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dc.contributorMulti-disciplinary Studiesen_US
dc.contributorDepartment of Applied Mathematicsen_US
dc.creatorLee, Chi-kit Curie-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/1775-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic University-
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titleMathematical modelling for services schedulingen_US
dcterms.abstractServices Scheduling could be very crucial in many industries as manufacturers have to provide effective after-sales services. In this paper, I will formulate the problem of the technician scheduling as different mathematical models. In the first part, I will formulate a basic model and solve the problem with a simple algorithm. In the second past, I will formulate the model again as a multiple travelling salesman problem (MTSP) and solve it with a modified Branch and Bound method. The results of the first two models will be computed and comparison will be given. The results show that both models give same results and the MTSP model with the modified Branch and Bound works faster and it is also practical to work on the exact algorithm due to the advanced computational tools (powerful computer hardware and software development). Lastly, formulation of the problem as a Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) and solve it by Lagrangian optimization and other models are also discussed.en_US
dcterms.extent132 leaves : ill. ; 30 cmen_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued1999en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Masteren_US
dcterms.educationalLevelM.Sc.en_US
dcterms.LCSHProduction scheduling -- Mathematical modelsen_US
dcterms.LCSHTraveling-salesman problemen_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsrestricted accessen_US

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