Mar 2005 PUBLICATIONS S.C.K. Chu DISSERTATIONS: "A Two-Phase Statistical Sampling Procedure for Homogeneous Quality Control", M.S. Thesis, Cornell University (August 1974), 47pp. "Optimization in Energy Regeneration", Doctoral Thesis, Columbia University (October 1978), 141pp. PAPERS: "Receptivity Modelling of Regenerated Energy of a Subway System", Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Mathematical Modelling, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., July 1979, Vol.2, pp.1299-1307. "A Note on Multiple Error Detection in ASCII Numeric Data Commu- nication", Journal of the Association of Computing Machinery, Vol.28, No.2 (April 1981), pp.265-269. "Computer Simulation of a Single-Server Queueing System -- A Technique Applied to a Production Line Case Study", Annual Issue of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers (Hong Kong Chapter), 1982, pp.5-7. "A Hyperplane Search Method for Integer Linear Programming", Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference on Operational Research, Singapore, November 1982, pp.619-625. "An Optimization Model of Effective Energy Usage under Energy Regeneration of a Subway System: The Linear Case", Mathematical Modelling, Vol.4, No.3 (1983), pp.281-286. "Optimal Velocity Functions under Energy Regeneration", Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica, Vol.1, No.2 (1984), pp.127-137. "Characterization of Doubly Superstochastic Matrices by Network Flows", International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Vol.17, No.1 (1986), pp.127-129 (with C K Li). "How Far Can You Stick Out Your Neck?", The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.17, No.2 (1986), pp.122-132 (with M K Siu). "Aggregate MRP/MPS Optimization Modeling: Global and Decomposed Linear Programming Approach", Proceedings of the International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications (ICOTA'87), Singapore, April 1987, pp.507-516. "Discrete Network Facility Location-Allocation Modelling", Pro- ceedings of the Fourth Franco-SEAMS Conference on Mathematical Methods, Chiang Mai, Thailand, May 1988, Vol.I, pp.88-99. "An N-Color Theorem for Sequentially Constructed Planar Graph with Myopic Coloring", International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Vol.19, No.6 (1988), pp.803-805. "A Simple Optimal Solution for an Energy Regeneration Model", International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Vol.20, No.5 (1989), pp.781-784. "A Successful Implementation of Locating Passive Cooling Facili- ties: The Case of Northern Thailand", Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.40, No.9 (1989), pp.771-778. "On the Existence of Positive Non-extreme Point Solutions of Linear Programming", International Journal of Mathematical Educa- tion in Science and Technology, Vol.21, No.1 (1990), pp.99-103. "Centralized versus Decentralized Manpower Resource Planning: The Case of a Hong Kong Company", Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 42, No. 7 (1991), pp.525-536 (with C K Y Lin and K Y K Ng). "Optimal Master Production Scheduling in a Flexible Manufacturing System: the Case of Total Aggregation", Proceedings of the First Conference of the Operational Research Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 1991, pp.103-108. "Dispatch Policies and Their Operations Performance in Manpower Resource Planning and Management", Proceedings of the First Conference of the Operational Research Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 1991, pp.60-69 (with C K Y Lin). "Efficient Bounds on Branch and Bound Algorithm for Graph Colora- tion", International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology , Vol.22, No.5 (1991), pp.823-832. "Design Optimization of Passively-Cooled Room", Journal of Energy Engineering, Vol.118, No.1 (1992), pp.18-37 (with P Boon-Long). "Manpower Allocation Problem: an Approach of Mathematical Pro- gramming with Variable Coefficients", in Wu, C.P. (Ed.) OR: Making Decisions for Winning Victory. Proceedings of the Second Conference of the Asian-Pacific Operational Research Societies (APORS'91) within IFORS, Beijing, China, August 1991, Peking University Press (ISBN 7-301-01892-4/0.289), pp.173-180 (with C K Y Lin). "Simulation Modelling