The bi-objective winner determination problem (2WDP-SC) of a combinatorial procurement auction for transport contracts comes up to a multi-criteria set covering problem. We are given a set B of bundle bids. A bundle bid b in B consists of a bidding carrier c_b, a bid price p_b, and a set tau_b...

Infrastrukturelle Engpässe und verschärfter Wettbewerb im Transportsektor zwingen die Transportunternehmen zur Effizienzsteigerung bei der Erstellung von Verkehrsleistungen. Nicht allein eine Optimierung der individuellen Auftragsdisposition, sondern erst ein unternehmensübergreifender...

For several decades research on intelligent techniques for decision-making has represented a particular challenge, originally taken up using modest hardware equipment, which we today would consider to be extremely weak. From earliest times onwards research which was concerned with the theory and...