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Development Of Metaheuristic Algorithms For The Efficient Allocation Of Power Flow Control Devices, Eduardo Jose Castillo Fatule

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Modern energy grids have become extremely complex systems, requiring more variable and active flow control. As a remedy to this, Distributed Flexible AC Transmission Systems (D-FACTS) are cost-efficient devices used to mitigate power flow congestion and integrate renewable energies. The objective of this research is then to propose an efficient multiple objective evolutionary algorithm to solve a stochastic model for D-FACTS allocation, which aims to optimize various objectives related to cost, grid health, and environmental impacts. The model was implemented on a modified RTS-96 test system, and the results show that optimally allocating D-FACTS modules using the proposed model can …

Optimization In The Application Of Varnishes Barrier On Cartonboard Packaging, Andre Ramalheiro De Andrade, Maria Isabel Rodrigues Phd, Eduardo Luiz Machado Phd

Journal of Applied Packaging Research

In this work adjustments in the rotogravure printing process are proposed to the varnish water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) aiming to obtain results smaller than 20g/m²/24h. One case study was used for the propositions for improvements, where focused on varnish application process in a gravure printer for an eight-printing unit cartonboard packaging, maximum printing speed of 175 m/min and a 285 g/m² weight cartonboard. The possible variables that influenced the WVTR result were selected from the technical expertise of the people involved in the project, the analysis in the printing process with the application of directed trials using experimental designs …

Constructive Solution Methodologies To The Capacitated Newsvendor Problem And Surrogate Extension, Pinyuan Shan

Dissertations

The newsvendor problem is a single-period stochastic model used to determine the order quantity of perishable product that maximizes/minimizes the profit/cost of the vendor under uncertain demand. The goal is to fmd an initial order quantity that can offset the impact of backlog or shortage caused by mismatch between the procurement amount and uncertain demand. If there are multiple products and substitution between them is feasible, overstocking and understocking can be further reduced and hence, the vendor's overall profit is improved compared to the standard problem. When there are one or more resource constraints, such as budget, volume or weight, …

High-Density Parking For Autonomous Vehicles., Parag J. Siddique

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In a common parking lot, much of the space is devoted to lanes. Lanes must not be blocked for one simple reason: a blocked car might need to leave before the car that blocks it. However, the advent of autonomous vehicles gives us an opportunity to overcome this constraint, and to achieve a higher storage capacity of cars. Taking advantage of self-parking and intelligent communication systems of autonomous vehicles, we propose puzzle-based parking, a high-density design for a parking lot. We introduce a novel method of vehicle parking, which leads to maximum parking density. We then propose a heuristic method …

Knowledge Discovery From Complex Event Time Data With Covariates, Samira Karimi

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In particular engineering applications, such as reliability engineering, complex types of data are encountered which require novel methods of statistical analysis. Handling covariates properly while managing the missing values is a challenging task. These type of issues happen frequently in reliability data analysis. Specifically, accelerated life testing (ALT) data are usually conducted by exposing test units of a product to severer-than-normal conditions to expedite the failure process. The resulting lifetime and/or censoring data are often modeled by a probability distribution along with a life-stress relationship. However, if the probability distribution and life-stress relationship selected cannot adequately describe the underlying failure …

Enabling The “Easy Button” For Broad, Parallel Optimization Of Functions Evaluated By Simulation, Andrew Gibson

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Java Optimization by Simulation (JOBS) is presented: an open-source, object-oriented Java library designed to enable the study, research, and use of optimization for models evaluated by simulation. JOBS includes several novel design features that make it easy for a simulation modeler, without extensive expertise in optimization or parallel computation, to define an optimization model with deterministic and/or stochastic constraints, choose one or more metaheuristics to solve it and run, using massively parallel function evaluation to reduce wall-clock times.

