Keyword: scheduling

Found 2500 papers in total
On the asymptotic optimality of the gradient scheduling algorithm for multiuser throughput allocation
2005,
We consider the model where N queues (users) are served in discrete time by a...
Reverse auction-based job assignment among foundry fabs
2007,
Motivated by foundry service provisioning in the semiconductor industry, this paper...
Models and algorithms for integration of vehicle and crew scheduling
2003,
This paper deals with models, relaxations, and algorithms for an integrated approach...
Performance bounds of algorithms for scheduling advertisements on a Web page
2003,
Consider a set of n advertisements (hereafter called ‘ads’) A ={A 1...
Approximating the advertisement placement problem
2004,
The advertisement placement problem deals with space and time sharing by...
Bus and buffer usage in in-home digital networks: applying the Dantzig–Wolfe decomposition
2004,
In an in-home digital network several data streams (audio, video) may run...
A new contention resolution procedure for HFC access networks and its performance evaluation
2004,
Bidirectional cable TV networks using hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) systems are good...
The state of the art of nurse rostering
2004,
Nurse rostering is a complex scheduling problem that affects hospital personnel on a...
Maximum pressure policies in stochastic processing networks
2005,
Complex systems like semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities (fabs), networks of...
Throughput maximization for tandem lines with two stations and flexible servers
2005,
For a Markovian queueing network with two stations in tandem, finite intermediate...
Jobshop-like queueing systems (James R. Jackson) with comments
2004,
This paper is taken from a special supplement to the journal Management Science at the...
Scheduling flexible servers with convex delay costs: heavy-traffic optimality of the generalized cμ-rule
2004,
We consider a queueing system with multitype customers and flexible (multiskilled)...
Scheduling commercial videotapes in broadcast television
2004,
This paper, motivated by the experiences of a major U.S.-based broadcast television...
Longest path time–cost analysis of construction projects with generalised activity constraints
2006,
Time–cost analysis is an important element of project scheduling, especially for...
A new placement heuristic for the orthogonal stock-cutting problem
2004,
This paper presents a new best-fit heuristic for the two-dimensional rectangular...
An Ant Colony Optimization algorithm for a dynamic regional nurse-scheduling problem in Austria
2007,
To the best of our knowledge, this paper describes the first ant colony optimization...
Improving appointment scheduling for medical screening
2002,
We investigate the optimization of appointment scheduling for breast cancer screening,...
Process scheduling of laser drilling systems with collaborative positioning devices
2006,
We describe an approach for scheduling processes of laser drilling systems which can...
Diffusion of innovations under supply constraints
2003,
In this paper we present a canonical setting that illustrates the need for explicitly...
Compressed workweek scheduling with days-off consecutivity, weekend-off frequency, and work stretch constraints
2006,
This paper presents a three-day workweek scheduling problem with four types of...
Capacitated lot sizing and scheduling with parallel machines and shared buffers: A case study in a packaging company
2007,
The aim of this work is to propose a solution approach for a capacitated lot sizing...
Optimizing disassembly processes subjected to sequence-dependent cost
2007,
Detection of the optimum disassembly sequence for a given product can proceed via...
The optimality of hedging point policies for stochastic two-product flexible manufacturing systems
2004,
This paper studies the stochastic two-item, periodic review, single facility, flexible...
Optimal leadtime differentiation via diffusion approximations
2004,
This study illustrates how a manufacturer can use leadtime differentiation –...
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