Journal: Operations Research

Found 2096 papers in total
R&D project appraisal at the Gas Research Institute: Part II
R&D project appraisal at the Gas Research Institute: Part II
1993,
The Project Appraisal Methodology (PAM) was originally developed in 1975 and first run...
Worst-case analysis of heuristics for the bin packing problem with general cost structures
Worst-case analysis of heuristics for the bin packing problem with general cost structures
1994,
The authors consider the famous bin packing problem where a set of items must be...
Optimality of monotone assemblies for coherent systems composed of series modules
Optimality of monotone assemblies for coherent systems composed of series modules
1994,
The authors consider a system with m modules as components. These modules are composed...
Needed: An empirical science of algorithms
Needed: An empirical science of algorithms
1994,
Deductive algorithmic science has reached a high level of sophistication, but its...
Heuristic and special case algorithms for dispersion problems
Heuristic and special case algorithms for dispersion problems
1994,
The dispersion problem arises in selecting facilities to maximize some function of the...
Process control with learning
Process control with learning
1994,
The authors study the control of a production process which moves at a random time...
Optimal control of a two-station tandem production/inventory system
Optimal control of a two-station tandem production/inventory system
1994,
A manufacturing facility consisting of two stations in tandem operates in a...
Further developments and tests of a progressive algorithm for multiple criteria decision making
Further developments and tests of a progressive algorithm for multiple criteria decision making
1993,
P. Korhonen, H. Moskowitz, and J. Wallenius developed a progressive algorithm and the...
Time-sharing policies for controlled Markov chains
Time-sharing policies for controlled Markov chains
1993,
The authors propose a class of nonstationary policies called policy time sharing...
A stochastic analysis of state transitions in an air-space management system
A stochastic analysis of state transitions in an air-space management system
1994,
This paper explores the application of stochastic process ideas to answer some...
Solving a class of stochastic minimization problems
Solving a class of stochastic minimization problems
1994,
This work gives a methodology for analyzing a class of discrete minimization problems...
A greedy randomized adaptive search procedure for the two-partition problem
A greedy randomized adaptive search procedure for the two-partition problem
1994,
The authors present a greedy randomized adaptive search procedure ( GRASP ) for the...
Dynamic scheduling of a multiclass fluid network
Dynamic scheduling of a multiclass fluid network
1993,
A fluid network is a deterministic network model in which dynamic continuous flows are...
Likelihood ratio sensitivity analysis for Markovian models of highly dependable systems
Likelihood ratio sensitivity analysis for Markovian models of highly dependable systems
1994,
This paper discusses the application of the likelihood ratio gradient estimator to...
Mean-variance tradeoffs in an undiscounted MDP
Mean-variance tradeoffs in an undiscounted MDP
1994,
A startionary policy and an initial state in an MDP (Markov decision process) induce a...
Fenchel cutting planes for integer programs
Fenchel cutting planes for integer programs
1994,
A technique for generating cutting planes for integer programs is introduced that is...
Cross decomposition applied to integer programming problems: Duality gaps and convexification in parts
Cross decomposition applied to integer programming problems: Duality gaps and convexification in parts
1994,
The paper studies the lower bounds on the optimal objective function value of linear...
Sample path derivatives for (s,S) inventory systems
Sample path derivatives for (s,S) inventory systems
1994,
For ( s,S) inventory systems, the paper derives sample path derivatives of performance...
Mean-variance tradeoffs in an undiscounted MDP: The unichain case
Mean-variance tradeoffs in an undiscounted MDP: The unichain case
1994,
The problem analyzed here is the computation of Pareto optima in the sense of high...
Finite-memory suboptimal design for partially observed Markov decision processes
Finite-memory suboptimal design for partially observed Markov decision processes
1994,
The authors develop bounds on the value function and a suboptimal design for the...
Markov decision processes with imprecise transition probabilities
Markov decision processes with imprecise transition probabilities
1994,
The authors present new numerical algorithms and bounds for the infinite horizon,...
Optimal prices of an M/G/1 jobshop
Optimal prices of an M/G/1 jobshop
1994,
This paper concerns the optimal control of input to a FIFO jobshop with a single...
A priori optimization of the probabilistic traveling salesman problem
A priori optimization of the probabilistic traveling salesman problem
1994,
The probabilistic traveling salesman problem (PTSP) is defined on a graph G=(V,E),...
Optimal control policy for stochastic inventory systems with Markovian discount opportunities
Optimal control policy for stochastic inventory systems with Markovian discount opportunities
1994,
This paper studies a single-item continuous-review inventory system with Poisson...
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