Research Projects
Center faculty and graduate students are actively involved
in a variety of research projects. A
partial list of these projects is provided below.
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Characterizing the Tradeoffs and Costs
Associated with Transportation Congestion in Supply Chains; Center for
Multimodal Solutions for Congestion Mitigation (2008-2009)
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Solving tactical logistics planning problems
under uncertainty (National Science Foundation, 2004-2008).
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Optimizing Linkages in Multistage
Production/Distribution Systems (National Science Foundation, 2003-2007).
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SEEK: Scalable
Extraction of Enterprise Knowledge (National Science Foundation)
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Organized Mobile Business Agents
SCALE Center Research Reports
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K. Fu, V.N. Hsu, and C.-Y. Lee. Inventory
and production decisions for an assemble-to-order system with uncertain
demand and limited assembly capacity. SCaLE Center
Research Report 2006-01, University
of Florida (2006).
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Z. Li. The value of
jointly optimizing technology selection and inventory control. SCaLE Center Research Report 2004-02, University of Florida
(2004).
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Z. Li and S.X. Xu. Managing a
single product assemble-to-order system with technology innovations. SCaLE Center Research Report 2004-02, University of Florida
(2004).
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H.E. Romeijn,
D. Sharma, and R.L. Smith. Extreme point solutions for infinite network flow
problems. Research Report, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
University of Florida
(2004). Abstract.
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Z.-J. Shen and
M. Daskin. Tradeoffs between customer service and
cost in an integrated supply chain design framework. Research Report,
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida (2004).
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J. Cao and H.E.
Romeijn. Inventory management in a semi-Markov modulated demand environment.
Research Report, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University
of Florida
(2003).
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R.K. Ahuja, K.C. Jha, J.B. Orlin, and D. Sharma.
Very large scale neighborhood search algorithm for the quadratic assignment
problem. Research Report, Department of
Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida (2002). Abstract
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R.K. Ahuja, J. Liu, J.B. Orlin, D.
Sharma, and L.A.
Shughart. Solving real-life
locomotive scheduling problems. Research Report, Department of Industrial
and Systems Engineering, University of Florida
(2002). Abstract.
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R.K. Ahuja, J.B. Orlin, S. Pallottino,
M.P. Scaparra, and M. Scutella.
A multi-exchange heuristic for the single source capacitated facility
location. Research Report, Department of
Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida (2002).
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S. van Hoesel, H.E. Romeijn, D. Romero Morales, and A.P.M.
Wagelmans. Polynomial time algorithms for some multi-level lot-sizing
problems with production capacities. Research Report 2002-6, Department of
Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida (2002). Abstract.
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R.K. Ahuja, J.
Goodstein, A. Mukherjee, J.B. Orlin,
D. Sharma. A very large-scale neighborhood search algorithm for the combined
through-fleet assignment model. Research
Report, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida (2001). Abstract.
Publications
(Forthcoming)
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J. Geunes, H.E.
Romeijn and K. Taaffe. Requirements planning with dynamic pricing and order
selection flexibility. Forthcoming in Operations
Research (2005). Abstract.
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H.E. Romeijn,
J. Geunes, and K. Taaffe. A Solution Method for a Class of Nonlinear Nonseparable Continuous Knapsack Problems. Forthcoming in Operations Research Letters (2005).
·
H.E. Romeijn,
J. Shu, C.P. Teo.
Designing two-echelon supply networks. Forthcoming in European Journal of Operational Research.
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F.Z. Sargut,
H.E. Romeijn. Capacitated requirements planning with pricing flexibility and
general cost and revenue functions. Forthcoming in Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization. Abstract.
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R.K. Ahuja, W. Huang, H.E. Romeijn, D. Romero Morales. A
heuristic approach to the multi-period single-sourcing problem with
production and inventory capacities and perishability
constraints. Forthcoming in INFORMS
Journal on Computing. Abstract.
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S.D. Ekşioğlu, H.E. Romeijn, P.M. Pardalos.
Cross-facility management of production and transportation planning problem.
Forthcoming in Computers &
Operations Research. Abstract.
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L. Jiang and J.
Geunes. Impact of Introducing Make-to-Order Options in a Make-to-Stock
Environment. Forthcoming in the European Journal of Operational Research
(2005).
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D. Romero
Morales and H.E. Romeijn. The Generalized Assignment Problem and extensions.
Forthcoming in: Handbook of Combinatorial Optimization, Supplement Volume
B (D.Z. Du, P.M.
Pardalos, editors), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (2004).
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J. Shu, C.-P. Teo, and Z.-J. Shen. Stochastic transportation-inventory
network design problem. Forthcoming in Operations Research.