JOBS is supported by a new language independent, application programming interface (API) for remote simulation model evaluation and a serverless computing environment …

Scheduling Allocation And Inventory Replenishment Problems Under Uncertainty: Applications In Managing Electric Vehicle And Drone Battery Swap Stations, Amin Asadi

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In this dissertation, motivated by electric vehicle (EV) and drone application growth, we propose novel optimization problems and solution techniques for managing the operations at EV and drone battery swap stations. In Chapter 2, we introduce a novel class of stochastic scheduling allocation and inventory replenishment problems (SAIRP), which determines the recharging, discharging, and replacement decisions at a swap station over time to maximize the expected total profit. We use Markov Decision Process (MDP) to model SAIRPs facing uncertain demands, varying costs, and battery degradation. Considering battery degradation is crucial as it relaxes the assumption that charging/discharging batteries do not …

Resilience-Driven Post-Disruption Restoration Of Interdependent Critical Infrastructure Systems Under Uncertainty: Modeling, Risk-Averse Optimization, And Solution Approaches, Basem A. Alkhaleel

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Critical infrastructure networks (CINs) are the backbone of modern societies, which depend on their continuous and proper functioning. Such infrastructure networks are subjected to different types of inevitable disruptive events which could affect their performance unpredictably and have direct socioeconomic consequences. Therefore, planning for disruptions to CINs has recently shifted from emphasizing pre-disruption phases of prevention and protection to post-disruption studies investigating the ability of critical infrastructures (CIs) to withstand disruptions and recover timely from them. However, post-disruption restoration planning often faces uncertainties associated with the required repair tasks and the accessibility of the underlying transportation network. Such challenges are …

Efficiently Estimating Survival Signature And Two-Terminal Reliability Of Heterogeneous Networks Through Multi-Objective Optimization, Daniel Bruno Lopes Da Silva

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The two-terminal reliability problem is a classical reliability problem with applications in wired and wireless communication networks, electronic circuit design, computer networks, and electrical power distribution, among other systems. However, the two-terminal reliability problem is among the hardest combinatorial problems and is intractable for large, complex networks. Several exact methods to solve the two-terminal reliability problem have been proposed since the 1960s, but they have exponential time complexity in general. Hence, practical studies involving large network-type systems resort to approximation methods to estimate the system's reliability. One attractive approach for quantifying the reliability of complex systems is to use signatures, …

Optimization Of Vaccine Supply Chains In Low- And Middle-Income Countries Utilizing Drones, Maximilian Kolter

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Despite tremendous efforts from governments and humanitarian organizations, millions of children in low- and low-middle-income countries (LICs and LMICs) are still excluded from the benefits of immunization. The vaccine distribution in LICs and LMICs is challenging for several reasons, such as limited cold chain capacities, vaccine wastage, uncertain demand, and lack of access to immunization services. A promising avenue to address these issues is the utilization of drones for vaccine delivery. Drones can fly at high speed on direct paths and could enable on-demand deliveries to mitigate limited storage capacities. Further, their independence of road networks could allow them reaching …

Quantitative Set-Based Design For Complex System Development, Nicholas J. Shallcross

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation comprises a body of research facilitating decision-making and complex system development with quantitative set-based design (SBD). SBD is concurrent product development methodology, which develops and analyzes many design alternatives for longer time periods enabling design maturation and uncertainty reduction. SBD improves design space exploration, facilitating the identification of resilient and affordable systems. The literature contains numerous qualitative descriptions and quantitative methodologies describing limited aspects of the SBD process. However, there exist no methodologies enabling the quantitative management of SBD programs throughout the entire product development cycle. This research addresses this knowledge gap by developing the process framework and …

Fasten: An Iot Platform For Supply Chain Management In A Covid-19 Pandemic Scenario, Fernando Lemos, Thays Do Nascimento, Gustavo Dalmarco

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

This paper points out the major disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It proposes an automated Internet-of-Things (IoT) based manufacturing and supply chain system, termed FASTEN, that can deal with such severe disruptions.

