PUBLICATIONS

 

Published Papers: (Principal author is listed first.)

 

1. F. J. Vasko and D. C. Friedel, ²A Dynamic Programming Model for Determining Continuous-Caster Configurations², IIE Transactions, March 1982.

 

2. F. J. Vasko and G. R. Wilson, ²Using a Facility Location Algorithm To Solve Large Set Covering Problems², Operations Research Letters, 1984.

 

3. F. J. Vasko and G. R. Wilson, ²An Efficient Heuristic For Large Set Covering Problems², Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 1984.

 

4. F. J. Vasko and G. R. Wilson, ²Hybrid Heuristics for Minimum Cardinality Set Covering Problems², Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 1986.

 

5. F. J. Vasko, F. E. Wolf, and K. L. Stott, ²Optimal Selection of Ingot Sizes via Set Covering², Operations Research, V 35, N 3, 1987.

 

6. F. J. Vasko and F. E. Wolf, ²Solving Large Set Covering Problems on a Personal Computer², Computers and Operations Research, V 15, N 2, pp. 115-121, 1988.

 

7. F. J. Vasko, F. E. Wolf , and K. L. Stott, ²A Practical Solution to a Fuzzy Cutting Stock Problem², Fuzzy Sets  and Systems, V 29, pp. 259-275, 1989.

 

8. F. J. Vasko, F. E. Wolf, K. L. Stott, and L. R. Woodyatt. ²A Fuzzy Approach to Optimal Metallurgical Grade Assignment², Applications of Fuzzy Set Methodologies in Industrial Engineering, G. W. Evans, W. Karwowski, and M. R. Wilhelm, Editors, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1989.

 

9. F. J. Vasko, F. E. Wolf, and K. L. Stott, ²A Set Covering Approach to Metallurgical Grade Assignment², European Journal of Operational Research, V 38, N 1, 1989.

 

10. F. J. Vasko, ²An Improvement to Wang’s Two-Dimensional Cutting Stock Algorithm², Computers and Industrial Engineering, V 16, N 1, pp. 109-115, 1989.

 

11. F. J. Vasko, F. E. Wolf, K. L. Stott, and J. W. Scheirer, ²Selection of Optimal Ingot Sizes for Bethlehem Steel², Interfaces, V 19, N 1, 1989.

 

12. F. J. Vasko, F. E. Wolf, and J. A. McNamara, ²A Multiple Criteria Approach to Dynamic Cold Ingot Substitution², Journal of the Operational Research Society, V 40, N 4, 1989.

 

13. K. L. Stott and F. J. Vasko, ²Fuzzy Problem Formulation at Bethlehem Steel², Fuzzy Sets and Systems (Bulletin Section), V 33, N 1, 1989.

 

14. F. J. Vasko, M. L. Cregger, L. G. Lutsko, D. D. Newhart, and D. J. Renn, ²A Multiple Attribute-Based Expert Support System for Customer/Order Evaluation², Journal of the Operational Research Society, V 41, 1990.

 

15. F. J. Vasko, F. E. Wolf, and J. A. Pflugrad, ²An Efficient Heuristic for Planning Mother Plate Requirements at Bethlehem Steel², Interfaces, V 21, N 2, 1991.

 

16. F. J. Vasko, K. L. Stott, F. E. Wolf, and L. R. Woodyatt, ²An Application of Fuzzy Metallurgical Grade Selection², proceedings of the May workshop of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS) May, 1991.

 

17. F. J. Vasko, F. E. Wolf, K. L. Stott, and O. Ehrsam, ²Bethlehem Steel Combines Cutting Stock and Set Covering to Enhance Customer Service², Mathematical and Computer Modelling, V 16, N 1, January, 1992.

 

18. L. R. Woodyatt, K. L. Stott, F. E. Wolf, and F. J. Vasko, ²Using Fuzzy Sets to Assign Metallurgical Grades to Steel², Journal of Metals, V 44, N 2, pp. 28-31, February, 1992.

 

19. D. D. Newhart, K. L. Stott, and F. J. Vasko, ²Consolidating Product Sizes to Minimize Inventory Levels for a Multi-stage Production and Distribution System², Journal of the Operational Research Society, July, 1993.

 

20. F. J. Vasko, F. E. Wolf, K. L. Stott, and L. R. Woodyatt, ²Adapting Branch - and - Bound for Real-World Scheduling Problems², Journal of the Operational Research Society, May, 1993.

 

21. L. R. Woodyatt, K. L. Stott, F. E. Wolf, and F. J. Vasko, ²An Application Combining Set Covering and Fuzzy Sets to Optimally Assign Metallurgical Grades to Customer Orders², Fuzzy Sets and Systems, V 53, N 1, pp. 15-26, January, 1993.

 

22. F. J. Vasko, ²A Computational Note on the Martello-Toth Knapsack Algorithm², European Journal of Operational Research, V 73, May, 1994.

 

23. F. J. Vasko, J. A. McNamara, D. D. Newhart, and F. E. Wolf, ²A Practical Solution to a Cargo Loading Problem at Bethlehem Steel², Journal of the Operational Research Society, V45, N 11, pp. 1285-1292, 1994.

