For a single-commodity stochastic flow network, the system capacity is the maximum flow from the source to the sink. We construct a p-commodity stochastic flow network with unreliable nodes, in which branches and nodes all have several possible capacities and may fail, to model a supply chain....

Reducing the transmission time for a flow network is an essential task. The quickest path problem thus arises to find a path with minimum transmission time. More specifically, the capacity of each arc in the network is assumed to be deterministic. Nevertheless, the capacity of each arc is...

Network reliability is a performance indicator of computer/communication networks to measure the quality level. However, it is costly to improve or maximize network reliability. This study attempts to maximize network reliability with minimal cost by finding the optimal transmission line...

This study determines the optimal double-component assignment based on the system reliability criterion for a computer system, in which the computer system is represented as a network with a set of links and a set of vertices. The double-component assignment is to assign a set of transmission...

This study aims at developing a set of appropriate performance evaluation indices mainly based on balanced scorecard (BSC) for extension education centers in universities by utilizing multiple criteria decision making (MCDM). Through literature reviews and experts who have real practical...

In a global economic environment, many enterprises expend their overseas markets and implement outsourcing of logistics activities to external carriers. Many enterprises pay close attention to successful delivery of their freight. Hence, how to determine the optimal carrier selection is a very...