Journal: Annals of Operations Research

Found 3339 papers in total
Tabu search with simple ejection chains for coloring graphs
Tabu search with simple ejection chains for coloring graphs
2002,
We present a Tabu Search (TS) method that employs a simple version of ejection chains...
An application of tabu search heuristic for the maximum edge-weighted subgraph problem
An application of tabu search heuristic for the maximum edge-weighted subgraph problem
2002,
The purpose of this article is to describe an efficient search heuristic for the...
Diffusion approximations for queues with Markovian bases
Diffusion approximations for queues with Markovian bases
2002,
Consider a base family of state-dependent queues whose queue-length process can be...
An M/G/1 retrial queueing system with two-phase service and preemptive resume
An M/G/1 retrial queueing system with two-phase service and preemptive resume
2002,
An M/G/1 retrial queueing system with additional phase of service and possible...
A regularly preemptive model and its approximations
A regularly preemptive model and its approximations
2002,
A regularly preemptive model D,MAP/D 1 ,D 2 /1 is studied. Priority customers have...
Queues with equally heavy sojourn time and service requirement distributions
Queues with equally heavy sojourn time and service requirement distributions
2002,
For the G/G/1 queue with First-Come First-Served, it is well known that the tail of...
Boundary crossing for the difference of two ordinary or compound Poisson processes
Boundary crossing for the difference of two ordinary or compound Poisson processes
2002,
We consider the lower boundary crossing problem for the difference of two independent...
A product theorem for Markov chains with application to PF-queueing networks
A product theorem for Markov chains with application to PF-queueing networks
2002,
Queueing networks in random environments represent more realistic models of computer...
Waiting-time distributions in polling systems with simultaneous batch arrivals
Waiting-time distributions in polling systems with simultaneous batch arrivals
2002,
We study the delay in asymmetric cyclic polling models with general mixtures of gated...
Simple product-form bounds for queueing networks with finite clusters
Simple product-form bounds for queueing networks with finite clusters
2002,
Queueing networks are studied with finite capacities for clusters of stations, rather...
A hybrid algorithm for the non-guillotine cutting problem
A hybrid algorithm for the non-guillotine cutting problem
2002,
In this article, a meta-heuristic method to solve the non-guillotine cutting stock...
Regional variations in energy consumption of appliances: Conditional demand analysis applied to Brazilian households
Regional variations in energy consumption of appliances: Conditional demand analysis applied to Brazilian households
2002,
Estimating the true consumption of appliances in use is important both for modeling...
Market power issues in bid-based hydrothermal dispatch
Market power issues in bid-based hydrothermal dispatch
2002,
The objective of this work is to investigate market power issues in bid-based...
A genetic search for exploiting a fuzzy preference model of portfolio problems with public projects
A genetic search for exploiting a fuzzy preference model of portfolio problems with public projects
2002,
When an organization solves a portfolio problem with public projects evaluated by...
Nash equilibrium and subgame perfection in observable queues
Nash equilibrium and subgame perfection in observable queues
2002,
A subgame perfection refinement of Nash equilibrium is suggested for games of the...
Markov processes on a semi-infinite strip and the geometric tail algorithm
Markov processes on a semi-infinite strip and the geometric tail algorithm
2002,
Many queuing processes have a semi-infinite strip in the two-dimensional plane as...
Queueing models of call centers: An introduction
Queueing models of call centers: An introduction
2002,
This is a survey of some academic research on telephone call centers. The surveyed...
Location of preventive health care facilities
Location of preventive health care facilities
2002,
This paper is focused on the problem of locating preventive health care facilities....
A general approach to the physician rostering problems
A general approach to the physician rostering problems
2002,
This paper presents a hybridization of a Constraint Programming (CP) model and search...
Integrating geographical information systems and multi-criteria methods: A case study
Integrating geographical information systems and multi-criteria methods: A case study
2002,
This paper presents an application of the integration between Geographical Information...
Building the additive utility functions for evaluation of staff at Rio de Janeiro Federal University
Building the additive utility functions for evaluation of staff at Rio de Janeiro Federal University
2002,
This paper presents an application of the UTA method for building utility functions...
Random matching of several infinite populations
Random matching of several infinite populations
2002,
Random matching models with infinte populations present formal difficulties due to the...
Complementarity and diagonal dominance in discounted stochastic games
Complementarity and diagonal dominance in discounted stochastic games
2002,
We consider discounted stochastic games characterized by monotonicity, supermodularity...
On the existence of maximum likelihood Nash equilibria
On the existence of maximum likelihood Nash equilibria
2002,
Existence results for maximum likelihood Nash equilibria for random games were given...
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