Journal: International Transactions in Operational Research

Found 843 papers in total
Forty years of IFORS
Forty years of IFORS
2001,
In 1999 IFORS (The International Federation of Operational Research Societies)...
Controlled Markov set-chains with set-valued rewards – the average case
Controlled Markov set-chains with set-valued rewards – the average case
2002,
In this paper, the average case of finite state controlled Markov set-chains with R p...
Hyperbolic penalty: A new method for nonlinear programming with inequalities
Hyperbolic penalty: A new method for nonlinear programming with inequalities
2001,
This work intends to present and to analyze a new penalty method that purposes to...
On estimation in M/G/c/c queues
On estimation in M/G/c/c queues
2001,
We derive the minimum variance unbiased estimator and the maximum likelihood estimator...
Generalized loss models and queueing-loss networks
Generalized loss models and queueing-loss networks
2002,
The classical Erlang and Engset loss models have been used extensively in the traffic...
Alternate financial incentives to regular credit/price discounts for extraordinary purchases
Alternate financial incentives to regular credit/price discounts for extraordinary purchases
2001,
Temporary trade promotions can take in practice many forms, especially when...
Optimization of network topologies for service providers in the telecommunications market
Optimization of network topologies for service providers in the telecommunications market
2001,
Following the deregulation of communications services, a growing number of commercial...
Performance analysis of carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance protocol for high-speed wireless local area networks
Performance analysis of carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance protocol for high-speed wireless local area networks
2002,
In this paper, we present an exact analysis to numerically evaluate the performance of...
A primal–dual steepest-edge method for even-flow harvest scheduling problems
A primal–dual steepest-edge method for even-flow harvest scheduling problems
2002,
The even-flow harvest scheduling problem arises when the forestry agency has evolved...
Implementing quality improvement strategies in Brazilian hospitals: A model for guidance of the initial stage of implementation
Implementing quality improvement strategies in Brazilian hospitals: A model for guidance of the initial stage of implementation
2002,
Since the early 1990s, Brazilian hospitals have increasingly adopted quality...
Response surface methodology applied to toll plaza design for the transition to electronic toll collection
Response surface methodology applied to toll plaza design for the transition to electronic toll collection
2001,
Electronic toll collection (ETC) holds the promise of greatly reduced congestion at...
A new fuzzy multi-criteria methodology for ranking of alternatives
A new fuzzy multi-criteria methodology for ranking of alternatives
2002,
In this paper a new methodology is given for ranking a finite number of alternatives...
Negotiations with incomplete information
Negotiations with incomplete information
2001,
In recent years, bargaining and negotiations have become areas of growing interest to...
On the linear description of the k-cycle polytope
On the linear description of the k-cycle polytope
2001,
We study a linear description of PC k n the convex hull of incidence vectors of all...
The probabilistic minimum vertex-covering problem
The probabilistic minimum vertex-covering problem
2002,
An instance of the probabilistic vertex-covering problem is a pair ( G = (V, E), Pr)...
An investment decision model with the survival probability criterion and its numerical solutions: The finite horizon case
An investment decision model with the survival probability criterion and its numerical solutions: The finite horizon case
2002,
This paper studies a finite horizon investment decision model. Suppose that an...
The capacitated p-facility location problem on the real line
The capacitated p-facility location problem on the real line
2001,
The problem we address involves locating p new facilities to service a set of...
A note on fantasy team selection strategy
A note on fantasy team selection strategy
2001,
We consider optimal strategies in fantasy team competitions having a reward structure...
An active decision support system for optimality in open air reservoir release strategies
An active decision support system for optimality in open air reservoir release strategies
2001,
Decisions regarding good release strategies for large open air reservoirs may be...
Convergence analysis for symmetric arbitration games final offer arbitration and delayed offer arbitration
Convergence analysis for symmetric arbitration games final offer arbitration and delayed offer arbitration
2001,
Up to now, results on the existence of Nash equilibrium have required either...
A computational method for optimizing the shape and location of a polygon on a plane
A computational method for optimizing the shape and location of a polygon on a plane
2001,
This study applies the concept of the Voronoi diagram to a simultaneous search for the...
An integer linear programming problem with multi-criteria and multi-constraint levels: A branch-and-partition algorithm
An integer linear programming problem with multi-criteria and multi-constraint levels: A branch-and-partition algorithm
2001,
In this paper, we propose a branch-and-partition algorithm to solve the integer linear...
An interactive reference direction algorithm for solving multi-objective convex nonlinear integer programming problems
An interactive reference direction algorithm for solving multi-objective convex nonlinear integer programming problems
2001,
We present a learning-oriented interactive reference direction algorithm for solving...
Synthetic financial evaluation by a method of combining data envelopment analysis with the analytic hierarchy process
Synthetic financial evaluation by a method of combining data envelopment analysis with the analytic hierarchy process
2001,
After some basic indices are treated by AHP, four synthetic ability indices are...
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