Propriedades eletrônicas, estruturais e constantes elásticas do ZnO

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Using error bounds to compare aggregated generalized transportation models

A comparative study of aggregation error bounds for the generalized transportation problem is presented. A priori and a posteriori error bounds were derived and a computational study was performed to (a) test the correlation between the a priori, the a posteriori, and the actual error and (b) quantify the difference of the error bounds from the actual error. Based on the results we conclude that calculating the a priori error bound can be considered as a useful strategy to select the appropriate aggregation level. The a posteriori error bound provides a good quantitative measure of the actual error.

Time-based competitiveness in Brazil: whys and hows

The objective of the paper is to report research carried out over two years aiming at developing a framework to support the management of manufacturing organizations for whom reducing throughput time is strategically important, either because they compete based on short lead times or because they choose to pursue other objectives such as cost reduction by means of reducing their manufacturing cycle times. A step-by-step method is proposed based on the analyses of a number of Brazilian best practice cases (all manufacturing companies and all part of large multi-national corporations) and on the relevant literature.

Bound constrained smooth optimization for solving variational inequalities and related problems

Variational inequalities and related problems may be solved via smooth bound constrained optimization. A comprehensive discussion of the important features involved with this strategy is presented. Complementarity problems and mathematical programming problems with equilibrium constraints are included in this report. Numerical experiments are commented. Conclusions and directions of future research are indicated.

A heuristic algorithm based on multi-assignment procedures for nurse scheduling

This paper tackles a Nurse Scheduling Problem which consists of generating work schedules for a set of nurses while considering their shift preferences and other requirements. The objective is to maximize the satisfaction of nurses' preferences and minimize the violation of soft constraints. This paper presents a new deterministic heuristic algorithm, called MAPA (multi-assignment problem-based algorithm), which is based on successive resolutions of the assignment problem. The algorithm has two phases: a constructive phase and an improvement phase. The constructive phase builds a full schedule by solving successive assignment problems, one for each day in the planning period. The improvement phase uses a couple of procedures that re-solve assignment problems to produce a better schedule. Given the deterministic nature of this algorithm, the same schedule is obtained each time that the algorithm is applied to the same problem instance. The performance of MAPA is benchmarked against published results for almost 250,000 instances from the NSPLib dataset. In most cases, particularly on large instances of the problem, the results produced by MAPA are better when compared to best-known solutions from the literature. The experiments reported here also show that the MAPA algorithm finds more feasible solutions compared with other algorithms in the literature, which suggest that this proposed approach is effective and robust. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Segmentação de palavras: prosódia e convenções ortográficas na reelaboração da escrita infantil

Pós-graduação em Estudos Linguísticos - IBILCE

Desempenho de máquinas para a semeadura e o arranquio mecanizado na cultura do amendoim em latossolo vermelho

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Ciência do Solo) - FCAV

Modelagem numérica do escoamento em válvulas automáticas de compressores pelo Método da Fronteira Imersa

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

A questão regional e o BNDES: uma análise da conformidade entre a atuação do BNDES e a Política Nacional de Desenvolvimento Regional (PNDR)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Aplicativo computacional para projetos de biodigestores rurais

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Quantificação econômica e energética em cultura de cana-de-açúcar na região da Alta paulista

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Aton- sistema automatizado de aquisição e tratamento de dados para radiometria solar

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Análise dos dispêndios energéticos e econômicos da implantação de eucalipto

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

A história dos problemas da tautócrona e da braquistócrona

Pós-graduação em Educação Matemática - IGCE

Sobre o uso da função proposicional e sua gênese segundo a epistemologia genética

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)