Edited Books
associated with SCALE Conferences
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Supply
Chain Optimization J. Geunes and P.M. Pardalos (Eds.) 2005. Supply
Chain Optimization, Springer, ISBN No. 0-387-26280-6.
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Applications
of Supply Chain Management and E-Commerce Research E. Akçalı, J. Geunes, P.M. Pardalos, H.E. Romeijn, and
Z.-J. Shen, (Eds.). Springer, New
York, ISBN No. 0-387-23391-1.
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Supply Chain
Management: Models, Applications, and Research Directions (J. Geunes,
P.M. Pardalos, and H.E. Romeijn, editors). Kluwer
Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
(2002).
Publications
(2005)
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S. van Hoesel, H.E.
Romeijn, D. Romero Morales, A.P.M. Wagelmans. Integrated lot-sizing in serial
supply chains with production capacities. Management Science 51:11 (2005),
1706-1719. Abstract.
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S. Sindhuchao, H.E. Romeijn, E. Akçalı, and R. Boondiskulchok.
An integrated inventory-routing system for multi-item joint replenishment
with limited vehicle capacity. Journal of Global Optimization 32(1)
93-118 (2004). Abstract.
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J. Choi, J. Cao, H.E. Romeijn, J. Geunes, and S.X. Bai. A stochastic multi-item inventory problem with
unequal replenishment intervals and limited warehouse capacity. IIE Transactions 37(12), 1129-1142
(2005). Abstract.
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W. Huang, H.E.
Romeijn, and J. Geunes. The Continuous-time Single-Sourcing Problem with
production and inventory capacity constraints and expansion opportunities. Naval Research Logistics 52(3),193-211 (2005). Abstract.
Publications
(2004)
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A. Balakrishnan, J. Geunes, and M. Pangburn. Coordinating supply chains by controlling
upstream variability propagation. Manufacturing
& Service Operations Management 6(2), 163-183 (2004). Abstract.
·
H.E. Romeijn
and D. Romero Morales. Asymptotic analysis of a greedy heuristic for the
multi-period single-sourcing problem: the acyclic case. Journal of
Heuristics 10, 5-35
(2004). Abstract.
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J. Geunes,
Z.-J. Shen, and H.E. Romeijn. Economic ordering
decisions with market selection flexibility. Naval Research Logistics 51, 117-136 (2004). Abstract.
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B. Yang, J.
Geunes, and W.J. OBrien. A heuristic approach for minimizing weighted
tardiness and overtime costs in single resource scheduling. Computers & Operations Research
31(8), 1273-1301 (2004).
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R.K. Ahuja, D. Hochbaum, and J.B. Orlin. A cut
based algorithm for the convex dual of the minimum cost network flow problem.
Algorithmica 39(3), 189-208
(2004). Abstract.
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Y.Z. Wang, L.
Jiang, and Z.-J. Shen. Consignment sales, price-production decisions and
channel performances. Management
Science 50(1), 34-47 (2004).
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Handbook of Quantitative
Supply Chain Analysis: Modeling
in the E-Business Era
(D. Simchi-Levi,
S.D. Wu, and Z.-J. Shen,
editors). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
(2004).
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J. Hammer and W. OBrien. Enabling supply
chain coordination: leveraging legacy sources for rich decision support. in: Applications of Supply Chain Management and E-Commerce
Research (J.
Geunes, E. Akçalı,
P.M. Pardalos, H.E. Romeijn, and Z.-J. Shen, editors). Springer, New York, (2004).
Publications
(2003)
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A. Balakrishnan and J. Geunes. Production
planning with flexible product specifications: an application to specialty
steel manufacturing. Operations
Research 51(1), 94-112 (2003). Abstract.
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R. Freling, H.E. Romeijn, D. Romero Morales, and A.P.M.
Wagelmans. A Branch and Price algorithm for the multi-period single-sourcing
problem. Operations Research 51,
922-939 (2003). Abstract.
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J. Geunes and
P.M. Pardalos. Network optimization in supply chain management and financial
engineering: an annotated bibliography. Networks
42(2), 66-84 (2003).
·
J. Geunes and A.Z. Zeng.
Optimizing supply shortage decisions in base-stock distribution operations.
Forthcoming in Journal of Global
Optimization 26(1), 25-42 (2003).
Abstract.
·
J. Geunes.
Solving large-scale requirements planning problems with component
substitution options. Computers &
Industrial Engineering 44(3), 475-491 (2003).
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H.E. Romeijn
and D. Romero Morales. An asymptotically optimal greedy heuristic for the
multi-period single-sourcing problem: the cyclic case. Naval Research
Logistics 50, 412-437
(2003). Abstract.
