Country: United States

Found 17049 papers in total
A two-node Jackson’s network subject to breakdowns
1988,
This paper deals with a two-node Jackson’s network which is subject to...
Simultaneous minimization of mean and variation of flow time and waiting time in single machine systems
1989,
In this paper, we consider bicriterion scheduling problems involving job completion...
Optimal scheduling of jobs with exponential service times on identical parallel processors
1989,
The scheduling of jobs with stochastically independent, exponentially distributed...
Event graph modelling for simulation with an application to flexible manufacturing systems
1988,
This paper contains numerous extensions and refinements to event graphs which were...
Convergence properties of Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis estimates
1988,
Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis (IPA) is a method for computing a sample path...
An object-oriented world-view for intelligent, discrete, next-event simulation
1988,
Concepts from software engineering and knowledge engineering are incorporated into...
An approximation for the error of the normal approximation to a linear combination of independently distributed random variables
1988,
A new approximation introduced elsewhere is employed to approximate the error...
A minimum cost sequential test to monitor injury incidence on an operation
1988,
This paper develops a new statistical approach to monitoring industrial injuries on an...
An overview of the strategy and tactics of Taguchi
1988,
The methods of Taguchi have received considerable attention in recent years. Part of...
A partially observable model of decision making by fishermen
1989,
This paper presents an application of a partially observable Markov decision process...
Modeling the performance of a scanning radio communications sensor
1988,
A model which allows the prediction of long-term average report rates against an array...
The generalized Stein/Rubinstein covariance formula and its application to estimate real systematic risk
1988,
This paper generalizes Stein’s, Rubinstein’s and Losq and Chateau’s...
A method for repricing aircraft procurement programs
1989,
Planned annual procurement quantities for defense weapon systems are often altered...
On sample size determination and inference in work sampling
1988,
Widely used procedures for determining the required number of observations and for...
Pictures and parts: Delivering an automated automotive parts catalog
1988,
The paper describes a classic challenge in business technology-keeping (or expanding)...
A stochastic model for the analysis of occupational injuries on jobs of varying physical stress
1988,
A stochastic model is used to analyze occupational injuries associated with...
Modeling time-dependent arrivals to service systems: A case in using a piecewise-polynomial rate function in a nonhomogeneous Poisson process
1988,
The authors consider the use of a nonhomogeneous Poisson process in modeling...
Optimal impulse control of portfolios
1988,
An investor has the opportunity of holding shares in n risky assets and one nonrisky...
Detection of the number, locations and magnitudes of jumps
1988,
Let x ( t )= f ( t )+ w ( t ), where f ( t )= Ex ( t ) has finitely many jumps...
Technology and the services sector: The hidden competitive challenge
1988,
Information technology has always played an important role in the services sector of...
Large finite population queueing systems, Part I: The infinite server model
1988,
A wide variety of stochastic variables associated with an infinite server queueing...
Correctly evaluating a solution method that is based on an approximate model
1988,
Suppose that in some facet of industrial engineering one is faced with a difficult...
The speed and cost of industrial innovation in Japan and the United States: External vs. internal technology
1988,
This study, based on detailed data obtained from carefully selected samples of about...
Comparative invention performance of major industrial countries: Patterns and explanations
1988,
The paper presents an analysis of invention performance, as measured by patenting...
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