Keyword: combinatorial optimization

Found 3184 papers in total
Optimisation model for hazardous material transport routing in Thailand
Optimisation model for hazardous material transport routing in Thailand
2011,
This paper introduces an optimisation model for transportation of the hazardous...
A design of distribution network and development of efficient distribution policy
A design of distribution network and development of efficient distribution policy
2011,
The distribution system design considered in this paper is derived from current...
Methodology for attaining the rational level of plant automation
Methodology for attaining the rational level of plant automation
2011,
The problem of reasonable improvement of plant automation level by replacing...
Improved Inventory Targets in the Presence of Limited Historical Demand Data
Improved Inventory Targets in the Presence of Limited Historical Demand Data
2011,
Most of the literature on inventory management assumes that the demand distribution...
Incentives for Transshipment in a Supply Chain with Decentralized Retailers
Incentives for Transshipment in a Supply Chain with Decentralized Retailers
2011,
We examine transshipment incentives in a decentralized supply chain where a monopolist...
An improved time‐space lower bound for tautologies
An improved time‐space lower bound for tautologies
2011,
We show that for all reals c and d such that c 2 d <4 there exists a positive real...
Strongly chordal and chordal bipartite graphs are sandwich monotone
Strongly chordal and chordal bipartite graphs are sandwich monotone
2011,
A graph class is sandwich monotone if, for every pair of its graphs G 1 =( V , E 1 )...
Separating NE from some nonuniform nondeterministic complexity classes
Separating NE from some nonuniform nondeterministic complexity classes
2011,
We investigate the question whether NE can be separated from the reduction closures of...
Minimax optimisation approach for the Robust Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows and uncertain travel times
Minimax optimisation approach for the Robust Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows and uncertain travel times
2011,
This paper focuses on the Robust Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows...
Computing Bid Prices for Revenue Management Under Customer Choice Behavior
Computing Bid Prices for Revenue Management Under Customer Choice Behavior
2011,
We consider a choice‐based, network revenue management (RM) problem in a...
Impact of Supply Chain Management practices on the competitive advantage of Indian retail supermarkets
Impact of Supply Chain Management practices on the competitive advantage of Indian retail supermarkets
2011,
Indian retail industries are increasingly facing intensifying global competition,...
Cost optimisation of supply chain networks using Ant Colony Optimisation
Cost optimisation of supply chain networks using Ant Colony Optimisation
2011,
With increasing competitiveness in the business world, the focus on supply chains is...
A competitive facility location model with elastic demand and patronising behaviour sensitive to location, price and waiting time
A competitive facility location model with elastic demand and patronising behaviour sensitive to location, price and waiting time
2011,
This paper develops a model for facility location optimisation of an entrant firm in a...
Optimal production and storage capacities in a system with reverse logistics and periodic demand
Optimal production and storage capacities in a system with reverse logistics and periodic demand
2011,
Reverse logistics has a considerable influence both on production planning and...
A hybrid genetic algorithm and tabu search approach for post enrolment course timetabling
A hybrid genetic algorithm and tabu search approach for post enrolment course timetabling
2011,
The post enrolment course timetabling problem (PECTP) is one type of university course...
Scheduling jobs on parallel machines to minimize a regular step total cost function
Scheduling jobs on parallel machines to minimize a regular step total cost function
2011,
This paper deals with a parallel machine scheduling problem whose objective is to...
A system‐centric metric for the evaluation of online job schedules
A system‐centric metric for the evaluation of online job schedules
2011,
The paper discusses a rarely used metric that is well suited to evaluate online...
Exact methods for the resource levelling problem
Exact methods for the resource levelling problem
2011,
We present a project scheduling problem subject to general temporal constraints where...
A survey of problems, solution techniques, and future challenges in scheduling semiconductor manufacturing operations
A survey of problems, solution techniques, and future challenges in scheduling semiconductor manufacturing operations
2011,
In this paper, we discuss scheduling problems in semiconductor manufacturing. Starting...
Empowerment scheduling for a field workforce
Empowerment scheduling for a field workforce
2011,
Employee empowerment is a flexible management concept. As in traditional scheduling,...
A heuristic for minimizing weighted carry‐over effects in round robin tournaments
A heuristic for minimizing weighted carry‐over effects in round robin tournaments
2011,
The carry‐over effects value is one of the various measures one can consider to...
How to juggle priorities? An interactive tool to provide quantitative support for strategic patient‐mix decisions: an ophthalmology case
How to juggle priorities? An interactive tool to provide quantitative support for strategic patient‐mix decisions: an ophthalmology case
2011,
An interactive tool was developed for the ophthalmology department of the Academic...
Optimal timing of joint replacement using mathematical programming and stochastic programming models
Optimal timing of joint replacement using mathematical programming and stochastic programming models
2011,
The optimal timing for performing radical medical procedures as joint (e.g., hip)...
How do strategic decisions and operative practices affect operating room productivity?
How do strategic decisions and operative practices affect operating room productivity?
2011,
Surgical operating rooms are cost‐intensive parts of health service production....
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