The problem of determining consistent and realistic reorder intervals in complex production-distribution environments was formulated as a large scale, nonlinear, integer programming problem by Maxwell and Muckstadt (Maxwell, W. L., J. A. Muckstadt. 1985. Establishing consistent and realistic...

A number of models have been developed in recent years for the allocation and deployment of urban police units. However, these models are not directly applicable to the state highway patrol counterparts. Although urban police and the state highway patrol are both law enforcement agencies, an...

This paper is concerned with the modeling and resolution of the energy generation planning problem of a large hydroelectric system for a horizon up to two years, with emphasis on hydro plant generation, hydro system aggregation, and objective function modeling. The problem has been formulated as...