Country: Netherlands

Found 18376 papers in total
Model combination in neural-based forecasting
2006,
This paper discusses different ways of combining neural predictive models or...
On the exact solution of a facility layout problem
2006,
We consider the layout problem of arranging a number of departments on a line. This...
Dominance of capacities by k-additive belief functions
2006,
In this paper we deal with the set of k -additive belief functions dominating a given...
Optimal decisions in combining the SOM with nonlinear projection methods
2006,
Visual data mining is an efficient way to involve human in search for an optimal...
The Pearson system of utility functions
2006,
This paper describes a parametric family of utility functions for decision analysis....
Data aggregation and Simpson's paradox gauged by index numbers
2006,
Simpson's paradox is a phenomenon occurring in data aggregation in complex systems. It...
Optimal workforce size and allocation for urban retail chains
2006,
An area supervisor managing an area chain of local urban retail stores faces the...
Additive rules in discrete allocation problems
2006,
In this paper, we study allocation problems and other related problems where a...
On the concept of decision aiding process: an operational perspective
2007,
The paper presents the concept of decision aiding process as an extension of the...
Ethics in OR/MS: past, present and future
2007,
The pervasiveness and impact on society and on everyday human life of technology has...
A multiple criteria analysis for household solid waste management in the urban community of Dakar
2007,
Household solid waste management is a severe problem in big cities of developing...
Nonlinear separation of data via Mixed 0–1 Integer and Linear Programming
2007,
This paper presents a new mathematical programming-based learning methodology for...
Tailweight, quantiles and kurtosis: A study of competing distributions
2007,
This paper studies analytically and numerically the tail behavior of the symmetric...
A cautionary note on methods of comparing programmatic efficiency between two or more groups of decision making units in data envelopment analysis
2007,
In some applications of data envelopment analysis (DEA) there may be doubt as to...
Improving discrimination in data envelopment analysis: some practical suggestions
2007,
In some contexts data envelopment analysis (DEA) gives poor discrimination on the...
Calculation of scale elasticities in data envelopment analysis models: direct and indirect approaches
2007,
The qualitative characterisation of returns to scale in DEA has been a research issue...
DEA-R: ratio-based comparative efficiency model, its mathematical relation to data envelopment analysis and its use in applications
2007,
We propose a new mathematical model for efficiency analysis, which combines DEA...
Discriminating data envelopment analysis efficient candidates by considering their least relative total scores
2007,
Data envelopment analysis very often identifies more than one candidate in a voting...
Simulating Internet-based collaboration: A cost–benefit case study using a multi-agent model
2007,
The relationship between the adoption of Internet-based communication technology (ICT)...
Linear combinations of overlapping variance estimators for simulation
2007,
We estimate the variance parameter of a stationary simulation-generated process using...
Time-dependent analysis of a single-server retrial queue with state-dependent rates
2007,
For a single-server retrial queue with state-dependent exponential interarrival,...
Stochastic decompositions in the M/M/1 queue with working vactions
2007,
We demonstrate stochastic decomposition structures of the queue length and waiting...
Waiting times in queues with relative priorities
2007,
This paper determines the mean waiting times for a single server multi-class queueing...
On polling systems with large setups
2007,
Polling systems with large deterministic setup times find many applications in...
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