Ebook: Operations Research Proceedings 2002: Selected Papers of the International Conference on Operations Research (SOR 2002), Klagenfurt, September 2–5, 2002

This proceedings volume contains a selection of papers presented at the International Conference on Operations Research (SOR 2002).The contributions cover the broad interdisciplinary spectrum of Operations Research and present recent advances in theory, development of methods, and applications in practice. Subjects covered are Production, Logistics and Supply Chain Production, Marketing and Data Analysis, Transportation and Traffic, Scheduling and Project Management, Telecommunication and Information Technology, Energy and Environment, Public Economy, Health, Agriculture, Education, Banking, Finance, Insurance, Risk Management, Continuous Optimization, Discrete and Combinatorial Optimization, Stochastic and Dynamic Programming, Simulation, Control Theory, Systems Dynamics, Dynamic Games, Game Theory, Auctioning and Bidding, Experimental Economics, Econometrics, Statistics and Mathematical Economics, Fuzzy Logic, Multicriteria Decision Making, Decision Theory.

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This proceedings volume contains a selection of papers presented at the International Conference on Operations Research (SOR 2002).The contributions cover the broad interdisciplinary spectrum of Operations Research and present recent advances in theory, development of methods, and applications in practice. Subjects covered are Production, Logistics and Supply Chain Production, Marketing and Data Analysis, Transportation and Traffic, Scheduling and Project Management, Telecommunication and Information Technology, Energy and Environment, Public Economy, Health, Agriculture, Education, Banking, Finance, Insurance, Risk Management, Continuous Optimization, Discrete and Combinatorial Optimization, Stochastic and Dynamic Programming, Simulation, Control Theory, Systems Dynamics, Dynamic Games, Game Theory, Auctioning and Bidding, Experimental Economics, Econometrics, Statistics and Mathematical Economics, Fuzzy Logic, Multicriteria Decision Making, Decision Theory.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
The Role of Operations Research in Public Policy....Pages 1-13
Risk-Return Optimization of the Bank Portfolio....Pages 14-19
Resource-orientated Purchase Planning and Supplier Selection - Models and Algorithms for Supply Chain Optimization and E-Commerce....Pages 20-25
A Combinatorial Approach to Orthogonal Placement Problems....Pages 26-32
Assigning Frequencies in GSM Networks....Pages 33-40
Optimal Control of Methadone Treatment in Preventing Blood-Borne Disease....Pages 41-46
Strategien zur R?stzeitvermeidung in der Elektronikfertigung....Pages 47-52
Optimale Belegung von Stranggie?anlagen mittels 2-dimensionaler Bin-Packing-Modelle....Pages 53-58
Short-term Capacity Planning in Manufacturing Companies with a Decentralized Organization....Pages 59-64
Performance Analysis of Make to Stock Supply Chains Using Discrete-Time Queueing Models....Pages 65-70
A New Optimal Demand Forecast Model....Pages 71-76
A Multi-Product Batch-Available-to-Promise Model for Make-to-Stock Manufacturing....Pages 77-82
Scheduling of Rolling Ingots Production....Pages 83-88
Determination of Economic Production Quantity for a Multi-Stage Production System with Limited Storage Capacity....Pages 89-94
A Reverse Logistics Model with Integer Setup Numbers....Pages 95-101
Lotsizing in a Production System with Rework and Product Deterioration....Pages 102-107
Mathematical Programming Models for Strategic Supply Chain Planning and Design....Pages 108-113
Ein dynamisches Verhandlungsmodell des Supply Chain Management....Pages 114-119
Modeling the Interaction between Operational and Financial Decisions in the Inventory Pooling of Repairable Spare Parts Problem....Pages 120-125
Die Sch?tzung von Markentreue, Nichtk?uferanteil und Marktpotenzial aus Handelspaneldaten....Pages 127-132
A Conjugate Direction Frank-Wolfe Method with Applications to the Traffic Assignment Problem....Pages 133-138
Online-Algorithmus zur Steuerung von Verkehrslichtsignalanlagen....Pages 139-143
Optimal Sorting Machine Allocation in the Postal Distribution Network....Pages 144-149
A Combined Approach to Solve the Pickup and Delivery Selection Problem....Pages 150-155
VRP with Interdependent Time Windows — A Case Study for the Austrian Red Cross Blood Program....Pages 156-161
Incident Management Based on Real Time Simulation....Pages 162-167
Online-Dispatching of Automobile Service Units....Pages 168-173
Multi-Class User Equilibria under Social Marginal Cost Pricing....Pages 174-179
School Bus Routing and Scheduling Problem....Pages 180-186
Covering Population Areas by Railway Stops....Pages 187-192
Innovative L?sungen im bimodalen Transport Stra?e / Binnenwasserstra?e....Pages 193-198
Optimal Routing of Snowplows-A Column Generation Approach....Pages 199-204
