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Showing 1 to 20 of 326 for “"Operations Research Center"”.
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Implementing reusable solvers : an object-oriented framework for operations research algorithms
… of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 1998.
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Algorithms for locomotive scheduling
… of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2001
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Analysis and design of closed loop manufacturing systems
… of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2001.
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Modeling and cost analysis of global logistics and manufacturing system
… (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Operations Research Center, 1997.
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Multiple part type decomposition method in manufacturing processing line
… of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2001.
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Marginal social cost auctions for congested airport facilities
… of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2002.
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Algorithms for routing problems in stochastic time-dependent networks
… of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center , 2002.
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Design of large scale transportation service networks with consolidation : models, algorithms and applications
… of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 1998.
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Distributed averaging in dynamic networks
The question of computing average of numbers present at nodes in a network in a distributed manner using gossip or message-passing algorithms has been of great recent interest across disciplines -- algorithms, control and robotics, estimation, social networks, etc. It has served as a non-trivial, …
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Delay characterization and prediction in major U.S. airline networks
This thesis expands on models that predict delays within the National Airspace System (NAS) in the United States. We propose a new method to predict the expected behavior of the NAS throughout the course of an entire day after only a few flying hours have elapsed. We do so by using k-means …
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Combinatorial structures in online and convex optimization
Motivated by bottlenecks in algorithms across online and convex optimization, we consider three fundamental questions over combinatorial polytopes. First, we study the minimization of separable strictly convex functions over polyhedra. This problem is motivated by first-order optimization methods …
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Coordinated dynamic planning for air and space operations
Planners of military air and space operations in a battlefield environment seek to allocate resources against targets in a way that best achieves the objectives of the commander. In future conflicts, the presence of new types of assets, such as tactical space-based sensors and Operationally …
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Robust estimation, regression and ranking with applications in portfolio optimization
Classical methods of maximum likelihood and least squares rely a great deal on the correctness of the model assumptions. Since these assumptions are only approximations of reality, many robust statistical methods have been developed to produce estimators that are robust against the deviation from …
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Data-driven approach to health care : applications using claims data
… health insurance claims databases together with operations research and data mining methods have the potential of significantly impacting health care management. In this thesis we research how claims data can be utilized in three important areas of health care and medicine and apply our methods …
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Planning combat outposts to maximize population security
… bases from which soldiers reside and conduct operations from. Used extensively during the "Surge" in Iraq, COPs are usually established in populated areas and are prevalent in the counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan in 2010. This research models population security to determine combat …
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Finding optimal strategies for influencing social networks in two player games
This thesis considers the problem of optimally influencing social networks in Afghanistan as part of ongoing counterinsurgency efforts. The social network is analyzed using a discrete time agent based model. Each agent has a belief [-0.5,0.5] and interacts stochastically pairwise with their …
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Competition and loss of efficiency : from electricity markets to pollution control
The thesis investigates the costs and benefits of free competition as opposed to central regulation to coordinate the incentives of various participants in a market. The overarching goal of the thesis is to decide whether deregulated competition is beneficial for society, or more precisely, in …
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New statistical techniques for designing future generation retirement and insurance solutions
This thesis presents new statistical techniques for designing future generation retirement and insurance solutions. It addresses two major challenges for retirement and insurance products: asset allocation and policyholder behavior. In the first part of the thesis, we focus on estimating the …
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An Operations Research approach to aviation security
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, aviation security policy has remained a focus of national attention. We develop mathematical models to address some prominent problems in aviation security. We explore first whether securing aviation deserves priority over other potential targets. …
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The aircraft sequencing problem with arrivals and departures
… for his support during the past two years. This research was partially supported by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the project" Advanced Concepts for Collaborative Decision Making (CDM)," award number SA1603JB and by the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc., under Contract …
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