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Analysis of the volatile combustion products of vinyl plastics
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1969-02)
The extensive use of plastics for insulation and building materials has created interest in the possible toxicity of their combustion products. Three poly(vinyl chloride) homopolymers, a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate ...
An overview of lexicographic choice under uncertainty
(Baltzer Science Publishers, Baarn/Kluwer Academic Publishers; J.C. Baltzer AG, Scientific Publishing Company ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1989-12)
This overview focuses on lexicographic choice under conditions of uncertainty. First, lexicographic versions of traditional (von Neumann-Morgenstern) expected utility theory are described where the usual Archimedean axiom ...
One-dimensional cutting stock decisions for rolls with multiple quality grades
(Elsevier, 1990-01-25)
This paper presents a procedure for solving one-dimensional cutting stock problems when both the master rolls and customer orders have multiple quality gradations.The procedure described here is a two-stage sequential ...
A multicut algorithm for two-stage stochastic linear programs
(Elsevier, 1988-03)
Outer linearization methods, such as Van Slyke and West's L-shaped method for stochastic linear programs, generally apply a single cut on the nonlinear objective at each major iteration. The structure of stochastic programs ...
A GPSS/H model for a hypothetical flexible manufacturing system
(Baltzer Science Publishers, Baarn/Kluwer Academic Publishers; J.C. Baltzer Scientific Publishing Company ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1985-04)
A GPSS/H model is presented for a hypothetical flexible manufacturing system. The FMS consists of six machines composed of three machine types, manufactures three types of parts, and uses automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) ...
Evaluation and derivation of process plans in turning
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag London Limited, 1996-05)
The objective of this paper is to formalize process planning selection to minimise the total processing time and the total number of processing steps. The study is performed by defining the processes and part description ...
Interfacial adhesion and toughening mechanisms in an alloy of polycarbonate/polyethylene
(Elsevier, 1992)
Interfacial adhesion and toughening mechanisms in an alloy of polycarbonate/polyethylene (PC/PE) are investigated using transmission electron microscopy. In contrast to the general speculation, it is found that the PE ...
Planning and scheduling approaches to operate a particular FMS
(Elsevier, 1992-09-25)
This paper contains a detailed description of a thirteen machine COMAU FMS for a company in Torino, Italy. The monthly and daily problems that need to be addressed and the approaches that are suggested to operate this ...
The primal power affine scaling method
(Baltzer Science Publishers, Baarn/Kluwer Academic Publishers; J.C. Baltzer AG, Science Publishers ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1996-12)
In this paper, we present a variant of the primal affine scaling method, which we call the primal power affine scaling method. This method is defined by choosing a real r >0.5, and is similar to the power barrier variant ...
Runtime monitoring of timing constraints in distributed real-time systems
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1994-11)
Embedded real-time systems often operate under strict timing and dependability constraints. To ensure responsiveness, these systems must be able to provide the expected services in a timely manner even in the presence of ...