjective decision...
Consequences of dropping nonessential objectives for the application of multiple criteria decision making methods
1999,
In this article we consider the problem of nonessential objectives for multiobjective...
An interior-point algorithm for nonconvex nonlinear programming
1999,
The paper describes an interior-point algorithm for nonconvex nonlinear programming...
Testing parallel variable transformation
1999,
This paper studies performance of the parallel variable transformation (PVT) algorithm...
A modified barrier–augmented Lagrangian method for constrained minimization
1999,
We present and analyze an interior–exterior augmented Lagrangian method for...
Global optimization methods for high-dimensional problems
1999,
In this paper, we show how stochastic techniques coupled with deterministic local...
Multicategory classification by support vector machines
1999,
We examine the problem of how to discriminate between objects of three or more...
Stabilized sequential quadratic programming
1999,
Recently, Wright proposed a stabilized sequential quadratic programming algorithm for...
Augmented Lagrangians with adaptive precision control for quadratic programming with equality constraints
1999,
In this paper we introduce an augmented Lagrangian type algorithm for strictly convex...
An evolutionary heuristic for quadratic 0–1 programming
1999,
In this paper we present a heuristic algorithm for the well-known Unconstrained...
A route-neighborhood-based metaheuristic for vehicle routing problem with time windows
1999,
In this paper, a two-stage metaheuristic based on a new neighborhood structure is...
A linear-time algorithm for the bottleneck transportation problem with a fixed number of sources
1999,
We investigate a special case of the bottleneck transportation problem where the...
Cluster based branching for the asymmetric traveling salesman problem
1999,
This paper presents a new branching scheme for the asymmetric traveling salesman...
Towards a science of the management of health care
1998,
This editorial introduces the new journal and sets out some of the editors'...
Physician benchmarking: Measuring variation in practice behavior in treatment of otitis media
1998,
The study uses Data Envelopment Analysis to analyze physician practice behavior and...
Multifactor efficiency in data envelopment analysis with an application to urban hospitals
1998,
A perennial difficulty in measuring hospital efficiency, and one with important policy...
A 5/3-approximation algorithm for the clustered traveling salesman tour and path problems
1999,
We consider the ordered cluster traveling salesman problem (OCTSP). In this problem, a...
An investigation of neural networks in thyroid function diagnosis
1998,
We investigate the potential of artificial neural networks in diagnosing thyroid...
Why do patients prefer hospital emergency visits? A nested multinomial logit analysis for patient-initiated contacts
1998,
This paper analyzes the nature of health care provider choice in the case of...
Use of statistical process control for surveillance of pulmonary dysfunction in groups in the workplace
1998,
Workplace surveillance is an essential feature of an effective occupational health...
Computers in the consulting room: A case study of clinician and patient perspectives
1998,
Few clinicians in the United States use computers during patient encounters and many...
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