This paper contains a new and very successful application of mathematical programming in the petroleum industry. Specifically, the paper describes the design and implementation of a model and computer system to address the complex short-term planning and operational issues associated with the...

Contractual agreements have assumed significant complexity in recent times because of the emergence of strategies like outsourcing and partnering in the successful completion of large software development, manufacturing, and construction projects. A client and contractor enter into an agreement...

There have been many survey papers in the area of project scheduling in recent years. These papers have primarily emphasized modeling and algorithmic contributions for specific classes of project scheduling problems, such as net present value (NPV) maximization and makespan minimization, with...