# overview
My research interests lie in the general area of supply chain management, logistics, production planning and scheduling, and performance evaluation of production/service systems.

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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4007 Control Engineering, Mechatronics And Robotics

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12 Responsible Consumption And Production

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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3507 Strategy, Management And Organisational Behaviour

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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8.1 Organisation And Delivery Of Services

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8.1 Organisation And Delivery Of Services

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12 Responsible Consumption And Production

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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3507 Strategy, Management And Organisational Behaviour

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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12 Responsible Consumption And Production

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4606 Distributed Computing And Systems Software

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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Scheduling Of Production And Distribution Operations

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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3507 Strategy, Management And Organisational Behaviour

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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3507 Strategy, Management And Organisational Behaviour

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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3507 Strategy, Management And Organisational Behaviour

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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Asian Institute of Technology - (Pathum Thani, Thailand)

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University of Toronto - (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

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Grenoble Institute of Technology - (Grenoble, France)

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University of Moratuwa - (Moratuwa, Sri Lanka)

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Sushil K. Gupta POMS Distinguished Service Award

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Ricky Griffin Outstanding Research Award

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Sustainability Planning for Healthcare Information Exchanges with Supplier Rebate Program

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Multiple Part-Type Production in Robotic Cells: Equivalence of Two Real-World Models

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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The integrated production and transportation scheduling problem for a product with a short lifespan

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Hybrid Genetic Algorithms for Scheduling Advertisements on a Web Page.

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A Framework to Analyze Cash Supply Chains

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9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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Scheduling robotic cells served by a dual-arm robot

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Approximations to optimal k-unit cycles for single-gripper and dual-gripper robotic cells

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Minimizing Makespan In Flowshops With Pallet Requirements: Computational Complexity

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Operational Decisions in AGV-Served Flowshop Loops: Fleet Sizing and Decomposition

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Pricing and Logistics Decisions for a Private-Sector Provider in the Cash Supply Chain

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Sequencing of robot activities and parts in two-machine robotic cells

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Virtual Microgrids: Implications of Blockchain Technologies for Peer-to-Peer Trading of Electricity, Renewable Energy Investments, and Resource-Sharing Network Coordination

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Scheduling Operating Rooms with Elective and Emergency Surgeries

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Outpatient Appointment Block Scheduling Under Patient Heterogeneity and Patient No-Shows

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Heuristic Methods for Selection and Ordering of Part-Orienting Devices

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Scheduling Elective Surgeries with Emergency Patients at Shared Operating Rooms

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Balancing perfectly periodic service schedules: An application from recycling and waste management

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The block layout shortest loop design problem

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On the Interaction Between Demand Substitution and Production Changeovers

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Automata-based modeling and control synthesis for manufacturing workcells with part-routing flexibility

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Scheduling advertisements on a web page to maximize revenue

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DEDS with state dependent event durations lookahead policies and scheduling

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Supply planning models for a remanufacturer under just-in-time manufacturing environment with reverse logistics

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9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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Performance of scheduling algorithms for no-wait flowshops with parallel machines

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A (10/7)-approximation algorithm for an optimum cyclic solution in additive travel-time robotic cells

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CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN A SUPPLY LINE : COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS

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Scheduling dual gripper robotic cell: One-unit cycles

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Quantifying the Impact of Layout on Productivity: An Analysis from Robotic-Cell Manufacturing

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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A Loop Material Flow System Design for Automated Guided Vehicles

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Scheduling Web Advertisements: A Note on the Minspace Problem

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Minimizing the mean flow time in a two-machine group-scheduling problem with carryover sequence dependency

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Sequencing and Scheduling in Robotic Cells: Recent Developments

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Dedicated Transportation Subnetworks: Design, Analysis, and Insights

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Managing Logistics in Regional Banknote Supply Chain Under Security Concerns

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Virtual Microgrids: Implications of Blockchain Technologies for Peer-to-Peer Trading of Renewable Energy

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A Note on Productivity Gains in Flexible Robotic Cells