 

24. F. J. Vasko, M. L. Creggar, D. D. Newhart, and K. L. Stott, ²A Real-Time One-Dimensional Cutting Stock Algorithm for Balanced Cutting Patterns², Operations Research Letters, V 14, N 5, pp 275-282, 1993.

 

25. F. J. Vasko and F. E. Wolf. ²A Practical Approach for Determining Rectangular Stock Sizes², Journal of the Operational Research Society, V 45, N 3, pp 281-286, 1994.

 

26. F. J. Vasko, M. L. Creggar, K. L. Stott, and L. R. Woodyatt, ²Optimal Assignments of Slabs to Orders: An Example of Appropriate Model Formulation², Computers and Industrial Engineering, V 26, N 4, 1994.

 

27. F. J. Vasko and K. L. Stott, ²Optimizing Continuous Caster Product Dimensions: An Example of a Nonlinear Design Problem in the Steel Industry², SIAM Review, March, 1995.

 

28. F. J. Vasko, D. D. Newhart, K.L. Stott, and F. E. Wolf, ²Using a Facility Location Algorithm to Determine Optimal Bloom Lengths², Journal of the Operational Research Society, V47, N 3, pp. 341-346, 1996

 

29. P. A. Huegler and F. J. Vasko, "A Performance Comparison of Heuristics for the Total Weighted Tardiness Problem", Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol.32, No.4, pp.753-767, October, 1997.

 

30. D. J. Renn, K. L. Stott, and F. J. Vasko, ²A Penalty Function Sequencing Strategy Implemented Within a Knowledge-Based System², Journal of the Operational Research Society, V50, N 3, pp. 205-210, 1999.

 

31. F. J. Vasko, D. D. Newhart, and K. L. Stott, ²A Hierarchical Approach for One-Dimensional Cutting Stock Problems in the Steel Industry that Maximizes Yield and Minimizes Overgrading², European Journal of Operational Research, Vol.114, No.1, pp.72-82, 1999.

 

32. F. J. Vasko, D. D. Newhart, and K. L. Stott, ² A Hierarchical Approach for Cutting Stock Problems that Maximizes Yield and Minimizes Overgrading², 41st MWSP CONF. PROC., ISS, VOL. XXXVII, pp3-10, 1999.

 

33. F. J. Vasko, H. L. Gilles D. H. Bright, B. Kocatulum, and F. E. Wolf, ²Making Steel Cool: An Intelligent Search Strategy for Optimizing Water Spray Settings on a Continuous Caster², OR Insight, Vol. 12, Issue 4, pp. 2-10, 1999.

 

34. F. J. Vasko, J. A. McNamara, R. N. Parkes, F. E. Wolf, and L. R. Woodyatt, ²A Matching Approach for Replenishing Rectangular Stock Sizes², Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp.253-257, 2000.

 

35. F. J. Vasko, D. D. Newhart, K. L. Stott, and F. E. Wolf, ²Fiddler on the Roof: balancing trim loss and setups², OR Insight, Vol. 13, Issue 3, pp. 9-14, 2000.

 

36. F. J. Vasko and F. E. Wolf, ²A Heuristic Concentration Approach for Weighted Set Covering Problems², Locator: ePublication of Location Analysis, Vol.2, No.1, pp. 1-14, 2001.

 

37. F. J. Vasko, ²My Fair Share: a simple multiple attribute decision making approach to graduate assistantship allocation², OR Insight, Vol. 14, Issue 3, pp. 26-31, 2001.

 

38. F. J. Vasko, R. S. Barbieri, B. Q. Rieksts, K. L. Reitmeyer, and K. L. Stott, ²The Cable Trench Problem: Combining The Shortest Path and Minimum Spanning Tree Problems², Computers and Operations Research, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 441-458, 2002.

 

39. F. J. Vasko and D. D. Newhart, “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose”, ORMS Today, Vol.29, No. 3, pp. 23, June 2002.

 

40. F.J. Vasko,“What is the River Width?”, MATH HORIZONS, pp. 31, September 2002.

 

41. F. J. Vasko, D. D. Newhart, K. L. Stott, and F. E. Wolf, ²A Large-Scale application of The Partial Coverage Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem”, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 11-20, 2003.

 

42. F. J. Vasko and D. D. Newhart, “Does Marilyn Know her Game Theory?,” SIAM NEWS, Vol.36, No. 5, pp. 11-12, June 2003.

 

43. F.J. Vasko, “Play Ball—Equally: Math Programming Lends a Hand to Little League Baseball”, OR Insight, Vol.16, Issue 2, pp. 16-19, April-June 2003.        .

 

44. F. J. Vasko, D. D. Newhart, and A. D. Strauss, ²Coal Blending Models for Optimum Cokemaking and Blast Furnace Operation”, to appear in the Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2005.

 

 

45. F. J. Vasko, P. J. Knolle, and D. S. Spiegel, ²An Empirical Study of Hybrid Genetic Algorithms for the Set Covering Problem”, to appear in the Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2005.