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A Simple Algorithm for the Source-Induced Fixed-Charge Transportation Problem

The Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 55, No. 12 (Dec., 2004), pp. 1275-1280 (6 pages) The fixed-charge problem is a non-linear programming problem of practical interest in business ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

An Algorithm That’s Easy, but Wrong

Thank you for printing the lively article “A Storied Approach to Operations Research” (Notes from Academe, June 14), about Gene Woolsey of the Colorado School of Mines. ... I was especially struck by ...
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A Simple O(log log(rank))-Competitive Algorithm for the Matroid Secretary Problem

Only recently, progress has been made in obtaining o(log (rank))-competitive algorithms for the matroid secretary problem. More precisely, Chakraborty and Lachish ...
Medscape

Simple Algorithm Reduces Racial Disparities in MS

A simple algorithm to aid in the selection of appropriate disease modifying therapies (DMTs) reduces racial disparities in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS), early new research showed.