Search Results - "Baker, Kenneth R"

PERT 21: Fitting PERT/CPM for use in the 21st century by Trietsch, Dan, Baker, Kenneth R.

“…More than half a century after the debut of CPM and PERT, we still lack a project scheduling system with calibrated and validated distributions and without…”
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Propagation Modeling Through Foliage in a Coniferous Forest at 28 GHz by Zhang, Yaguang, Anderson, Christopher R., Michelusi, Nicolo, Love, David J., Baker, Kenneth R., Krogmeier, James V.

“…The goal of this letter is to investigate the propagation behavior of 28-GHz millimeter wave in coniferous forests and model its basic transmission loss. Field…”
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Minimizing earliness and tardiness costs in stochastic scheduling by Baker, Kenneth R.

“…•We address the stochastic earliness/tardiness sequencing problem.•A branch and bound algorithm finds optimal solutions to problems up to 20 jobs.•For larger…”
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Optimization modeling with spreadsheets by Baker, Kenneth R

“…An accessible introduction to optimization analysis using spreadsheets Updated and revised, Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, Third Edition emphasizes…”
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Modeling activity times by the Parkinson distribution with a lognormal core: Theory and validation by Trietsch, Dan, Mazmanyan, Lilit, Gevorgyan, Lilit, Baker, Kenneth R.

“…► We validate the lognormal distribution for project activity times. ► We introduce a new version of the Parkinson distribution (hidden earliness). ► We show…”
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Scheduling Groups of Jobs on a Single Machine by Webster, Scott, Baker, Kenneth R

“…Economies of scale are fundamental to manufacturing operations. With respect to scheduling, this phenomenon manifests itself in efficiencies gained from…”
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Heuristic solution methods for the stochastic flow shop problem by Baker, Kenneth R., Altheimer, Dominik

“…► Three heuristic procedures were tested for the stochastic flow shop problem. ► Each heuristic is based on an established procedure for the deterministic…”
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Downlink Performance Analysis for a Generalized Shotgun Cellular System by Madhusudhanan, Prasanna, Restrepo, Juan G., Youjian Liu, Brown, Timothy X., Baker, Kenneth R.

“…In this paper, we analyze the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) performance at a mobile station (MS) in a random cellular network. The cellular…”
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A critical review of the literature on spreadsheet errors by Powell, Stephen G., Baker, Kenneth R., Lawson, Barry

“…Among those who study spreadsheet use, it is widely accepted that errors are prevalent in operational spreadsheets and that errors can lead to poor decisions…”
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Computational results for the flowshop tardiness problem by Baker, Kenneth R.

“…► The flowshop tardiness problem was solved using a spreadsheet-based optimization approach. ► Solution performance was better than results for the best branch…”
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Solving the single-machine sequencing problem using integer programming by Baker, Kenneth R., Keller, Brian

“…Various integer programming models have been proposed for sequencing problems. However, little is known about the practical value of these models. This paper…”
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Setting optimal due dates in a basic safe-scheduling model by Baker, Kenneth R.

“…We examine a basic stochastic sequencing model with due dates as decisions. The objective is to make due dates as tight as possible while meeting service level…”
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Safe scheduling: Setting due dates in single-machine problems by Baker, Kenneth R., Trietsch, Dan

“…We consider single-machine stochastic scheduling models with due dates as decisions. In addition to showing how to satisfy given service-level requirements, we…”
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Trading off due-date tightness and job tardiness in a basic scheduling model by Baker, Kenneth R., Trietsch, Dan

“…We consider a scheduling problem in which the criterion for assigning due dates is to make them as tight as possible, while the criterion for sequencing jobs…”
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Impact of errors in operational spreadsheets by Powell, Stephen G., Baker, Kenneth R., Lawson, Barry

“…All users of spreadsheets struggle with the problem of errors. Errors are thought to be prevalent in spreadsheets, and in some instances they have cost…”
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Three heuristic procedures for the stochastic, two-machine flow shop problem by Baker, Kenneth R., Trietsch, Dan

“…Although the deterministic flow shop model is one of the most widely studied problems in scheduling theory, its stochastic analog has remained a challenge. No…”
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A Multiple-Criterion Model for Machine Scheduling by Baker, Kenneth R, J. Cole Smith

“…We consider a scheduling problem involving a single processor being utilized by two or more customers. Traditionally, such scenarios are modeled by assuming…”
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Sequencing Rules and Due-Date Assignments in a Job Shop by Baker, Kenneth R

“…Recent research studies of job shop scheduling have begun to examine the interaction between sequencing priorities and the method of assigning due-dates. This…”
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Comparison of reaction mechanisms of epoxy resins undergoing thermal and microwave cure from in situ measurements of microwave dielectric properties and infrared spectroscopy by Marand, Eva, Baker, Kenneth R, Graybeal, Jack D

“…New methods have been developed which enable one to monitor in situ the changes in the dielectric and spectroscopic properties of epoxy materials as they…”
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An auditing protocol for spreadsheet models by Powell, Stephen G., Baker, Kenneth R., Lawson, Barry

“…Errors are prevalent in spreadsheets and can be extremely difficult to find. A number of audits of existing spreadsheets have been reported, but few details…”
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