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Supply chain planning: A case for Hybrid Cross-Docks

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Lot streaming and scheduling multiple products in two-machine no-wait flowshops

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Productivity Improvement From Using Machine Buffers in Dual-Gripper Cluster Tools

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Dynamic Models for Supply Chain Planning in Oilfield Services Industry: A Case for Hybrid Cross-Docks

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Scheduling Operating Rooms with Elective and Emergency Surgeries

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Examining the Impacts of Clinical Practice Variation on Operational Performance

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An efficient algorithm for a job shop problem

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Opportunity Management for Business-to-Business (B2B) Service Organizations: A Theory-Informed Decision Support Framework

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Design parameters of part-ordering devices Design parameters selection and ordering of part-orienting devices

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EXPRESS: Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems: Strategies for Pod Selection and Scheduling

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Two-machine group scheduling problem with blocking and anticipatory setups

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A Framework for Analyzing the US Coin Supply Chain

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12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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Hierarchical Control Of The Two Processor Flow-Shop With State Dependent Processing Times: Complexity Analysis And Approximate Algorithms

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A Traffic-Grooming Algorithm for Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Structural Search and Optimization in Social Networks

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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An Analysis of Coordination Mechanisms for the U.S. Cash Supply Chain

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Coordination in a two-stage production system: Complexity, conflict and cooperation

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Mitigating the risk of supply disruptions: a case study

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Maintenance scheduling of rolling stock using a genetic algorithm

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Product Line Extensions: Analysis, Insights, and Intuition

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Safety Stock Allocation in an Online Retailing Network: A Stochastic Optimization Approach

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Selecting Healthcare Providers for Bundled Payments in Healthcare Services

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A Sales Forecast Model for Short-Life-Cycle Products: New Releases at Blockbuster

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Managing Retail Budget Allocation between Store Labor and Marketing Activities

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Scheduling of the injection process for a golf club head fabrication line

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Minimizing Cycle Time in a Blocking Flowshop

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Optimal Selection of Line Extensions: Incorporating Operational, Financial, and Marketing Constraints

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Sequencing of parts and robot moves in a robotic cell

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A review of recent theoretical development in scheduling dual-gripper robotic cells

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Approximations to optimal sequences in single-gripper and dual-gripper robotic cells with circular layouts

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On the complexity of generalized due date scheduling problems

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Scheduling in dual gripper robotic cells for productivity gains

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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The complexity of scheduling jobs in repetitive manufacturing systems

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Scheduling Advertisements on a Web Page: New and Improved Approximation Algorithms

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A Switch in Time Saves the Dime: A Model to Reduce Rental Cost in Cloud Computing

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Cost and Quality Performance of Accountable Care Organizations: An Empirical Investigation

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Throughput Optimization in Constant TravelTime Dual Gripper Robotic Cells with Parallel Machines

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A review of TSP based approaches for flowshop scheduling

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Performance Bounds of Algorithms for Scheduling Advertisements on a Web Page

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Some Applications of the Generalized Travelling Salesman Problem

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A (10/7)-Approximation Algorithm for an Optimum Cyclic Solution in Additive Travel-Time Robotic Cells

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Throughput optimization in robotic cells with input and output machine buffers: A comparative study of two key models

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Process of part orientation with single- and multiple steps via mathematical programming

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Scheduling of a Job Shop with Two Machine Centers Having Parallel Machines

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Safety Stock Allocation in an Online Retailing Network: A Stochastic Optimization Approach

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Scheduling multiple parts in two-machine dual-gripper robot cells: Heuristic algorithm and performance guarantee

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A mathematical modelling approach for the process of part orientation in batch assembly automation

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Supply-Chain Redesign to Reduce Safety Stock Levels: Sequencing and Merging Operations

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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Maintenance Scheduling of Rolling Stock Using a Genetic Algorithm

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On the complexity of preemptive openshop scheduling problems

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Adaptive Capacity Planning for Ambulatory Surgery Centers