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Z.-J. Shen, C. Coullard, and M. Daskin. A
joint location-inventory model. Transportation
Science 37, 40-55 (2003).
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R.K. Ahuja, D. Hochbaum, and J.B. Orlin.
Solving the convex cost integer dual network flow problem. Management Science 49(7),
950-964 (2003). Abstract.
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R.K. Ahuja, J. B. Orlin, S. Pallottino,
and M. Scutella. Dynamic shortest paths minimizing
travel times and costs. Networks
41(4), 197-205 (2003). Abstract .
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W. OBrien. 4D CAD and dynamic resource
planning for specialist contractors: case study and issues. In: 4D CAD and
Visualization in Construction: Developments and Applications (R. Issa,
I. Flood, and W. OBrien, editors),
A.A. Balkema, Lisse, The
Netherlands, 101-124 (2003).
Publications
(2002)
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A. Balakrishnan, J. Geunes, and M. Pangburn. Coordinating the distribution chain: new models
for new challenges. In: Supply Chain
Management: Models, Applications, and Research Directions (J. Geunes, P.
Pardalos, and H.E. Romeijn, editors). Kluwer
Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
(2002). Abstract.
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W.J. OBrien, R. Issa,
J. Hammer, M. Schmalz, J. Geunes, and S. Bai. SEEK: Accomplishing enterprise information integration
across heterogeneous sources. ITCON 7,
101-124 (2002).
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H.E. Romeijn
and D. Romero Morales. A greedy heuristic for a three-level multi-period
single-sourcing problem. In: Quantitative Approaches to Distribution
Logistics and Supply Chain Management (A. Klose,
M.G. Speranza, L.N. Van Wassenhove,
editors). Springer-Verlag, Berlin,
Germany,
191-214 (2002). Abstract.
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P. Chaovalitwongse, H.E. Romeijn, and P.M. Pardalos. A
scenario-based heuristic for a capacitated transportation-inventory problem
with stochastic demands. In: Computational Methods in Decision-Making,
Economics and Finance (E. Kontoghiorghes, B. Rustem, S. Siokos,
editors). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
(2002). Abstract.
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S.D. Ekşioğlu, P.M. Pardalos, and H.E. Romeijn. A
dynamic slope scaling procedure for the fixed-charge cost multi-commodity
network flow problem. In: Financial Engineering, e-Commerce and Supply
Chain (P.M. Pardalos, V.K. Tsitsiringos,
editors). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands,
247-270 (2002).
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A. Chan, A. Muriel, Z.-J. Shen, and D. Simchi-Levi. On the effectiveness
of zero-inventory-ordering policies for the economic lot-sizing model with a class of piecewise linear cost structures. Operations Research 50, 1058-1067 (2002).
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A. Chan,
A. Muriel, Z.-J. Shen, D. Simchi-Levi, and C.-P Teo. Effective
zero-inventory-ordering policies for the single-warehouse multiretailer
problem with piecewise linear cost structures.
Management Science 48, 1446-1460 (2002).
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M. Daskin, C. Coullard, and Z.-J.
Shen. An inventory-location model: formulation, solution algorithm and
computational results. Annals of
Operations Research 110(1), 83-106 (2002).
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R.K. Ahuja, and J. B. Orlin. Very large-scale
neighborhood search for airline fleet scheduling. SIAM News 35(9) (2002).
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R.K. Ahuja, T.L. Magnanti, and J.B. Orlin.
Introduction to network optimization. In: Handbook of Applied Optimization (M. Resende
and P.M. Pardalos, editors). Oxford
University Press,
352-362 (2002).
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R.K. Ahuja, T.L. Magnanti, and J.B. Orlin. 2002.
Maximum flow problem. In: Handbook
of Applied Optimization (M. Resende and
P.M. Pardalos, editors). Oxford
University Press,
363-374 (2002).
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R.K. Ahuja, T.L. Magnanti, and J.B. Orlin. 2002.
Minimum spanning tree problem. In: Handbook
of Applied Optimization (M. Resende and
P.M. Pardalos, editors). Oxford
University Press,
422-430 (2002).
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R.K. Ahuja, J.B. Orlin, S. Pallottino,
and M. Scutella. Minimum time and minimum cost path
problems in street networks with traffic lights. Transportation Science
36, 326-336 (2002). Abstract.
Publications
(2001)
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J. Geunes and A.Z. Zeng.
Impacts of inventory shortage policies on transportation requirements in
two-stage distribution systems. European
Journal of Operational Research 129(2), 299-310 (2001). Abstract.
