Abstract: In this paper, we analyse an industry driven problem of a rolling stock cyclic job scheduling problem to minimize the total cost of preventive maintenance activities. We model it as a cyclic ...

Labor market is facing a paradox that conventional economics can no longer fully explain. Job openings remain historically high, yet unemployment spells are growing longer, and many qualified ...

Abstract: Job-dependent tool switching is necessary in many batch processing systems (BPSs). Heterogeneous tool demand and extra time consumption for tool switches bring great challenges for ...

Illustrating physics problems with Web VPython in Python. Learn how to build clear 3D visualizations for motion and forces, and bring physics concepts to life with interactive animations and simple ...