This paper develops a method for solving the single product multi-period production-planning problem, in which the production and the inventory costs of each period arc concave and backlogging is not permitted. It is also assumed that the unit variable cost of the production evolves according to a continuous time Markov process. We prove that this production-planning problem can be Stated as a ...

This paper considers a multi-period, multi-product inventory-routing problem in a two-level supply chain consisting of a distributor and a set of customers. This problem is modeled with the aim of minimizing bi-objectives, namely the total system cost (including startup, distribution and maintenance costs) and risk-based transportation. Products are delivered to customers by some heterogeneous ...

In this paper, we concentrate on discussing the inventory problem under bifuzzy environment and develop a class of multi-objective inventory model with bifuzzy coefficients. We give the bifuzzy transform operarion and prove the method of solving satisfied solution of multi-objective inventory model. These are applied to a practical inventory problem in which all inventory costs, purchasing and ...

This paper describes BRUIN, a unified A] system that can perform both problem-solving and language comprehension tasks. Included in the system is a frame-based knowledge-representation language called FRAIL, a problem solving component called NASL (which is based on McDermott's problem-solving language of the same name), and a context-recognition component currently known as PRAGMATICS. The int...

Solving Robust Inventory Problems In this work we consider setting the optimal inventory control policies for a single buffer when demand is uncertain, in a robust framework. Unlike traditional inventory models we do not assume that the demand is random with a known distribution. Instead, demand can take values from a given uncertainty set. Our objective is to find the policy that minimize the ...

BACKGROUND The main objective of this study was predicting student's mental health using social problem solving- ability. METHODS In this correlational. descriptive study, 369 (208 female and 161 male) from, Mazandaran University of Medical Science were selected through stratified random sampling method. In order to collect the data, the social problem solving inventory-revised and general he...

Since September 11, 2001, awareness of potential terrorist targets has increased greatly. Industrial chemicals, either in storage or transport, are now considered dangerously accessible materials that could be used to cause substantial harm. In response to this new threat, emergency organizations are beginning to plan for such possible chemical releases. Currently there is no tool that allows a...

This study develops an inventory model for determining an optimal ordering policy for non-deteriorating items and time-dependent holding cost with delayed payments permitted by the supplier under inflation and time-discounting. The discounted cash flows approach is applied to study the problem analysis. Mathematical models have been derived under two different situations i.e. case I: The permis...

Researchers interested in mathematical proficiency have recently begun to explore the development of strategic flexibility, where flexibility is defined as knowledge of multiple strategies for solving a problem and the ability to implement an innovative strategy for a given problem solving circumstance. However, anecdotal findings from this literature indicate that students do not consistently ...