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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"decision tools"”.
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Decision tools for electricity transmission service and pricing : a dynamic programming approach
… these two markets poses a very interesting decision making problem for a defined performance criteria under uncertainties. In this thesis, the decision-making is posed as a stochastic dynamic programming problem, and through simulations the strength of this method is demonstrated. This …
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Reducing enterprise IT fragmentation through standard metrics and decision tools : a case study in the aerospace and defense industry
… world have embraced new and powerful business tools made possible with Information Technology. Major investments are frequently made in enterprise-wide systems, such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions to take advantage of cost saving opportunities. While promising in concept, …
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Technological change in the salmon farming industry in Chile : using investment decision tools to model an innovation path and a framework for developing a new technology
… the salmon industry in Chile using investment decision tools to determine the best innovation path. I also analyzed new technology that could be used to define a framework for development. The innovation path was identified by modeling a production company and applying sensitivity analysis to …
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The strategic decision processes and information needs of nuclear government-oversight-agency managers
… managers face increasing numbers of strategic decisions with fewer people to support their strategic decision processes. There is an increasing need to find new means of strategic decision support for nuclear GOA managers. This exploratory research contributes toward meeting this need by: (1) …
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Strategies for aluminum recycling : insights from material system optimization
… streams and (iii) incomplete information in the decision making process around scrap consumption. This thesis tackles these inefficiencies by developing optimization-based decision tools and modeling techniques for the assessment of sorting technologies and scrap management from procurement to …
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Factors which affect the application and implementation of a spinal motion restriction protocol by prehospital providers in low resource settings: a scoping review
… clearance or spinal motion restriction (SMR) decision support tools within poorly resourced settings are unclear. We conducted a scoping review on clinical spinal clearance and selective SMR decision support tools which aimed at identifying possible barriers to their implementation, safety, …
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Improving Provider Compliance With Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient Care Guidelines In The Ambulatory Setting Through The Use Of Electronic Health Records
… using well-designed, evidence-based clinical decision tools or checklists within the workflow of the EHR system can improve provider compliance with IBD clinical practice guidelines. This initiative will result in adherence to population-based quality measures and will improve quality of care. …
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Design and implementation of flexible manufacturing systems: some analysis concepts
This study presents some analysis concepts and decision tools for the problems encountered in designing and implementing a flexible manufacturing system. SIM-Q, an input-generator for simulation modelling developed in this study provides a powerful and expedient tool for resolving the material …
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Um sistema de apoio à decisão bicritério para o planejamento da operação energética
… all the efforts sought the automation of most decisions, through the crescent sophistication of the computational models, even when coping with uncertainty in complex and huge problems. In the case of the electric system, the decisions are taken based on the minimum expected total cost. This …
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Car supplier and manufacturer connectivity issues
… analysts are expected to make quick educated decisions out of very complex situations. This is not an easy task to achieve but, if equipped with the proper decision tools, it can be effectively accomplished. Cognitive Maps have been commonly used in the past for this purpose but they lack a …
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Parametric analysis of part suitability in Additive Manufacturing
… This research aims to provide methodology and tools to enable rapid estimation for part suitability in AM with physics-based and predictive models. A method is presented to estimate build time for parts manufactured via the Selective Laser Sintering process, utilizing specific metrics for part …
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The Use of Speech Recognition Technology in Automotive Applications
… attentional demands of driving; (2) to develop decision tools that assist designers of in-vehicle systems; (3) to experimentally examine automatic speech recognition (ASR) design parameters, input modalities, and driver ages; and (4) to provide human factors recommendations for the use of speech …
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Novel Machine Learning Algorithms for Personalized Medicine and Insurance
… resulting from the implementation of analytical decision tools.
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Vessel valuation : an options approach
… on financial assets, real options involve decisions or rights, with no obligation, to acquire or exchange an asset or project for a pre-specified price. Within the shipping industry the application of real options on operating vessels as strategic decision tools has so far been more or less …
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Modelling the impact of Phytophthora austrocedri on UK populations of native juniper (Juniperus communis s. l.)
… these processes could be better supported by decision tools. Lastly, a machine learning model and risk map was developed that predicted juniper populations in northern England and central Scotland are at highest risk of infection due to acidic soil pH and increased roe deer density. My …
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Exploration and Production Risk Mitigation for Geothermal Adoption in the Energy Transition
… estimates provide a measure of risk, as well as decision tools for investments in additional data-gathering activities before the first well is drilled. The second strategy applies flexibility in engineering design to a hypothetical EGS expansion of an existing power facility. Specifically, key …
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Goal Framing to Encourage More Sustainable Engineering Design Decisions for the Built Environment Across Cultures
… design and construct our built environment use decision tools such as rating systems to inform their design decision making. These tools are inherently embedded with choice architecture. More intentional choice architecture among rating systems that align individual preferences and beliefs may …
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Process analytical technology in tablet manufacturing
… Analytical Technology (PAT) is the important tools to understand the process, obtaining critical process parameters and used as process monitoring following by quality by design (QbD) concept. It has been applied to the pharmaceutical manufacturing especially in every step of tablet production …
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Effects of disparate information levels on bridge management and safety
… for which future maintenance and intervention decisions are made come from visual inspection based condition ratings. These visual inspections are used to evaluate the extent of deterioration present and assign a condition rating based on a predefined scale of damage, after which bridge …
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Restoring forest landscapes for nature conservation and human well-being: Advanced spatial decision support tools
… perspective, this calls for proper methods and tools that help identifying where to act and what to do. The present research aimed to contribute to this problem by developing and testing spatial decision tools to support the design of landscape mosaics. More specifically, the study had three …
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