Utility and infrastructure networks are at the heart of our daily life and we are taking their proper working for granted. To provide this service, network operators face...
The transition towards a more reliable, efficient, safe and financeable energy supply is currently in the midst of public interest in Germany as well as in many other...
Many problems are naturally online problems. They require decisions to be made on the basis of incomplete data. In online optimization the input is modelled as a (finite)...
Optimization of system capacity and energy efficiency of elevator groups with destination calls
During the last years, several elevator companies deleveloped so-called destination call systems for controlling passenger elevators in high-rise buildings. In contrast...
The liberalization of the German gas market poses novel and difficult planning problems to transmission network operators. They are obliged by the Gas Grid Access...
Short waiting and journey times are the most important features of an elevator group control with high quality of service. Classical systems use landing calls and car...
Today's logistics shows two faces. On the one hand, there are areas which are almost completely dominated by manual planning (e.g., hospital logistics), while some of the...
