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An electromagnetism-like metaheuristic for open-shop problems with no buffer

This paper considers open-shop scheduling with no intermediate buffer to minimize total tardiness. This problem occurs in many production settings, in the plastic molding, chemical, and food processing industries. The paper mathematically formulates the problem by a mixed integer

An electromagnetism-like metaheuristic for open-shop problems with no buffer

An Augmented Reality System for the Customized Shoe Shop

Today, in the majority of the shops, customers try the shoes to feel the comfort, look at themselves in a mirror and finally buy the chosen product. However, the trial often encounters difficulties: i.e. the desired shoe doesn’t feet. In EUROShoE Project, methodologies and proces

Saturday opening of alcohol retail shops in Sweden: an experiment in two phases.

AIM In February 2000, a trial started with Saturday opening of alcohol retail shops in certain parts of Sweden (phase I), and in July 2001, Saturday opening was extended to the whole country (phase II). The aim of this study is to assess the impact of phase II, and to probe previ

Data Gathering and Personalized Broadcasting in Radio Grids with Interferences

In the gathering problem, a particular node in a graph, the base station, aims at receiving messages from some nodes in the graph. At each step, a node can send one message to one of its neighbor (such an action is called a call). However, a node cannot send and receive a message

Data gathering and personalized broadcasting in radio grids with interference

In the gathering problem, a particular node in a graph, the base station, aims at receiving messages from some nodes in the graph. At each step, a node can send one message to one of its neighbors (such an action is called a call). However, a node cannot send and receive a messag

International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change

The study is devoted to the analyses of wooden residential estates typical areas of problem housing in the cities of former USSR in the city of Mogilev (Belarus). In spite of good housing conditions, this type of housing generally features ecologically/economically inefficient ma

Leveraging IT As A Core Competency To Enter New Businesses: The UPS Case

In a very competitive and constantly changing business world, firms must develop innovative methods to accomplish their goals by listening to customers and then delivering quality products and services clients want at a price they will pay. Depending on the firm’s strategy, rapid

Puerto Ricans in the USA : a comparative approach

This article discusses Puerto Rican migration within the broader context of Caribbean migration to the USA. The first part discusses the theoretical framework. The labour market incorporation of migrants is conceptualised as a result of the sociopolitical modes of incorporation w

CSR, SMEs and food retailing: The advantages of being a lesser god

Large supermarket chains can offer lower prices through economies of scale but their size can be a disadvantage when CSR issues become important because smaller retailers may be more connected to their local community. In an era when disillusionment with globalisation is rife and