Operations Research Proceedings 2010: Selected Papers of the Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Bayesian Belief Network Model for Breast Cancer Diagnosis....Pages 3-8
A Method for Robust Index Tracking....Pages 9-14
Forecasting Complex Systems with Shared Layer Perceptrons....Pages 15-20
Analysis of SNP-Complex Disease Association by a Novel Feature Selection Method....Pages 21-26
An Approach of Adaptive Network Based Fuzzy Inference System to Risk Classification in Life Insurance....Pages 27-32
Support Vector Regression for Time Series Analysis....Pages 33-38
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Intermediation by Heterogeneous Oligopolists....Pages 41-46
Algorithmic Aspects of Equilibria of Stable Marriage Model with Complete Preference Lists....Pages 47-52
Centralized Super-Efficiency and Yardstick Competition – Incentives in Decentralized Organizations....Pages 53-58
Non-Negativity of Information Value in Games, Symmetry and Invariance....Pages 59-64
Smart Entry Strategies for Markets with Switching Costs....Pages 65-70
A Fresh Look on the Battle of Sexes Paradigm....Pages 71-76
A Generalization of Diamond’s Inspection Model: Errors of the First and Second Kind....Pages 77-82
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Case-Mix-Optimization in a German Hospital Network....Pages 85-90
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New Insights on Asset Pricing and Illiquidity....Pages 93-98
Robust Risk Management in Hydro-Electric Pumped Storage Plants....Pages 99-104
Copulas, Goodness-of-Fit Tests and Measurement of Stochastic Dependencies Before and During the Financial Crisis....Pages 105-110
Confidence Intervals for Asset Correlations in the Asymptotic Single Risk Factor Model....Pages 111-116
Valuation of Complex Financial Instruments for Credit Risk Transfer....Pages 117-122
VaR Prediction under Long Memory in Volatility....Pages 123-128
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Solving an Option Game Problem with Finite Expiration: Optimizing Terms of Patent License Agreements....Pages 129-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Switching Times from Season to Single Tickets....Pages 137-142
A Revenue Management Slot Allocation Model with Prioritization for the Liner Shipping Industry....Pages 143-148
E-Commerce Evaluation – Multi-Item Internet Shopping. Optimization and Heuristic Algorithms....Pages 149-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Modelling and Optimization of Cross-Media Production Processes....Pages 157-162
Diffusion Approximation for a Web-Server System with Proxy Servers....Pages 163-168
Large-Scale Modelling with the PEPA Eclipse Plug-In....Pages 169-174
A Further Remark on Diffusion Approximations with RB and ER Boundary Conditions....Pages 175-180
Stochastic Petri Nets Sensitivity to Token Scheduling Policies....Pages 181-186
On Lifetime Optimization of Boolean Parallel Systems with Erlang Repair Distributions....Pages 187-192
Computing Lifetimes for Battery-Powered Devices....Pages 193-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
A Genetic Algorithm for Optimization of a Relational Knapsack Problem with Respect to a Description Logic Knowledge Base....Pages 201-206
A New Representation for the Fuzzy Systems....Pages 207-212
Agent-Based Cooperative Optimization of Integrated Production and Distribution Planning....Pages 213-218
Personnel Rostering by Means of Variable Neighborhood Search....Pages 219-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Graph Sparsification for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows....Pages 227-232
A New Model Approach on Cost-Optimal Charging Infrastructure for Electric-Drive Vehicle Fleets....Pages 233-238
Optimal Evacuation Solutions for Large-Scale Scenarios....Pages 239-244
An Integrated Vehicle-Crew-Roster Problem with Days-Off Pattern....Pages 245-250
Improved Destination Call Elevator Control Algorithms for Up Peak Traffic....Pages 251-256
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
A Two Stage Approach for Balancing a Periodic Long-Haul Transportation Network....Pages 257-262
Design of Less-than-Truckload Networks: Models and Methods....Pages 263-268
A Comparison of Recovery Strategies for Crew and Aircraft Schedules....Pages 269-274
A Case Study for a Location-Routing Problem....Pages 275-280
Planning and Control of Automated Material Handling Systems: The Merge Module....Pages 281-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Securely Connected Facility Location in Metric Graphs....Pages 289-294
Network Flow Optimization with Minimum Quantities....Pages 295-300
A Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for Constrained Combinatorial Problems: An Application to Promotion Planning Problems....Pages 301-306
Route Planning for Robot Systems....Pages 307-312
On Universal Shortest Paths....Pages 313-318
P-Median Problems with an Additional Constraint on the Assignment Variables....Pages 319-324
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
A Continuous-Time Markov Decision Process for Infrastructure Surveillance....Pages 327-332
Stochastic Extensions to FlopC++....Pages 333-338
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Quadratic Order Optimality Conditions for Extremals Completely Singular in Part of Controls....Pages 341-346
On the Scalarization of Set-Valued Optimization Problems with Respect to Total Ordering Cones....Pages 347-352
A Branch & Cut Algorithm to Compute Nondominated Solutions in MOLFP via Reference Points....Pages 353-358
