Keyword: combinatorial optimization

Found 3184 papers in total
Optimal trading and shipping of agricultural commodities
Optimal trading and shipping of agricultural commodities
2016,
We develop and implement a model for a profit maximizing firm that provides an...
Managing stochastic demand in an Inventory Routing Problem with transportation procurement
Managing stochastic demand in an Inventory Routing Problem with transportation procurement
2015,
We study an Inventory Routing Problem in which the supplier has a limited production...
An improvement on ‘Integrated production strategy and reuse scenario: A CoFAQ model and case study of mail server system development’
An improvement on ‘Integrated production strategy and reuse scenario: A CoFAQ model and case study of mail server system development’
2015,
The authors (Tang et al. (2013)developed a CoFAQ model to formulate a solution for the...
Coordinating a supply chain for deteriorating items with a revenue sharing and cooperative investment contract
Coordinating a supply chain for deteriorating items with a revenue sharing and cooperative investment contract
2015,
In this study, a one-manufacturer-one-retailer supply chain model for deteriorating...
An iterated local search with multiple perturbation operators and time varying perturbation strength for the aircraft landing problem
An iterated local search with multiple perturbation operators and time varying perturbation strength for the aircraft landing problem
2015,
Landing aircraft safely is an important operation that air traffic controllers have to...
Resilience metrics in the assessment of complex supply-chains performance operating under demand uncertainty
Resilience metrics in the assessment of complex supply-chains performance operating under demand uncertainty
2015,
The design and planning of resilient supply chains is a major challenge due to the...
Balancing attainability, desirability and promotion steadiness in manpower planning systems
Balancing attainability, desirability and promotion steadiness in manpower planning systems
2015,
A Markov manpower planning model with fixed internal transition probabilities, enables...
The more the better? Optimal degree of supply-chain cooperation between competitors
The more the better? Optimal degree of supply-chain cooperation between competitors
2015,
We consider the outsourcing strategy problem of two competing original equipment...
Delay-time-based preventive maintenance modelling for a production plant: a case study in a steel mill
Delay-time-based preventive maintenance modelling for a production plant: a case study in a steel mill
2015,
This paper presents a case study of delay‐time‐based preventive...
Strategic capacity planning for light emitting diode (LED) supply chains across Taiwan and China
Strategic capacity planning for light emitting diode (LED) supply chains across Taiwan and China
2015,
This paper describes a mixed‐integer programming (MIP) model formulated for...
The impact of multi-skilling on personnel scheduling in the service sector: a retail industry case
The impact of multi-skilling on personnel scheduling in the service sector: a retail industry case
2015,
Using personnel scheduling to reduce overstaffing and understaffing in a service...
Bi-criterion procedures to support logistics decision making: cost and uncertainty
Bi-criterion procedures to support logistics decision making: cost and uncertainty
2015,
In practical decision making, one often is interested in solutions that balance...
Formulation and analysis of dynamic supply chain of backfill in construction waste management using agent-based modeling
Formulation and analysis of dynamic supply chain of backfill in construction waste management using agent-based modeling
2015,
Backfill is the excavated material from earthworks, which constitutes over 50%...
Optimal capacity provision for service providers with subsequent auctioning of projects
Optimal capacity provision for service providers with subsequent auctioning of projects
2015,
We investigate repeated sourcing events with service providers that have limited...
Robust material handling system design with standard deviation, variance and downside risk as risk measures
Robust material handling system design with standard deviation, variance and downside risk as risk measures
2015,
The design and planning of major storage systems belong to the class of systems design...
Detailed design of fishbone warehouse layouts with vertical travel
Detailed design of fishbone warehouse layouts with vertical travel
2015,
In this paper, we provide a method to generate a three-dimensional detailed design of...
An active inference approach to on-line agent monitoring in safety‐critical systems
An active inference approach to on-line agent monitoring in safety‐critical systems
2015,
The current trend towards integrating software agents in safety–critical systems...
Finding optimal dwell points for automated guided vehicles in general guide-path layouts
Finding optimal dwell points for automated guided vehicles in general guide-path layouts
2015,
The dwell points for idle vehicles in an automated guided vehicle (AGV) system...
Integrate multi-agent planning in hinterland transport: Design, implementation and evaluation
Integrate multi-agent planning in hinterland transport: Design, implementation and evaluation
2015,
This paper addresses the planning issue in hinterland barge transport domain,...
Development of a risk assessment selection methodology for asset maintenance decision making: An analytic network process (ANP) approach
Development of a risk assessment selection methodology for asset maintenance decision making: An analytic network process (ANP) approach
2015,
Risk assessment performs a critical decision support role in maintenance decision...
Using a hybrid approach based on the particle swarm optimization and ant colony optimization to solve a joint order batching and picker routing problem
Using a hybrid approach based on the particle swarm optimization and ant colony optimization to solve a joint order batching and picker routing problem
2015,
Order picking is the most costly activity in a warehouse, because it is...
Green supply chain network optimization and the trade-off between environmental and economic objectives
Green supply chain network optimization and the trade-off between environmental and economic objectives
2015,
Growing public pressure, stricter environmental standards but also the awareness that...
Applying lean principles to the design of healthcare facilities
Applying lean principles to the design of healthcare facilities
2015,
The National Health Service (NHS) in England has a capital budget of approximately...
Designing an effective closed loop system for pallet management
Designing an effective closed loop system for pallet management
2015,
Pallets are currently the most widespread system for internal material handling and...
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