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On the Technician Routing and Scheduling Problem

The technician routing and scheduling problem consists in routing and scheduling a crew of technicians in order to attend a set of service requests, subject to skill, tool, and spare part constraints. In this study we propose a formal definition of the problem and present a constructive heuristic and a large neighborhood search optimization algorithm.

To ask or not to ask, that is the question

Appropriate Questions:  What are you looking for in a summer intern? (then be prepared to demonstrate how you fit those desired skills)  What has been your most interesting case/project in the past year?  What drew you to this employer/what was your path to this organization/firm?  I spoke with ______, the Michigan student who worked here two summers ago, and s/he said (fill in positive asp...

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Towards Creating a Dialogue between the Specialized Technician and non Technician Users of the 3D Laser Scanner

Several attempts and case studies had been conducted to document the cultural heritage using the 3D Laser scanner in the last few years. Now, it is possible to furnish a virtual model of an object from the pointcloud and to complete the direct measurements, just like if the user were physically present on the site. While the main users of this method are technical people (not archaeologist), th...

Journey from technician to professional.