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Neue Tabusuche-Heuristiken für die logistische Tourenplanung bei restringierendem Anhängereinsatz, mehreren Depots und Planungsperioden
Scheuerer, Stephan - 2004
time on the route. Besides routing, the problem therefore includes also the decision of determining the best parking place … problems ask for an additional decision through finding the best assignment from the customers to the depots, respectively …
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Ein Workshopzuteilungsverfahren als zweistufige Auktion zur Enthüllung privater Präferenzen
Thede, Anke - 2007
Die Arbeit präsentiert ein lineares Optimierungsverfahren, das Teilnehmern einer Workshopveranstaltung Plätze in Workshops zuteilt, basierend auf persönlichen Präferenzen.Diverse Nebenbedingungen werden dabei beachtet. In einer zweiten Stufe wird das Ergebnis weiter verbessert, indem private...
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Operations, Maintenance, and Replacement 10-year plan, 1990-1999 : 1989 Utility OM&R Comparison : A Comparison of BPA (Bonneville Power Administration) and Selected Utility Transmi...
United States. Bonneville Power Administration. - 2009
For the past several years, competing resource demands within BPA have forced the Agency to stretch Operations, Maintenance and Replacement (OM R) resources. There is a large accumulation of tasks that were not accomplished when scheduled. Maintenance and replacements and outages, due to...
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Constrained blackbox optimization: The SEARCH perspective
Hanagandi, V.; Kargupta, H.; Buescher, K. - 2009
Search and optimization in the context of blackbox objective function evaluation subject to blackbox constraints satisfaction is the thesis of this work. The SEARCH (Search Envisioned As Relation and Class Hierarchizing) framework introduced by Kargupta (1995) offered an alternate perspective of...
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SEARCH, blackbox optimization, and sample complexity
Kargupta, H.; Goldberg, D.E. - 2009
The SEARCH (Search Envisioned As Relation and Class Hierarchizing) framework developed elsewhere (Kargupta, 1995; Kargupta and Goldberg, 1995) offered an alternate perspective toward blackbox optimization -- optimization in presence of little domain knowledge. The SEARCH framework investigates the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436441
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Expert systems for implementing group consensus opinion in complex, weighted decisions
Carr, K.R. - 2008
, (b) there may be 20 or more complex, dynamic, interrelated factors that influence the decision, each of which must be … properly considered and weighed, and (c) the decision may involve choosing from several alternative courses of action, rather … decision analysis method into the expert system as described in this paper can smooth the development phase of the expert …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436923
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Resource aggregation issues and effects in mixed model assembly
Burdett, Robert L.; Kozan, Erhan - 2003
In this paper we consider the problem of grouping machine and human resources in mixed model assembly process so that sequencing and scheduling decisions may be performed more efficiently. Resource aggregation can potentially and significantly improve production efficiency and throughput by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437549
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A statistical activity cost analysis of the relationship between physical and financial aspects of fixed assets
Colin, Andrew; Falta, Michael; Su, Steve; Turner, Lyle; … - 2006
, budgeting and planning decision-making. …
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Sequencing and scheduling in flowshops with task redistribution
Burdett, Robert L.; Kozan, Erhan - 2001
In some manufacturing situations, station tasks or operations can be shifted or redistributed to adjacent stations when adjacent stations have the appropriate equipment and the workers on that station can perform the shifted work to a reasonable level of competency. This paper addresses such an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437714
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Technical and economic assessment of utility interactive PV systems for domestic applications in south-east Queensland
Khouzam, Kamel Y. - 1999
Electric utilities in Australia have been developing policies to stimulate interest and permit the purchase of electricity generated by renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic systems (PV). Studies show that under current conditions, it is technically feasible to introduce small-scale,...
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