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When greediness fails: examples from stochastic scheduling

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  • Uetz, M.J., 2002. "When greediness fails: examples from stochastic scheduling," Research Memorandum 067, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR).
    • Handle: RePEc:unm:umamet:2002067
    DOI: 10.26481/umamet.2002067
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