Journal: Operations Research

Found 2096 papers in total
Selecting attributes to measure the achievement of objectives
Selecting attributes to measure the achievement of objectives
2005,
The foundation for any decision is a clear statement of objectives. Attributes clarify...
The optimal diversity management problem
The optimal diversity management problem
2004,
In some industries, a certain part can be needed in a very large number of different...
Order-based cost optimization in assemble-to-order systems
Order-based cost optimization in assemble-to-order systems
2005,
We study a multi-item stochastic inventory system in which customers may order...
Maximum pressure policies in stochastic processing networks
Maximum pressure policies in stochastic processing networks
2005,
Complex systems like semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities (fabs), networks of...
A production–inventory system with Markovian capacity and outsourcing option
A production–inventory system with Markovian capacity and outsourcing option
2005,
We study the optimal production–inventory–outsourcing policy for a firm...
Throughput maximization for tandem lines with two stations and flexible servers
Throughput maximization for tandem lines with two stations and flexible servers
2005,
For a Markovian queueing network with two stations in tandem, finite intermediate...
Resource flexibility with responsive pricing
Resource flexibility with responsive pricing
2005,
This article studies two types of flexibility used by firms to better respond to...
Contact centers with a call-back option and real-time delay information
Contact centers with a call-back option and real-time delay information
2004,
Motivated by practices in customer contact centers, we consider a system that ofters...
Scheduling flexible servers with convex delay costs: heavy-traffic optimality of the generalized cμ-rule
Scheduling flexible servers with convex delay costs: heavy-traffic optimality of the generalized cμ-rule
2004,
We consider a queueing system with multitype customers and flexible (multiskilled)...
Concurrent crashing and overlapping in product development
Concurrent crashing and overlapping in product development
2004,
This research addresses two common tools for reducing product development lead times:...
A periodic inventory routing problem at a supermarket chain
A periodic inventory routing problem at a supermarket chain
2004,
Albert Heijn, BV, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands, faces a vehicle routing and...
An efficient optimal solution to the two-hoist no-wait cyclic scheduling problem
An efficient optimal solution to the two-hoist no-wait cyclic scheduling problem
2005,
Hoist scheduling is a typical problem in the operation of electroplating systems. The...
An ambush game with an unknown number of infiltrators
An ambush game with an unknown number of infiltrators
2004,
We consider problems in which a defender is attempting to protect a channel from...
Pricing and design of differentiated services: approximate analysis and structural insights
Pricing and design of differentiated services: approximate analysis and structural insights
2005,
We consider a model of a service system that delivers two nonsubstitutable services to...
Order volatility and supply chain costs
Order volatility and supply chain costs
2004,
The bullwhip effect (amplification of order variance from a downstream stage in a...
On the stability of supply chains
On the stability of supply chains
2004,
This paper examines the stability of decentralized, multistage supply chains under...
An exact algorithm for the capacitated vehicle routing problem based on a two-commodity network flow formulation
An exact algorithm for the capacitated vehicle routing problem based on a two-commodity network flow formulation
2004,
The capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP) is the problem in which a set of...
Scenario-based planning for partially dynamic vehicle routing with stochastic customers
Scenario-based planning for partially dynamic vehicle routing with stochastic customers
2004,
The multiple vehicle routing problem with time windows (VRPTW) is a hard and...
Relationships among three assumptions in revenue management
Relationships among three assumptions in revenue management
2004,
This note discusses the relationships among three assumptions that appear frequently...
Stochastic comparisons in production yield management
Stochastic comparisons in production yield management
2005,
Manufacturing firms routinely commit resources to increase yield rates through...
Scheduling commercial videotapes in broadcast television
Scheduling commercial videotapes in broadcast television
2004,
This paper, motivated by the experiences of a major U.S.-based broadcast television...
Optimal protein structure alignment using maximum cliques
Optimal protein structure alignment using maximum cliques
2005,
In biology, the protein structure alignment problem answers the question of how...
Anisogamy, expenditure of reproductive effort, and the optimality of having two sexes
Anisogamy, expenditure of reproductive effort, and the optimality of having two sexes
2005,
No good formal arguments exist for a central question in biology: Why, in species that...
The co-printing problem: a packing problem with a color constraint
The co-printing problem: a packing problem with a color constraint
2004,
The co-printing problem is a new variant of the bin-packing problem. It finds its...
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