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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Capacity Flexibility"”.
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Supply chain design : capacity, flexibility and wholesale price strategies
… design of certain supply chain features, namely capacity, flexibility and wholesale price schedules. Firstly, this dissertation studies capacity investments in single-product supply chains in which the participants make investments to maximize their individual expected profits. Using a stylized …
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Real option analysis as a decision tool in oil field developments
… and minimize the losses. It focuses on how capacity flexibility, the option to change the scale of a project, can significantly add value to a project especially in situations where technical uncertainties exist in a field development. This thesis first analyzes the Sample and Rother field …
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Essays on the effective integration of risk management with operations management decisions
… hedging strategies such as operational flexibility, capacity flexibility, postponement, multi-sourcing, supplier diversification, component commonality, substitutability, transshipments and holding excess stocks as operational means for risk management. On the other hand, financial …
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An economic equipment replacement model for flexible manufacturing systems
… layout, transportation, materials handling capacity, flexibility, capacity expansion/contraction, obsolescence and deterioration, inputs substitution, and equipment depreciation. This model is demand driven. The optimality criterion is the maximization of the after-tax future worth of the …
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The effects of a twelve week exercise program on fitness levels and blood glucose of type Ii diabetics and overweight individuals
… study compared body composition, cardiovascular capacity, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, and blood glucose of type II diabetics to overweight, nondiabetics participating in a 12 week endurance training program. Five type II diabetics, ages 52 to 67, were compared to eight …
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Driving Growth Through Sales and Operations Planning, Inventory Management, and Supply Chain Expansion
… directly increases lead times unless production capacity can be scaled at the same rate. Lead times greater than the industry average threaten future growth as customers begin choosing substitutes that can arrive sooner. This research explores the hypothesis that production throughput can be …
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Data driven artificial intelligence techniques in renewable energy system
… as energy storage, demand response (DR) and grid flexibility. The main focus is on data driven AI techniques that differentiate from traditional statistics or knowledge-based systems, present algorithm applicability, compare improvement over traditional method and business value created in each …
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Preparing urban mobility for the future of work: impacts and adaptation
… of people have suddenly been granted the flexibility to choose their own work location and travel schedule when working remotely. Urban transportation systems designed and operated to serve regular commuters are struggling to meet the evolving mobility needs of their communities and are …
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Agile Arbeitsorganisation in der Intralogistik – Die Bedeutung agiler Methoden, Praktiken und Tools für die Reaktionsfähigkeit in der Intralogistik aus der Perspektive von Blue-Collar-Beschäftigten in Schweizer Industrie- und Handelsunternehmen
… framework of responsiveness determinants such as capacity flexibility, information flow and task coordination, and (3) an evidence-based portfolio of agile micro-practices, including adapted daily standups, visual flow control (Kanban), lightweight performance feedback and tandem-shift …
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Jouko Turkan Teatterikorkeakoulun kauden yhteiskunnallinen kontekstuaalisuus vuosina 1982 - 1985
… age, and that actors needed new facilities like capacity, flexibility, and ability for renewal in their work. My sociological research reveals that Turkka adapted cultural practices and norms of new capitalism and new liberalism, and built a performance environment for actors' educational work, a …
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Analysis of the Benefits of Resource Flexibility, Considering Different Flexibility Structures
We study the benefits of resource flexibility, considering two different flexibility structures. First, we want to understand the impact of the firm's pricing strategy on its resource investment decision, considering a partially flexible resource. Secondly, we study the benefits of a flexible …
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A structured approach to production control in integrated manufacturing systems
… integer program. The formulation aggregates capacity, time, and products; models routing and capacity flexibility; and considers the availability of material transporters. The solution procedure incorporates linearization methods, preprocessing algorithms, and large-scale MIP solvers. The …
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Multi-Dimensional Problems In Single-Resource Revenue Management
… Next we study a dual-channel pricing and capacity allocation problem for hotel revenue management. While one channel is the spot market in which we can adopt dynamic pricing, the other is a conference market with a fixed price offered for conference participants. Remaining rooms in the …
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Development of an Integrated thermal hydrolysis process - Anaerobic Digestion (THPAD) Model
… poses an imminent problem to the handling capacity of current anaerobic digesters. Subsequently, there has been a lot of research into various physical and chemical processes that would allow for a more efficient sludge handling mechanism. Studies have reported various advantages associated …
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EXERCISE-INDUCED MYOKINES RELEASE: IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE AND MENTAL HEALTH IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
… period, alongside improvements in aerobic capacity, flexibility, and body composition. These preliminary findings demonstrate the feasibility of non-invasive biomarker monitoring in oncological populations and suggest that moderate aerobic exercise may exert favourable molecular and …