Iterative algorithms for the curfew planning problem

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 593-607

  Bog S ^a   Nemani, A K ^a   Ahuja, R K ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

discrete optimization; heuristics; network disruptions; rail track maintenance; scheduling

Indexed keywords

JOB SHOP SCHEDULING; MAINTENANCE; OPTIMIZATION; RAILROAD TRACKS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; SCHEDULING;

COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION; HEURISTICS; ITERATIVE ALGORITHM; MAINTENANCE PROJECTS; MINIMUM NETWORKS; NETWORK DISRUPTIONS; RAIL TRACKS;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

EID: 79952435268     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2010.1     Document Type: Article

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