Lot-sizing problems are cornerstone optimization problems for production planning with time varying demand. We analyze the quality of bounds, both lower and upper, provided by a r...
Jill R. Hardin, George L. Nemhauser, Martin W. P. ...
—A matrix A of size m n containing items from a totally ordered universe is termed monotone if, for every i, j, 1 i < j m, the minimum value in row j lies below or to...
We describe the problem of scheduling astronomy observations for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, an airborne telescope. The problem requires maximizing the nu...
A critical success factor in Insurance business is its ability to use information sources and contained knowledge in the most effective way. Its profitability is obtained through t...
Andrea Tettamanzi, Luca Sammartino, Mikhail Simono...
This paper presents a heuristic algorithm for solving RCPSP/max, the resource constrained project scheduling problem with generalized precedence relations. The algorithm relies, a...