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CCE
2004
14 years 10 months ago
Optimal scheduling of multiproduct pipeline systems using a non-discrete MILP formulation
Multiproduct pipelines permit to transport large volumes of a wide range of refined petroleum products from major supply sources to distribution centers near market areas. Batches...
Diego C. Cafaro, Jaime Cerdá
ANOR
2004
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14 years 10 months ago
Call Center Staffing with Simulation and Cutting Plane Methods
We present an iterative cutting plane method for minimizing staffing costs in a service system subject to satisfying acceptable service level requirements over multiple time perio...
Júlíus Atlason, Marina A. Epelman, S...
EDCC
1999
Springer
15 years 2 months ago
Dependability Modelling and Sensitivity Analysis of Scheduled Maintenance Systems
Abstract. In this paper we present a new modelling approach for dependability evaluation and sensitivity analysis of Scheduled Maintenance Systems, based on a Deterministic and Sto...
Andrea Bondavalli, Ivan Mura, Kishor S. Trivedi
GLOBECOM
2009
IEEE
15 years 5 months ago
MRSD: Multirate-Based Service Differentiation for the IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Sensor Network
—The IEEE 802.15.4 standard has no provisions for rate sensitive applications because of its ability to operate in pure CSMA/CA or TDMA modes. Some operating scenarios for rate-s...
Chewoo Na, Yaling Yang
INFOCOM
2011
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
A nearly-optimal index rule for scheduling of users with abandonment
—We analyze a comprehensive model for multi-class job scheduling accounting for user abandonment, with the objective of minimizing the total discounted or time-average sum of lin...
Urtzi Ayesta, Peter Jacko, Vladimir Novak