Keyword: scheduling

Found 2500 papers in total
A set-processing algorithm for scheduling staff on 4-day or 3-day work weeks
1998,
This paper presents an efficient algorithm for scheduling a single-category work force...
Multi-level scheduling decisions in a class of Flexible Manufacturing Systems using simulation based metamodels
1998,
This paper pertains to a detailed simulation study conducted on a typical Flexible...
Heuristics for multimode scheduling problems with dedicated resources
1998,
We study scheduling problems with multiple modes and dedicated resources arising in...
On the optimal management of project risk
1998,
The uncertainty of project networks has been mainly considered as the randomness of...
Optimization analysis for design and planning of multi-project programs
1998,
Program management concerns the long term planning, coordination, and control of major...
Scheduling linen deliveries in a large hospital
1998,
This article describes the results of a study aimed at improving linen delivery...
A tabu search algorithm for finding good forest harvest schedules satisfying green-up constraints
1998,
Due to environmental concerns, forest harvesting in many regions must now satisfy...
Optimisation of the structure of the clinical laboratory
1998,
In many clinical laboratories span of control problems make it necessary to divide the...
A generalized linear programming model for nurse scheduling
1998,
This paper presents a 0–1 column generation model with a resource constrained...
On the global optimum of the numerical controlled punch press tool location and hit sequencing problem
1998,
Walas and Askin developed a heuristic algorithm for the NC (Numerical Controlled)...
Applying and assessing two methods for measuring complexity in manufacturing
1998,
Previous work in manufacturing has identified complexity as a relevant topic in this...
Scheduling a major college basketball conference
1998,
The nine universities in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) have a basketball...
Evaluating the performance of tabu search procedures for flow shop sequencing
1998,
We address the problem of minimising makespan in a flow shop by using tabu search...
A procedure for optimizing tactical response in oil spill clean up operations
1997,
The Tactical Decision Problem (TDP) associated with oil spill clean up operations...
Crew scheduling of light rail transit in Hong Kong: From modeling to implementation
1998,
This work concerns the problem of crew scheduling for the Hong Kong Light Rail Transit...
A framework for decision support systems for scheduling problems
1997,
Considering a decision support system as a tool where executive's judgment can be...
Optimal feedback solution of a constrained stochastic one-storage model
1997,
We describe a method for obtaining the optimal feedback solution to a constrained...
A note on ‘Application of simulated annealing to a linear model for the formulation of machine cells in group technology’
1998,
The author comments (pp. 1445–1449) on an earlier paper by Sofianopoulou (see...
A branch and bound algorithm for the two-stage assembly scheduling problem
1997,
This paper develops a branch and bound algorithm for the two-stage assembly scheduling...
Submodular returns and greedy heuristics for queueing scheduling problems
1998,
We consider a range of controlled stochastic systems satisfying conservation laws...
Minimizing the schedule length for a parallel 3D-grid precedence graph
1996,
We consider in this paper an extension of the complexity analysis of parallel...
Modelling of augmented makespan assignment problems: Computational experience of applying integer presolve at the modelling stage
1998,
An Augmented Makespan Assignment Problem (AMAP), which is a variation of the...
Interactive decision system in stochastic multiobjective scheduling to minimize the expected value and variance of total flow time
1998,
Stochastic two-objective scheduling to minimize both the expected value and the...
A retrieval sequencing heuristic for miniload end-of-aisle automated storage/retrieval systems
1998,
In this paper, a retrieval sequencing scheme aimed at improving the throughput of...
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