Analysis And Modeling Of Strategic Interactions In Health Systems To Improve Patient Care Access, Jorge A. Acuña Melo

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Affordable health care access that provides well-coordinated and high-quality services on time is a goal that governments and health organizations strive for. Regrettably, most countries deal with access problems that affect the population's health, such as long waiting lists for specialized medical services, overcrowding of emergency departments, and high health prices. In the present doctoral dissertation, I model and analyze the strategic interactions that inhabit the health system machinery to uncover possible structural problems that led to the aforementioned issues. The study involves operation research, data science, and game theory techniques to address the health care access predicament.

Each research …

Agile And Lean Six Sigma Integration: A Leadership Framework, Alessandro Laureani

International Conference on Lean Six Sigma

Submitting final version of the paper attached.

Agile and Lean Six Sigma integration: a Leadership framework

Author: Alessandro Laureani, Independent Lean Six Sigma Scholar, Ireland

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +353 87 914 4532

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how Agile methodologies and Lean Six Sigma can coexist and propose a Leadership framework to successfully merge Agile methodologies with Lean Six Sigma practice.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper builds on the author’s doctoral thesis on Leadership for Lean Six Sigma, and integrate Agile practices based on the author’s experience in the software development industry.

Findings

Agile methodologies, that came to …

Improve Outcomes In Lean Six Sigma With Servant Leadership, David W. Hoffa, Chad Laux, Manal Alduraibi

International Conference on Lean Six Sigma

1. Purpose

The purpose of this study was to explore lean leadership within Lean Six Sigma (LSS). The objective of this paper was to explore how LSS program success might be improved by focusing Black Belt efforts on mentoring Green Belts with a servant leadership model. The importance of Green Belt projects is typically overlooked in the literature. The effects of prioritizing the development of Green Belts and building a culture of continuous improvement over the traditional Black Belt project focus is explored.

2. Design/Methodology/Approach

The methodology of this paper is inspired by the authors’ field experiences in managing LSS …

Modeling And Solving The Outsourcing Risk Management Problem In Multi-Echelon Supply Chains, Arian A. Nahangi

Master's Theses

Worldwide globalization has made supply chains more vulnerable to risk factors, increasing the associated costs of outsourcing goods. Outsourcing is highly beneficial for any company that values building upon its core competencies, but the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises have exposed significant vulnerabilities within supply chains. These disruptions forced a shift in the production of goods from outsourcing to domestic methods.

This paper considers a multi-echelon supply chain model with global and domestic raw material suppliers, manufacturing plants, warehouses, and markets. All levels within the supply chain network are evaluated from a holistic perspective, calculating a total …

Strategies For Achieving The United States Health System's Quadruple Aim By Enhancing The Primary Care Level, Jennifer L. Mendoza-Alonzo

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The quadruple aim is an approach to optimize the performance of the health system in the United States and consists of four dimensions. The main objective is to improve the population's health, followed by reducing cost, improving patients' experience, and increasing providers' satisfaction. In the present doctoral dissertation, I explore three strategies that help accomplish the quadruple aim at the primary care level. The analysis combines data science and operation research principles to address health system engineering questions.

Each strategy proposed in this document emphasizes one objective more than another; however, all of them in conjunction serve to attain the …

Robust Optimization With Recourse In Portfolio Management: Theory And Applications To Stocks And Projects, Hedieh Ashrafi, Aurelie Thiele

Operations Research and Engineering Management Theses and Dissertations

Many real-world decision problems in engineering and management have uncertain parameters. Robust optimization methodology takes into account the uncertainty in parameters of the model in the decision-making framework. In robust optimization methodology, we assume we do not know the probability distribution of parameters, and we have partial information about parameters. Portfolio management is one of those famous applications that have an uncertain environment. So, for this application, robust methodology would be a good choice. This dissertation contains three main works as the following:\\ In the first work, we provided the combination of European options and a robust optimization model to …

Optimization With Interval Data: New Problems, Algorithms, And Applications., Mohsen Mohammadi Dehcheshmeh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The parameters of real-world optimization problems are often uncertain due to the failure of exact estimation of data entries. Throughout the years, several approaches have been developed to cope with uncertainty in the input parameters of optimization problems, such as robust optimization, stochastic optimization, fuzzy programming, parametric programming, and interval optimization. Each of these approaches tackles the uncertainty in the input data with different assumptions on the source of uncertainty and imposes different requirements on the returned solutions. In this dissertation, the approach we take is that of interval optimization, and more specifically, interval linear programming. The two main problems …

