Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society

Found 4035 papers in total
Repair strategies in an uncertain environment: Markov decision process approach
Repair strategies in an uncertain environment: Markov decision process approach
2006,
This paper deals with repair strategies that maximize the time until a catastrophic...
Heuristic procedures for the single facility inspection problem with minimal repair and increasing failure rate
Heuristic procedures for the single facility inspection problem with minimal repair and increasing failure rate
2006,
This paper presents the problem of setting inspection schedules for a single imperfect...
The optimum prepaid monetary incentives for mail surveys
The optimum prepaid monetary incentives for mail surveys
2006,
Increasing mail-survey response using monetary incentives is a proven, but not always...
Broadening the boundaries: an application of critical systems thinking to information systems planning in Colombia
Broadening the boundaries: an application of critical systems thinking to information systems planning in Colombia
2006,
Most current information systems (IS) planning methodologies are focused on achieving...
Tabu search for a multi-objective routing problem
Tabu search for a multi-objective routing problem
2006,
Multi-objective optimization problems deal with the presence of different conflicting...
Humanitarian aid logistics: supply chain management in high gear
Humanitarian aid logistics: supply chain management in high gear
2006,
This paper builds on the idea that private sector logistics can and should be applied...
A heuristic for multiple-feeder printed circuit board manufacturing
A heuristic for multiple-feeder printed circuit board manufacturing
2006,
In the considered printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing problem, the objective is...
Generating ranking groups in the analytical hierarchy process
Generating ranking groups in the analytical hierarchy process
2006,
The paper introduces a convenient procedure of ranking N alternatives through direct...
A dialectical framework for problem structuring and information technology
A dialectical framework for problem structuring and information technology
2006,
This paper proposes that problem structuring is characterized by dialectical...
A cost model for N-version programming with imperfect debugging
A cost model for N-version programming with imperfect debugging
2006,
One of the challenging problems for software companies is to find the optimal time of...
Combining MCDA and conflict analysis: an exploratory application of an integrated approach
Combining MCDA and conflict analysis: an exploratory application of an integrated approach
2006,
The majority of personal and organizational problems are multiparty and multi-criteria...
Systemic risk assessment: a case study
Systemic risk assessment: a case study
2007,
Project Risk Registers have been used extensively for many years. However, they do not...
An interactive approach for multiobjective decision making
An interactive approach for multiobjective decision making
2006,
We develop an interactive approach for multiobjective decision-making problems, where...
Implementing the balanced scorecard using the analytic hierarchy process and the analytic network process
Implementing the balanced scorecard using the analytic hierarchy process and the analytic network process
2006,
The balanced scorecard (BSC) is a multi-attribute evaluation concept that highlights...
A reactive local search-based algorithm for the disjunctively constrained knapsack problem
A reactive local search-based algorithm for the disjunctively constrained knapsack problem
2006,
In this paper, we propose a reactive local search-based algorithm for the...
A bi-criteria two-machine flowshop scheduling problem with a learning effect
A bi-criteria two-machine flowshop scheduling problem with a learning effect
2006,
This paper addresses a bi-criteria two-machine flowshop scheduling problem when the...
A Lagrangean heuristic algorithm for disassembly scheduling with capacity constraints
A Lagrangean heuristic algorithm for disassembly scheduling with capacity constraints
2006,
This paper considers the problem of determining the disassembly schedule (quantity and...
A multi-objective heuristic approach for the casualty collection points location problem
A multi-objective heuristic approach for the casualty collection points location problem
2006,
In this paper, we formulate the casualty collection points (CCPs) location problem as...
A local search method for permutation flow shop scheduling
A local search method for permutation flow shop scheduling
2006,
It is well known that a local search method, a widely used approach for solving the...
Crane scheduling with non-crossing constraint
Crane scheduling with non-crossing constraint
2006,
In this paper, we examine crane scheduling for ports. This important component of port...
Minimizing maximum lateness in a flow shop subject to release dates
Minimizing maximum lateness in a flow shop subject to release dates
2007,
We consider the problem of minimizing the maximum lateness in an m -machine flow shop...
On-line scheduling with forbidden zones
On-line scheduling with forbidden zones
2007,
In various manufacturing and computing contexts there may be a certain period in each...
A new algorithm for minimizing makespan, Cmax, in blocking flow-shop problem through slowing down the operations
A new algorithm for minimizing makespan, Cmax, in blocking flow-shop problem through slowing down the operations
2007,
In this paper, a new algorithm with complexity O( nm 2 ) is presented, which finds the...
Solving the uncapacitated multi-facility Weber problem by vector quantization and self-organizing maps
Solving the uncapacitated multi-facility Weber problem by vector quantization and self-organizing maps
2006,
The uncapacitated multi-facility Weber problem is concerned with locating m facilities...
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