Journal: Annals of Operations Research

Found 3339 papers in total
An almost optimal heuristic for preemptive Cmax scheduling of dependent tasks on parallel identical machines
An almost optimal heuristic for preemptive Cmax scheduling of dependent tasks on parallel identical machines
2004,
We consider the problem of scheduling preemptive, dependent tasks on parallel,...
A note on permutation flow shop problem
A note on permutation flow shop problem
2004,
In this paper we present two approximation algorithms for the permutation flow shop...
Single-machine scheduling with release times and tails
Single-machine scheduling with release times and tails
2004,
We study the problem of scheduling jobs with release times and tails on a single...
Solving examination timetabling problems through adaptation of heuristic orderings
Solving examination timetabling problems through adaptation of heuristic orderings
2004,
Heuristic ordering based methods, very similar to those used for graph colouring...
Emergency logistics planning in natural disasters
Emergency logistics planning in natural disasters
2004,
Logistics planning in emergency situations involves dispatching commodities (e.g.,...
An implicit tour scheduling model with applications in healthcare
An implicit tour scheduling model with applications in healthcare
2004,
Motivated by difficult staff scheduling problems arising in healthcare institutions,...
Building better nurse scheduling algorithms
Building better nurse scheduling algorithms
2004,
The aim of this research is twofold: Firstly, to model and solve a complex nurse...
Solving the problem of rerostering nurse schedules with hard constraints: new multicommodity flow models
Solving the problem of rerostering nurse schedules with hard constraints: new multicommodity flow models
2004,
The problem of rerostering nurse schedules arises in hospitals when at least one nurse...
An annotated bibliography of personnel scheduling and rostering
An annotated bibliography of personnel scheduling and rostering
2004,
Computational methods for rostering and personnel scheduling have been a subject of...
Survey, categorization, and comparison of recent tour scheduling literature
Survey, categorization, and comparison of recent tour scheduling literature
2004,
The employee tour scheduling problem involves the determination of both work hours of...
Some fixed-point results for the dynamic assignment problem
Some fixed-point results for the dynamic assignment problem
2003,
In previous work the authors consider the dynamic assignment problem, which involves...
Dynamic capacity acquisition and assignment under uncertainty
Dynamic capacity acquisition and assignment under uncertainty
2003,
Given a set of m resources and n tasks, the dynamic capacity acquisition and...
A general pricing scheme for the simplex method
A general pricing scheme for the simplex method
2003,
In the simplex method for linear programming the algorithmic step for checking the...
Large scale linear programs and heuristics for the design of survivable telecommunications networks
Large scale linear programs and heuristics for the design of survivable telecommunications networks
2003,
We consider the problem of providing a minimum cost multi-service network subject to...
Semi-infinite programming and applications to minimax problems
Semi-infinite programming and applications to minimax problems
2003,
A minimisation problem with infinitely many constraints – semi-infinite...
Solving difficult multicommodity problems with a specialized interior-point algorithm
Solving difficult multicommodity problems with a specialized interior-point algorithm
2003,
Due to recent advances in the development of linear programming solvers, some of the...
Solving sequences of refined multistage stochastic linear programs
Solving sequences of refined multistage stochastic linear programs
2003,
Multistage stochastic programs with continuous underlying distributions involve the...
On dual based lower bounds for the sequential ordering problem with precedences and due dates
On dual based lower bounds for the sequential ordering problem with precedences and due dates
2003,
The Sequential Ordering Problem (herewith, SOP) with precedence relationships was...
Data envelopment analysis models for identifying critical performance measures
Data envelopment analysis models for identifying critical performance measures
2003,
In performance evaluation, it is important to identify both the efficient frontier and...
Multiple neutral data fitting
Multiple neutral data fitting
2003,
A method is proposed for estimating the relationship between a number of variables;...
Market price calculations in restructured electricity markets
Market price calculations in restructured electricity markets
2003,
In the traditional organisation of the power market, the generation Unit Commitment...
Multiple lotsizing in production to order with random yields: review of recent advances
Multiple lotsizing in production to order with random yields: review of recent advances
2004,
This article provides a review of models, analytical results and insights pertaining...
On effect of product variety in production–inventory systems
On effect of product variety in production–inventory systems
2004,
In this paper, we examine the effect of product variety on inventory costs in a...
Uncertainty and option value in land allocation problems
Uncertainty and option value in land allocation problems
2003,
In this paper we are concerned with modelling techniques for evaluating development...
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