Journal: Annals of Operations Research

Found 3339 papers in total
An approximation algorithm for the traveling tournament problem
An approximation algorithm for the traveling tournament problem
2012,
This paper describes the traveling tournament problem, a well‐known benchmark...
Comparing league formats with respect to match importance in Belgian football
Comparing league formats with respect to match importance in Belgian football
2012,
Recently, most clubs in the highest Belgian football division have become convinced...
A harmony search algorithm for university course timetabling
A harmony search algorithm for university course timetabling
2012,
One of the main challenges for university administration is building a timetable for...
Local search neighbourhoods for dealing with a novel nurse rostering model
Local search neighbourhoods for dealing with a novel nurse rostering model
2012,
A novel nurse rostering model is developed to represent real world problem instances...
A comparison of two approaches to nurse rostering problems
A comparison of two approaches to nurse rostering problems
2012,
Despite decades of research into automated methods for nurse rostering and some...
Flight gate scheduling with respect to a reference schedule
Flight gate scheduling with respect to a reference schedule
2012,
This paper considers the problem of assigning flights to airport gates. We examine the...
A branch‐and‐cut procedure for the Udine Course Timetabling problem
A branch‐and‐cut procedure for the Udine Course Timetabling problem
2012,
A branch‐and‐cut procedure for the Udine Course Timetabling problem is...
Linear combinations of heuristics for examination timetabling
Linear combinations of heuristics for examination timetabling
2012,
Although they are simple techniques from the early days of timetabling research, graph...
An effective greedy heuristic for the Social Golfer Problem
An effective greedy heuristic for the Social Golfer Problem
2012,
The Social Golfer Problem (SGP) is a combinatorial optimization problem that exhibits...
Managing the tabu list length using a fuzzy inference system: an application to examination timetabling
Managing the tabu list length using a fuzzy inference system: an application to examination timetabling
2012,
In this paper, we present an application of Tabu Search (TS) to the examination...
A new model for automated examination timetabling
A new model for automated examination timetabling
2012,
Automated examination timetabling has been addressed by a wide variety of...
Solving the post enrolment course timetabling problem by ant colony optimization
Solving the post enrolment course timetabling problem by ant colony optimization
2012,
In this work we present a new approach to tackle the problem of Post Enrolment Course...
The kidney exchange problem: How hard is it to find a donor?
The kidney exchange problem: How hard is it to find a donor?
2012,
The most effective treatment for kidney failure that is currently known is...
A stochastic programming model for the optimal issuance of government bonds
A stochastic programming model for the optimal issuance of government bonds
2012,
Sovereign states issue fixed and floating securities to fund their public debt. The...
A stochastic model for the daily coordination of pumped storage hydro plants and wind power plants
A stochastic model for the daily coordination of pumped storage hydro plants and wind power plants
2012,
We propose a stochastic model for the daily operation scheduling of a generation...
Multivariate value at risk and related topics
Multivariate value at risk and related topics
2012,
Multivariate Value at Risk, or MVaR, is defined as the quantile set of a multivariate...
Approximation and contamination bounds for probabilistic programs
Approximation and contamination bounds for probabilistic programs
2012,
Development of applicable robustness results for stochastic programs with...
A framework for optimization under ambiguity
A framework for optimization under ambiguity
2012,
In this paper, single stage stochastic programs with ambiguous distributions for the...
Hypergraphs as a mean of discovering the dependence structure of a discrete multivariate probability distribution
Hypergraphs as a mean of discovering the dependence structure of a discrete multivariate probability distribution
2012,
Most everyday reasoning and decision making is based on uncertain premises. The...
Stochastic optimization for real time service capacity allocation under random service demand
Stochastic optimization for real time service capacity allocation under random service demand
2012,
The problem of repeated allocation of limited renewable service resources to...
A stochastic programming model for the optimal electricity market bid problem with bilateral contracts for thermal and combined cycle units
A stochastic programming model for the optimal electricity market bid problem with bilateral contracts for thermal and combined cycle units
2012,
This paper develops a stochastic programming model that integrates the most recent...
Heuristic optimisation in financial modelling
Heuristic optimisation in financial modelling
2012,
There is a large number of optimisation problems in theoretical and applied finance...
Complete voting systems with two classes of voters: weightedness and counting
Complete voting systems with two classes of voters: weightedness and counting
2012,
We investigate voting systems with two classes of voters, for which there is a...
HMM based scenario generation for an investment optimisation problem
HMM based scenario generation for an investment optimisation problem
2012,
The Geometric Brownian motion (GBM) is a standard method for modelling financial time...
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