We define a new class of games, congestion games with load-dependent failures (CGLFs). In a CGLF each player can choose a subset of a set of available resources in order to try and perform his task. We assume that the resources are identical but that players' benefits from successful completion...

In this paper, we state and study the problem of selecting a product mix and a dispatching rule for a jobshop system to maximize its revenue rate over an infinite planning horizon. We solve the problem of obtaining maximum revenue by selecting a product mix and determine a schedule. The designed...

Peer review of research proposals and articles is an essential element in research and development processes worldwide. Here we consider a problem that, to the best of our knowledge, has not been addressed until now: how to assign subsets of proposals to reviewers in scenarios where the...