Combinatorial Optimization
Ahmad Yousefi Hanoomarvar; Maghsoud Amiri; Laya Olfat; Alireza Naser Aadrabadi
Abstract
Purpose: The proposed model is a time-cost-quality trade-off model with three objective functions: minimizing project completion time, minimizing total project cost, and maximizing total quality of activities in a PERT network with multi-mode activities.
Methodology: After presenting the appropriate ...
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Purpose: The proposed model is a time-cost-quality trade-off model with three objective functions: minimizing project completion time, minimizing total project cost, and maximizing total quality of activities in a PERT network with multi-mode activities.
Methodology: After presenting the appropriate mathematical model, based on the design of the experiments, the possible levels of each decision variable were determined. Then, using the simulation process, random values of decision variables and response variables were obtained each time, and by using neural networks, we established a neural network model. To solve this model, two algorithms NSGA-II and MOPSO were used.
Findings: To evaluate the efficiency of the model, the designed model was implemented in the maintenance department of Abtin Ardakan Steel Company. According to the results, it is found that the NSGA-II algorithm has better performance than the MOPSO algorithm.
Originality/Value: In this paper, a model was presented that by eliminating unrealistic assumptions and taking into account the realities of the project is closer to reality than the models presented in this field and has more application in practice.
Combinatorial Optimization
Mohammad Jaberi; Seyyed Esmaeil Najafi; Farhad Hoseinzadeh Lotfi; Mohammad Haji molana
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Purpose: Strategy is the main source of long-term growth of organizations and if the strategy is not successfully implemented, even if the appropriate strategies are adopted, this process is useless. The purpose of this paper is to propose a comprehensive hybrid model for predicting organizational performance ...
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Purpose: Strategy is the main source of long-term growth of organizations and if the strategy is not successfully implemented, even if the appropriate strategies are adopted, this process is useless. The purpose of this paper is to propose a comprehensive hybrid model for predicting organizational performance indicators.Methodology: In order to achieve the research goal, first, a balanced scorecard as a tool for designing performance evaluation indicators and network data envelopment analysis as a tool for performance evaluation has been used. Then, by matching the Malmquist productivity index with the mentioned hybrid model, the model of progress and regression of organizations in two consecutive periods is presented. Finally, by combining the proposed models and artificial neural networks, a solution is presented to evaluate the performance of 500 bank branches and also to identify their progress and regression.Finding: The obtained results show good accuracy and less computational time of the proposed hybrid models.</pOriginality/Value: The present study can add to the existing knowledge on performance appraisal of enterprises by providing a hybrid model using network data envelopment analysis and balanced scorecard; And the proposed methods can be promising tools for evaluating the performance of organizations, especially big data.
Combinatorial Optimization
MohammadSaviz Asadilari; Fariborz Jolai; Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam; Jafar Razmi
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By increasing the use of container transportation, one of the existing problems is the constant capacity of container terminals due to problems, such as lengthy construction process, lack of budget and space to build new locations, as well as lack of manpower. Also, this constant capacity leads to problems ...
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By increasing the use of container transportation, one of the existing problems is the constant capacity of container terminals due to problems, such as lengthy construction process, lack of budget and space to build new locations, as well as lack of manpower. Also, this constant capacity leads to problems such as reduced trade relations, increased maintenance and warehousing costs, increased transportation costs, and increased loading and unloading times, as well as container allocation problems. To solve this problem without increasing the area of the terminal, this paper present a mathematical model to allocate containers that can be used not only to solve this problem, but also in other cases such as transportation and shipping used. Due to the size of problems used in this research, a heuristic algorithm, namely LOGIC algorithm is used. According to studies, carried out in the literature, this algorithm has not been used in relevant problems so far. Also, due to the development of the LOGIC algorithm in this paper, it can be used for other large-scale optimization problems. The development of the proposed algorithm can be improved to solve the layout problem of maritime containers with other real constraints.