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Selecting a Portfolio of Solar Energy Projects Using Multiattribute Preference Theory

Golabi, Kamal; Kirkwood, Craig W.; Sicherman, Alan - In: Management Science 27 (1981) 2, pp. 174-189

energy applications experiments. The procedure has also been used in other government procurements and appears to be … applicable in a variety of project funding processes. The technical quality of each proposed applications experiment was …

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Scheduling School Buses

Swersey, Arthur J.; Ballard, Wilson - In: Management Science 30 (1984) 7, pp. 844-853

In the scheduling situation considered here, we are given a set of routes, each associated with a particular school. A single bus is assigned to each route, picking up the students and arriving at their school within a specified time window. The scheduling problem is to find the fewest buses...

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Integer Programming Solution of a Classification Problem

Liittschwager, J. M.; Wang, C. - In: Management Science 24 (1978) 14, pp. 1515-1525

A classification problem is presented in which it is desired to assign a new individual or observation with k characteristics to one of two distinct populations based upon historical sets of samples from the two populations. The resulting classification problem is formulated as a mixed-integer...

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School Timetabling---A Case in Large Binary Integer Linear Programming

Tripathy, Arabinda - In: Management Science 30 (1984) 12, pp. 1473-1489

A timetabling problem is formulated as a large integer linear programming problem in 0-1 variables. A solution method based on Lagrangean relaxation coupled with subgradient optimization is presented. The solution method also incorporates a branch and bound procedure which takes advantage of...

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Note--Aggregations of Subsidiary Firms for Minimal Unemployment Compensation Payments Via Integer Programming

Salkin, Harvey M.; Lin, C. H. - In: Management Science 25 (1979) 4, pp. 405-408

In Ohio, as well as several other states, annual unemployment compensation payments paid by a corporation can be minimized by solving a set partitioning problem which has all possible nonzero binary columns. The scenario, along with the model and an illustration are given. Some solution...

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Improving Productivity: A Review of Robotic Applications in Food Industry

Fernando, Yudi; Mathath, Anas; Murshid, Mohsen Ali - In: International Journal of Robotics Applications and … 4 (2016) 1, pp. 43-62

The role of robots is becoming substantial for industrial applications and business competitiveness. The purpose of … this paper is to review robotic transformation concept and to investigate its business applications in the food industry …. The robot transformation in food industry provided a robust support in raising business productivity, reduced cost and …

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Note---Learning Effects in Economic Lot Sizing

Muth, Eginhard J.; Spremann, Klaus - In: Management Science 29 (1983) 2, pp. 264-269

The classical square-root formula for optimal lot size is a useful tool especially for those manufacturing processes in which labor intensive items are produced in small quantities. There is a class of stationary lot sizing problems to which this formula applies. With learning effects introduced...

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Search Theory and the Manufacturing Progress Function

Muth, John F. - In: Management Science 32 (1986) 8, pp. 948-962

A theory based upon random search within a fixed population of technological possibilities is used to explain the manufacturing progress function. The theory is consistent with the power function relation between unit costs and cumulative output that has frequently been observed. It is also...

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Estimating Learning Curves from Aggregate Monthly Data

Womer, Norman Keith - In: Management Science 30 (1984) 8, pp. 982-992

productivity. This generalized model is then estimated and compared to a cumulative average learning curve in analyzing the impact …

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An analytics approach to designing combination chemotherapy regimens for cancer

Bertsimas, Dimitris; O’Hair, Allison; Relyea, Stephen; … - In: Management science : journal of the Institute for … 62 (2016) 5, pp. 1511-1531

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