Variable annuities are very appealing to the investor. For example, in United States, sales volume on variable annuities grew to a record 184 billion in calendar year 2006. Howeve...
This paper addresses the on-going work of integrating supply chain research into the graduate curriculum in the form of a Supply Chain Modeling course. This course integrates rese...
Ricki G. Ingalls, Mario Cornejo, Chinnatat Methapa...
In an industrial fabrication shop, such as pipe spool and steel fabrication, a product usually travels in the system in the form of raw materials or components of the product. Dur...
In an assembly line with high labor proportion, the workforce planning and scheduling is a very complex problem. At the background of increasing labor costs, it is very important ...
Mathematical models are often described by multivariate functions, which are usually approximated by a sum of lower dimensional functions. A major problem is the approximation err...
Construction business is project oriented and that is why every construction organization is dependent on projects. Typically they undertake multiple projects with limited multipl...
Semiconductor fabs often offer manufacturing service of multiple priorities in terms of cycle time-based X-factor targets (XFTs) and fab production must be planned accordingly. Th...
A qualification management software that proposes recipe qualifications on tools in toolsets for semiconductor manufacturing has been developed. The qualification proposals are ba...
Flight disruptions due to events such as inclement weather or mechanical failure are an increasing occurrence in today's air travel. It is important to develop flight schedul...
The commercial simulation environments that are available today focus primarily on the development of simulation models. They are designed for a single user. They provide animatio...