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Found 17049 papers in total
Parameter optimisation for a discrete event simulator
Parameter optimisation for a discrete event simulator
1999,
Reactive thermostatistical search (RTS) is used within this paper to optimise...
Maintaining the validity of simulation models using prediction intervals
Maintaining the validity of simulation models using prediction intervals
1999,
This paper presents a methodology for maintaining the operational validity of...
Integrating simulation with activity-based management to evaluate manufacturing cell part sequencing
Integrating simulation with activity-based management to evaluate manufacturing cell part sequencing
1999,
This paper presents an integrated simulation and activity-based management approach...
Divide and conquer: Rohm and Haas' response to a changing specialty chemicals market
Divide and conquer: Rohm and Haas' response to a changing specialty chemicals market
2000,
Rohm and Haas is caught between giant raw-material suppliers and powerful retailers at...
Simulation software: Users' requirements
Simulation software: Users' requirements
1999,
Increasing popularity of simulation has resulted in a large number of simulation...
Parallelization algorithms for modeling ARM processes
Parallelization algorithms for modeling ARM processes
2000,
AutoRegressive Modular (ARM) processes are a new class of nonlinear stochastic...
The anatomy of a budget recommendation
The anatomy of a budget recommendation
2000,
How analysts make recommendations to the budget director and governor depends partly...
Assessing rational-choice models of budgeting – from budget-maximising to bureau-shaping: A case study of British local government
Assessing rational-choice models of budgeting – from budget-maximising to bureau-shaping: A case study of British local government
2000,
This article assesses a rational-choice model of bureaucratic behaviour – the...
Decision-making tools for public productivity improvement: A comparison of DEA to cost-benefit and regression analyses
Decision-making tools for public productivity improvement: A comparison of DEA to cost-benefit and regression analyses
2000,
The long tradition in the public sector of introducing decision-making tools that then...
Budget decision making at the grass-root's level
Budget decision making at the grass-root's level
2001,
What drives decision processes in public administration? Decisions made in the public...
A model for a dynamic preventive maintenance policy
A model for a dynamic preventive maintenance policy
2000,
This paper exhibits a stochastic model which describes the evolution of a material...
Output-sensitive reporting of disjoint paths
Output-sensitive reporting of disjoint paths
1999,
A k -path query on a graph consists of computing k vertex-disjoint paths between two...
Integer and Combinatorial Optimization
Integer and Combinatorial Optimization
2000,
Minimizing mean absolute deviation of job completion times from the mean completion time
Minimizing mean absolute deviation of job completion times from the mean completion time
2000,
In many scheduling environments it is recommended to control the balance of the...
Opportunistic retooling of a flexible machine subject to failure
Opportunistic retooling of a flexible machine subject to failure
2001,
A set of jobs can be processed without interruption by a flexible machine only if the...
Improving job shop performance through process queue management under transfer batching
Improving job shop performance through process queue management under transfer batching
2000,
This research investigated the value of protecting the continuity of release batches...
Managing a flow line with single-kanban, dual-kanban or constant work-in-process system
Managing a flow line with single-kanban, dual-kanban or constant work-in-process system
2000,
To control the production of different parts on a single flow line, managers can...
Two and three stage flowshop scheduling with no wait in process
Two and three stage flowshop scheduling with no wait in process
2000,
In this paper we study the time complexities of some two- and three-stage no-wait...
Combined production and maintenance scheduling for a multiple-product, single machine production system
Combined production and maintenance scheduling for a multiple-product, single machine production system
2000,
Traditionally, the problems of equipment maintenance scheduling and production...
Price and time competition for service delivery
Price and time competition for service delivery
2000,
Many service firms use delivery time guarantees to compete for customers in the...
Supply contract competition and sourcing policies
Supply contract competition and sourcing policies
2000,
Advances in information technology have opened new venues for companies to create...
Supply contracts with periodic, stationary commitment
Supply contracts with periodic, stationary commitment
2000,
The purpose of this paper is to model and analyze supply contracts with periodical...
Systems practice in China: New developments and cross-cultural collaborations
Systems practice in China: New developments and cross-cultural collaborations
2000,
This short paper introduces a special issue of Systemic Practice and Action Research...
Dealing with human relations in Chinese systems practice
Dealing with human relations in Chinese systems practice
2000,
This paper is about the Wuli, Shili, Renli systems methodology. An important concept...
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