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ISSE
2010
13 years 7 months ago
A second look at Faster, Better, Cheaper
“Faster, Better, Cheaper” (FBC) was a systems development methodology used by NASA in the 1990s. While usually a deprecated practice, we find that, with certain caveats, it is...
Oussama El-Rawas, Tim Menzies
IGARSS
2009
13 years 7 months ago
Optimum Sampling Scheme for Characterization of Mine Tailings
The paper describes a novice method for sampling geochemicals to characterize mine tailings. We model the spatial relationships between a multi-element signature and, as covariate...
Pravesh Debba, Emmanuel John M. Carranza, Alfred S...
AISS
2010
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13 years 6 months ago
An Adaptive HW/SW Dual Communication Mode
HW/SW communication mode makes significant impact on HW/SW communication efficiency. Based on the characteristics of the hardware functions, this paper presents an adaptive HW/SW ...
Wang-xian Yang, Dong-hua Liu, Ding-ju Zhu
TCAD
2010
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13 years 4 months ago
DeFer: Deferred Decision Making Enabled Fixed-Outline Floorplanning Algorithm
In this paper, we present DeFer--a fast, high-quality, scalable, and nonstochastic fixed-outline floorplanning algorithm. DeFer generates a nonslicing floorplan by compacting a sli...
Jackey Z. Yan, Chris Chu
WSC
2008
13 years 11 months ago
Simulation-based optimization for the quay crane scheduling problem
Maritime terminals of pure transhipment are emerging logistic realities in long-distance containerized trade. Here, complex activities of resource allocation and scheduling should...
Pasquale Legato, Rina Mary Mazza, Roberto Trunfio