Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society

Found 4035 papers in total
The existence of serial correlation and its effect on the format of a championship playoff series
The existence of serial correlation and its effect on the format of a championship playoff series
2012,
The specific home/away sequencing of games has been a point of contention in the...
Scheduling jobs with position‐dependent processing times
Scheduling jobs with position‐dependent processing times
2012,
Bachman and Janiak provided a sketch of the proof that the problem 1∣ r i , p i (...
Determining the reorder point and order‐up‐to level to satisfy two constraints in a periodic review system under negative binomial demand
Determining the reorder point and order‐up‐to level to satisfy two constraints in a periodic review system under negative binomial demand
2012,
In this paper we consider an inventory management problem motivated by a specific...
Double acceptance sampling plans for Burr type XII distribution percentiles under the truncated life test
Double acceptance sampling plans for Burr type XII distribution percentiles under the truncated life test
2012,
Lio et al (2010a,2010b) introduced two single acceptance sampling plans (SASPs) for...
Individual versus overarching protection against strategic attacks
Individual versus overarching protection against strategic attacks
2012,
This article considers a system consisting of elements that can be protected and...
Optimal recruitment strategies in a multi‐level manpower planning model
Optimal recruitment strategies in a multi‐level manpower planning model
2012,
Markov manpower planning models have extensively been analysed in the past in order to...
Performance comparison of retailing stores using a Malmquist‐type index
Performance comparison of retailing stores using a Malmquist‐type index
2012,
This study develops a framework that combines different management science methods to...
Team assignments and scheduling for the NCAA basketball tournament
Team assignments and scheduling for the NCAA basketball tournament
2012,
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) organizes a men's basketball...
A novel heuristic approach to determine compromise management for end‐of‐life electronic products
A novel heuristic approach to determine compromise management for end‐of‐life electronic products
2012,
The European Union directive of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment for...
Multisourcing suppliers selection in service outsourcing
Multisourcing suppliers selection in service outsourcing
2012,
Multisourcing suppliers selection in service outsourcing involves selecting a supplier...
Operations of online advertising services and publisher's option
Operations of online advertising services and publisher's option
2012,
We analyse the use of options for online advertisement publishers. By providing a...
Optimizing vehicle routes in a bakery company allowing flexibility in delivery dates
Optimizing vehicle routes in a bakery company allowing flexibility in delivery dates
2012,
The work addressed in this paper is motivated from a real problem proposed to the...
An adaptive search for the response time variability problem☆
An adaptive search for the response time variability problem☆
2012,
The Response Time Variability Problem (RTVP) is an NP‐hard combinatorial...
An evaluation of technical efficiency and managerial correlates of solid waste management by Welsh SMEs using parametric and non‐parametric techniques
An evaluation of technical efficiency and managerial correlates of solid waste management by Welsh SMEs using parametric and non‐parametric techniques
2012,
Strong economic growth and environmental regulation stimulus make Welsh small and...
Job scheduling in virtual manufacturing cells with lot‐streaming strategy: a new mathematical model formulation and a genetic algorithm approach
Job scheduling in virtual manufacturing cells with lot‐streaming strategy: a new mathematical model formulation and a genetic algorithm approach
2012,
This paper discusses the job scheduling problem in virtual manufacturing cells (VMCs)...
Supply chain model for a deteriorating product with time‐varying demand and production rate
Supply chain model for a deteriorating product with time‐varying demand and production rate
2012,
The paper develops a two‐echelon supply chain model with a single‐buyer...
The equal allocation policy in open shop batch scheduling
The equal allocation policy in open shop batch scheduling
2012,
We study the optimality of the very practical policy of equal allocation of jobs to...
A scenario generation‐based lower bounding approach for stochastic scheduling problems
A scenario generation‐based lower bounding approach for stochastic scheduling problems
2012,
In this paper, we investigate scenario generation methods to establish lower bounds on...
Bound and collapse Bayesian reject inference for credit scoring
Bound and collapse Bayesian reject inference for credit scoring
2012,
Reject inference is a method for inferring how a rejected credit applicant would have...
Reputation‐based winner determination problem for combinatorial transportation procurement auctions
Reputation‐based winner determination problem for combinatorial transportation procurement auctions
2012,
This paper proposes a reputation‐based winner determination problem for...
Planning performance based contracts considering reliability and uncertain system usage
Planning performance based contracts considering reliability and uncertain system usage
2012,
This paper investigates a novel quantitative approach for planning and contracting...
The economics of a closed‐loop supply chain with remanufacturing
The economics of a closed‐loop supply chain with remanufacturing
2012,
This study deals with joint decisions on pricing and production lot‐sizing in a...
Exploring alternative routes to realising the benefits of simulation in healthcare
Exploring alternative routes to realising the benefits of simulation in healthcare
2012,
Discrete event simulation should offer numerous benefits in designing healthcare...
When do armed revolts succeed: lessons from Lanchester theory
When do armed revolts succeed: lessons from Lanchester theory
2012,
Major revolts have recently erupted in parts of the Middle East with substantial...
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