BC-PROD is a prototype modelling and optimization system designed and able to tackle a wide variety of the discrete-time lot-sizing problems arising both in the practice and in literature. To use BC-PROD, the user needs to formulate his/her problem as a mixed integer program using XPRESS-MP's...

The design and implementation of a computer-based information system for research and for outlook and situation processsing within the Economics Statistics, and Cooperatives Service uncovered many critical areas: user orientation, data management, analytical capability, and clarity of output....

The development of models for evaluating the performance of resource contention systems, such as manufacturing systems, computer systems, and communication networks, is often a difficult and complex task. This modeling effort can be dramatically reduced by the use of appropriate software tools....

The trend in computer‐based risk and reliability assessment is foreseen as moving away from current algorithmic methods, towards information systems built around human‐like reasoning processes. Here a trial Computer‐Aided Risk Evaluation system under development at Cranfield Institute of...