Publications

Refereed Journals - Published or Accepted for Publication

Hepdogan, S., R. Moraga, G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2009. “A Meta-RaPS Solution for the Early/Tardy Single Machine Scheduling Problem,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 47, No. 7, pp. 1717-1732.

Hepdogan, S., R. Moraga, G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2008. “Nonparametric Comparison of Two Dynamic Parameter Setting Methods in a Meta-Heuristic Approach,” Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 46-52.

DePuy G.W., J.S. Usher, R.L. Walker, and G.D. Taylor, 2007. “Production Planning for Remanufactured Products,” Production Planning and Control, Vol. 18, No. 7, pp. 573-583.

* Note: The above paper received the Production Planning and Control Best Paper Award for 2007.

DePuy, G.W., and G.D. Taylor, 2007. “Using Board Puzzles to Teach Operations Research,” INFORMS Transactions on Education, Vol. 7, No. 2.

Lan, G., G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2007. “An Effective and Simple Heuristic for the Set Covering Problem,” European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 176, No. 3, pp. 1387-1403.

Lan, G., and G.W. DePuy, 2006. “On the effectiveness of incorporating randomness and memory into a multi-start metaheuristic with application to the Set Covering Problem,” Computers & Industrial Engineering, Vol. 51, pp. 362-374.

Taylor, G.D., T. Whyte, G.W. DePuy, D. Drosos, 2005. “A Simulation-Based Software System for Barge Dispatching and Boat Assignment in Inland Waterways,” Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Vol. 13, No. 7, pp. 550-565.

DePuy G.W., G.E. Whitehouse, and R.J. Moraga, 2005. “Un Enfoque Meta-heurístico para el Problema de Programación de Proyectos con Recursos Limitados,” (A meta-heuristic approach for the resource constrained project scheduling problem), Revista del Instituto Chileno de Investigación Operativa (Journal of the Chilean Operations Research Institute), Vol. 7, No. 2.

DePuy, G.W., R.J. Moraga, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2005. “Meta-RaPS: A Simple And Effective Approach For Solving The Traveling Salesman Problem,” Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 115-130.

Moraga, R.J., G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2005. “Meta-Raps Approach for the 0-1 Multidimensional Knapsack Problem,” Computers & Industrial Engineering, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 83-96.

Ralston, P., G.W. DePuy, and J. Graham, 2004. “Graphical Enhancement to Support PCA-Based Process Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis,” ISA Transaction, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 639-653.

DePuy, G.W., G.D. Taylor and T. Whyte, 2004. “Barge Fleet Layout Optimization,” International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 97-107.

Moraga R.J., G.E. Whitehouse, and G.W. DePuy, 2004. “Meta-RaPS: Un Enfoque de Solución Eficaz para Problemas Combinatorios” (Meta-RaPS: an effective solution approach for combinatorial problems), Revista de Ingeniería Industrial, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 5-18.

Whitehouse, G.E., and G.W. DePuy, 2001. “Solving Constrained Multiple Resource Networks Both Forward and Backward Using Brooks Algorithm,” Project Management Journal, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 24-31.

DePuy, G.W. and G.E. Whitehouse, 2001. “A Simple and Effective Heuristic for the Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem,” International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 39, No. 14, pp. 3275-3287.

DePuy, G.W., M.W.P. Savelsbergh, J.C. Ammons, and L.F. McGinnis, 2001. “An Integer Programming Heuristic for Component Allocation in Printed Circuit Card Assembly Systems,” Journal of Heuristics, Vol. 7, pp. 351-369.

DePuy, G.W., and J.S. Usher, 2001. “The Effect of Quality Losses on Binomial Yield Processes,” Quality Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 595-600.

DePuy, G.W. and J.S. Usher, 2001. “A Heuristic Approach to the Batch Sizing Problem,” Production Planning and Control, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 372-378.

Ralston, P., G.W. DePuy, and J. Graham, 2001. “Computer-Based Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis: A Chemical Process Case Study,” ISA Transaction, Vol. 40, pp. 85-98.

DePuy, G.W. and G.E. Whitehouse, 2000. “Applying the COMSOAL Computer Heuristic to the Constrained Resource Allocation Problem,” Computers & Industrial Engineering, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 413-422.

DePuy, G.W., J.C. Ammons, and L.F. McGinnis, 2000. “Multiple Assignment of Component Types to Feeder Slots on Automated Printed Circuit Card Placement Machines,” IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing, Vol. 23, Number 3, pp. 157-164.

Ammons, J.C., M. Carlyle, L. Cranmer, G.W. DePuy, K.P. Ellis, L.F. McGinnis, C.A. Tovey, and H. Xu, 1997. "Component Allocation to Balance Workload in Printed Circuit Card Assembly Systems," IIE Transactions, Vol. 29, Number 4, pp. 265-275.

