Journal: Operations Research

Found 2096 papers in total
Inventory competition under dynamic consumer choice
Inventory competition under dynamic consumer choice
2001,
We analyze a model of inventory competition among n firms that provide competing,...
Stock wars: Inventory competition in a two-echelon supply chain with multiple retailers
Stock wars: Inventory competition in a two-echelon supply chain with multiple retailers
2001,
This paper studies the competitive and cooperative selection of inventory policies in...
Computing the optimal replenishment policy for inventory systems with random discount opportunities
Computing the optimal replenishment policy for inventory systems with random discount opportunities
2001,
The paper considers the optimal control of a single-item continuous-review inventory...
The stability of two-station multitype fluid networks
The stability of two-station multitype fluid networks
2000,
This paper studies the fluid models of two-station multiclass queueing networks with...
Several results on the design of queueing systems
Several results on the design of queueing systems
2000,
Given that the total service effort in a multiple-server environment is fixed, it is...
Reducing delay in preemptive repeat priority queues
Reducing delay in preemptive repeat priority queues
2001,
The classical model of the preemptive repeat priority queue assumes that there is a...
Dynamic scheduling for a flexible processing network
Dynamic scheduling for a flexible processing network
2001,
We study flexible processing systems where there are multiple paths for a certain type...
Parallel scheduling of multiclass M/M/c queues: Approximate and heavy-traffic optimization of achievable performance
Parallel scheduling of multiclass M/M/c queues: Approximate and heavy-traffic optimization of achievable performance
2001,
We address the problem of scheduling a multiclass M/M/c queue with Bernoulli feedback...
Effective sequencing rules for closed manufacturing networks
Effective sequencing rules for closed manufacturing networks
2001,
This paper develops a method for determining sequencing policies to effectively...
Global stochastic optimization with low-dispersion point sets
Global stochastic optimization with low-dispersion point sets
2000,
This study concerns a generic model-free stochastic optimization problem requiring the...
Central limit theorems for permuted regenerative estimators
Central limit theorems for permuted regenerative estimators
2000,
We prove strong laws of large numbers and central limit theorems for some permuted...
Multivariate standardized time series for steady-state simulation output analysis
Multivariate standardized time series for steady-state simulation output analysis
2001,
The theory of standardized time series, initially proposed to estimate a single...
A rollout policy for the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands
A rollout policy for the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands
2001,
The paper considers the single vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands. While...
Operations research at Bell Laboratories through the 1970s: Part III
Operations research at Bell Laboratories through the 1970s: Part III
2000,
This historical account of operations research at Bell Laboratories was drafted in the...
Operations research trajectories: The Anglo-American experience from the 1940s to the 1990s
Operations research trajectories: The Anglo-American experience from the 1940s to the 1990s
2000,
This paper is derived from the author's sponsored history of Operations Research in...
Reconsidering the philosophical basis of OR/MS
Reconsidering the philosophical basis of OR/MS
2001,
Many in Operations Research/Management Science (OR/MS) have long predicted a major...
Real options in leasing: The effect of idle time
Real options in leasing: The effect of idle time
2001,
We study options on short-term leases for capital-intensive equipment performing...
Solving large nonconvex water resources management models using generalized Benders decomposition
Solving large nonconvex water resources management models using generalized Benders decomposition
2001,
Nonconvex nonlinear programming (NLP) problems arise frequently in water resources...
The surplus inventory matching problem in the process industry
The surplus inventory matching problem in the process industry
2000,
We introduce a new problem that arises from operations planning in the process...
SMAA-2: Stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis for group decision making
SMAA-2: Stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis for group decision making
2001,
Stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis (SMAA) is a multicriteria decision...
Manufacturing to order with random yield and costly inspection
Manufacturing to order with random yield and costly inspection
2000,
This study considers a situation where a contractor receives an order that it commits...
The batch loading and scheduling problem
The batch loading and scheduling problem
2001,
This paper discusses the problem of batching and scheduling of certain kinds of batch...
Grade selection and blending to optimize cost and quality
Grade selection and blending to optimize cost and quality
2001,
In many chemical process applications, a large mix of products is produced by blending...
The asymptotic optimality of the shortest processing time rule for the flow shop mean completion time problem
The asymptotic optimality of the shortest processing time rule for the flow shop mean completion time problem
2001,
In the flow shop mean completion time problem, a set of jobs has to be processed on m...
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