We extend the classical linear assignment problem to the case where the cost of assigning agent j to task i is a multiplication of task i’s cost parameter by a cost function of agent j. The cost function of agent j is a linear function of the amount of resource allocated to the agent. A solution for our assignment problem is de…ned by the assignment of agents to tasks and by a resource allocati...

This paper presents a method of determining, from Present State Next State Present Output the flow table of an autonomous sequential machine, whether the machine can be realized by a linear circuit which uses the minimum sI SI possible number of secondary variables. The method is based on a ssz z class of binary partitions of states, which are used to find a minimal 2 assignment of the secondar...

We construct an ascending auction for heterogeneous objects by applying a primal-dual algorithm to a linear program that represents the efficient-allocation problem for this setting. The auction assigns personalized prices to bundles, and asks bidders to report their preferred bundles in each round. A bidder’s prices are increased when he belongs to a “minimally undersupplied” set of bidders. W...

time-delays are important components of many dynamical systems that describe coupling or interconnection between dynamics, propagation or transport phenomena, and heredity and competition in population dynamics. the stabilization with time delay in observation or control represents difficult mathematical challenges in the control of distributed parameter systems. it is well-known that the stabi...

intentional assignment of entitlements (as opposed to debts) is a legal institution which is based on the possibility of separation of entitlements from the personality of creditor and of its assignment to a third party. in the voluntary assignment of entitlements, the creditors may assign their rights to a third party. after long discussions, voluntary assignment of rights has been accepted in...

This review illustrates by means of sample reactions the potential of a future global e+e− Linear Collider (LC) for precision measurements of Supersymmetric particles with emphasis on recent studies and addressing major research directions. Presented at SUSY 2003: Supersymmetry in the Desert , held at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, June 5-10, 2003. To appear in the Proceedings. EXPLORIN...

Problém priradenia parciálnych charakteristických hodnôt lineárnych riadiacich systémov použitím ortogonálnych závislostí The partial eigenvalue assignment is the problem of reassigning a part of the open-loop spectrum of a linear system by a feedback control, leaving the rest of the spectrum invariant. In the paper, we propose a novel solution to the partial eigenvalue assignment problem of li...

Concerning the population growth and urban development, significant growth in the rate of personal car usage has caused more transportation and thus growth in occupying the street areas for parking vehicles. This has caused much transporting problems and traffic. Hence concerning the parking issue is crucial in traffic and municipal management.The important issue is the suitable place for the p...

A faculty-course-time slot assignment problem is studied. The multiobjective 0-1 linear programming model considering both the administration’s and instructors’ preferences is developed and a demonstrative example is included. Both modeling and solving such problems are difficult tasks due to the size, the varied nature, and conflicting objectives of the problems. The difficulty increases becau...

Reviewer assignment problem in the research field usually refers to invite experts for comments on the quality of papers, projects, etc. Different factors in conventional approaches are reckoned to choose appropriate reviewers, such as the relevance between reviewer candidates and submissions, the diversity of candidates. However, many studies ignore the temporal changes of reviewer interest an...