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EOR
2007
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Placing a finite size facility with a center objective on a rectangular plane with barriers
This paper addresses the finite size 1-center placement problem on a rectangular plane in the presence of barriers. Barriers are regions in which both facility location and trave...
Avijit Sarkar, Rajan Batta, Rakesh Nagi
EOR
2007
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A multi-objective programming approach to 1.5-dimensional assortment problem
Rafail N. Gasimov, Aydin Sipahioglu, Tugba Sara&cc...
EOR
2007
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Solving a concrete sleepers production scheduling by genetic algorithms
M. E. Pérez-Vázquez, Angel M. Gento-...
EOR
2007
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Multicriteria tour planning for mobile healthcare facilities in a developing country
A multiobjective combinatorial optimization (MOCO) formulation for the following location-routing problem in healthcare management is given: For a mobile healthcare facility, a cl...
Karl Doerner, Axel Focke, Walter J. Gutjahr
EOR
2007
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Approximation of min-max and min-max regret versions of some combinatorial optimization problems
This paper investigates, for the first time in the literature, the approximation of minmax (regret) versions of classical problems like shortest path, minimum spanning tree, and ...
Hassene Aissi, Cristina Bazgan, Daniel Vanderpoote...
EOR
2007
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A dynamic logistics coordination model for evacuation and support in disaster response activities
This paper describes an integrated location-distribution model for coordinating logistics support and evacuation operations in disaster response activities. Logistics planning in ...
Wei Yi, Linet Özdamar
EOR
2007
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Complete and robust no-fit polygon generation for the irregular stock cutting problem
The no-fit polygon is a construct that can be used between pairs of shapes for fast and efficient handling of geometry within irregular two-dimensional stock cutting problems. Pre...
Edmund K. Burke, Robert S. R. Hellier, Graham Kend...
EOR
2007
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Multiattribute electronic procurement using goal programming
One of the key challenges of current day electronic procurement systems is to enable procurement decisions transcend beyond a single attribute such as cost. Consequently, multiatt...
S. Kameshwaran, Y. Narahari, Charles H. Rosa, Deva...
EOR
2007
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Optimizing the periodic pick-up of raw materials for a manufacturer of auto parts
— We describe a solution procedure for a special case of the periodic vehicle routing problem (PVRP). Operation managers at an auto parts in the north of Spain described the opti...
Jesús F. Alegre, Manuel Laguna, Joaqu&iacut...