Keyword: combinatorial optimization

Found 3184 papers in total
Food production in batch manufacturing systems with multiple shared-common resources: a scheduling model and its application in the yoghurt industry
Food production in batch manufacturing systems with multiple shared-common resources: a scheduling model and its application in the yoghurt industry
2017,
The industry‐specific characteristics of food‐processing make production...
Controllable processing time policy in job shop manufacturing systems: design and evaluation by simulation modelling
Controllable processing time policy in job shop manufacturing systems: design and evaluation by simulation modelling
2017,
The research proposed in this paper concerns the management of job‐shop...
Assembly line balancing, proposal of a new methodology: integrated balancing method
Assembly line balancing, proposal of a new methodology: integrated balancing method
2017,
In industrial plants, line balancing problems do not often find an objective solution...
The Influence of Quality Inspections on the Optimal Safety Stock Level
The Influence of Quality Inspections on the Optimal Safety Stock Level
2017,
Due to yields of less than 50% during the production of curved glass for the...
Dynamic Supply Risk Management with Signal-Based Forecast, Multi-Sourcing, and Discretionary Selling
Dynamic Supply Risk Management with Signal-Based Forecast, Multi-Sourcing, and Discretionary Selling
2017,
We examine the critical role of advance supply signals–such as suppliers’...
Optimal Retail Return Policies with Wardrobing
Optimal Retail Return Policies with Wardrobing
2017,
Many retailers offer refunds to consumers who, after a trial period, return a product...
Shelf Life Extending Packaging, Inventory Control and Grocery Retailing
Shelf Life Extending Packaging, Inventory Control and Grocery Retailing
2017,
Retailers of perishable goods are often faced with the choice between more expensive...
Supply Chain Models with Mutual Commitments and Implications for Social Responsibility
Supply Chain Models with Mutual Commitments and Implications for Social Responsibility
2017,
In today's increasingly globalized environment, more and more companies recognize the...
A GRASP heuristic using path-relinking and restarts for the Steiner traveling salesman problem
A GRASP heuristic using path-relinking and restarts for the Steiner traveling salesman problem
2017,
The traveling salesman problem (TSP) is one of the most studied problems in...
An integrated production‐distribution inventory system involving probabilistic defective and errors in quality inspection under variable setup cost
An integrated production‐distribution inventory system involving probabilistic defective and errors in quality inspection under variable setup cost
2017,
This paper presents a probabilistic defective vendor–buyer integrated inventory...
Heuristics for tactical time slot management: a periodic vehicle routing problem view
Heuristics for tactical time slot management: a periodic vehicle routing problem view
2017,
In this study, we consider a tactical problem where a time slot schedule for delivery...
Vehicle routing and resource distribution in postdisaster humanitarian relief operations
Vehicle routing and resource distribution in postdisaster humanitarian relief operations
2017,
After a disaster, supplies must be efficiently and equitably distributed to those in...
A heuristic algorithm for optimal location of flow-refueling capacitated stations
A heuristic algorithm for optimal location of flow-refueling capacitated stations
2017,
Constructing refueling stations in the transportation network is one of the most...
Designing optimal and practical volume discounting contracts for the dominant retailer with information asymmetry
Designing optimal and practical volume discounting contracts for the dominant retailer with information asymmetry
2017,
With the increasing prevalence of huge international retail chains and the...
A novel local search algorithm with configuration checking and scoring mechanism for the set k-covering problem
A novel local search algorithm with configuration checking and scoring mechanism for the set k-covering problem
2017,
The set k‐covering problem, an extension of the classical set covering problem,...
An evolutionary implicit enumeration procedure for solving the resource-constrained project scheduling problem
An evolutionary implicit enumeration procedure for solving the resource-constrained project scheduling problem
2017,
This paper presents a procedure for solving the resource‐constrained project...
A combined age-and-stock-based policy for ordering blood units in hospital blood banks
A combined age-and-stock-based policy for ordering blood units in hospital blood banks
2017,
This paper analyses the performance of an ordering policy for hospital blood banks...
Heuristics for the two-machine scheduling problem with a single server
Heuristics for the two-machine scheduling problem with a single server
2017,
In this paper, the NP‐hard two‐machine scheduling problem with a single...
The rescheduling arc routing problem
The rescheduling arc routing problem
2017,
In this paper, the rescheduling arc routing problem is introduced. This is a dynamic...
How can a retailer identify the dominant strategy in a newsvendor situation with a supplier take-it-or-leave-it offer?
How can a retailer identify the dominant strategy in a newsvendor situation with a supplier take-it-or-leave-it offer?
2017,
In this paper, we investigate how a retailer facing the newsvendor situation with a...
Wine Analytics: Fine Wine Pricing and Selection Under Weather and Market Uncertainty
Wine Analytics: Fine Wine Pricing and Selection Under Weather and Market Uncertainty
2017,
We examine a risk‐averse distributor’s decision in selecting between...
Managing Production-Inventory Systems with Scarce Resources
Managing Production-Inventory Systems with Scarce Resources
2017,
We consider the problem of managing production in a production‐inventory system...
The Car Sharing Economy: Interaction of Business Model Choice and Product Line Design
The Car Sharing Economy: Interaction of Business Model Choice and Product Line Design
2017,
Several auto manufacturers have recently introduced car sharing programs. Although the...
Optimal Markdown Pricing and Inventory Allocation for Retail Chains with Inventory Dependent Demand
Optimal Markdown Pricing and Inventory Allocation for Retail Chains with Inventory Dependent Demand
2017,
We analyze how inventory dependence of demand affects the optimal pricing and...
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