ORSNZ CONFERENCE 1996

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

THURSDAY

SESSION 1: 9:10am - 10:50am

Stream A: OR TECHNIQUES I

A. Philpott, D. Ryan and G. Zakeri, "Inexact Cuts in Stochastic Benders Decomposition"

K. Mayes, "Drama Theory as a Tool for Strategy Development"

S. Sun, D. Hoffman and C. Newton, "Extension of Cost/Benefit Analysis in Decision Analysis"

D. Ryan, A. Philpott and G. Zakeri, "Techniques for Solving Large-scale Set Partitioning Problems"

Stream B: OR APPLICATIONS I

H.V.V. Prasad and J.K. Sankaran, "Optimization-Based Distribution Planning for Consumer Electronic Items"

M. Ronnqvist and E. Astrand, "Cross cut Operations using Integrated Defect Detection and Optimization"

R. Thalieb, C. Newton and D. Hoffman, "Modelling the Problem of Waiting Times in Defence Manpower Systems"

S Braddon-Parsons, W. Stewart and D. McNickle, "Revising G1/AS1"

KEY NOTE ADDRESS 11:10pm - 12:10pm

D.C. Whybark, "The Evolving Role of OR"

SESSION 2A 1:00pm - 2:20pm Young Practitioner Prize

C. O'Sullivan, "Short-term National Electricity Dispatch Subject to Uncertain Demand"

C. Stevens, "Sequencing Robotic Component Placement"

G. Bell, "Applications and Solution of Nonconvex Network Flow Problems"

H. Waterer, "Hydro-electric Unit Commitment Subject to Uncertain Demand"

SESSION 2B 2:30pm - 3:30pm Young Practitioner Prize

I. Bowden, "Optimal Lumber Marketing Decisions with Uncertain Prices"

K. Broad, "Power Generation Planning Using Scenario Aggregation"

S. Rennie, "A Comparison of Methods for Portfolio Optimization"

SESSION 3 3:40pm - 4:55pm

Stream A: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT I

D. Tretsch, "Economic Resource Balancing in Plant Design, Plant Expansion, or Improvement Projects"

J. Ventura and S. Radhakrishnan, "A Lagrangian Relaxation Method for scheduling Mixed Model Assembly Lines for JIT Production Systems"

M. Ronnqvist and G. Zakeri, "Parallel Repeated Matching"

Stream B: ELECTRICITY MODELLING

A. Kerr, E.G. Read, and J. George, "Short-Term Hydro Scheduling using Integer Programming: Management and Modelling Issues"

N. Hawcroft and R Cavana, "Systems Modelling as an Aid to Decision Making by Retail Electricity Suppliers in New Zealand"

G. Drayton-Bright and E.G. Read, "An Integrated Approach to Modelling Power Station Energy and Reserve Dispatch."

FRIDAY

SESSION 4 9:00am - 10:40am

Stream A: VEHICLE ROUTING

C. Basnet, L. Foulds and J. Wilson, "A Decision Aid for Milk Tanker Pump Scheduling"

C. Basnet, L. Foulds, and J. Wilson, "Heuristics for Vehicle Routing on Trees"

M. Johnston, "A Game Tree Search-Based Heuristic Strategy for the Competitive Prize Collection Problem"

S. Butt and D. Ryan, "Using Column Generation to Solve the Multiple Tour Maximum Collection Problem"

Stream B: OR EDUCATION

D. Robb and J. Heyl, "A Survey of Operations Management Programmes in New Zealand Universities"

H. Daellenbach and N. Petty, "Systems and OR/MS Methodology Module for MENTOR"

J. Buchanan and J. Scott, "Reflections on Student-Centred Learning in a Large MS/OR Class"

S. Weal and S. Clarke, "Independent Research for Undergraduate Students"

KEY NOTE ADDRESS 11:00am - 12:00pm

G. Mills, "Recent applications of Operations Research in Industry"

SESSION 5 1:00pm - 2:40pm

Stream A: OR TECHNIQUES II

J. Ventura and M. Weng, "Tight Upper Bounds on Optimal Broadcast Networks"

K. Moshirvaziri and M. Amouzegar, "A Subdivision Strategy for Reverse Convex Programming Problems"

N. Zhu and K. Broughan, "On Reducing the Number of Variables in A Class of Integer Programming Problems"

S. Sun, D. Hoffman and C. Newton, "Can AHP Reflect True Judgmental Weights?"

Stream B: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT II

V. Mabin and J. Gibson, "Productivity Improvements from Spreadsheet LP used with the Theory of Constraints"

E. Houghton and V. Portougal, "Lean-JIT Production"

J. Sankaran and G. Balu, "Periodic, Controlled Order Release in Dynamic Job Shops: Analysis and Simulation"

SESSION 6 3:00pm - 4:20pm

Stream A: SCHEDULING

A. Mason, "A Roster Construction Heuristic for Generating and Allocating Shifts to Staff"

M. Ronnqvist and A. Philpott, "Scheduling fault-repair workers"

R. James, "Comparing the Performance of Search Heuristics in Solving the Early/Tardy Machine Scheduling Problem"

Stream B: OR APPLICATIONS II

D. Noble, M. Al-Amin and G. Mills, "Locomotive Rostering: The Analysis of Two Problems Arising in Victoria, Australia"

D. Boland, "Cumulative Graphical Representation of Queues"

F. Amos, M. Ronnqvist and G. Gill, "Modelling the pooling problem"