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The antithetic opposition between the cost of inventory and the fixed cost of transportation, which leads to multiple alternate near-optima, can be a primary contributor to the computational intractability of the mixed integer program for a two-echelon multi-period distribution system. To...
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Mathematical programming models that seek optimal design and operational plans for distribution systems can be computationally intractable. This paper examines the extent to which distribution configuration and demand characteristics affect the ease of obtaining an optimal solution. Problem...
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The production and logistics operations planning in real-life single- or multi-site semicontinuous food industries is …
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The blocks relocation problem (BRP) may be defined as follows: given a set of homogeneous blocks stored in a two-dimensional stock, which relocations are necessary to retrieve the blocks from the stock in a predefined order while minimizing the number of those relocations? In this paper, we...
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Switchgrass and forage sorghum have both been proposed as potential candidates for high yielding, dedicated energy crops. This research was conducted to determine and compare the costs to produce and deliver switchgrass and forage sorghum biomass under the assumptions that the biomass would be...
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This work presents a mathematical model for helping mills choose sugarcane varieties for planting. It maximizes crop … planting area. For this full zero-one linear programming techniques were proposed. The model is viable for choosing sugarcane … varieties that would benefit sugarcane production and industrial systems, by reducing crop residue and increasing final energy …
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can be reduced by 23 % and still meet all required and most desired scheduling constraints. Furthermore, a 48 % reduction …
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This paper describes an employee scheduling system for retail outlets; it is a constraint-based system that exploits … deterministic scheduling package, which has been used at several outlets in Switzerland. …
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The Shift Design Problem is an important optimization problem which arises when scheduling personnel in industries that …
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