Locating Drone Battery Supply Stations To Facilitate The Delivery Of Medical Supplies In Low And Middle-Income Countries, Madeline Suellentrop

Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses

In the sub-Saharan region of Africa, the inability to perform emergency blood transfusions due to an inadequate blood supply has led to high fatality rates, especially among women and children. The prevalence of disease in this region limits the supply of local blood donations and, if blood is imported, then the region’s poor infrastructure inhibits fast distribution. There is a need for a technological update in the current process that overcomes the limitations of regional transportation, and drones present one promising solution for delivering small, lightweight items such as blood units. The current focus of this new delivery method is …

Regression Analysis Of Pacing When Running A Marathon, Hawkin Starke

Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses

Regression analysis can be an effective way of examining performance in the marathon event. By splitting up the race into segments or in runner terminology “splits” the significance of each segment as it relates to the total finish time can be explored. Because the idea of splits is already ingrained into the minds of runners, it makes intuitive sense to use these as the metrics to define a race. Additionally, marathons generally make participant age and gender date publicly available which can then be used to find trends within specific demographics. This tailors trends to smaller groups of people, making …

Cost Functions Of Crabs: Applications Of Hermit Crab Shell Exchange Behavior To Vacancy Chain Modelling, Hannah Miele

Senior Honors Theses

Vacancy chain systems function as a method of resource distribution in domains such as housing and labor markets. Hermit crabs also employ vacancy chains as a method of shell exchange. Application of vacancy chain modelling in engineering has been attempted, but numerous flaws exist in the developed vacancy chain scheduling algorithm. This work addresses the lack of an appropriate vacancy chain cost function by developing a generalizable cost function based on hermit crab shell exchange behavior. The cost function’s purpose is enabling development of realistic engineering experiments and models based on real-world vacancy chain systems.

A Behavioral Model For Simultaneous Event Execution In Sequential Discrete Event System Simulations, Brian David S. Dilinila

Computational Modeling & Simulation Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The sequential execution of simultaneous events in a discrete event system simulation can cause unexpected behavior in a system. Current studies have provided approaches such as applying a priority order for simultaneous events. However, this is still a problem because executing simultaneous events in sequential order can still lead to two issues of simultaneous event conflicts: the case where simultaneous events cause changes to state variables required by other simultaneous events and the case where two or more simultaneous events cause changes to the same state variables. The objective of this thesis is to develop a behavioral model as a …

A Dynamic Programming Approach To Determine Optimum Modularity Level In Industrial Packaging, Marshal Louie, Kumar B

Journal of Applied Packaging Research

Modular packaging facilitate customization for accommodating variable product sizes in a product family. When determining package sizes for product variability, packaging engineers does not find difficulty to determine package dimension for less product variety whereas if the product variety is more, then determining the dimension of modular package involves complex decision-making and time-consuming process to find the optimal solution. This in turn directly impacts the overall lead time of the supply chain. Thus, in this paper a dynamic programming is developed to determine the quantity and dimension of modular packages for every demand of assorted products sizes. The program helps …

Dynamic Analysis Of The Implementation Of The Blockchain Technology In The Supply Chain, Rehab Ali

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Blockchain technology is a new digital technology that has been disrupting the way businesses are performing. It is a decentralized and distributed ledger that enables transactions of any form of value. As blockchain technology provides visibility, transparency, and security through the multi-agent system, the supply chain sector is one of its critical and promising applications. In a highly dynamic environment, the supply chain's efficiency needs to be measured from a blockchain perspective. As the main benefit of blockchain technology is the visibility and real-time access to data, blockchain technology's preeminent affected areas within the supply chain are the responsiveness to …