Ammons, J.C., M. Carlyle, G.W. DePuy, K.P. Ellis, L.F. McGinnis, C.A. Tovey, and H. Xu, 1993. "Computer-Aided Process Planning in Printed Circuit Card Assembly," IEEE CHMT Transactions, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 370-376.

McGinnis, L.F., J.C. Ammons, M. Carlyle, L. Cranmer, G.W. DePuy, K.P. Ellis, C.A. Tovey, and H. Xu, 1992. “Automated Process Planning for Printed Circuit Card Assembly,” IIE Transactions, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 18-30.

Book Chapters

Moraga, R.J., G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2006. “Metaheuristics: A Solution Methodology for Optimization Problems,” Handbook of Industrial and Systems Engineering, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, Chpt. 10, pp.1-13.

Refereed Proceedings Papers

DePuy, G.W., 2009. “Design Tool for Unit Load AS/RS Systems,” Proceedings of the 2009 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 30-June 3, 2009, Miami, Florida, 6 pages.

McCardle, R.M., G.W. DePuy, and L. Chen, 2009. “Farm Management Optimization,” Proceedings of the 2009 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 30-June 3, 2009, Miami, Florida, 6 pages.

DePuy, G.W., D. Grieshaber, and C.T. Hardin, 2009. “Skills Management Assignment Problem with Dynamic Costs,” Proceedings of the 2009 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 30-June 3, 2009, Miami, Florida, 6 pages.

Jackson, E., G.W. DePuy, and G.W. Evans, 2008. “Logistics Skills Management Heuristics,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2008 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 17-21, 2008, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 6 pages.

Elmes, B.B., G.W. Evans, and G.W. DePuy, 2008. “A Large Scale Multi-Objective DSS for Workforce Training,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2008 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 17-21, 2008, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 6 pages.

Taylor, G.D., G.W. DePuy, and J.S. Usher, 2007. “Layout Optimization for Barge Fleet Operations,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2007 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 19-23, 2007, Nashville, TN, 6 pages.

Evans, G.W. and G.W. DePuy, 2007. “Using a Simulation/Optimization Tool for Determining Inventory Policies in a Distribution System,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2007 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 19-23, 2007, Nashville, TN, 6 pages.

Hardin, C.T., J.S. Usher, G.W. DePuy, and A.S. Elmaghraby, 2007. “Self Organizing Tiles: A New Facilities Layout Method,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2007 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 19-23, 2007, Nashville, TN, 6 pages.

DePuy G.W., J.S. Usher, and B. Arterburn, 2006. “Workforce training schedule for logistics skills,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2006 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 20-24, Orlando, Florida, 6 pages.

Hepdogan, S., R. Moraga, G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2006. “A Metaheuristic for the Early/Tardy Single Machine Scheduling Problem,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2006 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 20-24, Orlando, Florida, 6 pages.

Evans, G.W., G.W. DePuy G.W., J.S. Usher, and M. Chiodi, 2006. “Distribution System Operation Using Simulation and Criterion Modeling,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2006 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 20-24, Orlando, Florida, 6 pages.

Mora, R.P., G.W. DePuy, and J.S. Usher, 2006. “Applying combinations of heuristics to the QAP,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2006 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 20-24, Orlando, Florida, 6 pages.

Hepdogan, S., R. Moraga, G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2006. “Solving the 0-1 Multidimensional Knapsack Problem,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2006 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 20-24, Orlando, Florida, 6 pages.

Lan, G., and G.W. DePuy, 2005. “The Study on Incorporating Tabu Search Strategies into A Multi-start Meta-heuristic,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2005 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 14-18, 2005, Atlanta, Georgia, 6 pages.

Song, J., G.W. DePuy, and G.W. Evans, 2005. “A heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time windows,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2005 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 14-18, 2005, Atlanta, Georgia, 6 pages.

Usher, J., G.W. DePuy, and T. Nguyen, 2005. “The Forward-Reserve Problem With Seasonal Demand,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2005 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 14-18, 2005, Atlanta, Georgia, 6 pages.

DePuy, G.W., J.S. Usher, and T.J. Miles, 2004. “Facilities layout using a CRAFT meta-heuristic,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2004 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 15-19, 2004, Houston, Texas, 6 pages.

Moraga, R.J., G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2004. “A Meta-Heuristic and Oscillation Improvement Strategy for the 0-1Multidimensional Knapsack Problem,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2004 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 15-19, 2004, Houston, Texas, 6 pages.

Song, J., G.W. DePuy, and G.W. Evans “Metaheuristic Approaches for the Dial-A-Ride Problem,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2004 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 15-19, 2004, Houston, Texas, 6 pages.

