Operations Research Center Working Papers: Recent submissions

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    • Developing an Optimal Repair-Replacement Strategy for Pallets 

      Haehling Von Lanzenauer, Christoph; Wright, Don D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Operations Research Center, 1976-02)
      The problem of determining when to repair and when to replace failing equipment is a concern of management of productive resources. Inefficient management due to the use of non-optimal repair-replacement policies can have ...

    • M/G/ oo with Batch Arrivals 

      Keilson, Julian; Seidmann, A. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Operations Research Center, 1987-09)
      Let po(n) be the distribution of the number N(oo) in the system at ergodicity for systems with an infinite number of servers, batch arrivals with general batch size distribution and general holding times. This distribution ...

    • A Fluid Model of Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Management for Make-to-Stock Manufacturing Systems 

      Kachani, Soulaymane; Perakis, Georgia (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Operations Research Center, 2002-08)
      In this paper, we introduce a fluid model of dynamic pricing and inventory management for make-to-stock manufacturing systems. Instead of considering a traditional model that is based on how price affects demand, we consider ...