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The block layout shortest loop design problem

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An Integrated Approach for Retail Budget Allocations Across Store Labor and Marketing Activities

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Hospital Quality, Medical Charge Variation, and Patient Care Efficiency: Implications for Bundled Payment Reform Models

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A Short-Range Scheduling Model for Blockbuster's Order-Processing Operation

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Throughput Optimization in Circular Dual-Gripper Robotic Cells

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Some no-wait shops scheduling problems: Complexity aspect

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Flow-shop scheduling in the metal industry

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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One-operatortwo-machine flowshop scheduling with setup and dismounting times

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A Framework for Analyzing Influencer Marketing in Social Networks: Selection and Scheduling of Influencers

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Value of Local Cash Reuse: Inventory Models for Medium-Size Depository Institutions Under the New Federal Reserve Policy

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Sequencing deliveries to minimize inventory holding cost with dominant upstream supply chain partner

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Scheduling Support Times for Satellites with Overlapping Visibilities

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Lot streaming and scheduling heuristics for m-machine no-wait flowshops

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Examining Impacts of Clinical Practice Variation on Operational Performance

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12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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A heuristic for the twomachine nowait openshop scheduling problem

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Minimizing makespan in a palletconstrained flowshop

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On the trade-off between remanufacturing and recycling

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Scheduling of a Two-machine Flowshop with Processing Time Linearly Dependent on Job Waiting-time

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The twomachine permutation flow shop with statedependent processing times

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Scheduling methods for a class of flexible manufacturing systems

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Inventory and Shipment Policies for the Online Movie DVD Rental Industry

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Optimizing logistics operations in a country's currency supply network

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A Framework to Analyze Cash Supply Chains

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9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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Minimizing makespan in a blocking flowshop using genetic algorithms

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Optimal control of a class of DEDS: Flow-shops with state-dependent processing times

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Provider Selection Framework for Bundled Payments in Healthcare Services

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A note on productivity gains in flexible robotic cells

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A heuristic for scheduling two-machine no-wait flow shops with anticipatory setups

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Scheduling in robotic cells: Complexity and steady state analysis

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Dynamic Models for Supply Chain Planning in Oilfield Services Industry: A Case for Hybrid Cross-Docks

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Heuristics for the design of part-orienting systems

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A Switch in Time Saves the Dime: A Model to Reduce Rental Cost in Cloud Computing

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Resource Allocation Policies for Personalization in Content Delivery Sites

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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The integrated production and transportation scheduling problem for a product with a short lifespan

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Supply Planning Models for a Remanufacturer Under Just-in-Time Manufacturing Environment with Reverse Logistics

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9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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A Survey of Machine Scheduling Problems with Blocking and No-Wait in Process

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Two-machine group scheduling problems in discrete parts manufacturing with sequence-dependent setups

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Sequencing of Parts and Robot Moves in a Robotic Cell

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Increasing Throughput for Robotic Cells with Parallel Machines and Multiple Robost

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Minimizing cycle time in large robotic cells

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Scheduling of a Job Shop with Two Machine Centers Having Parallel Machines

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A blocking flowshop scheduling problem with material handling constraint

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Approximation algorithms for k-unit cyclic solutions in robotic cells

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An optimization framework for analyzing dual-donor organ exchange

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Managing Coins for Depository Institutions in Coin Supply Chains for Improved Circulation

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Scheduling in Robotic Cells: Classification, Two and Three Machine Cells

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Heuristic Methods for Selection and Ordering of Part-Orienting Devices

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems: Strategies for Pod Selection and Scheduling

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A Note On The Complexity Of Openshop Scheduling Problems

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Hospital Quality, Medical Charge Variation, and Patient Care Efficiency: Implications for Bundled Payment Reform Models

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Elasticity management for capacity planning in software as a service cloud computing

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Approximation algorithms for k-unit cyclic solutions in robotic cells

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Outpatient Appointment Scheduling Under Patient Heterogeneity and Patient No-Shows