Usher, J.S. and G.W. DePuy, 2003. “Robust layout design using quadratic loss,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2003 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 18-21, Portland, Oregon, 6 pages.

Whitehouse, G.E., G.W. DePuy, and R.J. Moraga, 2002. “Meta-RaPS Approach for Solving the Resource Allocation Problem” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2002 World Automation Congress, June 9-13, Orlando, Florida, 6 pages.

DePuy, G.W., G.E. Whitehouse, and R.J. Moraga, 2002. “Using The Meta-Raps Approach to Solve Combinatorial Problems,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2002 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 19-21, Orlando, Florida, 6 pages.

DePuy, G.W., D. Drosos, G.D. Taylor, and T. Whyte, 2002. “Grouping and Assignment of Barges,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2002 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 19-21, Orlando, Florida, 6 pages.

Drosos, D., G.W. DePuy, G.D. Taylor, and T. Whyte, 2002. “Clustering Techniques in Barge Transportation,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2002 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 19-21, Orlando, Florida, 6 pages.

DePuy, G.W., J.S. Usher, and J.E. Raisor, 2001. “Automated Production Planning for Repairable Units,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2001 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 20-22, Dallas, Texas, 6 pages.

Drosos, D., G.W. DePuy, and G.D. Taylor, 2001. “Scheduling and Grouping of Barges,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2001 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 20-22, Dallas, Texas, 6 pages.

Taylor, G.D., G.W. DePuy, and T. Whyte, 2001. “Layout Optimization to Support Barge Fleet Operations,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Production Management, August 20-23, Quebec City, Canada, pp. 189-198.

DePuy, G.W. and J.S. Usher, 2000. “A Batch Sizing Heuristic for Processes with Quality Losses,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2000 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 21-23, Cleveland, Ohio, 6 pages.

DePuy, G.W., J.C. Ammons, and L.F. McGinnis, 1997. “Formulation of a General Component Allocation Model for Printed Circuit Card Assembly Systems,” Proceedings of Sixth Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 17-18, Miami, Florida, pp. 444-449.

Proceedings Papers

Hepdogan, S., R. Moraga, G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2006. “Nonparametric Comparison of Two Dynamic Parameter Setting Methods in a Meta-Heuristic Approach,” Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Management, Engineering and Informatics: MEI'06, July 16-19, Orlando, Florida, 6 pages.

* Note: the above paper was selected as the best paper in the Innovations in Heuristics and Local Search: Improvements through Systematic Analysis session.

Mora, R., G.W. DePuy, J.S. Usher, 2005. “Applying multiple priority rules to the QAP with application to the airline industry,” CD-ROM Proceedings of INFORMS Annual Meeting 2005,” November 13-16, New Orleans, 6 pages.

Lan, G., G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2004. “An effective and simple heuristics based on Meta-RaPS to solve the set covering problems,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the34th International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering, November 14-16, San Francisco, California, 6 pages.

Lan, G., G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2004. “Experimental Study on Meta-RaPS SCP with Different Priority Rules,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the34th International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering, November 14-16, San Francisco, California, 6 pages.

Hepdogan, S., G.E. Whitehouse, and G.W. DePuy, 2004. “Use of multiple RCPSP priority rules within a meta-heuristic,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the34th International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering, November 14-16, San Francisco, California, 6 pages.

Mora Pinzon, R.D., G.W. DePuy, and J.S. Usher, 2004. “Applying Multiple Heuristics To The QAP,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the34th International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering, November 14-16, San Francisco, California, 6 pages.

Bush, A., W.E. Biles, and G.W. DePuy, 2003. “Iterative Optimization and Simulation of Barge Traffic on an Inland Waterway,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2003 Winter Simulation Conference, December 7-10, New Orleans, Louisiana, pp. 1751-1756.

Walker, R.L., G.W. DePuy, M. Fredrick, B. Harkness, G.D. Taylor, J.S. Usher, 2003. "Automated Production Planning for Repairable Units," American Society of Naval Engineers/Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Symposium: Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter (presentation slides published), October 16-18, 2003, Bloomington, Indiana, 11 slides.

Whitehouse, G.E., G.W. DePuy, and R.J. Moraga, 2003. “Aplicación de Meta-RaPS al Problema de Programación de Proyectos con Recursos Restringidos,” Proceedings of V Congreso Chileno de Investigación Operativ: OPTIMA 2003, September 24-26, Viña del Mar, Chile, 4 pages.

