The problem of two processors in series and <i>n</i> parts is considered, when processing times depend on some state variable. It is first shown that the mi...

This paper presents a model for the optimization of productivity in a steel plant comprised of four arc furnaces and three continuous casting machines and su...

Ordered sets are used as a computational model for motion planning in which figures on the plane may be moved along a ray emanating from a light source. The...

The two-dimensional cutting-stock problem consists of laying out a specified list of rectangular pieces on rectangular sheets, in such a way as to minimize t...

This paper deals with a continuous-time stochastic control model designed for planning production and preventive maintenance in a flexible manufacturing syst...

We consider the problem of scheduling jobs on a single machine with generalized due dates. The due dates are given according to the position in which a job ...

Consider the optimal control problem for the two processor flow-shop when processing time is a (linear) function of the state. Since the latter also depends...

Piyavskii's algorithm maximizes a univariate function <i>f</i> satisfying a Lipschitz condition. We compare the numbers of iterations needed to obtain a bou...

Several single-commodity, two-commodity and multi-commodity flow formulations have recently been introduced for the travelling salesman problem. The purpose...

This research review presents very recent results in the theory of deterministic scheduling in production systems. The deterministic models dealt with inclu...

We study here the classification problem for a particular class of moduloïds over a dioïd, called simple pseudomodules. After introducing the concept of can...

We study the design problem of part-orienting systems which are often employed in many manufacturing environments to orient parts of assembly or to perform o...

The object of this study is to solve a resource sharing problem. One considers a surgery ward with a fixed number of beds. A team of surgeons is sharing th...

We present a dual algorithm to minimize a separable convex function under ratio constraints between variables. This minimization problem occurs when the dep...

We propose a classification scheme for a class of models that arise in the area of vehicle routing and scheduling and illustrate it on a number of problems t...

The Basic Algorithm of pseudo-Boolean programming due to Hammer and Rudeanu allows to minimize nonlinear 0-1 functions by recursively eliminating one variabl...

We study the performance of scheduling algorithms for a manufacturing system, called the "No-wait Flowshop", which consists of a certain number of machine ce...

We discuss the performance of scheduling algorithms for a certain kind of manufacturing environment, called the "Flexible Flowshop", which consists of a cert...

The problem is to elaborate a minimum cost transportation plan by simultaneously solving the following two sub-problems: the assignment of available units at...

In this paper, we present algorithms for the solution of finite discounted stochastic games, without special structure. Three equilibrium concepts are consi...

This paper deals with a stochastic optimal control problem where the randomness is essentially concentrated in the stopping time terminating the process. If...

We present an algorithm that solve the problem of finding the best vehicle time schedule (minimizing total inconveniences) for a fixed path, knowing that vis...

Part-orienting systems are employed in many manufacturing environments to feed work parts in correct orientation for proper operations. A part-orienting sys...

We consider an oligopolistic industry extracting a non-renewable resource sold in a competitive market. We show, first, that if all players, but one, have i...

This paper deals with efficient computation of a certain type of Nash-Cournot equilibria in multi-stage oligopolies. The generic structure analyzed herein r...

Part-orienting systems are employed in many manufacturing environments to feed work parts in correct orientation for proper operations. A part-orienting sys...

Many problems of globally optimal design have been solved in the literature using monotonicity analysis and a variety of tests applied in an ad hoc way. The...

An experimental computer system for globally optimal design, called BAGOP, is discussed. This new tool uses the computer alebra system MACSYMA to implement ...

Scheduling methods are proposed for a class of flexible manufacturing systems consisting of machine centers served by a cyclic conveyor. The minimization of...

Many problems of globally optimal design have been solved by using monotonicity analysis. New monotonicity principles are obtained by exploiting non strict ...

The production scheduling problem considered in this paper is related to the planning of operations of a flexible manufacturing cell composed of a punch pres...

Ordered sequential algorithms for the global minimization of univariate functions over an interval proceed by evaluating this function at successive points c...

Consider N entities to be classified, and a matrix of diffimilarities between pairs of them. The split of a cluster is the smallest dissimilarity between an...

This paper describes a family of stochastic location-routing problems which consist of simultaneously locating a depot among a set of potential sites, of det...

We propose a measure of the reliability of a telecommunication network based on the expected value of the lost call traffic due to failures in the network. ...

We consider a queue-like job shop in which a single resource (such as an operator, a robot, etc.) loads jobs onto machines. Jobs arrive at a station at know...

A decomposition method is proposed for minimizing quadratic pseudoboolean functions. The result is: minimum of <i>f</i> = &#x2211;^p<sub><i>i</i>=...

In the class of piecewise deterministic systems such as presented by Richel [1975b], [1975c], one considers continuous-time systems disturbed by a jump proce...