In this paper, a multi-period assignment problem is studied that arises as part of a weekly planning problem at mail processing and distribution centers. These facilities contain ...
We consider the problem of sharing the fixed costs of facilities among a number of users. Although the problem can be formulated and solved as an Integer Programme this provides l...
The popular models for repairable item inventory, both in the literature as well as practical applications, assume that the demands for items are independent of the number of work...
Hoong Chuin Lau, Huawei Song, Chuen Teck See, Siew...
The subject of this paper is the formulation and solution of a variation of the classical binary knapsack problem. The variation that is addressed is termed the ``fixed-charge kna...
Simulation experiments are often analyzed through a linear regression model of their input/output data. Such an analysis yields a metamodel or response surface for the underlying ...
This paper models and analyzes serial production lines with specialists at each station and a single, cross-trained floating worker who can work at any station. We formulate Marko...
Linn I. Sennott, Mark P. Van Oyen, Seyed M. R. Ira...