Operational research : IO2017, Valença, Portugal, June 28-30 /: IO2017, Valença, Portugal, June 28-30. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: A. Ismael F. Vaz, João Paulo Almeida, José Fernando Oliveira, Alberto Adrego Pinto, editors.
• Editors: Vaz, A. Ismael F; Almeida, João Paulo; Oliveira, José Fernando; Pinto, Alberto Adrego
• Other Names: IO (Conference), 18th
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Contents; 1 New Approach for Optimization of Construction and Demolition Waste Management: Application to the Lisbon Metropolitan Area; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Optimization Model for Planning a CDW Recycling Network; 1.2.1 Problem Definition; 1.2.2 Model Description; 1.3 Results and Discussion; 1.4 Conclusion; References; 2 Existence of Nash Equilibria on Integer Programming Games; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Definitions and Notation; 2.1.2 Examples; 2.2 Literature Review; 2.3 Existence of Nash Equilibria; 2.3.1 Complexity of the Existence of NE. 2.3.2 Conditions for the Existence of NE2.4 Conclusions and Further Directions; References; 3 The Reverse Logistics of Unsold Medications in Pharmacies in Campania, Italy; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Literature Review; 3.3 Methodology; 3.3.1 The Semi-structured Interview for the RL Company; 3.3.2 The Survey for the Pharmacies; 3.3.3 Statistical Analysis of the Survey to Pharmacies; 3.4 Case Study; 3.5 Results and Discussion; 3.6 Conclusions; References; 4 A Penalty Approach for Solving Nonsmooth and Nonconvex MINLP Problems; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Penalty Approaches. 4.3 Oracle-Based Penalty Algorithm4.4 Numerical Experiments; 4.5 Conclusions; References; 5 A Biased-Randomized Heuristic for the Home Healthcare Routing Problem; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Literature Review; 5.3 Problem Description; 5.4 Solving Approach; 5.5 Results; 5.6 Final Remarks and Future Work; References; 6 Planning Health Workforce Training in the Detection and Prevention of Excessive Alcohol Consumption: An Optimization-Based Approach; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Literature Review; 6.3 Excessive Alcohol Consumption Background; 6.4 Mathematical Formulation of the Model; 6.4.1 Notation. 6.4.2 Objective Functions6.4.3 Constraints; 6.5 Case Study; 6.5.1 Dataset and Assumptions Used; 6.5.2 Scenarios Under Study; 6.5.3 Results; 6.5.4 Sensitivity Analysis; 6.5.5 Computational Results; 6.5.6 Discussion of Results; 6.6 Conclusions and Further Work; References; 7 Downstream Petroleum Supply Chains' Design and Planning -- Contributions and Roadmap; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 State of the Art; 7.3 Problem Description; 7.4 Research Contributions; 7.5 Theoretical Implications; 7.6 Future Research Perspectives; 7.7 Conclusions; References. 8 Efficiency and Capital Structure in Portuguese SMEs8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Performance, Efficiency and Capital Structure; 8.3 Methodology; 8.3.1 Data and Sample; 8.3.2 DEA Methodology; 8.3.3 Hypothesis, Empirical Models and Variables; 8.4 Results; 8.4.1 Efficiency; 8.4.2 Efficiency Determinants Model; 8.4.3 Leverage Determinants Models; 8.5 Conclusions and Suggestions for Further Research; References; 9 Evaluating Suppliers in the Olive Oil Sector Using AHP; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Multi-criteria Decision Making Approach; 9.2.1 AHP -- Analytic Hierarchy Process.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.4/034; Mathematics; Operations research -- Congresses; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; Operations research; Business & Economics -- Operations Research; Computers -- Computer Science; Mathematics -- Number Systems; Computers -- Programming -- Algorithms; Mathematics -- Game Theory; Operational research; Maths for scientists; Numerical analysis; Game theory; Computer science; Numerical analysis; Algorithms; Mathematics -- Applied; Mathematical modelling; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319715834; 3319715836
• Related ISBNs: 9783319715827; 3319715828
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 20, 2018).
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