Journal: Annals of Operations Research

Found 3339 papers in total
Comparison among three pull control policies: Kanban, base stock, and generalized kanban
Comparison among three pull control policies: Kanban, base stock, and generalized kanban
2000,
This paper is concerned with make-to-stock pull control policies. A classical policy...
A unified framework for pull control mechanisms in multi-stage manufacturing systems
A unified framework for pull control mechanisms in multi-stage manufacturing systems
2000,
This paper presents a unified framework for pull production control mechanisms in...
A permutation flow-shop scheduling problem wth convex models of operation processing times
A permutation flow-shop scheduling problem wth convex models of operation processing times
2000,
The paper is an extension of the classical permutation flow-shop scheduling problem to...
Cyclic scheduling in robotic flowshops
Cyclic scheduling in robotic flowshops
2000,
Fully automated production cells consisting of flexible machines and a material...
A tabu search approach to the uncapacitated facility location problem
A tabu search approach to the uncapacitated facility location problem
1999,
In this paper, the uncapacitated facility location problem is considered. A tabu...
Logical reduction tests for the p-median problem
Logical reduction tests for the p-median problem
1999,
Preprocessing plays a crucial role in solving combinatorial optimization problems. It...
Upper and lower bounds for the two-level simple plant location problem
Upper and lower bounds for the two-level simple plant location problem
1999,
In this paper, we consider a problem relevant to the telecommunications industry. In a...
Solution algorithms for the capacitated single allocation hub location problem
Solution algorithms for the capacitated single allocation hub location problem
1999,
In this paper, we present an efficient approach for solving capacitated single...
Applying Lagrangian relaxation to the resolution of two-stage location problems
Applying Lagrangian relaxation to the resolution of two-stage location problems
1999,
A family of two-stage location problems is considered. These problems involve a system...
Exact sequential choice of locations in a network
Exact sequential choice of locations in a network
1999,
Medium to large network location problems can often be solved only approximately...
Locating a facility on a network with multiple median-type objectives
Locating a facility on a network with multiple median-type objectives
1999,
We consider the problem of locating a single facility on a network in the presence of...
A unified limited column generation approach for facility location problems on trees
A unified limited column generation approach for facility location problems on trees
1999,
In this paper, we show that several well-known facility location problems on trees,...
Scheduling maintenance services to three machines
Scheduling maintenance services to three machines
1999,
We study a discrete problem of scheduling activities of three types under the...
A forecasting method for manpower requirement and related optimal decisions
A forecasting method for manpower requirement and related optimal decisions
1999,
In accordance with China's transformation from a planned economy to a market economy,...
A surrogate constraint tabu thresholding implementation for the frequency assignment problem
A surrogate constraint tabu thresholding implementation for the frequency assignment problem
1999,
This paper presents a surrogate constraint tabu thresholding (SCTT) implementation for...
A discrete-time model for perishable inventory systems
A discrete-time model for perishable inventory systems
1999,
We study a discrete-time ( s , S ) perishable inventory model with geometric...
Fuzzy criterion models for inventory systems with partial backorders
Fuzzy criterion models for inventory systems with partial backorders
1999,
This paper applies fuzzy criterion decision processes to inventory systems with...
A generalized projection quasi-Newton method for nonlinear optimization problems
A generalized projection quasi-Newton method for nonlinear optimization problems
1999,
In this paper, a generalized projection quasi-Newton method with inexact line search...
A class of constraint qualifications in nonsmooth optimization
A class of constraint qualifications in nonsmooth optimization
1999,
In this paper, we give a generalized Abadie constraint qualification (CQ) for a class...
Trust region dogleg path algorithms for unconstrained minimization
Trust region dogleg path algorithms for unconstrained minimization
1999,
In this paper, we propose a class of convenient curvilinear search algorithms to solve...
New classes of efficiently solvable generalized traveling salesman problems
New classes of efficiently solvable generalized traveling salesman problems
1999,
We consider the n -city traveling salesman problem (TSP), symmetric or asymmetric,...
Busy periods of two-stage tandem service systems and their algorithmic implementation
Busy periods of two-stage tandem service systems and their algorithmic implementation
1999,
Busy periods of finite buffer tandem service systems have not been addressed in the...
A multi-class cyclic arrival queue with a single server
A multi-class cyclic arrival queue with a single server
1999,
Motivated by cyclic scheduling in the presence of random machine failures, this paper...
A morphing procedure to supplement a simulated annealing heuristic for cost- and coverage-correlated set-covering problems
A morphing procedure to supplement a simulated annealing heuristic for cost- and coverage-correlated set-covering problems
1999,
We report on the use of a morphing procedure in a simulated annealing (SA) heuristic...
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