Keyword: scheduling

Found 2500 papers in total
An evaluation of the simulated annealing algorithm for solving the area-restricted harvest-scheduling model against optimal benchmarks
An evaluation of the simulated annealing algorithm for solving the area-restricted harvest-scheduling model against optimal benchmarks
2005,
A common approach for incorporating opening constraints into harvest scheduling is...
Finding the efficient frontier of a bi-criteria, spatially explicit, harvest scheduling problem
Finding the efficient frontier of a bi-criteria, spatially explicit, harvest scheduling problem
2006,
This article evaluates the performance of five traditional methods and one new method...
Designing appointment scheduling systems for ambulatory care services
Designing appointment scheduling systems for ambulatory care services
2006,
The current climate in the health care industry demands efficiency and patient...
General Motors increases its production throughput
General Motors increases its production throughput
2006,
In the late 1980s, General Motors Corporation (GM) initiated a long-term project to...
Advanced planning and scheduling systems in aluminium conversion industry
Advanced planning and scheduling systems in aluminium conversion industry
2006,
Standard software packages, known as advanced planning and scheduling systems (APS),...
Air Force Satellite Control Network scheduling: How the problem and solution have evolved
Air Force Satellite Control Network scheduling: How the problem and solution have evolved
2006,
The Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) coordinates communications to more...
A dynamic neighborhood based tabu search algorithm for real-world flight instructor scheduling problems
A dynamic neighborhood based tabu search algorithm for real-world flight instructor scheduling problems
2006,
The multi-objective flight instructor scheduling problem is an optimization problem...
Heuristic lot size scheduling on unrelated parallel machines with applications in the textile industry
Heuristic lot size scheduling on unrelated parallel machines with applications in the textile industry
2006,
In this paper, we present an industrial problem found in a company that produces...
A dynamic programming approach of finding an optimal broadcast schedule in minimizing total flow time
A dynamic programming approach of finding an optimal broadcast schedule in minimizing total flow time
2006,
We study the problem of (off-line) broadcast scheduling in minimizing total flow time...
An approach to minimum discount cost in logistics project scheduling
An approach to minimum discount cost in logistics project scheduling
2005,
In this paper, minimum discount cost is discussed for project scheduling by AoN...
A simulated annealing algorithm for dynamic document retrieval
A simulated annealing algorithm for dynamic document retrieval
2003,
A simulated annealing procedure is proposed as an alternative for scheduling document...
An operation scheduling system for paint shop in the shipbuilding industry
An operation scheduling system for paint shop in the shipbuilding industry
2001,
In this paper, we present the design and development of a scheduling system for use in...
A neural networks approach for due-date assignment in a wafer fabrication factory
A neural networks approach for due-date assignment in a wafer fabrication factory
2003,
The production processes in a wafer fabrication factory are very complicated and...
An order scheduling system in make to order or stock environments: A case study
An order scheduling system in make to order or stock environments: A case study
2005,
The paper describes how scheduling operation decisions can be made in a facility...
Optimizing the production scheduling of a petroleum refinery through genetic algorthims
Optimizing the production scheduling of a petroleum refinery through genetic algorthims
2003,
This paper presents a method, based on Genetic Algorithms, to optimize the production...
Computer-aided complexity classification of dial-a-ride problem
Computer-aided complexity classification of dial-a-ride problem
2004,
In dial-a-ride problems, items have to be transported from a source to a destination....
Minimum empty distance dispatching rules for a single loop–single vehicle automated guided vehicles system
Minimum empty distance dispatching rules for a single loop–single vehicle automated guided vehicles system
2004,
In this paper, new dispatching rules for an SLSV (Single Loop–Single Vehicle)...
Solving real-life locomotive-scheduling problems
Solving real-life locomotive-scheduling problems
2005,
In the locomotive-scheduling problem (or the locomotive-assignment problem) we must...
Sequencing of container pickup trucks in container yard blocks
Sequencing of container pickup trucks in container yard blocks
2004,
In cities where their scarce land supplies have to accommodate the gigantic...
The continuous assignment problem and its application to preemptive and non-preemptive scheduling with irregular cost functions
The continuous assignment problem and its application to preemptive and non-preemptive scheduling with irregular cost functions
2004,
This paper focuses on the continuous assignment problem with the eventual aim to solve...
The study of an easy-to-use drum–buffer–rope and buffer management system
The study of an easy-to-use drum–buffer–rope and buffer management system
2006,
The concept and advantages of the Drum–Buffer–Rope (DBR) scheduling and...
Agile manufacturing system control based on cell re-configuration
Agile manufacturing system control based on cell re-configuration
2006,
The control of an agile manufacturing system (AMS) is expected to be flexible, open,...
Inventory evaluation and product slate management in large-scale continuous process industries
Inventory evaluation and product slate management in large-scale continuous process industries
2006,
Managing production and inventory for large-scale continuous processing plants is a...
A note on productivity gains in flexible robotic cells
A note on productivity gains in flexible robotic cells
2005,
Flexible robotic cells combine the capabilities of robotic flow shops with those of...
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