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Found 17049 papers in total
A three phased approach to final exam scheduling
1989,
A multi-phase examination scheduling process applicable to large university settings...
Minimizing schedule length subject to minimum flow time
1989,
The problem of scheduling n independent tasks on m ≥1 identical processors, with...
Scheduling tree-structured tasks on two processors to minimize schedule length
1989,
Consider a set of n tasks with a tree-structured precedence relation and execution...
Open-shop scheduling problems with dominated machines
1989,
This article deals with special cases of open-shop scheduling where n jobs have to be...
A new algorithm for scheduling periodic, real-time tasks
1989,
The paper considers the problem of preemptively scheduling a set of periodic,...
Diagnosis and metamodeling of systems failures
1988,
Systems failures are mapped in three dimensions depending on whether system structure,...
The basic concepts of systems dynamics optimization
1988,
This paper presents the fundamental concepts behind the use of heuristic optimization...
Methodological foundations of systems methodologies
1988,
In social systems science generally, and in management science particularly, recent...
Systems thinking, systems practice, and practical philosophy: A program of research
1988,
If Systems Practice is to serve the cause of socially rational decision making, its...
General systems: A basis for knowledge engineering
1988,
General systems formalizations of expert knowledge play a foundational role in the...
The problem-solving system: Another problem-content system
1988,
The aim of this article is to obtain specific and general learning lessons pertaining...
Applications of systems dialectics to integrated development
1988,
Systems dialectics is conceived as the integration of two convergent and complementary...
Complexity and systems thinking in futures research: From ‘neutral’ scenarios to value considerations
1988,
Futures research can be defined as the study of the present from a point of view of a...
Mutual causality in developing countries
1988,
Deviation-amplifying mutual causal systems provide a framework for the analysis of a...
A health planner meets C. West Churchman
1988,
From 1966 to 1984, the author was professor of health planning at the School of Public...
Exploration of opportunity costs and consideration for future generations: Two lasting contributions to systems thinking
1988,
In his numerous writings C. West Churchman has shown how the systems approach can be...
Positioning and pricing a product line
1988,
A central problem in marketing is: how should the firm position (reposition) and price...
Product and price competition in a duopoly
1988,
This paper examines the role of consumer preferences, costs, and price competition in...
Invariant estimators for market share systems and their finite sample behavior
1988,
The sales-marketing mix relationships for brands of a product class are often modelled...
Channel of distribution profits when channel members form conjectures
1988,
It is well known that lower channel profits are achieved in the bilateral...
Optimal pricing strategies for new products in dynamic oligopolies
1988,
This paper deals with the determination of optimal pricing policies for firms in...
A decomposition procedure for convex quadratic programs
1988,
This article deals with the solution of convex quadratic programs by iteratively...
Priorities in M/G/1 queue with server vacations
1988,
The M / G /1 queue with single and multiple server vacations is studied under both the...
Approximating nonstationary two-priority non-preemptive queueing systems
1988,
An approximation for analyzing transient and nonstationary two-priority non-preemptive...
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