Search Results - subject:"optimization techniques"

Optimization of a tour in a distribution network

Chirea, Catalin-Gabriel; Bazacliu, Gabriel - In: Review of Applied Socio-Economic Research 4 (2012) 2, pp. 49-56

The Traveling Salesman Problem can be found in many practical situations, from the distribution of goods, mail delivery or planning of routes for customer service to the design of best ring topology that will connect computers

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Multi-objective bilevel fuzzy probabilistic programming problem

Ranarahu, Narmada; Dash, J. K.; Acharya, S. - In: Opsearch : journal of the Operational Research Society … 54 (2017) 3, pp. 475-504

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Target variation in a loss avoiding pension fund problem

Foster, Jarred - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This study builds on the findings in Krawczyk (2008), where a 'cautious relaxed' utility measure is introduced in the solving of a dynamic portfolio management problem. The new measure provides distributions that are left skewed in contrast to the right skewed distributions previously found....

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Innovative application of LSS in aircraft maintenance environment

Karunakaran, Sreedhar - In: International Journal of Lean Six Sigma 7 (2016) 1, pp. 85-108

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to eliminate the wastes and inefficient procedures in the maintenance organization of aircraft so as to reduce its downtime and increase mission availability. Design/methodology/approach – Customized lean Six Sigma (LSS) was applied at the task level...

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Revenue management: the ever changing landscape and the need to innovate

Guha Thakurta, Prasenjit - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 8 (2016) 4, pp. 461-468

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between the real time requirements of guests and efforts made by hoteliers to optimize revenue and guest service excellence. Design/methodology/approach Prior studies have demonstrated the impact of room rates on profitability. The...

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Heuristic Strategies in Finance – An Overview

Lyra, Marianna - COMISEF - 2010

This paper presents a survey on the application of heuristic optimization techniques in the broad field of finance …. Heuristic algorithms have been extensively used to tackle complex financial problems, which traditional optimization techniques … cannot efficiently solve. Heuristic optimization techniques are suitable for non-linear and non-convex multi …

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A Nonparametric Kernel Representation of the Agricultural Production Function: Implications for Economic Measures of Technology

Livanis, Grigorios T.; Salois, Matthew J.; Moss, Charles B. - 2009

The issue of production function estimation has received recent attention, particularly in agricultural economics with the advent of precision farming. Yet, the evidence to date is far from unanimous on theproper form of the production function. This paper reexamines the use ofthe primal...

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A Nonparametric Kernel Representation of the Agricultural Production Function: Implications for Economic Measures of Technology

Livanis, Grigorios T.; Salois, Matthew J.; Moss, Charles B. - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2009

The issue of production function estimation has received recent attention, particularly in agricultural economics with the advent of precision farming. Yet, the evidence to date is far from unanimous on the proper form of the production function. This paper reexamines the use of the primal...

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Rational socially responsible investment

Tobias Peylo, Benjamin - In: Corporate Governance 14 (2014) 5, pp. 699-713

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is first to give an in-depth discussion of the criticism of socially responsible investment's (SRI) alleged incompatibility with the concept of rational investment constituting an inferiority to conventional investment so as to disprove unwarranted arguments...

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Carrying the (paper) burden: A portfolio view of systemic risk and optimal bank size

Bos J.W.B.; Lamers M.A.J.; Purice V. - Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE), … - 2014

We examine the relationship between bank size and financial stability by viewing the supervisor of a banking system as an investor holding a portfolio of banks. Based on this view, we investigate the role of large banks in determining the systemic risk in this portfolio. Our results, based on...

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