SARPlan: a decision support system for Canadian search and rescue operations

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Search and Rescue Plan (SARPlan), which is a geographic decision support system that is used in the Canadian Forces in the optimal Search and Rescue missions of missing aircraft, is presented. SARPlan's planning process and its workings are described. The comparative results of SARPlan with the current manual Canadian Search Area Definition method are presented.

author: Abi-Zeid, Irene, Frost, John R.
Canada, Strategy & planning, Organizational history, Decision-making, Decision making, Analysis, Planning, Location, Company business planning, Search and rescue operations

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Bi-criteria scheduling problems: number of tardy jobs and maximum weighted tardiness

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A study is conducted to examine the efficacy of fast heuristics in solving bi-criteria scheduling problems involving the maximum weighted tardiness and the number of tardy jobs.

author: Leung, Joseph Y. T., Huo, Yumei, Zhao, Hairong
Evaluation, Heuristic programming

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Searching for multiobjective preventive maintenance schedules: combining preferences with evolutionary algorithms

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The application of the utility theory for the multi-objective optimization of evolutionary computations, to schedule the preventive maintenance of aircraft, is described.

author: Quan, Gang, Greenwood, Garrison W., Liu, Donglin, Hu, Sharon
General services, Maintenance and repair, Utility theory, Utility functions

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subjects list: Aircraft, Flying-machines, Methods, United States, Usage, Scheduling (Management), Mathematical optimization, Optimization theory
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