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RESEARCH TO DATE RELATED TO VEHICLE ROUTING HAS ASSUMED THATTHE CUSTOMER WILL ONLY BE VISITED ONCE IN THE TIME PERIOD UNDER CONSIDERATION. USING THIS ASSUMPTION THE PROBLEMS ARETO ASSIGN EACH CUSTOMER TO A ROUTE, SEQUENCE THE ROUTE, AND SCHEDULE THE VISIT TO EACH CUSTOMER CONSISTENT WITH THE ROUTE. FOR A LARGE CLASS OF PRACTICAL VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEMS, THE ONE TIME PERIOD ASSUMPTION IS NOT ADEQU ...

THE TRADITIONAL AQUACULTURE IN THE SOUTHERN USA EMPHASIZES THE PRODUCTION OF CATFISH AS THE MAIN CROP ORGANISM. DIVERSIFICATION OF THE GROWING INDUSTRY TO INCLUDE NEW CROPS IS NOW ESSENTIAL FROM A PRACTICAL VIEW. COVENANT AQUACULTURE CORPORATION PROPOSES TO EXAMINE THE PRODUCTION OF THE FRESHWATER PRAWN MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII, AND TILAPIA, IN A POLYCULTURE SYSTEM, IN A PRODUCTION SCHEME SPECIFI ...

THE TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUND MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF SLUDGES FROM INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATIONS ARE COMPLEX AND EXPENSIVE. THE RECOVERY OF VALUABLE RESOURCES FROM SLUDGES MUST BE AN IMPORTANT INTENT OF THE SLUDGE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES OF THE FUTURE, IF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS ARE TO BE CONTAINED. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS AIMED AT D ...

THE AVAILABILITY OF CHEAP AND POWERFUL MICROCOMPUTERS HAS LEAD TO GREAT ANTICIPATION OF SWEEPING CHANGES IN BUSINESS, EDUCATION, THE PROFESSIONS AND THE HOME. DESPITE FALLING PRICES AND GREATER COMPUTING POWER, THE IMPACT IN THESE AREAS HAS LARGELY BEEN CONFINED TO BUSINESS AND CLERICAL APPLICATIONS. WHY? A PRIMARY REASON IS THE DIFFICULTY PEOPLE ENCOUNTER IN INTERACTING/COMMUNICATING WITH THE COM ...