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Automobile sector forms the backbone of manufacturing sector. Vehicle assembly line is important section in automobile plant where repetitive tasks are performed one after another at different workstations. In this thesis, a methodology is proposed to reduce cycle time and time loss due to...
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simulation capability can be developed at the fish industry port level and propose a simulation-based optimization strategy to … conduct energy modelling and optimization for the Milford Haven fish processing port in South Wales. We explain how a … appliance schedules developed in relation to the total energy demand as well as a wide range of optimization constraints. …
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comparable to sophisticated optimization techniques. Research limitations/implications: The simulation based crashing method … selection problem in the project management. This problem is known to be NP-hard. Sophisticated optimization techniques such as … Dynamic Programming, Integer Programming, Genetic Algorithm, Ant Colony Optimization have been used for finding efficient …
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volume of the cuts produced daily. Originality/value: This research is among the few to solve discrete optimization problems …
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Purpose: This paper provides an overview of analytical optimization models and simulation-based approaches coping with … simulation and optimization are identified and an integrated approach is outlined. Findings: Sustainable supply chain design … focusing on sustainable supply chain design mainly use simulation or optimization. A well-defined approach using various …
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of PV modules, with different output powers and costs, are considered for this optimization procedure. A battery storage … system is used to even out irregularities in meteorological data. A multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm has …
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Socio-economic development in the rural regions of Africa cannot succeed without suitable infrastructure. An essential key to this is electrification. Despite various national and international activities and expansion programmes, and a wide variety of actors, their implementation is progressing...
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This study analyzes the elasticities of demand and income from electricity for domestic and industrial use, for Colombia (2000-2011), by estimating demand equations by OLS. The impacts on macroeconomic variables, which generate changes in the price of electricity, are also estimated by using a...
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The Mindanao electric power problem, which led to a crisis situation in summer 2012, is primarily due to inadequate baseload capacity and unbalanced generation capacity mix. The crisis might stage a comeback when the days of relatively cooler weather and heavier rainfall are over and the annual...
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This paper analyzes how policy changes affect shareholder wealth in the context of environmental regulation. We exploit the unique and unexpected German reaction to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which involved the immediate shutdown of almost half of Germany's nuclear reactors while...
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