for the Operation of a Comprehensive Clin- ic", Proceedings of the Second Conference of the Operational Research Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 1992, pp.130-140 (with M P P Ho and Y L Wong). "A Mathematical Model for Production Planning with a Central Warehouse", Proceedings of the Second Conference of the Opera- tional Research Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 1992, pp.172-180 (with M K P Ng). "Product Storage Problem: a Multi-period Optimization Approach, in Phua, K.H. et al (Ed.) Optimization: Techniques and Applica- tions. Proceedings of the International Conference on Opti- mization: Techniques and Applications (ICOTA'92), Singapore, June 1992, Vol.2, World Scientific Publishing (ISBN 981-02-1987- 3), pp.1049-1058. "Inventory Control and Production Scheduling: a Problem of Multi- period Multi-criteria Optimization", Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Taipei, Taiwan, July 1992, Vol.2, pp.151-159. "On the Size of Minimal Triangular Planar Graphs", Journal of Mathematical Sciences, Vol.3, No.1 (1992), pp.19-21. "A Numerical Comparison of Pivot Selection Rules for the Entering Variable for the Simplex Method", Journal of Mathematical Sciences, Vol.3, No.2 (1992), pp.39-41 (with B Feiring). "On Maximal and Minimal Triangular Planar Graphs: an optimization approach", International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Vol.24, No.3 (1993), pp.337-348. "A Manpower Allocation Model of Job Specialization", Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.44, No.10 (1993), pp.983- 989 (with C K Y Lin). "On Spreadsheet Implementation of Non-Linear Extreme Point Solu- tion to a Redistribution Model", Proceedings of the Third Confer- ence of the Operational Research Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 1993, pp.1-10 (with B K P Tang). "A Modelling Framework for the Doctor Allocation Problem of a Multi-Branch Medical Practice", Proceedings of the Third Confer- ence of the Operational Research Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 1993, pp.159-166 (with M P P Ho). "On a Practical Heuristics for the Printed Circuit Board Inser- tion Problem, Proceedings of the Third Conference of the Opera- tional Research Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 1993, pp.222-231 (with M K P Ng). "Inventory Minimization and Production Scheduling: the Case of a Large Hong Kong Company", International Transactions in Opera- tional Research, Vol.1, No.3 (1994), pp.271-283. [Proceedings version as a national contribution paper in Proceedings of the IFORS XIII Triennial Conference on Operations Research, Lisbon, Portugal, July 1993] "A Colouration Algorithm for Timetable Structuring", Proceedings of the International Workshops and Conference on Discrete Mathe- matics, Chiang Mai, Thailand, October 1993, pp.xxx-xxx. (to appear) "Cohort Analysis Technique for Long-Term Manpower Planning: the Case of a Hong Kong Tertiary Institution", Journal of the Opera- tional Research Society, Vol.45, No.6 (1994), pp.696-709 (with C K Y Lin). "Heuristic Algorithm for Printed Circuit Board Assembly Problem", in Fushimi, M. and Tone, K. (Ed.) Proceedings of the Third Con- ference of the Association of Asian-Pacific Operational Research Societies (APORS) within IFORS, Fukuoka, Japan, July 1994, World Scientific Publishing, pp.349-356 (with M K P Ng). "An Application of Cluster Analysis in Health Centre Segmenta- tion", Proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the Operational Research Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, October 1994, pp.7-16 (with M P P Ho and K K Y Lee). "Printed Circuit Board Insertion Problem with Multiple Reels, Proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the Operational Research Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, October 1994, pp.223-232 (with M K P Ng). "A Discrete Optimization Approach for Redistribution Model", in Su, Y. (Ed.) IWDMA'94. Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms, Guangzhou, China, December 1994, Jinan University Press (ISBN 7-81029-369- 9/O.18), pp.127-133. "Operational Planning for a Specialist Out Patient Clinics in Hong Kong", Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the Operation- al Research Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, November 1995, pp.173-182 (with M P P Ho, H Fung, and H Tinsley). "An Optimization Modeling for Customer Redistribution and Its Spreadsheet Implementation", Computers and Operations Research, Vol.22, No.3 (1995), pp.335-343 (with B K P Tang). "A Mathematical Programming Approach towards Optimized Master Production Scheduling: Theory and Implementation", International Journal of Production Economics, Vol.38, (1995), pp.269-279. "A Multi-Criteria Multi-Period Scheduling Model of Medical Re- sources", Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research, Vol.6, No.1 (1996), pp.73-83 (with M P P Ho). [Proceedings version in (Elec- tronic) Proceedings of the XIth International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Coimbra, Portugal, August 1994, 8pp.] "Computerized Crew Scheduling for Hong Kong's Light Rail Transit: a decomposed optimization modeling approach", in Du, D.-Z., Zhang, X.-S. and Cheng, K. (Ed.) Operations Research and Its Applications. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium, ISORA'96, Guilin, China, December 1996, Beijing World Publishing Corporation (ISBN 7-5062-2023-7), pp.231-240 (with E C H Chan). "Performance Analysis for a Hospital Pneumatic Tube System", Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Cairo, Egypt, December 1997, pp.631-634. "Goal Programming Models for MCH Nurses Allocation in Hong Kong", in Du, D-Z., Zhang, X.-S. and Cheng, K. (Ed.) Operations Research and Its Applications. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium, ISORA'98, Kunming, China, August 1998, Beijing World Publishing Corporation (ISBN 7-5062-3874-8), pp.296-308 (with M P P Ho, K K Y Lee and H P Lo). "Congestion Modeling and Multi-Criteria Smoothing Heuristics", in Stewart, T. and van der Honert, R. (Ed.) Trends in Multicriteria Decision Making. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Vol.465 , Sep 1998, Springer-Verlag (ISBN 3-540-64741- 4), pp.400-411. "Crew Scheduling of Light Rail Transit in Hong Kong: from model- ing to implementation", Computers and Operations Research, Vol.25, No.11 (1998), pp.887-894 (with E C H Chan). "Analyses of Operational Performance of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services in Hong Kong", Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research, Vol.9, No.1 (1999), pp.59-73 (with M P P Ho and K K Y Lee). "A Modeling Framework for Hospital Location and Service Alloca- tion", International Transactions in Operational Research, Vol.7, No.6 (2000), pp.539-568 (with L Chu). "Nurses Allocation Models for Maternal and Child Health Services", Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.51, No.10 (2000), pp.1193-1204 (with M P P Ho, K K Y Lee and H P Lo). "Goal Programming Model for Airport Ground Support Equipment Parking", in Trzaskalik, T. and Michnik, J. (Ed.) Multiple Objective and Goal Programming. Advances in Soft Computing, 2002, Physica-Verlag (ISBN 3-7908-1409-1), pp.235-246. [Proceedings version in Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Multi-Objec- tive Programming and Goal Programming: Theory & Applications (MOPGP'00), Ustron, Poland, May-Jun 2000] "A Goal Programming Model for Crew Duties Generation", Interna- tional Journal of Multi-criteria Decision Analysis, Vol. 10, No.3 (2001), pp.143-151. [Winner of Wiley Prize] "Data Modeling in Hospital Lift System Simulation", in Li, D. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications (ICOTA 2001), Hong Kong, 15-17 December 2001, Vol.4, World Scientific Publishing (ISBN 962-86475-4-7), pp.1682-1693. "Multivariate Markov Chain Models", Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Hammamet, Tunisia, 6-9 October, 2002, (ISSN 1062-922X), Vol.3, pp.298-302 (with E S Fung, W K Ching, * , M K Ng and W Zang). "Hospital Lift System Simulator: a Performance Evaluator-Predic- tor", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol.146, No.1 (2003), pp.156-180 (with C K Y Lin and S S Lam). "Planning and Scheduling Staff Duties by Goal Programming", in Tanino, T., Tanaka, T. and Inuiguchi, M. (Ed.) Multi- Objective Programming and Goal-Programming. Theory and Applications. Advances in Soft Computing, 2003, Springer-Verlag (ISBN 3-540-00653), pp.309-316 (with C S Y Yuen). "Optimization Modeling of Fixed-Length Duties", Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Limerick, Ireland, 11-13 August 2003, pp.737-742. "Generation of Fixed-Length Duties by Goal Programming", International Journal of Applied Mathematics , Vol.13, No.1 (2003), pp.9-21 (with M M C So). "Generating Shift Crew-Duties", (Electronic) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Multi Objective Programming and Goal Programming (MOPGP'04), Hammamet, Tunisia, April 2004, 12pp. "Generating, Scheduling and Rostering of Shift Crew-Duties: Applications at the Hong Kong International Airport", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol.xxx, No.x (200x), pp.xxx-xxx. BOOK: Concise Probability Theory with Markov Chains: for Mathematical Sciences and Operations Research, Summerson Eastern Publishers, Ltd., Hong Kong, 1987, 70pp. (ISBN 962 221 066X) TECHNICAL/RESEARCH REPORTS: "Technical Details for MRP Optimization Models: Interim Report", Internal Working Report for Wong's Electronic, Ltd., April 1984. "New York Blood Services' Calendar Databases: Collection Summary and Analysis", Technical Report No. 94-5711, Central Information Systems, The New York Blood Center, September 1984, 30pp (with W Ying). "Hemophilia Demographic Data Analysis", Technical Report No. 94- 5800, Central Information Systems, The New York Blood Center, October 1984, 11pp (with C Sheu and W Ying). "Hemophilia Data Analysis", Technical Report No. 94-6122, Central Information Systems, The New York Blood Center, December 1984, 9pp (with C Sheu and W Ying). "Measures and Analysis for the Collection Program of New York Blood Services: an Integrated Database Approach on the IBM-XT Computer", Technical Report No. 94-9001, Central Information Systems, The New York Blood Center, February 1985, 59pp. "The Technical Aspects of the Database Approach for NYCAL 1984", Technical Report No. 94-9002, Central Information Systems, The New York Blood Center, February 1985, 6pp+26appd. "Documentation and Sample Analysis for 1983 Hemophilia Database System for Long Island Jewish Hospital", Technical Report No. 94- 9003, Central Information Systems, The New York Blood Center, March 1985, 55pp+12appd. "Facility Location-Allocation Modelling and Its Related Database Management: a progress report for the relevant activities for the IDRC passive cooling (Thailand) project", Technical Report for International Development and Research Council (Canada), August 1985. "Micro-computer Based Facility Location-Allocation Modelling: a continuing progress report for the relevant activities for the IDRC passive cooling (Thailand) project", Technical Report for International Development and Research Council (Canada), August 1986. "Design Optimization of Passively-Cooled Room", Research Report AM-91-08, Department of Applied Mathematics, City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, 1991, 37pp. "Dispatch Policies and their Operations Performance Measured by Virtual/Actual Work", Research Report AM-91-21, Department of Applied Mathematics, City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, 1991, 14pp. "Integer Programming Characterization of Maximal/Minimal Triangu- lar Planar Graphs & Generalizations", Research Report HKUM-92-6, Department of Mathematics, University of Hong Kong, April 1992, 15pp. "Centralized versus Decentralized Manpower Resource Planning: the case of customer support", Research Project Report (Strategic Research Grant), University of Hong Kong, October 1992, 5pp+4attch. "Process Optimization of Surface Mount Technology (SMT): mathe- matical model and implementation", Research Project Report (UGC Grant), University of Hong Kong, January 1995, 5pp+4attch. "Feasibility Study of the Pneumatic Tube System for North Dis- trict Hospital", Final Project Report, The Hospital Authority of Hong Kong, January 1996, 31pp+6appd. "Feasibility Study of the Contractor's Proposed Pneumatic Tube System for Tseung Kwun O Hospital", Summary Project Report, The Hospital Authority of Hong Kong, January 1997, 11pp+11appd. "Simulation Study of Hospital Lift System (HLS): a Performance Evaluator-Predictor (PEP)", Final Project Report, The Hospital Authority of Hong Kong, March 1997, 218pp+Supplement Volume. March 2005