Journal: Operations Research

Found 2096 papers in total
The stochastic learning curve: Optimal production in the presence of learning-curve uncertainty
The stochastic learning curve: Optimal production in the presence of learning-curve uncertainty
1997,
Theoretical analyses incorporating production learning as typically deterministic...
The plant location problem: New models and research prospects
The plant location problem: New models and research prospects
1996,
The plant location problem has been studied for many years. Yet, a number of important...
Hub location and the p-hub median problem
Hub location and the p-hub median problem
1996,
Hub facilities serve as switching and transshipment points in transportation and...
A Little's result approach to the service constrained spares provisioning problem for repairable items
A Little's result approach to the service constrained spares provisioning problem for repairable items
1997,
A set of identical machines are deployed to meet a known and constant demand. If a...
Process planning for aluminum tubes: An engineering-operations perspective
Process planning for aluminum tubes: An engineering-operations perspective
1996,
Metal-forming operations such as extrusion, drawing, and rolling offer many...
A decomposition theorem for polling models: The switchover times are effectively additive
A decomposition theorem for polling models: The switchover times are effectively additive
1996,
We consider the classical polling model: queues served in cyclic order with either...
Scheduling a make-to-stock queue: Index policies and hedging points
Scheduling a make-to-stock queue: Index policies and hedging points
1996,
A single machine produces several different classes of items in a make-to-stock mode....
Queue-length distribution for the discriminatory processor-sharing queue
Queue-length distribution for the discriminatory processor-sharing queue
1996,
In this paper, we study a multiple class discriminatory processor-sharing queue. The...
A production line that balances itself
A production line that balances itself
1996,
In ‘bucket brigade’ manufacturing, such as recently introduced to the...
Valuing operational flexibility under exchange rate risk
Valuing operational flexibility under exchange rate risk
1996,
In this paper, we develop a stochastic dynamic programming formulation for the...
Sequential screening in semiconductor manufacturing. 1. Exploiting spatial dependence
Sequential screening in semiconductor manufacturing. 1. Exploiting spatial dependence
1996,
This paper addresses a problem of simultaneous quality and quantity control motivated...
Sequential screening in semiconductor manufacturing. 2. Exploiting lot-to-lot variability
Sequential screening in semiconductor manufacturing. 2. Exploiting lot-to-lot variability
1996,
This paper addresses the same quality management problem as Longtin, Wein and Welsch,...
Empirical study of manufacturing flexibility in printed circuit board assembly
Empirical study of manufacturing flexibility in printed circuit board assembly
1996,
This paper addresses the empirical verification of hypotheses that relate to the...
Monitoring drug use using Bayesian acceptance sampling: The Illinois experiment
Monitoring drug use using Bayesian acceptance sampling: The Illinois experiment
1996,
Bayesian acceptance sampling was used to monitor illegal drug use in a population of...
Pooled testing for HIV screening: Capturing the dilution effect
Pooled testing for HIV screening: Capturing the dilution effect
1996,
We study pooled (or group) testing as a cost-effective alternative for screening...
Optimizing flight operations for an aircraft carrier in transit
Optimizing flight operations for an aircraft carrier in transit
1996,
Suppose that an aircraft carrier is in transit to an assigned position within strike...
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) drawdown analyses
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) drawdown analyses
1996,
This study investigated the feasibility and impacts of various US and USSR time-phased...
Decomposition of utility functions on subsets of product sets
Decomposition of utility functions on subsets of product sets
1996,
The standard decomposition theorem for additive and multiplicative utility functions...
Multiattribute utility theory without expected utility foundations
Multiattribute utility theory without expected utility foundations
1996,
Methods for determining the form of utilities are: needed for the implementation of...
Copula models for aggregating expert opinions
Copula models for aggregating expert opinions
1996,
This paper discusses the use of multivariate distributions that are functions of their...
Some discrete processes in the theory of stochastic duels
Some discrete processes in the theory of stochastic duels
1996,
This paper corrects the error in the article ‘Some Discrete Processes in the...
A two-state partially observable Markov decision process with uniformly distributed observations
A two-state partially observable Markov decision process with uniformly distributed observations
1996,
A controller observes a production system periodically, over time. If the system is in...
Heuristics, linear programs, and trees on trees: Network design analyses
Heuristics, linear programs, and trees on trees: Network design analyses
1996,
We study a class of models, known as overlay optimization problems, composed of...
A flow algorithm for network synchronization
A flow algorithm for network synchronization
1996,
The problem we treat is defined on a graph where each node is associated with a...
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