Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society

Found 4035 papers in total
A maxmin location problem with nonconvex feasible region
1997,
The problem dealt with consists of locating a point in a given convex polyhedron which...
Tabu search for large location–allocation problems
1997,
Recently it has been demonstrated that the use of simulated annealing is a good...
Modelling ship operational reliability over a mission under regular inspections
1997,
A ship is required to operate for a fixed mission period. Should a critical item of...
A three-dimensional pallet loading method for single-size boxes
1997,
The problem of finding an optimal loading layout for packing identical boxes onto a...
Using mixed integer programming to design employee rosters
1997,
This paper describes the problem of rostering a workforce so as to optimise a weighted...
Dynamic models of production with multiple operations and general processing times
1997,
Traditional integer programming model formulations for job-shops and flow-shops do not...
Buffering from material recovery uncertainty in a recoverable manufacturing environment
1997,
Remanufacturing is becoming an increasingly important alternative to firms as they...
Stochastic procedures for scheduling minimum job sets on mixed model assembly lines
1997,
In this article, we address the problem of how to sequence the jobs defined by a set...
Scheduling alternative operations in two-machine flow-shops
1997,
Most of the previous studies on scheduling problems assume that each machine is used...
Scheduling real-time tasks for dependability
1997,
Real-time systems are increasingly used in applications whose failure may result in...
Evaluation of greedy, myopic and less-greedy heuristics for the single machine, total tardiness problem
1997,
Simple, yet highly effective modifications to the net benefit of relocation (NBR)...
A tabu search approach for the single machine mean tardiness problem
1997,
In this paper, a tabu search approach is proposed for solving the single machine mean...
Conflict and cooperation in designing international telecommunication networks
1997,
In this paper, we study the problem of designing an international telecommunication...
Prediction of Greek company takeovers via multivariate analysis of financial ratios
1997,
This case study evaluates the financial features of Greek firms that were taken over...
Secondary log breakdown optimization with dynamic programming
1997,
Log breakdown can be viewed as a two-stage process with logs sawn into slabs of wood...
Economic evaluation of chronic conditions: Framework for a quasi-Markov process
1997,
This paper presents a general model for economic evaluation of treatments of chronic...
Naval combat logistics support system
1991,
The subject matter is the sustainability of naval forces in combat and the intimate...
Developing models of decision making
1997,
Studies that focus on the decision making process can be classified in (at least) two...
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