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Designing Optimal Layouts for Block Stacking Warehouses
(2017-05-16)
Storing pallets of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) on top of one another on a warehouse floor is known as block stacking. Although this storage system can be inexpensively implemented in any open area, it is challenging in terms ...
Effects of Creep and Fatigue on the Reliability of SnAgCu Solder Joints in Thermal Cycling
(2020-11-20)
The reliability of electronic systems is threatened by the failure of one solder interconnection among thousands connecting several components to the PCB. These joints are exposed to different sorts of harsh circumstances ...
Equivalent Age-based Opportunistic Maintenance for Wind Farms
(2020-05-15)
The wind industry is facing new challenges due to the rapid growth of wind farms all around
the world. Farm size, turbine size and a rising number of sophisticated components, the industry
has to face the challenge to ...
Challenges and Opportunities Associated with the Adoption of Wearable Technologies in the Workplace
(2020-07-07)
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are painful and costly health conditions that affect workers in many industries, especially manufacturing. Wearable sensors such as inertial measurement units (IMUs) are direct ...
Container Handling and Layout Optimization in Empty Container Depots
(2020-11-13)
In this dissertation, we explore shipping container depot layout with particular emphasis on empty container depots with material handling provided by top-lifters. Top lifters are the most common handling equipment used ...
On Advances in Deep Learning with Applications in Financial Market Modeling
(2020-08-17)
This dissertation focuses on advancing the machine learning, with a particular focus on the application for financial trading. It is organized into two parts. The first part of this dissertation (Chapters 1-2) will be ...
Application of Simulation and Optimization Approaches in Supply-Constrained Innovation Diffusion
(2016-05-06)
When introducing a new product, firms face a hierarchy of decisions at the strategic and operational levels including capacity sizing, time to market or starting sales, initial inventory required by the product's release ...
The Asymmetric Game Strategies Utilizing R&D Incentives under Uncertain Patent Race and Non-infringing Imitation
(2014-05-14)
The primary objective of this research is to provide the optimal strategies for firms and decision makers to take advantage of competitive situations in which they obtain the greatest benefits. We analyze the various ...
Extreme Environment Reliability of Components for Computing with SAC305 and Alternative High Reliability Solders
(2016-05-11)
The semiconductor and packaging industries have been moving away from the use of Lead (Pb) due to the increasing awareness of the health and safety concerns surrounding its use. For many applications, the industry has moved ...
A Computational System to Solve the Warehouse Aisle Design Problem
(2017-05-17)
Order picking is the most costly operation in a warehouse. However, current warehouse design practices have been using the same design principles for more than sixty years: straight rows with parallel pick aisles and ...