Journal: International Journal of Operational Research

Found 711 papers in total
Ranking bank branches using DEA and multivariate regression models
Ranking bank branches using DEA and multivariate regression models
2015,
Service companies continually seek improved methods to measure the performance of...
Target market selection based on market segment evaluation: a multiple attribute decision making approach
Target market selection based on market segment evaluation: a multiple attribute decision making approach
2015,
Target market selection is one of the most important marketing decisions for many...
Estimating order delivery times and fleet capacity in freight rail networks: part I - simulation modelling
Estimating order delivery times and fleet capacity in freight rail networks: part I - simulation modelling
2015,
We consider an unscheduled rail network with stochastic demand for freight movement...
CONWIP: closed or semi-open queuing network?
CONWIP: closed or semi-open queuing network?
2015,
Closed queuing networks (CQNs) are generally used to model CONWIP systems....
Estimating order delivery times and fleet capacity in freight rail networks: part II - analytic approximation
Estimating order delivery times and fleet capacity in freight rail networks: part II - analytic approximation
2015,
Rail transit is a critical component of intermodal supply chain networks. We consider...
A hybrid ant colony and simulated annealing algorithm to solve the container stacking problem at seaport terminal
A hybrid ant colony and simulated annealing algorithm to solve the container stacking problem at seaport terminal
2015,
In this paper, we study the container stacking problem (CSP) which is one of...
A multi-objective solid transportation problem with discount and two-level fuzzy programming technique
A multi-objective solid transportation problem with discount and two-level fuzzy programming technique
2015,
In this paper, a multi‐objective solid transportation problem (MOSTP)...
Supplier selection in blood bags manufacturing industry using TOPSIS model
Supplier selection in blood bags manufacturing industry using TOPSIS model
2015,
The purpose of our paper is to select best suppliers for blood bags using TOPSIS tool....
A production inventory model for deteriorating items with growth of demand and shortages
A production inventory model for deteriorating items with growth of demand and shortages
2015,
In all inventory models, a general assumption is that products generated have...
A correlated overflow model with a view towards applications in credit risk
A correlated overflow model with a view towards applications in credit risk
2015,
In this paper we present and explicitly solve a specific multi‐dimensional,...
Resolving a vehicle routing problem with heterogeneous fleet, mixed backhauls and time windows using cuckoo behaviour approach
Resolving a vehicle routing problem with heterogeneous fleet, mixed backhauls and time windows using cuckoo behaviour approach
2015,
The vehicle routing problem (VRP) is one of the most famous NP‐hard...
A cash flow-oriented EOQ model of deteriorating items with increasing demand rate and shortages under permissible delay in payment
A cash flow-oriented EOQ model of deteriorating items with increasing demand rate and shortages under permissible delay in payment
2015,
This study presents an inventory model to determine an optimal ordering policy for...
A novel application of the VIKOR method for investigating the effect of education on housing choice
A novel application of the VIKOR method for investigating the effect of education on housing choice
2015,
While almost all studies on housing choice in the literature use econometric methods,...
A particle swarm optimisation algorithm for the capacitated location-routing problem
A particle swarm optimisation algorithm for the capacitated location-routing problem
2015,
This article presents a particle swarm optimisation algorithm for solving a...
Merging valid inequalities over the multiple knapsack polyhedron
Merging valid inequalities over the multiple knapsack polyhedron
2015,
This paper provides the theoretical foundations for generating a new class of valid...
Modelling successive generations for products-in-use and number of products sold in the market
Modelling successive generations for products-in-use and number of products sold in the market
2015,
As most of the high‐technology companies are trying to be more demand driven,...
The optimal exam experience: a timetabling approach to prevent student cheating and fatigue
The optimal exam experience: a timetabling approach to prevent student cheating and fatigue
2014,
University exam planning is a notoriously difficult endeavour that involves satisfying...
A tabu search heuristic approach for allocating operating room capacity
A tabu search heuristic approach for allocating operating room capacity
2014,
In this paper, two methodologies for allocating hospital operating room (OR)...
Multi-store food retailing problem with outsourcing purchase operation: a case study in Japan
Multi-store food retailing problem with outsourcing purchase operation: a case study in Japan
2014,
In this paper, we deal with the multi‐store food retailing problem with...
Multi-objective flow shop scheduling problem with stochastic parameters: fuzzy goal programming approach
Multi-objective flow shop scheduling problem with stochastic parameters: fuzzy goal programming approach
2014,
Flow shop scheduling problem with stochastic parameters is dealt with in this paper. A...
Transient analysis of a machine repair system with standby, two modes of failure, discouragement and switching failure
Transient analysis of a machine repair system with standby, two modes of failure, discouragement and switching failure
2014,
The present study is concerned with a machine repair problem with mixed standbys,...
An empirical study of comparing DEA and SFA methods to measure hospital units' efficiency
An empirical study of comparing DEA and SFA methods to measure hospital units' efficiency
2014,
The paper aims to examine the data envelopment analysis (DEA) and stochastic...
Bi-level control of degraded machining system with two unreliable servers, multiple standbys, startup and vacation
Bi-level control of degraded machining system with two unreliable servers, multiple standbys, startup and vacation
2014,
This investigation deals with bi‐level (N, L) switch over policy for...
Applying Dijkstra's algorithm for general shortest path problem with normal probability distribution arc length
Applying Dijkstra's algorithm for general shortest path problem with normal probability distribution arc length
2014,
We present a general treatment of shortest path problems by dynamic program in...
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