Journal: International Journal of Operational Research

Found 711 papers in total
Tabu Search Heuristics for the Crane Sequencing Problem
2008,
Determining the sequence of relocating items (or resources) moved by a crane...
Acquisition policy for multi‐item multi‐supplier system with inventory capacity constraint
2008,
With the oligopolistic conditions of the market, manufacturing organisations are...
Capacity reservation and time pacing of product introductions in hi‐tech manufacturing firms
2008,
Accelerating the New Product Development process has emerged as a key strategy for...
A deterministic approximation algorithm for the Densest k-Subgraph Problem
2008,
In the Densest k-Subgraph Problem (DSP), we are given an undirected weighted graph...
A multi-criteria vehicle-target allocation assessment model for network-centric Joint Air Operations
2008,
Joint Air Operations (JAO) are traditionally orchestrated using centralised planning...
Production planning through Flow Network Optimisation and Mixed Integer Linear Programming models in a petroleum refinery
2008,
In the study on the operations of a lube oil section in a petroleum refinery, the...
Railway efficiency analysis from larger Europe during the period 1994–2003
2008,
This paper represents efficiency analysis of European railways during the period of...
A tool to convert continuous multiobjective optimisation test problems into combinatorial ones
2008,
We present a tool to convert continuous multiobjective test problems into...
Operating parameters for a single-vendor multiple-buyers Vendor Managed Inventory System with Outsourcing
2008,
This paper discusses the operating parameters of a Two echelon...
Constellation graphs and the role of rank position criteria value frontiers in PROMETHEE analysis
2008,
PROMETHEE is an outranking method to identify a rank ordering of alternatives based on...
The analysis of a finite-buffer general input queue with batch arrival and exponential multiple vacations
2008,
Vacation queueing models have wide range of application in several areas including...
A methodological analysis of the normalisation, calibration and linearity of continuous diversity measures
2008,
The concepts of concentration and diversity play an important role in several fields...
Optimal management of cross-trained workers, using Markov decision approach
2008,
In this paper, we consider the problem of finding the optimal switching decisions of...
GERT analysis of m-consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system with overlapping runs and (k–1)-step Markov dependence
2008,
An m-consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system is a system of n linearly ordered components...
Tabu Search methods for scheduling a burn-in oven with non-identical job sizes and secondary resource constraints
2008,
In this paper, we consider the problem of scheduling semiconductor burn-in operation,...
Online make-to-order (MTO) lead-time scheduling: a probabilistic approach
2008,
This paper considers a lead time (or due date) scheduling problem faced by a...
Supply chain coordination with target profit
2008,
Much of the literature pertaining to supply chain coordination have mentioned about...
An application of the generalised K-means algorithm in decision-making processes
2008,
A case study of applying the generalised K-means algorithm with different p values is...
Analysis and design of a Production–Inventory system using discrete-time queueing models
2008,
In this paper, we concern ourselves with a Production–Inventory (PI) system...
Fuzzy Economic Order Quantity model for perishable items with stochastic demand, partial backlogging and fuzzy deterioration rate
2008,
Most of the perishable inventory models in the literature assume that the rate of...
An Economic Order Quantity model for seasonal goods
2008,
Setting the target value (cost minimisation) when its outputs are sold by...
New greedy heuristics for the Multiple-choice Multi-dimensional Knapsack Problem
2007,
This paper examines the Multiple-choice Multi-dimensional Knapsack Problem (MMKP)...
Gains, losses and thresholds of influence in social networks
2007,
Influence campaigns seek to achieve political objectives through conveyance of...
A model and procedure for competitive bidding under resource constraints
2007,
Accurate cost estimates for an incoming order are critical in formulating the optimal...
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