... sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) has been involved to achieve the Pareto optimal fronts considering equal priority of the two objectives. Findings The computational results considering various parameter settings can help in efficient resource planning while ensuring better care delivery...

... investigating the job sequencing and buffer size optimization problems. Design/methodology/approach This paper proposes a continuous process improvement implementation framework using a modified genetic algorithm (GA) and discrete event simulation to achieve multi-objective optimization. The proposed...

... the exact ones for solving optimization problems. Watada (1997) was the first individual to use fuzzy numbers in PSP which evolved through the years by follower researchers (Tanaka and Guo, 1999 ; Tanaka et al., 2000 ; Carlsson et al., 2002 ; Zhang and Nie, 2004). Estimation...

...Qing Niu; Qingjin Peng; Tarek Y. ElMekkawy Purpose – This paper aims to introduce the efficiency improvement in the operating room (OR) of a local hospital using the integration of simulation and optimization. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the simulation model, a Tabu search (TS...

... of the customer”. In this paper we address a procedure by which optimum level of goal mapping can be considered in the preliminary stages of BPR. A cost optimization model for goal mapping is proposed using an example from the Space Shuttle Testing Facility at the SSC‐National Aeronautics and Space Administration...

...V.A. Angelis; N.A. Antivachis This paper focuses on the internal system of the organization as a determinant of the optimization of the input/output ratio. Describes the two subsystems of which the internal system consists. Addresses the question of the extent to which, each one of those, impacts...