Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society

Found 4035 papers in total
Stochastic analysis of the Webber problem on the sphere
Stochastic analysis of the Webber problem on the sphere
1989,
This paper deals with the location of one facility on the surface of the sphere...
A fast, network-based, hybrid heuristic for the assignment of students to schools
A fast, network-based, hybrid heuristic for the assignment of students to schools
1989,
In an era of declining and fluctuating enrolments, the determination of appropriate...
Timetabling university examinations
Timetabling university examinations
1990,
The problem of timetabling examinations is one which is faced by most educational...
A profit-maximizing plant-loading model with demand fill-rate constraints
A profit-maximizing plant-loading model with demand fill-rate constraints
1989,
This paper discusses a new formulation of a class of plant product-mix loading...
Equity and access: Exploring the effects of hospital location on the population served-A case study in strategic planning
Equity and access: Exploring the effects of hospital location on the population served-A case study in strategic planning
1989,
This paper describes a case study in which a simulation model, specifically an...
The impact of teaching on hospital costs: A budgetary approach to non-market institutions
The impact of teaching on hospital costs: A budgetary approach to non-market institutions
1989,
NHS hospitals contribute to medical education, training nurses and research, as well...
OR at work in modern manufacturing
OR at work in modern manufacturing
1989,
By describing the industrial assembly of a real product, methodologies and...
Optimization of the daily production rates for an offshore oilfield
Optimization of the daily production rates for an offshore oilfield
1989,
This paper presents a model to assist in setting the daily production rates for an...
Mini-risk: Strategies for a simplified board game
Mini-risk: Strategies for a simplified board game
1990,
Illustrations of the principles of operational research from sports have been widely...
Weighted matching in chess tournaments
Weighted matching in chess tournaments
1990,
In many chess tournaments, e.g. when the Swiss system is used, the number of players...
Selection and scheduling of advanced missions for NASA using 0-1 integer linear programming
Selection and scheduling of advanced missions for NASA using 0-1 integer linear programming
1989,
A 0-1 integer linear programme for the selection and scheduling of US National...
Vehicle-scheduling problems with uncertainty and omitted customers
Vehicle-scheduling problems with uncertainty and omitted customers
1989,
The standard vehicle-scheduling problem is deterministic, assuming all factors are...
Optimal solution of a vehicle-routeing problem: Transporting mentally handicapped adults to an adult training centre
Optimal solution of a vehicle-routeing problem: Transporting mentally handicapped adults to an adult training centre
1990,
Many organizations must devise tours for vehicles to collect from or deliver to a...
A new distribution function for risk analysis
A new distribution function for risk analysis
1989,
This paper presents an alternative to the beta continuous probability distribution for...
On the use of pseudo shadow prices in a multiperiod formulation of the production planning problem
On the use of pseudo shadow prices in a multiperiod formulation of the production planning problem
1989,
A multiperiod linear programming model of the production planning problem is used to...
The analytic hierarchy process and its application to an information technology decision
The analytic hierarchy process and its application to an information technology decision
1990,
This paper describes how the analytic hierarchy process was applied to a decision...
An efficient implementation of a two-stage production scheduling algorithm
An efficient implementation of a two-stage production scheduling algorithm
1989,
In this paper, a most efficient implementation of Johnson’s two-stage algorithm...
A heuristic for common due-date assignment and job scheduling on parallel machines
A heuristic for common due-date assignment and job scheduling on parallel machines
1989,
This paper considers the problem of scheduling a set of simultaneously available jobs...
Heuristic performance and network/resource characteristics in resource-constrained project scheduling
Heuristic performance and network/resource characteristics in resource-constrained project scheduling
1989,
The problem considered in this study is that of non-pre-emptive scheduling of the...
Allocating warehouse stock in a retail chain
Allocating warehouse stock in a retail chain
1989,
The context is that of a retail chain where stock is purchased into a central...
A day-to-day buying policy for commodities-A study of purchasing maize
A day-to-day buying policy for commodities-A study of purchasing maize
1990,
The majority of the imported raw materials used by European industry have to be...
An algorithm for multiple-objective non-linear programming
An algorithm for multiple-objective non-linear programming
1989,
An interactive algorithm to solve multiple-objective non-linear programming (MONLP)...
Maximum entropy analysis of multiple-server queueing systems
Maximum entropy analysis of multiple-server queueing systems
1989,
This paper deals with a general queueing system with many servers in steady state....
A language for teaching discrete-event simulation
A language for teaching discrete-event simulation
1989,
Courses which teach discrete-event simulation are based on many different simulation...
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