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Adaptive Capacity Planning for Ambulatory Surgery Centers

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Parallel machine scheduling with a common server

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Scheduling algorithms for flexible flowshops: Worst and average case performance

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Scheduling in Robotic Cells: Heuristics and Cell Design

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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On Throughput Maximization in Constant Travel-Time Robotic Cells

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Operational Decisions in AGV-Served Flowshop Loops: Scheduling

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Lot streaming of a single product in two-machine no-wait flowshops

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Dedicated Transportation Subnetworks: Design, Analysis, and Insights

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Robotic cells with parallel machines and multiple dual gripper robots: a comparative overview

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A traffic-grooming algorithm for wavelength-routed optical networks

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Demand-supply optimization in mobile advertising

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A Framework for Analyzing Influencer Marketing in Social Networks: Selection and Scheduling of Influencers

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A Review of Operational Issues in Managing Physical Currency Supply Chains

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12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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TWO AND THREESTAGE FLOWSHOP SCHEDULING WITH NOWAIT IN PROCESS

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Design and operational issues in AGV-served manufacturing systems

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9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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A note on the generalized due dates scheduling problems

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Opportunity Management for B2B Service Organizations: A Framework, Evidence and Application

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A Depository Institution's Optimal Currency Supply Network Under the Fed's New Guidelines: Operating Policies, Logistics, and Impact

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Throughput optimization in dual-gripper interval robotic cells

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Some Applications of the Generalized Travelling Salesman Problem

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Who's Next? Scheduling Personalization Services with Variable Service Times

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Scheduling and Lot Streaming in Flowshops with No-Wait in Process

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Maximum Commonality Problems: Applications and Analysis

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Sustainability Planning for Healthcare Information Exchanges with Supplier Discount Program

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Supply Chain Scheduling: Distribution Systems

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Scheduling Multiple Parts in a Robotic Cell Served by a Dual-Gripper Robot

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Efficient setup/dispatching policies in a semiconductor manufacturing facility

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The weighted sum of split and diameter clustering

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Analysis of Revenue Maximization Under Two MovieScreening Policies

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Scheduling large robotic cells without buffers

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Inventory and Shipment Policies for the Online Movie DVD Rental Industry

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Robotic Cells with Parallel Machines: Throughput Maximization in Constant Travel-Time Cells

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Scheduling Multiple Parts in a Robotic Cell Served by a Dual-Gripper Robot

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Lot streaming and scheduling multiple products in two-machine no-wait flowshops

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Scheduling to minimize product design time using a genetic algorithm

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Efficient algorithms for flexible job shop scheduling with parallel machines

# publications[].label
Sequencing of Parts and Robot Moves in a Robotic Cell

# publications[].label
Managing Coins for Depository Institutions in Coin Supply Chains for Improved Circulation

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Managing a Banks Currency Inventory Under New Federal Reserve Guidelines

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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

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Scheduling and lot streaming in twomachine open shops with nowait in process

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Tabu search-based heuristics for cellular manufacturing systems in the presence of alternative process plans

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Location-Routing with Conflicting Objectives: Coordinating eBeam Phytosanitary Treatment and Distribution of Mexican Import Commodities

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Maintenance scheduling of rolling stock using a genetic algorithm

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Selecting Healthcare Providers for Bundled Payments in Healthcare Services

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Control of flexible-manufacturing workcells using extended Moore automata

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Texas A&M University; Dept Of Information & Operations Management; 4217 TAMU

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Lee, Seulchan (2022-05). Essays on Energy Operations. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Youn, Seokjun (2019-05). Essays on Payment Reform Models and Capacity Planning in Healthcare. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Mallipeddi, Rakesh Reddy (2019-05). Essays on Operational Problems in Digital Economy. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Majumdar, Mayukh (2022-05). Essays on Resource Planning and Utilization to Achieving Operational Efficiency in Service Organizations. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Huang, Yiwei (2016-08). Analysis of Operations Management Problems in Currency and Food Supply Chains. Doctoral Dissertation.