In this work, we show that data-intensive and frequently-used service functions such as memory allocation and deallocation entangle with application s working set and become a major cause for cache misses. We present our technique that transfers the allocation and de-allocation functions executions from main CPU to a separate processor residing on chip with DRAM (Intelligent Memory Manager). Th...

This paper proposes a model predictive control (MPC) approach to the periodic implementation of the optimal solutions of a class of resource allocation problems in which the allocation requirements and conditions repeat periodically over time. This special class of resource allocation problems includes many practical energy optimization problems such as load scheduling and generation dispatch. ...

We present a simple model of competition between firms who face boundedly rational consumers. The consumers cannot compare two consumption bundles; instead, they have some fundamental preferences and a selection procedure. In any Nash equilibrium of the slot allocation game, the firms choose the same allocation. There may be multiple equilibria, one of which is always to allocate according to t...

Objective: This research aims to examine the construction of Disaster Law, focusing on allocation responsibility private entities and its correlation with Human Rights, Business Environmental Law spheres. The study intends clarify emerging inclusion human rights, business law, environmental law as indispensable aspects within realm Law.
 Method: adopts a dialectical method, employing bibli...

MPLS automatic bandwidth allocation (or provisioning) refers to the process of dynamically updating the bandwidth allocation of a label switched path on the basis of actual aggregate traffic demand on this path. Since bandwidth updates require signaling, it is common to limit the rate of updates to reduce signaling costs. In this article, we propose a model-free asynchronous adaptive hysteresis...

In this paper we propose a context-specific cost allocation rule for inventory transportation systems. We consider the setting defined in Fiestras-Janeiro et al. (2012) [3] and propose a new cost allocation rule, the so-called AMEF value, which is inspired by the Shapley value. We prove that, under suitable conditions, the AMEF value provides core allocations. Besides, we provide a characteriza...

In this paper, we deal with a U-shaped production line with multiple heterogeneous multi-function workers. Skills of workers are assumed to be different. We consider an optimization problem for finding an allocation of workers to the line that minimizes the overall cycle time under the minimum number of workers satisfying the demand. All of processing, operation and walking times are determinis...

An issue of considerable importance, both from a practical organizational standpoint and from a costs research perspectives, involves the allocation of /xed resources or costs across a set of competing entities in an equitable manner. Cook and Kress (Eur. J. Oper. Res. 119 (1999) 652) propose a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to obtain a theoretical framework for such cost allocation p...

In this paper we propose a new rule to allocate risk capital to portfolios or divisions within a firm. Specifically, we determine the capital allocation that minimizes the excesses of sets of portfolios in a lexicographical sense. The excess of a set of portfolios is defined as the expected loss of that set of portfolios in excess of the amount of risk capital allocated to them. The underlying ...

This paper addresses the berth allocation problem in a multi-user container terminal. There are two typical schemes for berth allocation: one in discrete locations and the other in continuous locations. The former has the advantage of easiness in scheduling but it has a weakness in that terminal usage is not fully efficient. The latter exhibits the complete opposite characteristics. In previous...