Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society

Found 4035 papers in total
Efficient routeing for winter gritting
Efficient routeing for winter gritting
1992,
Winter gritting involves spreading a de-icing agent (usually salt) on to roads when...
Simple heuristics for the vehicle routeing problem with soft time windows
Simple heuristics for the vehicle routeing problem with soft time windows
1993,
The paper describes three simple heuristics for the vehicle routeing problem with...
Extensions of the petal method for vehicle routeing
Extensions of the petal method for vehicle routeing
1993,
The petal method for vehicle routeing imposes special structure on the form of a...
Optimal co-operative advertising decisions in direct mail operations
Optimal co-operative advertising decisions in direct mail operations
1992,
This paper considers optimization of vertical co-operative promotion decisions in a...
An interactive multigoal programming model for determining livestock rations: An application to dairy cows in Andalusia, Spain
An interactive multigoal programming model for determining livestock rations: An application to dairy cows in Andalusia, Spain
1992,
The paper addresses an important problem in the field of livestock ration formulation:...
Sampling the Operational Research OR world: The Strathclyde ‘apprenticeship’ scheme
Sampling the Operational Research OR world: The Strathclyde ‘apprenticeship’ scheme
1992,
A few years ago, Strathclyde University’s postgraduate course in Operational...
Aldermoor School: The Operational Researcher on the side of the Community
Aldermoor School: The Operational Researcher on the side of the Community
1993,
There are well-established legal procedures that have to be followed when a school is...
Prolegomena to Operational Research OR modelling of the global environment-development problem
Prolegomena to Operational Research OR modelling of the global environment-development problem
1993,
The environment is a topical global issue. It concerns the reconciliation of...
The development of an integrated mathematical model of an aluminium smelter
The development of an integrated mathematical model of an aluminium smelter
1993,
This paper outlines the development of an integrated mathematical model of an...
Three case studies of Operational Research for the Royal Air Force
Three case studies of Operational Research for the Royal Air Force
1992,
Three case studies of Operational Research for the Royal Air Force are described. They...
A case study of animated computer simulation in the Australian mining industry
A case study of animated computer simulation in the Australian mining industry
1992,
Computer simulation is a well-established technique for modelling complex problems....
A linear programming model for evaluate gas availability for vital industries in Saudi Arabia
A linear programming model for evaluate gas availability for vital industries in Saudi Arabia
1992,
Saudi Arabia has realized the huge potential in its natural gas resources and has...
A non-linear procurement model with quantity discounts
A non-linear procurement model with quantity discounts
1992,
This paper presents a procurement model for a multinational oil company with affiliate...
The organization of interaction between oil refineries
The organization of interaction between oil refineries
1992,
The paper deals with the appropriate form of interaction between two refineries with...
Logistics planning in the downstream oil industry
Logistics planning in the downstream oil industry
1993,
Strategic logistics chain planning is of great importance within the downstream oil...
Applying futures studies and the strategic choice approach in urban planning
Applying futures studies and the strategic choice approach in urban planning
1993,
Since the middle 1970s, urban communities in Seden have been compelled to plan under...
Measuring differences between cognitive maps
Measuring differences between cognitive maps
1992,
A causal cognitive map is a directed network representation of an indvidual’s...
Improving the efficiency of tabu search for machine sequencing problems
Improving the efficiency of tabu search for machine sequencing problems
1993,
Tabu search (TS) is becoming increasingly recognized as an efficient way of finding...
Evaluating suppliers of complex systems: A multiple criteria approach
Evaluating suppliers of complex systems: A multiple criteria approach
1992,
Organizations are frequently required to make long-term strategic choices regarding...
Joint inspection problem: Formulation and algorithm
Joint inspection problem: Formulation and algorithm
1993,
This paper examines the problem of determining the timing and frequency of inspection...
Developing and testing the delay-time model
Developing and testing the delay-time model
1993,
This paper further develops the basic delay-time model for inspections of repairable...
Solving the graphical Steiner tree problem using genetic algorithms
Solving the graphical Steiner tree problem using genetic algorithms
1993,
The authors develop a genetic algorithm (GA) to solve the Steiner Minimal Tree problem...
Reducing inventory costs and choosing suppliers with order splitting
Reducing inventory costs and choosing suppliers with order splitting
1992,
Splitting orders among several suppliers is a common business practice. Two earlier...
Estimating moments of the effective lead time for a stock control model with independent normal lead times
Estimating moments of the effective lead time for a stock control model with independent normal lead times
1993,
In multiple sourcing, replenishment orders for one stock item may be placed at the...
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