Journal: Belgian Journal of Operations Research, Statistics and Computer Science

Found 184 papers in total
Performance optimization of an industrial final test area by means of a simulation driven scheduling package
Performance optimization of an industrial final test area by means of a simulation driven scheduling package
1994,
Simulation based scheduling is one of the scheduling approaches that has recently...
Using metaheuristics in solving dispatching problems
Using metaheuristics in solving dispatching problems
1994,
This paper presents some aspects of delivery routes organization in companies. It also...
Interest rate term structure estimation with polynomial splines on the forward rate curve
Interest rate term structure estimation with polynomial splines on the forward rate curve
1994,
A method is presented to estimate the forward rate curve in a continuous framework by...
Availability of three-machine two-buffer systems
Availability of three-machine two-buffer systems
1994,
The flow-shop studied consists of three machines arranged in series through which...
Evaluating operating and maintenance rules through XCell simulation
Evaluating operating and maintenance rules through XCell simulation
1994,
Historically, simulation has been used primarily as a planning tool for new projects...
Optimizing input rates to manufacturing cells in a production system
Optimizing input rates to manufacturing cells in a production system
1994,
A manufacturing system that can produce multiple part types generates inputs, at a...
Optimization of production scheduling in a plastics processing industry
Optimization of production scheduling in a plastics processing industry
1994,
Isofoam S.A. is a company specialized since 1980 in manufacturing insulating boards...
Credit grace periods for one-time-only sales
Credit grace periods for one-time-only sales
1994,
Periods of sluggish demand and/or poor sales forecasts often leadsto build-ups of...
A faster variant of the Gilmore and Gomory technique for cutting stock problems
A faster variant of the Gilmore and Gomory technique for cutting stock problems
1994,
In 1961 Gilmore and Gomory proposed the delayed column generation technique for the...
Flexible manufacturing: Concepts and models
Flexible manufacturing: Concepts and models
1994,
This paper gives an overview of issues related to the implementation of flexible...
Minimization of the number of tool switches on a flexible manufacturing machine
Minimization of the number of tool switches on a flexible manufacturing machine
1994,
The paper considers the problem of sequencing a set of jobs on a single machine having...
Ant system for job-shop scheduling
Ant system for job-shop scheduling
1994,
The study of natural processes has inspired several heuristic optimization algorithms...
Armijo-type condition for the determination of a Generalized Cauchy Point in trust region algorithms using exact or inexact projections on convex constraints
Armijo-type condition for the determination of a Generalized Cauchy Point in trust region algorithms using exact or inexact projections on convex constraints
1993,
This paper considers some aspects of two classes of trust region methods for solving...
Transportation models for supporting location dependent manure policy
Transportation models for supporting location dependent manure policy
1993,
Transportation models (solved with the LP technique) are often used to describe the...
More on the minimality of search paths under continuous univariate distributions
More on the minimality of search paths under continuous univariate distributions
1993,
A searcher looks for a stationary target on a line. The target’s position is...
An operations management approach to perturbation analysis
An operations management approach to perturbation analysis
1993,
Perturbation analysis of discrete event systems is one of the most promising theories...
Dynamic oligopoly with complete information
Dynamic oligopoly with complete information
1993,
Linear multiproduct oligopoly markets are examined in a dynamic framework, in which...
Sampled autocorrelations from an integrated ARMA process
Sampled autocorrelations from an integrated ARMA process
1993,
The paper investigates the behaviour of the lag- k sample serial correlation , for...
A new fundamental preference structure: Threshold order
A new fundamental preference structure: Threshold order
1993,
The authors present a new preference structure which may be considered as a...
Solving a manpower planning problem using constraint programming
Solving a manpower planning problem using constraint programming
1993,
Constraint programming is a powerful technique for solving combinatorial problems. We...
Solving an urban routing problem using heuristics: A successful case study
Solving an urban routing problem using heuristics: A successful case study
1993,
Practical routing problems involving the distribution or collection of products,...
Automatic graph drawing
Automatic graph drawing
1993,
This paper is devoted to the puzzling problem of automatic drawing of nice graphs. The...
Approximating the optimal solution of some hard graph problems by a Boltzmann machine
Approximating the optimal solution of some hard graph problems by a Boltzmann machine
1993,
The authors study the experimental approximated solutions of three famous NP-complete...
The Grouping Genetic Algorithms: Widening the scope of the GAs
The Grouping Genetic Algorithms: Widening the scope of the GAs
1993,
An important class of computational problems are grouping problems, where the aim is...
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