Journal: Annals of Operations Research

Found 3339 papers in total
On the cutting stock problem under stochastic demand
On the cutting stock problem under stochastic demand
2010,
This paper addresses the one-dimensional cutting stock problem when demand is a random...
A piecewise linearization for retail shelf space allocation problem and a local search heuristic
A piecewise linearization for retail shelf space allocation problem and a local search heuristic
2010,
Retail shelf space allocation problem is well known in literature. In this paper, we...
Tools of mathematical modeling of arbitrary object packing problems
Tools of mathematical modeling of arbitrary object packing problems
2010,
The article reviews the concept of and further develops phi-functions (F-functions) as...
A heuristic approach based on dynamic programming and and/or-graph search for the constrained two-dimensional guillotine cutting problem
A heuristic approach based on dynamic programming and and/or-graph search for the constrained two-dimensional guillotine cutting problem
2010,
In this paper we present a heuristic method to generate constrained two-dimensional...
Bun splitting: a practical cutting stock problem
Bun splitting: a practical cutting stock problem
2010,
We describe a new hierarchical 2D-guillotine Cutting Stock Problem. In contrast to the...
A new destructive bounding scheme for the bin packing problem
A new destructive bounding scheme for the bin packing problem
2010,
In this paper, we present a new lower bounding scheme for the one-dimensional bin...
New perspectives in VLSI design automation: deterministic packing by Sequence Pair
New perspectives in VLSI design automation: deterministic packing by Sequence Pair
2010,
In the paper we consider a problem of packing rectangular blocks on a plane, which is...
Space and time allocation in a shipyard assembly hall
Space and time allocation in a shipyard assembly hall
2010,
We present a space and time allocation problem that arises in assembly halls producing...
A novel non-linear approach to minimal area rectangular packing
A novel non-linear approach to minimal area rectangular packing
2010,
This paper discusses the minimal area rectangular packing problem which is to pack a...
Optimal rectangle packing
Optimal rectangle packing
2010,
We consider the NP-complete problem of finding an enclosing rectangle of minimum area...
Nature inspired genetic algorithms for hard packing problems
Nature inspired genetic algorithms for hard packing problems
2010,
This paper presents two novel genetic algorithms (GAs) for hard industrially relevant...
The Multi-Story Space Assignment Problem (MSAP)
The Multi-Story Space Assignment Problem (MSAP)
2010,
The Multi-Story Space Assignment Problem (MSAP) is an innovative formulation of the...
Generalized hyper-heuristics for solving 2D Regular and Irregular Packing Problems
Generalized hyper-heuristics for solving 2D Regular and Irregular Packing Problems
2010,
The idea behind hyper-heuristics is to discover some combination of straightforward...
A supernodal formulation of vertex colouring with applications in course timetabling
A supernodal formulation of vertex colouring with applications in course timetabling
2010,
For many problems in scheduling and timetabling, the choice of a mathematical...
Evaluating the performance of Brazilian university hospitals
Evaluating the performance of Brazilian university hospitals
2010,
In order to demonstrate how DEA modeling can be helpful to aid decision making...
Stochastic dynamic nursing service budgeting
Stochastic dynamic nursing service budgeting
2010,
We address the nursing service budgeting problem from the department manager's point...
A loss network model with overflow for capacity planning of a neonatal unit
A loss network model with overflow for capacity planning of a neonatal unit
2010,
The main aim of this paper is to derive a solution to the capacity problem faced by...
To pool or not to pool in hospitals: a theoretical and practical comparison for a radiotherapy outpatient department
To pool or not to pool in hospitals: a theoretical and practical comparison for a radiotherapy outpatient department
2010,
This paper examines whether urgent and regular patients waiting for a consultation at...
Optimal control of dosage decisions in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
Optimal control of dosage decisions in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
2010,
In the controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) cycle of the in vitro...
A pre-assignment heuristic algorithm for the Master Surgical Schedule Problem (MSSP)
A pre-assignment heuristic algorithm for the Master Surgical Schedule Problem (MSSP)
2010,
In this paper a 0–1 linear programming model and a solution heuristic algorithm...
Clinic scheduling models with overbooking for patients with heterogeneous no-show probabilities
Clinic scheduling models with overbooking for patients with heterogeneous no-show probabilities
2010,
Clinical overbooking is intended to reduce the negative impact of patient no-shows on...
Time-dependent analysis for refused admissions in clinical wards
Time-dependent analysis for refused admissions in clinical wards
2010,
For capacity planning issues in health care, such as the allocation of hospital beds,...
Small world network models of the dynamics of HIV infection
Small world network models of the dynamics of HIV infection
2010,
It has long been recognised that the structure of social networks plays an important...
Simulation based analysis of patient arrival to health care systems and evaluation of an operations improvement scheme
Simulation based analysis of patient arrival to health care systems and evaluation of an operations improvement scheme
2010,
Various demands of different patients over both medical resource and time domains in...
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