This note determines a rule to share a surplus gained when two countries or regions agree to coordinate their policies to reduce downstream pollution. An in...

In this paper we deal with the problem of how to expand MANs (Metropolitan Area Networks) in a cost-effective way. We first propose a mathematical programmi...

This paper deals with the problem of how to update telecommunication networks economically. We first propose a mixed integer programming model that includes...

The paper considers two neighboring countries wishing to make a joint effort to control pollution emission. We use a differential game model that includes ...

Treatment of imprecise probabilities within the probabilistic satisfiability approach to uncertainty in knowledge-based systems is surveyed and discussed. ...

In this article we propose a mixed 0-1 linear programming model for the topological network design problem with modular switches such as the ones that will ...

This paper aims to provide an answer to the still open question, namely who should, if any, lead a marketing channel? To achieve this objective, we conside...

We consider an asymmetric duopoly producing a homogeneous commodity and facing a competitive demand. Our model incorporates two asymmetries. The first one i...

Coupling with the Modified-Grid Unconstrained Optimization Algorithm we introduced in our previous paper (Cheung and Ng, 1995), we have been able to develop...

The spatially inhomogeneous smoothness of the non-parametric density or regression-function to be estimated by non-parametric methods is often modelled by B...

Il est généralement reconnu que le processus de découpage électoral doit être à l'abri du gerrymandering et de l'intervention politique. L'utilisation de mé...

Given a set of <i>m</i> observations on <i>n</i> variables, an 0(<i>mn</i>²) algorithm is proposed to find a basis of all affine relations betwee...

By means of the variable neighborhood search algorithm, a newly designed heuristic approach to combinatorial optimization, we established the structure of t...

The purpose of this article is to formulate and solve a shortest loop problem associated with the design of material flow handling systems in factories. Th...

We study the problem of allocation over time of total cost incurred by countries in a cooperative game of pollution reduction. We compute the characteristi...

Cellular manufacturing is a promising approach for grouping efficiency in manufacturing systems. Although this problem has been extensively studied in the ...

This paper deals with the optimal production control problem in a stochastic two-machine flow shop. Our aim is to develop approximation techniques for deriv...

The probabilistic satisfiability problem consists, given <i>m</i> logical sentences, with their probabilities to find if they are coherent, and if it is the...

We discuss the relationship between probabilistic logic and <img src="pi.gif" align=bottom>-CMS. Given a set of logical sentences and probabilities, the ou...

In a graph <i>G</i>, a <i>k-club</i> is a vertex set inducing a subgraph of diameter <i>k</i>. These structures play an important role in several applicati...