Journal: Annals of Operations Research

Found 3339 papers in total
Optimal egress time calculation and path generation for large evacuation networks
Optimal egress time calculation and path generation for large evacuation networks
2012,
Finding the optimal clearance time and deciding the path and schedule of evacuation...
Contracting with demand uncertainty under supply chain competition
Contracting with demand uncertainty under supply chain competition
2012,
We examine supply chain contracts for two competing supply chains selling a...
The bounded core for games with precedence constraints
The bounded core for games with precedence constraints
2012,
An element of the possibly unbounded core of a cooperative game with precedence...
Measuring financial risk and portfolio optimization with a non‐Gaussian multivariate model
Measuring financial risk and portfolio optimization with a non‐Gaussian multivariate model
2012,
In this paper, we propose a multivariate market model with returns assumed to follow a...
Computing bounds for the probability of the union of events by different methods
Computing bounds for the probability of the union of events by different methods
2012,
Let A 1 ,…, A n be arbitrary events. The underlying problem is to give lower...
Scheduling incoming and outgoing trucks at cross docking terminals to minimize the storage cost
Scheduling incoming and outgoing trucks at cross docking terminals to minimize the storage cost
2012,
Cross docking terminals allow companies to reduce storage and transportation costs in...
Optimization of setup times in the furniture industry
Optimization of setup times in the furniture industry
2012,
The aim of this paper is to develop a scheduling policy oriented towards minimizing...
Computation of the steady state distribution for multi‐server retrial queues with phase type service process
Computation of the steady state distribution for multi‐server retrial queues with phase type service process
2012,
We consider a multi‐server retrial queueing system with the Batch Markovian...
On minimal representations of Rational Arrival Processes
On minimal representations of Rational Arrival Processes
2013,
Rational Arrival Processes (RAPs) form a general class of stochastic processes which...
Stability analysis of a two‐station cascade queueing network
Stability analysis of a two‐station cascade queueing network
2013,
We consider a two‐station cascade network, where the first station has Poisson...
A multi‐class discrete‐time queueing system under the FCFS service discipline
A multi‐class discrete‐time queueing system under the FCFS service discipline
2013,
The problem with the FCFS server discipline in discrete‐time queueing systems...
A matrix continued fraction approach to multiserver retrial queues
A matrix continued fraction approach to multiserver retrial queues
2013,
We consider basic M/M/ c / c ( c ≥1) retrial queues where the number of busy...
Managing performance and power consumption in a server farm
Managing performance and power consumption in a server farm
2013,
We examine the problem of managing a server farm in a way that attempts to satisfy the...
Structural properties of the optimal resource allocation policy for single‐queue systems
Structural properties of the optimal resource allocation policy for single‐queue systems
2013,
This paper studies structural properties of the optimal resource allocation policy for...
Waiting time approximation in multi‐class queueing systems with multiple types of class‐dependent interruptions
Waiting time approximation in multi‐class queueing systems with multiple types of class‐dependent interruptions
2013,
We consider a single‐server queue subject to class‐dependent...
Queueing model of a hybrid channel with faster link subject to partial and complete failures
Queueing model of a hybrid channel with faster link subject to partial and complete failures
2013,
This paper presents a Markovian queueing model for a hybrid channel consisting of two...
Analytic approximations of queues with lightly‐ and heavily‐correlated autoregressive service times
Analytic approximations of queues with lightly‐ and heavily‐correlated autoregressive service times
2013,
We consider a single‐server queueing system. The arrival process is modelled as...
Dynamic scheduling of a single‐server two‐class queue with constant retrial policy
Dynamic scheduling of a single‐server two‐class queue with constant retrial policy
2013,
We analyze the non‐preemptive assignment of a single server to two...
A discrete‐time queueing system with optional LCFS discipline
A discrete‐time queueing system with optional LCFS discipline
2013,
We consider a discrete‐time queueing system in which the arriving customers...
A MAP‐modulated fluid flow model with multiple vacations
A MAP‐modulated fluid flow model with multiple vacations
2013,
We consider a MAP‐modulated fluid flow queueing model with multiple vacations....
Pattern definition of the p‐efficiency concept
Pattern definition of the p‐efficiency concept
2012,
This study revisits the celebrated p ‐efficiency concept introduced by...
Analyzing the quality of the expected value solution in stochastic programming
Analyzing the quality of the expected value solution in stochastic programming
2012,
Stochastic programs are usually hard to solve when applied to real‐world...
Robustness in stochastic programs with risk constraints
Robustness in stochastic programs with risk constraints
2012,
This paper is a contribution to the robustness analysis for stochastic programs whose...
Optimal risk sharing with general deviation measures
Optimal risk sharing with general deviation measures
2012,
An optimal risk sharing problem for agents with utility functionals depending only on...
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