This paper deals with models, relaxations and algorithms for an integrated approach to vehicle and crew scheduling. We discuss potential benefits of integration and provide an overview of the literature, which considers mainly partial integration. Our approach is new in the sense that we can...

This paper deals with a practical application of an integrated approach to vehicle and crew scheduling, that we have developed previously. Computational results have shown that our approach can be applied to problems of practical size. However, application of the approach to the actual problems...

This paper describes a novel integration of shale-gas supply in geographical proximity to natural-gas power production. Shale-gas reservoirs hold special properties that make them particularly suited for intermittent shut-in based production schemes. The proposed scheme argues that shale-gas...

The present study uses the DHW (domestic hot water) electric backup from solar thermal systems to optimize the total electricity dispatch of an isolated mini-grid. The proposed approach estimates the hourly DHW load, and proposes and simulates different DR (demand response) strategies, from the...

Abstract-Semi-dynamic behavior of natural gas distribution network and nodal gas consumptions are predicted. Traditional Hardy-Cross method for analysis of the gas network is replaced with a direct mathematical solution of mass conservation equations at network nodes to yield nodal static...

The coordination of just-in-time production and transportation in a network of partially independent facilities to guarantee timely delivery to distributed customers is one of the most challenging aspects of supply chain management. From the theoretical perspective, the timely...

Advanced Business Process Management (BPM) tools enable the decomposition of previously integrated and often ill-defined processes into re-usable process modules. These process modules can subsequently be distributed on the Internet over a variety of many different actors, each with their own...

This paper presents a new multi-objective optimization based reactive power price clearing (RPPC) mechanism, considering voltage stability. Use of realistic voltage dependent load models is important in power system analysis and optimization. The influence of the same on RPPC is investigated in...

By integrating neural networks (NNs) with turn-on transient energy analysis, this work attempts to recognize demand load, including the buyers’ load on the power systems and the internal load on the cogeneration systems, thereby increasing the recognition accuracy in a non-intrusive energy...

Energy production is considered as one of the key indicators for economic development. It is vital to improve the renewable energy production for global sustainability, while leveraging the national resources. This study is contributing to the demonstration of using genetic algorithms (GA) in...