One of the critical problems in the call center industries is the staffing problem since they must face variable demands and because staff costs represent a major part of the cost...
In the context of previous work on redundant modeling, permutation problems and matrix modeling, we introduce the notion of partial redundant modeling and categorical channeling co...
Conditional symmetry arises in a sub-problem of a constraint satisfaction problem, where the sub-problem satisfies some condition under which additional symetries hold. Typically...
Ian P. Gent, Tom Kelsey, Steve Linton, Iain McDona...
We introduce a novel and exciting research area: symmetrising levels of consistency to produce stronger forms of consistency and more efficient mechanisms for establishing them. W...
Ian P. Gent, Tom Kelsey, Steve Linton, Colva M. Ro...
In this paper, we present an algorithm for finding utilitarian optimal solutions to Simple and Disjunctive Temporal Problems with Preferences (STPPs and DTPPs) based on Benders’...
Hossein M. Sheini, Bart Peintner, Karem A. Sakalla...