DePuy, G.W., J.S. Usher, G.D. Taylor, R.L. Walker, and B.F. Harkness, 2003. "Automated Production Planning for Repairable Units," 2003 National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS)/Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA) Symposium (presentation slides published), March 31-April 3, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Moraga, R.J., G.W. DePuy, and G.E. Whitehouse, 2003. “Meta-Raps Approach for Solving the 0-1 Multidimensional Knapsack Problem,” Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering, February 2-4, San Francisco, California, pp. 173-178.

Ralston, P., J. Graham, G. DePuy, C. Arnold, and S. Uhl, 2002. “Intelligent Chemometrics-Based Approach for Chemical Process Fault Monitoring and Diagnosis,” Proceedings of the ISCA 11th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Emerging Technologies, July 18 – 20, Boston, Massachusetts, pp. 91-96.

DePuy, G.W., G.E. Whitehouse, and R.J. Moraga, 2001. “Meta-RaPS: A Simple And Efficient Approach For Solving Combinatorial Problems,” 29th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, November 1-3, Montreal, Canada, pp. 644-649.

Moraga, R.J., G.E. Whitehouse, G.W. DePuy, B. Neyveli, and S. Kuttuva, 2001. “Solving the Vehicle Routing Problem Using the Meta-RaPS Approach,” 29th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, November 1-3, Montreal, Canada, pp. 76-81.

Moraga, R.J., G.E. Whitehouse, G.W. DePuy, B. Neyveli, and S. Kuttuva, 2001. “Meta-Raps: An Efficient And Practical Approach For Solving The Traveling Salesman Problem,” The 5th International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation, August 5-8, Las Vegas, NV, pp. 191-195.

DePuy, G.W., G.E. Whitehouse and D.K. Tabler, 2000. “Using Priority Rules within the COMSOAL Heuristic to Solve the Resource Allocation Problem,” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation, July 30 – August 2, Orlando, Florida, pp. 87-93.

DePuy, G.W., G.E. Whitehouse, N.T. Schulman, A.M. AlMazid, and R. Moraga, 2000. “Modification of the COMSOAL Approach to Solve Various Combinatorial Problems,” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation, July 30 – August 2, Orlando, Florida, pp. 349-354.

DePuy, G.W. and J.S. Usher, 1999. “Determining Starting Batch Sizes for Random Yield Processes,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications and Practice, November 17-20, San Antonio, Texas, 6 pages.

Ward, T.L. and G.W. DePuy, 1998, “Jury Evaluation of Design Safety,” Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, October 11-14, San Diego, California, pp. 2063-2067.

DePuy, G.W., 1998. “A Model of Interrelated Process Planning Decisions in Electronic Assembly Systems,” CD-ROM Proceeding of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation, August 9-12, Maui, Hawaii, 5 pages.

Ammons, J.C., G.W. DePuy, K.P. Ellis, L.F. McGinnis, and C.A. Tovey, 1996. “Strategies and Optimization for Circuit Card Assembly,” Proceedings of the 1996 NSF Grantees Conference on Design and Manufacturing Systems Research, January 2-5, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pp. 481-482.

Ammons, J.C., G.W. DePuy, K.P. Ellis, M. Fisher, L.F. McGinnis, and C.A. Tovey, 1995. “Process Optimization for Circuit Card Assembly,” Proceedings of the 1995 NSF Grantees Conference on Design and Manufacturing Systems Research, January 4-6, La Jolla, California, pp. 229-230.

Ammons, J.C., G.W. DePuy, K.P. Ellis, M. Fisher, L.F. McGinnis, and C.A. Tovey, 1994. “Process Optimization for Circuit Card Assembly,” Proceedings of the 1994 NSF Grantees Conference on Design and Manufacturing Systems Research, January 5-7, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 303-304.

Ammons, J.C., R. Baskerville, M. Carlyle, G.W. DePuy, K.P. Ellis, M. Fisher, L.F. McGinnis, C.A. Tovey, and H. Xu, 1993. “Process Optimization for Circuit Card Assembly,” Proceedings of the 1993 NSF Grantees Conference on Design and Manufacturing Systems Research, January 6-8, Charlotte, North Carolina, pp. 949-953.

Ammons, J.C., M. Carlyle, G.W. DePuy, K.P. Ellis, L.F. McGinnis, C.A. Tovey, and H. Xu, 1992. “Productivity Improvements in SMD Placement Through CAPP,” Proceedings of International Society of Hybrid Microelectronics Conference, October 19-21, San Francisco, California, pp. 18-22.

Ammons, J.C., M. Carlyle, G.W. DePuy, K.P. Ellis, L.F. McGinnis, C.A. Tovey, and H. Xu, 1992. “Computer Aided Process Planning in Printed Circuit Card Assembly,” Proceedings of the 13th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, September 28-30, Baltimore, Maryland, pp. 370-376.