Keyword: combinatorial optimization

Found 3184 papers in total
Heuristics for a project management problem with incompatibility and assignment costs
Heuristics for a project management problem with incompatibility and assignment costs
2012,
Consider a project which consists of a set of jobs to be performed, assuming each job...
Capital rationing problems under uncertainty and risk
Capital rationing problems under uncertainty and risk
2012,
Capital rationing is a major problem in managerial decision making. The classical...
A Barzilai‐Borwein‐based heuristic algorithm for locating multiple facilities with regional demand
A Barzilai‐Borwein‐based heuristic algorithm for locating multiple facilities with regional demand
2012,
We are interested in locations of multiple facilities in the plane with the aim of...
Solving VLSI design and DNA sequencing problems using bipartization of graphs
Solving VLSI design and DNA sequencing problems using bipartization of graphs
2012,
In this paper we consider the 2‐layer constrained via minimization problem and...
Solving survivable two‐layer network design problems by metric inequalities
Solving survivable two‐layer network design problems by metric inequalities
2012,
We address the problem of designing a multi‐layer network with survivability...
Decision support for rehabilitation hospital scheduling
Decision support for rehabilitation hospital scheduling
2012,
We present a detailed analysis of the patient and resource scheduling problem in...
The impact of client choice on preventive healthcare facility network design
The impact of client choice on preventive healthcare facility network design
2012,
In contrast with sick people who need urgent medical attention, the clientele of...
Robust energy planning in buildings with energy and comfort costs
Robust energy planning in buildings with energy and comfort costs
2012,
Energy management in buildings is addressed in this paper. The energetic impact of...
Endogeneity of store attributes in heterogeneous store‐level sales response models
Endogeneity of store attributes in heterogeneous store‐level sales response models
2012,
Retailing firms as a rule decide on store attributes (e.g., store size) considering an...
Quantifying the impact of inland transport times on container fleet sizing in liner shipping services with uncertainties
Quantifying the impact of inland transport times on container fleet sizing in liner shipping services with uncertainties
2012,
Container fleet sizing is a key issue in liner shipping industry. Although container...
A function approximation approach to the segmentation step in IMRT planning
A function approximation approach to the segmentation step in IMRT planning
2012,
In the segmentation step of intensity modulated radiation therapy planning, given...
Using flexible products to cope with demand uncertainty in revenue management
Using flexible products to cope with demand uncertainty in revenue management
2012,
While flexible products have been popular for many years in practice, they have only...
Optimization and optimality of a joint pricing and inventory control policy in periodic‐review systems with lost sales
Optimization and optimality of a joint pricing and inventory control policy in periodic‐review systems with lost sales
2012,
This paper studies a periodic review dynamic pricing and inventory control problem...
A branch‐and‐bound algorithm for the single‐row equidistant facility layout problem
A branch‐and‐bound algorithm for the single‐row equidistant facility layout problem
2012,
In this paper, we deal with the single‐row equidistant facility layout problem...
On bilevel machine scheduling problems
On bilevel machine scheduling problems
2012,
Bilevel scheduling problems constitute a hardly studied area of scheduling theory. In...
Cyclic transfers in school timetabling
Cyclic transfers in school timetabling
2012,
In this paper we propose a neighbourhood structure based on sequential/cyclic moves...
A class‐based storage warehouse design using a particle swarm optimisation algorithm
A class‐based storage warehouse design using a particle swarm optimisation algorithm
2012,
Classical warehouse design is commonly done in two steps by first determining the...
Using the Viable Systems Model to examine multi‐agency arrangements for combatting transnational organised crime
Using the Viable Systems Model to examine multi‐agency arrangements for combatting transnational organised crime
2012,
Traditionally, most operational research applications in the area of law enforcement...
Improving patient flow in an obstetric unit
Improving patient flow in an obstetric unit
2012,
Hospitals have become increasingly interested in maximizing patient throughput and bed...
Optimal algorithms for online time series search and one‐way trading with interrelated prices
Optimal algorithms for online time series search and one‐way trading with interrelated prices
2012,
The basic models of online time series search and one-way trading are introduced by...
An optimal online algorithm for single machine scheduling to minimize total general completion time
An optimal online algorithm for single machine scheduling to minimize total general completion time
2012,
We study the online problem of single machine scheduling to minimize total general...
Models for the single‐vehicle preemptive pickup and delivery problem
Models for the single‐vehicle preemptive pickup and delivery problem
2012,
In this paper, we study a variant of the well‐known single‐vehicle...
The complexity of VLSI power‐delay optimization by interconnect resizing
The complexity of VLSI power‐delay optimization by interconnect resizing
2012,
The lithography used for 32 nanometers and smaller VLSI process technologies restricts...
Constructing weakly connected dominating set for secure clustering in distributed sensor network
Constructing weakly connected dominating set for secure clustering in distributed sensor network
2012,
Secure clustering problem plays an important role in distributed sensor networks....
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