·
H.E. Romeijn
and D. Romero Morales. Generating experimental data for the Generalized
Assignment Problem. Operations Research 49, 866-878 (2001). Abstract.
·
H.E. Romeijn
and D. Romero Morales. A probabilistic analysis of the multi-period
single-sourcing problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics 112, 301-328 (2001). Abstract.
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R.K. Ahuja, J.B. Orlin, and D. Sharma. A composite neighborhood search
algorithm for the capacitated minimum spanning tree problem. Operations Research Letters 31,
185-194 (2001). Abstract.
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R.K. Ahuja, T.L. Magnanti, and J.B. Orlin. The
maximum flow problem. In: Encyclopedia
of Optimization, volume III (C.A. Floudas
and P.M. Pardalos, editors). Kluwer Academic
Publishers, Dordrecht, The
Netherlands,
249-260 (2001).
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R.K. Ahuja, T.L. Magnanti, and J.B. Orlin. The
minimum cost flow problem. In: Encyclopedia
of Optimization, volume III (C.A. Floudas
and P.M. Pardalos, editors). Kluwer Academic
Publishers, Dordrecht, The
Netherlands,
292-302 (2001).
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R.K. Ahuja, J.B. Orlin, and D. Sharma. Multi-exchange neighborhood search
structures for the capacitated minimum spanning tree problem. Mathematical Programming 91(1),
71-97 (2001). Abstract.
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R.K. Ahuja, J.B. Orlin, D. Sharma. A composite neighborhood search
algorithm for the capacitated minimum spanning tree problem. Operations Research Letters 31,
185-194 (2001). Abstract.
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P.M.
Pardalos and L. Pitsoulis. Quadratic assignment problem. In: Encyclopedia of Optimization, volume
IV (C.A. Floudas
and P.M. Pardalos, editors). Kluwer Academic
Publishers, Dordrecht, The
Netherlands,
405-436 (2001).
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D.-Z. Du, B. Lu, H. Ngo, and P.M. Pardalos. Steiner tree problems. In: Encyclopedia of Optimization, volume V (C.A. Floudas
and P.M. Pardalos, editors). Kluwer Academic
Publishers, Dordrecht, The
Netherlands,
227-290 (2001).
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S.D. Ekşioğlu, B. Ekşioğlu,
and P.M. Pardalos. Solving large
scale fixed charge network flow problems). In: Equilibrium Problems and Variational Models
(A. Maugeri, F. Giannesi,
and P.M. Pardalos, editors). Kluwer Academic
Publishers, Dordrecht, The
Netherlands
(2001).
Publications
(2000)
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A. Balakrishnan and J. Geunes. Requirements
planning with substitutions: exploiting bill-of-materials flexibility in
production planning. Manufacturing
& Service Operations Management 2(2), 166-185 (2000). Abstract.
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H.E. Romeijn
and N. Piersma. A probabilistic feasibility and
value analysis of the Generalized Assignment Problem. Journal of
Combinatorial Optimization 4,
325-355 (2000). Abstract.
·
H.E. Romeijn
and D. Romero Morales. A class of greedy algorithms for the Generalized
Assignment Problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics 103, 209-235 (2000). Abstract.
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P.T. Sokkalingam,
R.K. Ahuja, and J.B. Orlin.
A new polynomial-time cycle-canceling algorithm for the minimum cost flow
problem. Networks 36, 53-63
(2000). Abstract.
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R.K. Ahuja and J.B. Orlin. A faster algorithm for the inverse spanning tree
problem. Journal of Algorithms
34, 177-193 (2000). Abstract.
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J.B. Orlin and R. K.
Ahuja. Minimum spanning trees, Shortest
paths, Maximum flows, Minimum cost flow. In: CRC Handbook of Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics (K.H.
Rosen, editor). CRC Press, New York,
629-633, 652-683 (2000).
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R.K. Ahuja, J.B. Orlin, and A. Tiwari. A greedy
genetic algorithm for the quadratic assignment problem. Computers and Operations Research
27, 917-934 (2000). Abstract
.
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R.K. Ahuja, D. Hochbaum, and J.B. Orlin.
Solving the convex cost integer dual network flow problem. Proceedings of the Integer Programming and
Combinatorial Optimization (IPCO) Conference (G. Cornuejols, R.E. Burkard, and
G.J. Woeginger, editors). Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1610,
31-44 (2000). Abstract .
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W. O'Brien and M. Fischer. Importance of
capacity constraints to construction cost and schedule. ASCE Journal of
Construction Engineering and Management 126(5), 366-373 (2000).
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