for installing a large number of sizes and types of items (e.g., machines) over time so as to optimize some measure (e.g., initial capital investment), subject to various resource constraints. Examples of this problem are scheduling the installation of point-of-sale terminals in supermarket and retail chains, and teller terminals in banks. We have formulated the installation scheduling problem ...

In this paper we consider a packing problem arising in inventory allocation applications, where the operational cost for packing the bins is comparable, or even higher, than the cost of the bins (and of the items) themselves. This is the case, for example, of warehouses that have to manage a large number of different customers (e.g., stores), each requiring a given set of items. For this proble...

In this paper we present several algorithms which combine a partial enumeration with meta-heuristics for the solution of general mixed-integer programming problems. The enumeration is based on the primal values assignable to the integer variables of the problem. We develop some algorithms for this integration, and test them using a set of well-known benchmark problems. Key-words: Enumeration, L...

in this paper, we consider a flow shop scheduling problem with availability constraints (fsspac) for the objective of minimizing the makespan. in such a problem, machines are not continuously available for processing jobs due to preventive maintenance activities. we proposed a mixed-integer linear programming (milp) model for this problem which can generate non-permutation schedules. furthermor...

The impact of financial challenges on the profit of a supply chain, have caused the researcher to model the supply chain network by considering the operational and financial dimensions. Also, the establishment of a closed loop supply chain (CLSC) network has a high effect on economic profit. So, the purpose of this study is to design a stochastic closed loop supply chain network by considering ...