David Sier: Publications

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Published Papers

• Staff Rostering at a Large International Airport, D. Dowling, M. Krishnamoorthy, H. MacKenzie and D. Sier, Annals of Operations Research (Special Issue on Systems for Models and Models for Systems), 72, pp 125-147, 1997.
• Scheduling Surgical Procedures, David Sier, Patrick Tobin, Cathryn McGurk, Journal of the Operational Research Society (1997) 48, 884-891.
• Blending Methodologies in talc operations, D. Noble and D. Sier. Proceedings of the 1996 MISG.
• Managing Waiting Lists and Theatre Scheduling for Surgical Procedures, D. Ralph and D. Sier. Proceedings of the 1994 MISG.

Conference proceedings

• Blending Strategies in Talc Mining, D. Noble and D. Sier, APORS97, Melbourne.
• A Budget Planning Model for the Australian Rice Crop, D. Oliver and D. Sier, APORS97, Melbourne.
• Theatre Scheduling for Surgical Procedures, D. Sier, P. Tobin and C. McGurk,Proceedings of the 13th National ASOR conference 1995.
• Optimal Performance in Multi-Server M/G/s Queues, S. Dattaray, D. Gates and D. Sier. Proceedings of the 13th National ASOR conference 1995.
• Staff Rostering at a Large International Airport, D. Dowling, M. Krishnamoorthy, H. MacKenzie and D. Sier. Proceedings of the 13th National ASOR conference 1995.
• The Optimal Sequencing of Excavation Blocks For Removing Coal Overburden Using a Dragline, D. Sier and W. Whiten. Proceedings of the 12th National ASOR conference 1993.
• Capacity Planning for a Railway Corridor, G. Mills, S. Perkins and D. Sier. Proceedings of the 12th National ASOR conference 1993.
• Stockpile planning at Dampier Salt, W.A., M. Krishnamoorthy, G. Mills and D. Sier. Proceedings, National Conference on Bulk Materials Handling, 1993.
• Optimised Dragline Planning Models, D. Sier. Proceedings of the 1993 MISG.

Conference Papers, Workshops and Seminars

• Rostering Train Drivers, A. Ernst M. Krishnamoorthy and D. Sier. INFORMS Atlanta 1996.
• A Large Production Planning Model for Harvesting and Milling a Major Australian Grain Crop, D. Sier. INFORMS Atlanta 1996.
• Practical Simulated Annealing, D. Sier. One day workshop, Australian Institute for Operations Research, ASOR 1996.
• Optimal Performance in Multi-Server M/G/s Queues,
  Staff Rostering at a Large International Airport,
  A Large Production Planning Model for Harvesting and Milling a Major Australian Grain Crop,
  Graduate seminars, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania 1996.
• Rostering Train Drivers, Graduate seminar, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania 1996.

Technical Reports

• Development of a Production Planning System for Ricegrowers Co-operative Limited, D. Sier, CSIRO Report CMIS-C 97/2.
• A Preliminary Harvest Planning system for Ricegrowers Co-operative Limited, D. Sier, CMIS Report 1997.
• Decision Support for Master Scheduling, Operations Scheduling and Disruption Management, A. Ernst, M. Krishnamoorthy, G. Mills, G. Robinson and D. Sier, CMIS Report 1997
• Photo Licence Queues in RTA Registries, D. Sier and M. Westcott. CSIRO Report DMS-C 96/57.
• The Relationship between Customer Service and Staffing Levels in RTA Motor Registries, D. Sier and M. Westcott. CSIRO Report DMS-C 96/88.
• Fuji Xerox Spare Parts Logistics System, C. Lindley, M. Prokopenko and D. Sier. CSIRO Report 1996.
• Using The Coal Wash Table Extrapolation Program, D. Sier. User Manual for Windows program written for BHPAC, based on the algorithms developed in
• New Methods of extrapolating Coal-Washability Tables, D. Gates and M. Westcott, CSIRO Report 1996.
• RTA Registry Queue Optimiser, D. Gates and D. Sier CSIRO Report DMS-C95/9.
• Analysis of a Production Planning Optimisation Model for Ricegrowers Co-operative Limited, A. Ernst and D. Sier, CSIRO Report DMS-C 95/39.
• Roads and Traffic Authority Registry Queue Optimiser, Instruction Manual, D. Sier. User Manual for Windows program written for RTA, based on the algorithms developed in
• RTA Registry Queue Optimiser, D. Gates and D. Sier CSIRO Report DMS-C95/9.
• Strategic Configuration of the Mail Processing Network: Location-Allocation Modelling Stage-1, M. Krishnamoorthy, G. Mills and D. Sier. CSIRO Report DMS-C94/9.
• Preliminary simulation of an AGV newspaper Reel Delivery System at David Syme, M. Krishnamoorthy and D. Sier. CSIRO Report. 1994
• Simulation of an AGV Materials Handling System for Electrodrive Pty Ltd, D. Sier. CSIRO Report DMS-C93/52.
• Report on the QMATIC Queue Management System, D. Sier. CSIRO Report DMS-C93/72.
• Optimal Queueing Strategies for RTA Motor Registries, D. Gates, D. Sier and M. Westcott. CSIRO Report DMS-C93/73.
• Gypsum Integration in Salt Mining, M. Krishnamoorthy, G. Mills and D. Sier. CSIRO Report DMS-C93/74.
• Capacity Planning for a Railway Corridor, G. Mills, S. Perkins and D. Sier. CSIRO Report DMS-C93/32.
• Stockpile Planner for Dampier Salt [Operations] Pty Limited Stage 1, M. Krishnamoorthy, G. Mills and D. Sier. CSIRO Report DMS-C92/67.
• Lotus-123 Interface for the Stockpile Planner Simulation Software developed for Dampier Salt [Operations], D. Sier. CSIRO Report DMS-C92/68.