A methodology to optimize foundation seminar assignments

DOI10.1057/PALGRAVE.JORS.2602070zbMATH Open1114.90441OpenAlexW2081877096MaRDI QIDQ3409568FDOQ3409568

Authors: Keith A. Willoughby, C. Zappe 

Publication date: 20 November 2006

Published in: The Journal of the Operational Research Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602070

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zbMATH Keywords

optimizationlinear programmingmethodologypractice of OR

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Deterministic scheduling theory in operations research (90B35) Special problems of linear programming (transportation, multi-index, data envelopment analysis, etc.) (90C08)

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