Savings Based Ants for Large-scale Vehicle Routing Problems....Pages 205-210
Single Machine Scheduling Problems with Exponentially Start Time Dependent Job Processing Times....Pages 211-216
Scheduling Problems with Optimal Due Interval Assignment Subject to Some Generalized Criteria....Pages 217-222
A New Exact Resource Allocation Model with Hard and Soft Resource Constraints....Pages 223-228
Minimizing Total Weighted Tardiness on Parallel Batch Process Machines Using Genetic Algorithms....Pages 229-234
Sorting with Line Storage Systems....Pages 235-240
On Solvability of the Project Scheduling Problem with Accumulative Resources of an Arbitrary Sign....Pages 241-246
Cost Optimized Layout of Fibre Optic Networks in the Access Net Domain....Pages 247-252
Ein Algorithmus zur sicheren elektronischen Stimmabgabe ?ber das Internet....Pages 253-258
Accelerated MILP-Strategies for the Optimal....Pages 259-264
On On-line Systems for Short-term Forecasting for Energy Systems....Pages 265-271
Combining Bottom-up and Finance Modelling for Electricity Markets....Pages 272-277
Gestaltung von Stoffstrom-Netzwerken zum Produktrecycling....Pages 278-283
Ein Ansatz zur Bewertung von Remanufacturingstrategien....Pages 284-289
Environmental Coordination of Supply Chain Networks Based on a Multi-Agent System....Pages 290-295
Decision Support for the National Implementation of Emission Reduction Measures bythe Dynamic Mass Flow Optimisation Model ARGUS....Pages 296-301
Fuzzy Scheduling for the Dismantling of Complex Products....Pages 302-307
Group Decision Making Versus Expert Opinion in the Multi-Objective Analysis of Ecosystem Management....Pages 309-314
Capital Market Efficiency — An Empirical Analysis of the Dividend Announcement Effect for the Austrian Stock Market....Pages 315-320
On Tail Index Estimation and Financial Risk Management Implications....Pages 321-328
Project Risk Management by a Probabilistic Expert System....Pages 329-334
Regulatory Impacts on Credit Portfolio Management....Pages 335-340
Verfahren zur Risikokapitalallokation im Eigenhandel von Banken....Pages 341-346
Process Optimization via Conventional Factorial Designs and Simulated Annealing on the Path of Steepest Ascent for a CSTR....Pages 347-352
Optimization on Directionally Convex Sets....Pages 353-358
Meta-Heuristiken in virtuellen Lernumgebungen....Pages 359-364
An Evolutionary Algorithm for Bayesian Network Triangulation....Pages 365-370
Approximation Algorithms for the k-center Problem: An Experimental Evaluation....Pages 371-376
MaxFlow-MinCut Duality for a Paint Shop Problem....Pages 377-382
From Edge Decomposition Formulae to Composition Algorithms....Pages 383-388
The Complexity of Some Problems on Maximal Independent Sets in Graphs....Pages 389-394
Testing Solution Quality in Stochastic Programs....Pages 395-400
Scenario Updating Method for Stochastic Mixed-integer Programming Problems....Pages 401-406
Pricing of Multidimensional Resources in Revenue Management (Multidimensional Dynamic Stochastic Knapsack Problem)....Pages 407-412
A Note on Quantitative Stability and Empirical Estimates in Stochastic Programming....Pages 413-418
Splitting and Localization of the Epi-Topology Combined with Randomness....Pages 419-424
Standards f?r Modellierung und Simulation....Pages 425-430
System Dynamics (SD) — An Approach within Corporate Planning....Pages 431-436
Optimal Decision Rules in a Monetary Union....Pages 437-445
Impact of Feedback Loop on Group Decision Process when Applying System Dynamics Simulators....Pages 446-451
The Management Game SINTO-Market — Report on Some Recent Experiments....Pages 453-458
Bounds & Likelihood Procedure Revisited....Pages 459-464
On the Allocation of Excesses of Resources in Linear Production Problems....Pages 465-470
Indirect Expenditure Functions and Shephard’s Lemma....Pages 471-473
Bayesian Estimation of the Heston Stochastic Volatility Model....Pages 474-479
Forecasting with Leading Economic Indicators — A Neural Network Approach....Pages 480-485
Estimating Multivariate Conditional Distributions — An Application to the Truck Sales Forecast....Pages 486-491
Application of Techniques of Functional Data Analysis to Spectroscopic Data....Pages 492-497
Integrating Exchange Rate Theory in Data Mining....Pages 498-503
The Ability of Artificial Neural Networks to Exploit Non-Linearities by Data Mining Models Compared to Statistical Methods....Pages 504-509
Preference Measurement with Conjoint Analysis and AHP: An Empirical Comparison....Pages 510-515
Further Development of MADM-Approaches in China and in Germany....Pages 517-524
Wissensrevision in einer MaxEnt/MinREnt-Umgebung....Pages 525-532
Innovation, Operations Research & Decision Support in the Military....Pages 533-538
Von der Pr?dikatenlogik zur unternehmerischen Entscheidungsunterst?tzung....Pages 539-544
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