Modeling methods and a branch and cut algorithm for pharmaceutical clinical trial planning using stochastic programming

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 205-215

  Colvin, Matthew ^a   Maravelias, Christos T ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Branch and cut; Integer programming; Pharmaceutical research and development; Project scheduling; Stochastic programming

Indexed keywords

BRANCH AND CUT; BRANCH-AND-CUT ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRAINT VIOLATION; MODELING METHOD; MULTI-STAGE; NODE SELECTION; PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT SCHEDULING; RESOURCE CONSTRAINED SCHEDULING; SEARCH TREES;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; RESEARCH; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 70350573343     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.07.022     Document Type: Article

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