omputers and communications networks transport data from multiple locations to multiple locations. Network configurations address Quality-of-Service issues (e.g., component reliability, equipment costs, data buffer sizes, bandwidth limitations, and routing protocols). Planning for and implementing network equipment, software, and security mechanisms costs hundreds of millions of dollars per yea...

Mobile phone operators need to plan and schedule field force personnel for maintenance and repair tasks on mobile phone base stations across the country on a daily basis. In this paper, we will introduce the field force scheduling problem with priorities. Motivated by the rising popularity of mobile field force management solutions, we compare online and offline heuristics as well as hybrids to...

A primate study reported the existence of neurons from the dorso-lateral prefrontal cortex which fired prior to executing categorical action sequences. The authors suggested these activities may represent abstract level information. Here, we aimed to find the neurophysiological representation of planning categorical action sequences at the population level in healthy humans. Previous human stud...

supplying required human resource is one of the strategic goals of an organization. therefore, organizations plan and predict the required human resources in order to prevent this problem. present study using practical approach seeks to assist organizations to achieve their various goals in human resources planning. the designed model in this study clarifies vague, inaccurate, and fuzzy express...