Abstracts from MISTA 2003

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In Proceedings

2003

  1. Adenso-Díaz, B Rule-Based System for Platform Assignment in Bus Stations. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 696-699, 2003.

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  2. Adriaen, M; Causmaecker, P. D and Berghe., G. V. Decentralised Course Timetabling in a Large Hierarchical Organisation. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 60-66, 2003.

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  3. Alfares, H.K and Al-Khair, W.S.A Simulation-Based Days-Off Scheduling of a Pipelines Maintenance Workforce. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 524-525, 2003.

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  4. Almeida, A; Ramos, C and Silva, S. do C. Reducing Job Throughput Time : Using Horizontal Scheduling and Simultaneous Manufacturing. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 386-387, 2003.

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  5. Beliën, J and Demeulemeester, E Scheduling Trainees at a Hospital Department. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 224-225, 2003.

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  6. Burke, E; Dror, M; Kendall, G; O’Brien, R; Redrup, D and Soubeiga, E A Pheromone-based Look-ahead Hyper-heuristic for Time-tabling Problems. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 174-179, 2003.

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  7. Causmaecker, P. D; Ouelhadj, D and Berghe, G. V. Agents in Timetabling Problems. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 67-73, 2003.

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  8. Cegarra, J and Hoc, J-M. From Human Heuristics to the Design of Scheduling Interfaces. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 236-239, 2003.

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  9. Eglese, R and Maden, W Vehicle Routing and Scheduling with a Road Timetable. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 700-700, 2003.

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  10. Esswein, C; Billaut, J-C.; Vilcot, G and Labane, M A Genetic Algorithm for Job Shop Scheduling with Flexibility. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 417-418, 2003.

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  11. Esteve, B; Chopin, A; Mirault, A and T’kindt, V Just-in-time Scheduling of a 2-Machine Flowshop Problem with Lot-streaming. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 473-475, 2003.

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  12. Fernández, F; Duarte, A and Sánchez, A A Software Pipelining Method Based on a Hierarchical Social Algorithm. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 382-385, 2003.

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  13. Froncek, D and Meszka, M Round Robin Tournaments with No Breaks in Home-Away Patterns. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 602-603, 2003.

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  14. Gendreau, M; Buzon, I; Lapierre, S; Sadr, J and Soriano, P A Tabu Search Heuristic to Generate Shift Schedules. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 526-527, 2003.

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  15. Guinet, A and Chaabane, S Operating Theatre Management. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 220-223, 2003.

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  16. Hall, N.G and Potts, C.N The Coordination of Scheduling and Batch Deliveries. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 656-659, 2003.

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  17. Han, L and Kendall, G Application of Genetic Algorithm Based Hyper-heuristics to Personnel Scheduling Problems. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 528-539, 2003.

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  18. Jouglet, A; Baptiste, P and Carlier, J The One Machine Total Cost Scheduling Problem with Release Dates. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 406-408, 2003.

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  19. Jouglet, A; Baptiste, P; Carlier, J and Savourey, D Dominance Based Heuristics to Minimize a Total Cost on One Machine. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 403-405, 2003.

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  20. Kaplansky, E and Meisels, A University Timetabling – A Case Study for Scheduling Agents. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 56-59, 2003.

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  21. Kendall, G and Hussin, N. M. An Investigation of a Tabu Search Based Hyper-heuristic for Examination Timetabling. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 226-235, 2003.

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  22. Kendall, G and Mohamad, M Channel Assignment Optimisation Using an Adaptive Heuristic. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 492-505, 2003.

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  23. Ko, J and Kim, Y.K Using an Artificial Intelligence Search Technique in a Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling Environment. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 388-402, 2003.

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  24. Kwan, A.S.K; Parker, M.E; Kwan, R.S.K; Fores, S; Proll, L and Wren, A Recent Advancement in an Established Driver Scheduling System. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 704-706, 2003.

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  25. Kwan, R.S.K and Mistry, P A Co-Evolutionary Approach for Train Timetabling. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 701-703, 2003.

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  26. Lennartz, P The Relation Between the No-Wait Job Shop Problem and the Traveling Salesman Problem. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 419-421, 2003.

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  27. Leus, R and Herroelen, W Resource Allocation for Stability in Reactive Project Scheduling. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 116-119, 2003.

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  28. Levine, J and Ducatelle, F Ants Can Solve Difficult Bin Packing Problems. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 90-91, 2003.

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  29. Li, J and Aickelin, U Explicit Learning: an Effort towards Human Scheduling Algorithms. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 240-243, 2003.

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  30. Madureira, A; Ramos, C and Silva, S. do C. Using Tabu Search for Dynamic Scheduling: The Extended Job-Shop Scheduling Problem. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 114-115, 2003.

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  31. Marinelli, F; Nocella, S; Rossi, F and Smriglio, S Scheduling Commands on Satellite Constellation. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 598-601, 2003.

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  32. McCollum, B; McMullan, P; Newall, J and Lane, J.P EventMAP – A Workable Solution. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 570-573, 2003.

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  33. Montana, D A Comparison of Vishnu and OPL Studio. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 554-565, 2003.

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  34. Özcan, E Towards an XML Based Standard for Timetabling Problems: TTML. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 566-569, 2003.

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  35. Reeves, C.R Multi-objective Scheduling: Threat or Opportunity?. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 466-467, 2003.

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  36. Wang, G and Cheng, T.C.E Customer Order Scheduling to Minimize Total Weighted Completion Time. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 409-416, 2003.

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  37. Wright, M.B Dynamic Weight Variation in Metaheuristic Search. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 604-605, 2003.

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  38. Zinder, Y and Do, V.H Scheduling with Two Criteria. In proceedings of the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling : Theory and Applications (MISTA 2003), 13 -16 August 2003, Nottingham, UK, pages 468-472, 2003.

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