Offline scheduling is attractive when the traffic profile is known a priori since the complexity of online scheduling is largely removed. Given any admissible rate matrix = (ij),...
We consider the round robin (RR) scheduling policy where the server processes each job in its buffer for at most a fixed quantum, q, in a round-robin fashion. The processor sharin...
Abstract— Component-based applications require good middleware support. In particular, business logic should be separated from management code for guaranteeing nonfunctional prop...
In this paper we consider the complete supply chain for a large pulp producer in Sweden. The supply chain is divided up in two parts, the pulp production planning problem and the ...
: Manufacturing systems are changing its structure and organisation. Supply chain are evolving to more coupled organisations, like virtual enterprises, though maintaining the singl...