Using a Genetic Algorithm to Solve a Bi-Objective WWTP Process Optimization....Pages 359-364
The q -Gradient Vector for Unconstrained Continuous Optimization Problems....Pages 365-370
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Flow Shop Scheduling at Continuous Casters with Flexible Job Specifications....Pages 373-378
Optimal Maintenance Scheduling of N-Vehicles with Time-Varying Reward Functions and Constrained Maintenance Decisions....Pages 379-384
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Alternative Quantitative Approaches for Designing Modular Services: A Comparative Analysis of Steward’s Partitioning and Tearing Approach....Pages 385-390
Applying DEA Models for Benchmarking Service Productivity in Logistics....Pages 391-396
Quality Performance Modeling in a Deteriorating Production System with Partially Available Inspection....Pages 397-402
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
Shelf and Inventory Management with Space-Elastic Demand....Pages 405-410
Quantity Flexibility for Multiple Products in a Decentralized Supply Chain....Pages 411-416
Achieving Better Utilization of Semiconductor Supply Chain Resources by Using an Appropriate Capacity Modeling Approach on the Example of Infineon Technologies AG....Pages 417-422
Towards Leveled Inventory Routing for the Automotive Industry....Pages 423-428
Tactical Planning in Flexible Production Networks in the Automotive Industry....Pages 429-434
Coordination by Contracts in Decentralized Product Design Processes – Towards Efficient Compliance with Recycling Rates in the Automotive Industry....Pages 435-440
Evaluating Procurement Strategies under Uncertain Demand and Risk of Component Unavailability....Pages 441-446
The Effects of Wholesale Price Contracts for Supply Chain Coordination under Stochastic Yield....Pages 447-452
Parameters for Production/Inventory Control in the Case of Stochastic Demand and Different Types of Yield Randomness....Pages 453-458
Optimising Procurement Portfolios to Mitigate Risk in Supply Chains....Pages 459-464
Using Simulation for Setting Terms of Performance Based Contracts....Pages 465-470
A Credit Risk Modelling Approach to Assess Supplier Default Risk....Pages 471-476
Considering Distribution Logistics in Production Sequencing: Problem Definition and Solution Algorithm....Pages 477-482
Front Matter....Pages 483-483
Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling: Heuristic Solutions and LP-Based Lower Bounds....Pages 485-490
Solving the Earth Observing Satellite Constellation Scheduling Problem by Branch-and-Price....Pages 491-496
The Joint Load Balancing and Parallel Machine Scheduling Problem....Pages 497-502
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Estimating the Short-Term Impact of the European Emission Trade System on the German Energy Sector....Pages 505-510
Front Matter....Pages 503-503
The Water Pricing Problem in a Complex Water Resources System: A Cooperative Game Theory Approach....Pages 511-516
Front Matter....Pages 517-517
Analysis of Electrical Load Balancing by Simulation and Neural Network Forecast....Pages 519-524
Stationary or Instationary Spreads – Impacts on Optimal Investments in Electricity Generation Portfolios....Pages 525-530
Market Modeling, Forecasting and Risk Analysis with Historical Consistent Neural Networks....Pages 531-536
Front Matter....Pages 537-537
Dynamic Simulations of Kidney Exchanges....Pages 539-544
Production Planning for Pharmaceutical Companies Under Non-Compliance Risk....Pages 545-550
A Model for Telestroke Network Evaluation....Pages 551-556
Front Matter....Pages 557-557
Sub-Scalar Parameterization in Multi-Level Simulation....Pages 559-564
Exploring Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies: A Preliminary System Dynamics Framework for a Quantitative Counterstrategy Evaluation....Pages 565-570
Microscopic Pedestrian Simulations: From Passenger Exchange Times to Regional Evacuation....Pages 571-576
Unexpected Positive Effects of Complexity on Performance in Multiple Criteria Setups....Pages 577-582
Towards a Methodical Synthesis of Innovation System Modeling....Pages 583-588
Front Matter....Pages 589-589
Operations Research at the Swiss Military Academy: Supporting Military Decisions in the 21 st Century....Pages 591-596
Formalization of Models for the Analysis of the Phenomenon of Cross-Culture in a Multi-Ethnic Scholastic Environment....Pages 597-602
Mastering Complexity of Social Work – Why Quantification by Moral Scales and by Inspiring Diagnosis of Biographical Factors may bring more Effectiveness and Humanity....Pages 603-608
Front Matter....Pages 609-609
Scheduling in the Context of Underground Mining....Pages 611-616
Multi-Attribute Choice Model: An Application of the Generalized Nested Logit Model at the Stock-Keeping Unit Level....Pages 617-622
Judgment Based Analysis via an Interactive Learning Software for Modern Operations Research Education and Training....Pages 623-628
Non-Linear Offline Time Synchronization....Pages 629-634
Dynamic Airline Fleet Assignment and Integrated Modeling....Pages 635-640
Front Matter....Pages 609-609
Solving Multi-Level Capacitated Lot Sizing Problems via a Fix-and-Optimize Approach....Pages 641-646
Online Optimization: Probabilistic Analysis and Algorithm Engineering....Pages 647-652
Solving Stochastic Energy Production Problems by a Scenario Tree-Based Decomposition Approach....Pages 653-658
Train Scheduling in a Large and Highly Utilised Railway Network....Pages 659-664
Back Matter....Pages 665-667