Factors That Affect The Successful Implementation Of Quality Management Systems In Healthcare, Mustafa Rawshdeh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Modern Organizations must be high performing to sustain and grow their operations. This is particularly true for healthcare organizations as they have complex and sensitive operations. One way to improve organizational performance is to adopt Quality Management Systems (QMSs). QMSs organize and improve the effectiveness of all processes to meet stakeholder requirements and achieve organizational performance improvements in alignment with strategic goals. However, the value of QMSs is dependent on successful implementation, which is reportedly quite challenging. This doctoral research examines the factors that affect the successful implementation of QMSs in healthcare. First, a systematic analysis of the published literature …

Total Quality And Innovation Management In Hospital, Suebsakul Tonjang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Previously, quality of care and customers' satisfaction in healthcare services is fulfilled only through total quality management (TQM) which as a core management philosophy, as adopted by many healthcare organizations. Nevertheless, TQM focuses on incremental improvement may prove insufficient to address the new technology and innovation-driven organization with a faster pace. Therefore, this research aimed to integrate quality and innovation management in healthcare affecting healthcare performance. To propose the key factor of both TQM and innovation management in healthcare, we conducted a systematic literature review. Then, TQM and innovation management factors were combined and integrated with ISO 56002 as to …

การเพิ่มอัตราคุณภาพสินค้าดีของกระบวนการผลิตเส้นใยสังเคราะห์ชนิดสั้น, เกวลี วรนันท์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วิทยานิพนธ์ฉบับนี้จัดทำขึ้นเพื่อปรับปรุงอัตราคุณภาพของเส้นใยสังเคราะห์ชนิดสั้น โดยมุ่งเน้นในการลดปริมาณสินค้าที่ไม่ได้คุณภาพ รวมทั้งของเสียที่เกิดขึ้นในกระบวนการผลิต ซึ่งเริ่มเก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลย้อนหลังตั้งแต่เดือนธันวาคม 2562 ถึง ตุลาคม 2563 และแสดงปัญหาที่เกิดขึ้นในกระบวนการผลิตด้วยกราฟพาเรโต แล้วทำการระดมความคิดเพื่อวิเคราะห์หาปัจจัยที่มีผลต่ออัตราคุณภาพด้วยแผนผังเหตุ และผล จากนั้นทำการวิเคราะห์ข้อบกพร่องและผลกระทบปัญหาด้านคุณภาพเพื่อทำการประเมินความรุนแรงของการเกิดข้อบกพร่อง โอกาสในการเกิดข้อบกพร่อง และความสามารถในการตรวจจับข้อบกพร่อง เพื่อคำนวณหาค่าดัชนีความเสี่ยง โดยจะทำการเลือกปัญหาที่มีค่าดัชนีความเสี่ยงมากที่สุดได้แก่ 1) ลมเย็นออกไม่สม่ำเสมอ 2) การเคลื่อนที่ของถังใส่เส้นใยและลูกกลิ้งไม่สัมพันธ์กัน หลังจากทำการปรับปรุงปัญหาที่ส่งผลต่ออัตราคุณภาพ พบว่าอัตราคุณภาพสินค้าดีมีปริมาณเพิ่มขึ้นจากเดิมร้อยละ 92.97 เป็นร้อยละ 95.79 และอัตราคุณภาพสินค้าไม่ได้คุณภาพ และของเสียมีปริมาณลดลงจากเดิมร้อยละ 7.03 เป็นร้อยละ 4.21 ซึ่งคิดเป็นเงินจะมีกำไรเพิ่มขึ้นเฉลี่ยเดือนละ 130,892.63 บาท เมื่อทำการผลิตที่ 93 ตันต่อวัน หลังจากนั้นทางบริษัทกรณีศึกษาจึงทำการเพิ่มกำลังการผลิตเพื่อตอบสนองความต้องการของลูกค้าเป็น 96 ตันต่อวัน

ปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อประสิทธิภาพในการผสมแบบข้นหนืด, วรกาญจน์ คณกร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อประสิทธิภาพในการผสมแบบข้นหนืดด้วยเครื่อง Hi-Shear Vacuum Mixer (HSVM) โดยตรวจสอบจากการวัดค่าความสูงของตะกอนในการชงไซรัปสีน้ำตาลต้องไม่เกินเกณฑ์มาตรฐาน 13 มิลลิเมตร และค่าความสามารถด้านสมรรถนะของกระบวนการผลิตระยะสั้น (Cpk) ของเครื่องจักรต้องไม่ต่ำกว่าเกณฑ์ โดยนำเอาแผนผังก้างปลาควบคู่กับตารางความสัมพันธ์ของสาเหตุและผลทำการวิเคราะห์ถึงสาเหตุของปัญหา จากนัั้นทำการคัดกรองปัจจัยเบื้องต้นด้วยวิธี FMEA พร้อมทั้งประยุกต์ใช้เทคนิคการออกแบบการทดลองเศษส่วนเชิงแฟคทอเรียลแบบสองระดับ (2k Factorial Fraction Design) เพื่อลดปัจจัยหลักที่ไม่มีอิทธิพลออก ทำให้ได้ปัจจัยหลักที่มีอิทธิพลอย่างมีนัยสำคัญจำนวน 3 ปัจจัย ได้แก่ 1.ระดับของชุดตะแกรงหัวปั่นผสม 2.ความเร็วรอบของชุดหัวปั่นผสม และ 3.อุณหภูมิเริ่มต้นของวัตถุดิบของเหลว พร้อมทั้งประยุกต์ใช้การออกแบบการทดลองพื้นผิวตอบสนอง (Response Surface Method) แบบบอกซ์-เบห์นเคน (ฺBox-Behnken) เพื่อหาค่าระดับของปัจจัยที่เหมาะสมของทั้ง 3 ปัจจัย โดยค่าความสูงของตะกอนไม่เกิน 10±1 มิลลิเมตร โดยมีค่าก่อนการปรับปรุงกระบวนการผลิตไซรัปสีน้ำตาล มีค่าเฉลี่ยความสูงของตะกอนเป็น 20.89±2.26 มิลลิเมตร และค่า Cpk ของเครื่องผสม HSVM นั้นมีค่าเป็น -3.93 ซึ่งมีค่าต่ำกว่าเกณฑ์มาตรฐาน จากการวิเคราะห์ผลการทดลองสรุปได้ว่าค่าระดับปัจจัยที่เหมาะสมในการตั้งเครื่องผสม HSVM มีดังนี้ ระดับของชุดตะแกรงหัวปั่นผสม อยู่ที่ระดับแบบต่ำ ความเร็วรอบของชุดหัวปั่นผสมอยู่ที่ 2000 รอบ/นาที และอุณหภูมิเริ่มต้นของวัตถุดิบของเหลวอยู่ที่ 72.5 องศาเซลเซียส ซึ่งได้ทำการยืนยันผลโดยการปรับตั้งค่าเครื่องทำการผลิตจริงพร้อมติดตามผล ผลหลังการปรับปรุงกระบวนการผลิตไซรัปสีน้ำตาล มีค่าเฉลี่ยความสูงของตะกอนเป็น 10.48±0.32 มิลลิเมตร และค่า Cpk ของเครื่องผสม HSVM นั้นมีค่าเป็น 2.56 ซึ่งอยู่ในเกณฑ์ดีเกินคาด และยังส่งผลให้ประสิทธิภาพของเครื่องผสมไซรัป HSVM นั้นผลิตไซรัปได้โดยไม่เกิดของเสียจากกระบวนการอีกเลย

Comparison Of Dashboard Development Between Waterfall Model And Agile Methodologies, Siribhop Yooyongchuen

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Agile Methodology is a concept that focus on communication between product developers and users. The objective is to make product be rapidly developed and effectively meets users’ needs. Objective of this study is to compare dashboard development method between agile methodology and waterfall model. There are 3 dimensions in comparison; speed of development, users’ satisfaction, and efficiency of dashboard. The study used descriptive and experimental research. The sample is dashboard users in Company L. The study is conducted by establishing timeline of dashboard development, semi-constructed interview, and survey applying Technology Acceptance Model and Theory of Planned Behavior. The result of …