Keyword: scheduling

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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...
On bilevel machine scheduling problems
On bilevel machine scheduling problems
2012,
Bilevel scheduling problems constitute a hardly studied area of scheduling theory. In...
Joint job scheduling and preventive maintenance on a single machine
Joint job scheduling and preventive maintenance on a single machine
2012,
This paper considers the integration of production scheduling and preventive...
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...
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...
Designing the master schedule for demand‐adaptive transit systems
Designing the master schedule for demand‐adaptive transit systems
2012,
Demand‐Adaptive Systems (DASs) display features of both traditional...
Comparing league formats with respect to match importance in Belgian football
Comparing league formats with respect to match importance in Belgian football
2012,
Recently, most clubs in the highest Belgian football division have become convinced...
A harmony search algorithm for university course timetabling
A harmony search algorithm for university course timetabling
2012,
One of the main challenges for university administration is building a timetable for...
Local search neighbourhoods for dealing with a novel nurse rostering model
Local search neighbourhoods for dealing with a novel nurse rostering model
2012,
A novel nurse rostering model is developed to represent real world problem instances...
Flight gate scheduling with respect to a reference schedule
Flight gate scheduling with respect to a reference schedule
2012,
This paper considers the problem of assigning flights to airport gates. We examine the...
A new model for automated examination timetabling
A new model for automated examination timetabling
2012,
Automated examination timetabling has been addressed by a wide variety of...
Constraint elimination method for the committee problem
Constraint elimination method for the committee problem
2012,
We introduce a method of reducing the q ‐Member p ‐Committee Problem for...
Minimising variance of job completion times in a single machine
Minimising variance of job completion times in a single machine
2012,
In this paper, we consider a deterministic n‐job, single‐machine...
Worst‐case analysis for flow shop scheduling problems with an exponential learning effect
Worst‐case analysis for flow shop scheduling problems with an exponential learning effect
2012,
A real industrial production phenomenon, referred to as learning effects, has drawn...
Transshipment service through crossdocks with both soft and hard time windows
Transshipment service through crossdocks with both soft and hard time windows
2012,
Recently, crossdocking techniques have been successfully applied in responsive supply...
Robust berth scheduling with uncertain vessel delay and handling time
Robust berth scheduling with uncertain vessel delay and handling time
2012,
In container terminals, the actual arrival time and handling time of a vessel often...
Preemptive repayment policy for multiple loans
Preemptive repayment policy for multiple loans
2012,
We study the multi‐loan‐repayment problem by formulating it as a...
Scheduling an unbounded batching machine with family jobs and setup times
Scheduling an unbounded batching machine with family jobs and setup times
2012,
We consider the problem of scheduling n jobs on an unbounded batching machine that can...
A spreadsheet decision support optimization model for railcar storage at Canadian Pacific Railway
A spreadsheet decision support optimization model for railcar storage at Canadian Pacific Railway
2012,
Canadian railway companies operate in a capital‐intensive segment of the...
Reducing Boarding in a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Reducing Boarding in a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
2011,
When operating room schedules in hospitals are produced, the constraints and...
The Effect of Integrated Scheduling and Capacity Policies on Clinical Efficiency
The Effect of Integrated Scheduling and Capacity Policies on Clinical Efficiency
2011,
In outpatient healthcare clinics, capacity, patient flow, and scheduling are rarely...
Reserving Capacity for Urgent Patients in Primary Care
Reserving Capacity for Urgent Patients in Primary Care
2011,
This paper examines the effect of the common practice of reserving slots for urgent...
Reducing Surgical Ward Congestion Through Improved Surgical Scheduling and Uncapacitated Simulation
Reducing Surgical Ward Congestion Through Improved Surgical Scheduling and Uncapacitated Simulation
2011,
High surgical bed occupancy levels often result in heightened staff stress, frequent...
Bi-Criteria Scheduling of Surgical Services for an Outpatient Procedure Center
Bi-Criteria Scheduling of Surgical Services for an Outpatient Procedure Center
2011,
Uncertainty in the duration of surgical procedures can cause long patient wait times,...
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