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** Special Issue of International Journal of Applied Management Science
(IJAMS) **
Published by Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
Cfp home page: http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1298
** Subject: New Combinatorial Optimisation Models for Decision Making **
Combinatorial optimisation problems are known for their high level of
complexity. Problems such as, but not limited to, the travelling
salesman problem, the multiple knapsack problem, or the generalised
assignment problem, have attracted the interest of many researchers for
many years. A plethora of different solution approaches have been used
in order to find the solution to such hard optimisation problems. Some
of these approaches include exact methods and algorithms from Operations
Research (OR), while other approaches include techniques like
meta-heuristics from other scientific fields such as Artificial
Intelligence (AI). Therefore, combinatorial optimisation models for
decision making in real life applications constitute a challenging
research area. The domain of applicability of combinatorial optimisation
problems is extraordinarily broad. Examples of applications area include
routing and scheduling, financial and industrial fields, and
telecommunications, to name but a few. The objective of this special
issue is to present modern applications of combinatorial optimisation
models to the decision making in management.
Suitable topics include, but are not limited to:
* Real life applications of combinatorial optimisation models
* Modelling of large scale combinatorial optimisation problems
* New modelling approaches for combinatorial optimisation problems
* Network flow models for decision making
* Evaluation of currently-used combinatorial optimisation models for
decision making
* Decision support systems featuring embedded combinatorial
optimisation techniques
* Combinatorial optimisation case studies in the fields of
management, finance, military and industry
We are particularly interested in new, real life combinatorial
optimisation models, large scale network flow models or improvements in
modelling techniques, regarding the decision making in management.
** Important Dates **
Submission deadline: 30 September 2010
Author notification - review comments: 20 December 2010
Second review cycle: 31 March 2011
Final manuscript due: 20 May 2011
** Guest Editors **
1) Dr. Angelo Sifaleras, Lecturer, University of Macedonia, Economic and
Social Sciences, Greece
2) Dr. Jason Papathanasiou, Lecturer, University of Macedonia, Economic
and Social Sciences, Greece
3) Professor Marc Demange, ESSEC Business School, Romania
** Notes for Prospective Authors **
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be
currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B.
Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally
copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written). All papers are
refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample
copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are
available on the Author Guidelines page
(http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31), You may send one copy in
the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details in Author
Guidelines page) to the following:
Dr. Angelo Sifaleras
Department of Technology Management
University of Macedonia, Economic and Social Sciences
Loggou-Tourpali
Naousa 59200
Greece
Tel: +30 2310 891881
Fax: +30 2310 891825
Email: sifalera@uom.gr
Web: http://macedonia.uom.gr/~sifalera
Please include in your submission the title of the Special Issue, the
title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editor.
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