We consider a master surgery scheduling (MSS) problem in which block operating room (OR) time is assigned to different surgical specialties. While many MSS approaches in the literature consider only the impact of the MSS on operating theater and operating staff, we enlarge the scope to...

This paper addresses the resource-constrained project scheduling problem with flexible resource profiles (FRCPSP). Such a problem often arises in many real-world applications, in which the resource usage of an activity is not merely constant, but can be adjusted from period to period. The FRCPSP...

In this paper, we address the question of how the assessment of costs influences decisions in a newsvendor setting. We expect that different cost types lead to different behavior. In our investigation, we consider a newsvendor problem with opportunity costs and a newsvendor problem with penalty...

We consider a problem where different classes of customers can book different types of service in advance and the service company has to respond immediately to the booking request confirming or rejecting it. The objective of the service company is to maximize profit made of class-type specific...

This paper addresses the towing process of airplanes as part of the turnaround process. We introduce a VRP based MIP model which assigns different types of towing tractors to jobs with specified service time windows. The objective function minimizes operating costs subject to operational...

After its success in the service industry, revenue management is now an increasingly discussed topic in the process industry. The results from an empirical study among 124 firms show that the overall importance of revenue management within the process industry is regarded as high. Furthermore,...