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Found 17049 papers in total
Job shop scheduling by local search
1996,
We survey solution methods for the job shop scheduling problem with an emphasis on...
An O(n log n) algorithm for the two-machine flow shop problem with controllable machine speeds
1996,
In this paper we consider the two-machine flow shop problem with varying machine...
A branch-and-bound algorithm for single-machine earliness–tardiness scheduling with idle time
1996,
We address the NP-hard single-machine problem of scheduling n independent jobs so as...
Scheduling periodic tasks
1996,
We consider the problem of nonpreemptively scheduling periodic tasks on a minimum...
Earliness–tardiness scheduling around almost equal due dates
1997,
The just-in-time concept in manufacturing has aroused interest in machine scheduling...
Openshop scheduling under linear resources constraints
1998,
Consider n jobs ( J l , …, J n ), m working stations ( M l , …, M m ) and...
Scheduling to minimize the total compression and late costs
1998,
We consider a single-machine scheduling model in which the job processing times are...
Single machine sequencing with linear models of release dates
1998,
The paper deals with a problem of scheduling a set of jobs on a single machine. Before...
Coordinating production and inventory to improve service
1997,
Customer service has assumed strategic importance in most manufacturing environments....
Relative pre-positioning of storage/retrieval machines in automated storage/retrieval systems to minimize maximum system response time
1997,
In this paper, the problem of pre-positioning a storage/retrieval (S/R) machine in an...
Relative pre-positioning of storage/retrieval machines in automated storage/retrieval system to minimize expected system response time
1997,
This paper is focused on the control problem of determining the dwell point of an idle...
A heuristic approach to warehouse layout with class-based storage
1997,
This paper presents a procedure for warehouse layout. It employs the principles of...
An optimal path of a moving vehicle on a sphere
1997,
We consider the problem of finding an optimal path of a moving vehicle, which during...
A matching based exact algorithm for capacitated vehicle routing problems
1995,
A branch and bound algorithm for capacitated vehicle routing is described. Lower...
A GRASP for the vehicle routing problem with time windows
1995,
This paper addresses the problem of finding the minimum number of vehicles required to...
The distribution problem with carrier service: A dual based penalty approach
1995,
The distribution problem with carrier service is an important optimization problem...
The vehicle routing problem with time windows. Part I: Tabu search
1996,
This paper describes a tabu search heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time...
The vehicle routing problem with time windows. Part II: Genetic search
1996,
This paper is the second part of a work on the application of new search techniques...
Probabilistic analysis of a combined aggregation and math programming heuristic for a general class of vehicle routing and scheduling problems
1997,
We propose and analyze a heuristic that uses region partitioning and an aggregation...
Effects of color as an executional cue in advertising: They're in the shade
1997,
In designing print ads, one of the decisions the advertiser must make is which...
Advertising fee in business-format franchising
1997,
Most franchisors charge an advertising fee in addition to the better known royalty and...
Optimal replacement and management policies for beef cows
1994,
Beef cow replacement studies have not reflected the interaction between herd...
Linear-space algorithms that build local alignments from fragments
1995,
This paper presents practical algorithms for building an alignment of two long...
The importance of being large – The relationship between size and fitness in females of the parasitoid Aphaereta minuta  (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
1994,
1. The relationship between the size of a female parasitoid and its fitness is a major...
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