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Tarakci, Hakan - 2004

In the first part of this thesis, we consider a manufacturer who has a process with an increasing failure rate over time. In order to improve the performance of the process, the following two types of maintenance activities are outsourced to an external contractor: (a) Preventive maintenance...

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Optimal/near-optimal static and dynamic distribution policies for an integrated logistics system

Kumar, Ashok - 1990

This dissertation develops optimal/near-optimal allocation and replenishment policies for a multi-level, periodic-review, fixed-route logistics system which is comprised of a Logistics Center and several non-identical retailers located along a fixed route. The Logistics Center coordinates the...

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Managing service parts logistics: Inventory sharing and rationing in decentralized and centralized distribution networks

Zhao, Hui - 2003

In this dissertation, we consider an inventory sharing and rationing problem in continuous-review, infinite-horizon, distribution networks. Unlike previous literature on inventory sharing, we model inventory sharing as a multiple demand classes problem in which each dealer faces two classes of...

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Managing decentralized supply chains: Information, inventory sharing, and quality-based procurement

Yan, Xinghao - 2009

In this dissertation, two research topics are investigated: the demand information asymmetry in a decentralized inventory sharing supply chain and the quality-based supplier selection. For the first research topic, previous literature on inventory sharing has assumed that retailers' demand...

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An integrated decision support framework for remanufacturing in the automotive industry

Kumar, Akhilesh - 2011

In today's global economy, firms are seeking any and every opportunity to differentiate from competitors by reducing supply chain costs and adding value to end customers. One increasingly popular option, under growing consumer awareness and increasing legislation, is to reintegrate returned...

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Operations, Maintenance, and Replacement 10-year plan, 1990-1999 : 1989 Utility OM&R Comparison : A Comparison of BPA (Bonneville Power Administration) and Selected Utility Transmission, Operations and Maintenance Costs.

United States. Bonneville Power Administration. - 2009

was assembled in early January 1989. The team included representatives from BPA's Management Analysis, Internal Audit and … Financial Management organizations, and operation and maintenance program areas. BPA selected four utilities from a field of … maintenance program direction and emphasis; Organization, management and implementation techniques; Reliability; and Program costs …

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Pricing in the presence of strategic consumer behavior

Feldman, Pnina - 2010

This dissertation addresses the impact of strategic consumer behavior on different pricing strategies. Generally speaking, consumers are strategic in that they correctly anticipate a firms' actions and the behavior of other consumers when they make purchasing decisions. In the context of this...

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Multi-object decision making for supplier selection in outsourcing

Mohile, Pushpen K. - 2008

problem.This thesis study has attempted to advance the art of supply chain management bydeveloping a heuristic methodology …

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An agent-based model of team coordination and performance

Rojas-Villafane, Jose A - 2010

This research is based on the premises that teams can be designed to optimize its performance, and appropriate team coordination is a significant factor to team outcome performance. Contingency theory argues that the effectiveness of a team depends on the right fit of the team design factors to...

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The effects of technological and organizational innovations on business value in the context of a new product or service deployment

Davis, Eddie A - 2010

This Dissertation is a qualitative case study that examines transformative technical adaptations and organizational process changes in the context of a new product deployment in a large Telecommunications Corporation. The dissertation advances the existing body of knowledge and understanding of...

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