Keyword: combinatorial optimization

Found 3184 papers in total
Fairness in Selling to the Newsvendor
2014,
This paper studies the impact of fairness concerns on supply chain performance (SCP)...
Balancing Revenues and Repair Costs under Partial Information about Product Reliability
2014,
We consider the problem faced by a company selling a product with warranty and under...
Inventory Control with a Fixed Cost and a Piecewise Linear Convex Cost
2014,
This paper studies the optimal policy for a periodic‐review inventory system in...
Optimal Sourcing and Lead-Time Reduction under Evolutionary Demand Risk
2014,
We develop a real‐options model for optimizing production and sourcing choices...
Transfer Pricing and Sourcing Strategies for Multinational Firms
2014,
Taking advantage of low tax rates using transfer pricing and taking advantage of low...
Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Management with Dual Suppliers of Different Lead Times and Disruption Risks
2014,
It is common for a firm to make use of multiple suppliers of different delivery lead...
Optimal Procurement Design of an Assembly Supply Chain with Information Asymmetry
2014,
We study a decentralized assembly supply chain in which an assembler (she) assembles a...
Willingness to Pay for Shifting Inventory Risk: The Role of Contractual Form
2014,
In order to reduce their inventory risk, firms can attempt to contract with their...
Updating Inventories of Substitutable Resources in Response to Forecast Updates
2014,
We show simple yet optimal results to update the inventory/capacity levels, expected...
Service Completion Estimates for Cross-trained Workforce Schedules under Uncertain Attendance and Demand
2014,
Although cross‐trained workers offer numerous operational advantages for...
Scheduling of Multi-skilled Staff Across Multiple Locations
2014,
We address the problem of assigning airline customer service agents (CSAs) to tasks...
Optimal Policies for Perishable Products When Transportation to Export Market Is Disrupted
2014,
We consider a problem where a firm produces a variety of fresh products to supply two...
Flexible Capacity Investments and Product Mix: Optimal Decisions and Value of Postponement Options
2014,
In this article, we study a firm's interdependent decisions in investing in flexible...
Assessing Trade-offs among Multiple Objectives for Humanitarian Aid Delivery Using Expert Preferences
2014,
Humanitarian aid agencies deliver emergency supplies and services to people affected...
Using Fairness Models to Improve Equity in Health Delivery Fleet Management
2014,
Inefficiency and inequity are two challenges that plague humanitarian operations and...
Cellular Bucket Brigades on U-Lines with Discrete Work Stations
2014,
It is challenging to maximize and maintain productivity of a U‐line with...
Improving Voting Systems through Service-Operations Management
2014,
We apply service‐operations‐management concepts to improve the...
Managing Disruptions in Decentralized Supply Chains with Endogenous Supply Process Reliability
2014,
Supply disruptions are all too common in supply chains. To mitigate delivery risk,...
Developing scenario-based robust optimisation approaches for the reverse logistics network design problem under uncertain environments
2015,
In the last decade, economic benefits and environmental legislation have imposed...
Optimisation of multi-stage supply chain systems by integrated simulation-variable neighbourhood search algorithm
2015,
In this paper, multi‐stage supply chain systems (SCSs) controlled by...
A hybrid genetic algorithm for battery swap stations location and inventory problem
2015,
This paper studies the electric vehicles battery swap station location and inventory...
The impact of carbon emission cap and carbon trade mechanism on the order decision with stochastic demand
2015,
This paper mainly discusses the impact of carbon emission cap‐and‐trade...
The price-dependent newsvendor models with carbon constraints
2015,
In this paper, we incorporate carbon emission constraints into the...
Decision support optimisation models for design of sustainable automated warehouses
2015,
A new decision support tool for design of automated storage and retrieval systems is...
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