Operations Research Proceedings 1998: Selected Papers of the International Conference on Operations Research Zurich, August 31 – September 3, 1998

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Challenges for Operations Research as a Scientific Discipline at the Beginning of the 21st Century....Pages 3-20
Combinatorial Online Optimization....Pages 21-37
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Oligopolies as Dynamic Games: A Computational Economics Perspective....Pages 41-52
Application of Topological Degree Theory to Semi-Definite Complementarity Problem....Pages 53-62
On the First-Order Estimation of Multipliers from Kuhn-Tucker Systems in Multiplier Methods Using Variable Reduction....Pages 63-72
Properties of Some Convex Marginal Functions Without Constant Rank Regularity....Pages 73-82
A Numerical Approach to Optimization w.r.t. Variable-Dependent Constraint-Indices....Pages 83-92
Minimization of Maximal Torque of a Flywheel Robot....Pages 93-102
A Phase-1-Algorithm for Interior-Point-Methods: Worst-Case and Average-Case Behaviour....Pages 103-112
Towards a Unified Framework for Randomized Pivoting Algorithms in Linear Programming....Pages 113-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
The Constrained Crossing Minimization Problem A First Approach....Pages 125-134
Sensitivity Analysis of the Bipartite Weighted Matching Problem....Pages 135-141
Partitioning Cliques of Claw-Free Strongly Chordal Graphs....Pages 142-151
Extreme Rays of the Cones of Subadditive Functions....Pages 152-157
Flow Improvement and Network Flows with Fixed Costs....Pages 158-167
Comparison of an Exact Branch-and-Bound and an Approximative Evolutionary Algorithm for the Probabilistic Traveling Salesman Problem....Pages 168-174
A Genetic Algorithm with a Non-Binary Representation for the Set Covering Problem....Pages 175-181
A Dynamical System Based Heuristic for a Class of Constrained Semi-Assignment Problems....Pages 182-191
On the Mathematical Treatment of Pileproblems....Pages 192-199
Mean Value Cross Decomposition Based Branch-and-Bound for Mixed Integer Programming Problems....Pages 200-209
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Building Reusable Software Components for Heuristic Search....Pages 210-219
Ein verteilt-paralleles Tabu Search-Verfahren für Containerbeladeprobleme mit schwach heterogenem Kistenvorrat....Pages 220-227
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Computing Moments of the Exit Distribution for Diffusion Processes Using Linear Programming....Pages 231-240
Recursive Direct Algorithms for Multistage Stochastic Programs in Financial Engineering....Pages 241-250
MEPO, ein System zur effektiven parallelen Bearbeitung von Optimierungsaufgaben....Pages 251-260
A Simulation Platform for Multiagent Systems in Logistics....Pages 261-268
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Nonlinear and Nonparametric Methods for Analyzing Financial Time Series....Pages 271-282
On Statistical Event-History Analysis and Its Application....Pages 283-292
Detection of Compatible Turning-Points and Signal-Extraction of Non-Stationary Time Series....Pages 293-299
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Membership of Values to the Core for Average-Convex TU-Games....Pages 303-311
A Cooperative Approach to Multiagent Incentive Problems....Pages 312-319
Reputation Under Imperfect Observability....Pages 320-328
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
Dynamische Portfolio-Selektion in stetiger Zeit Unter Berücksichtigung von Kurssprüngen....Pages 331-340
Optionsbewertung mit Hilfe der genetischen Programmierung....Pages 341-350
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Recent Developments in Scheduling....Pages 353-365
Two-Stage Flow-Shop Scheduling Problem with Multiprocessor Tasks at the First Stage....Pages 366-375
Ein working-forward Verfahren zur kostenorientierten Fließbandabtaktung....Pages 376-385
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
Allocation Problem for Ecological Planning....Pages 389-396
Front Matter....Pages 397-397
Challenges in a Liberalised Telecommunications Market....Pages 399-410
On Extended Models of Multicommodity Routing with Side Constraints on Paths....Pages 411-420
Front Matter....Pages 397-397
Optimization of Transmitting Powers and Locations of Base Stations in Cellular Radio Communication Systems....Pages 421-430
A Ring Network Design Problem....Pages 431-440
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Routenplanung für Gefahrguttransporte: Ein GIS-basierter Ansatz für die Ermittlung kosten- und risikoeffizienter Routen....Pages 443-452
Das Groupage-Problem kooperierender Verkehrsträger....Pages 453-462
Estimation of O/D Matrices from Traffic Counts: Theoretical Analysis and Simulation Experiments....Pages 463-472
AHP-gestützte Evaluation von Verkehrsprojekten....Pages 473-482
Ein Simulated-Annealing-Verfahren für das Standardproblem der Tourenplanung mit Zeitfensterrestriktionen....Pages 483-492
A Genetic Algorithm Approach to a Terminus Re-Scheduling Problem....Pages 493-502
Pricing and Allocation of Rail Track Capacity....Pages 503-512
Modelling ROTASTORE — A Highly Parallel, Short Term Storage System....Pages 513-521
Optimierung der Distributionsstruktur eines Schweizer Nahrungsmittelherstellers....Pages 522-531
Locating a Robust Facility....Pages 532-540
Front Matter....Pages 541-541
Pareto-Optimal and Compromise Decisions in Problem with Fuzzy Criteria....Pages 543-551
Single-Machine Scheduling with Mixed Precedence Constraints....Pages 552-561
Training of Large Three-Layer Perceptrons with the Neuro-Computer SYNAPSE....Pages 562-570
Front Matter....Pages 571-571
Exact Algorithms for the Minimum-Cost Embeddings of Reliable Virtual Private Networks into Telecommunication Networks....Pages 573-582
Back Matter....Pages 583-584