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Alternate In-Situ Environmental Testing System by Matrix Design
(2009-03-30)
Compared with the existing in-situ environmental testing system, this alternative one got significant improvement on measuring capacity, total cost, as well as number of connections that must be made between the hardware ...
Electric Power Generation Expansion in Deregulated Markets
(2008-09-09)
The generation expansion problem involves increasing electric power generation capacity in an existing power network. In competitive environment, power producers, distributors, and consumers all make their own decisions ...
A Supply Chain Approach to Shelf Space Allocation
(2008-09-09)
The growing intensity of retail competition is forcing stores to strive for excellence in operations. In this environment, retailers have to balance the interconnected operations, such as transportation from warehouse, ...
Overmolded Substrate on Aluminum Metal Backing for Harsh Environment Applications
(2008-09-09)
Demand for high-temperature electronics in the automotive industry increases daily with the increasing number of electronics going into under-the-hood locations. Along with keeping costs low and reliability high while the ...
Data Mining Medication Administration Incident Data to Identify Opportunities for Improving Patient Safety
(2009-12-15)
This research analyzed historical data related to medication administration errors at a 340 bed regional medical center. The objective was to determine if data mining techniques could identify relationships within the ...
Cournot Competition under Uncertainty in Power Markets
(2009-12-17)
As deregulation of the electric industry has come into effect in many parts of the world, the price of electricity is no longer determined by regulatory agencies. In contrast, price is determined by market demand, supply ...
Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Printed Circuit Board Assembly Lines
(2008-09-09)
This thesis focuses on simulation modeling and analysis of printed circuit board assembly lines. The objectives of the study include assessing the feasibility of process flow logic and relative impact of changing line ...
Transmission Expansion Planning to Alleviate Congestion in Deregulated Power Markets
(2008-09-09)
Transmission expansion planning is a challenging task that affects all aspects of the power generation system in different ways. Since the deregulation of the power industry, the competition between power generators has ...
A decision support system for biorefinery location and logistics
(2009-05-01)
The use of forest biomass, a renewable resource, as a source of fuels or chemicals is hindered by logistics. Economic success of the bioenergy concepts and their products may also depend on the solution to the logistics ...
AE Simulator A Serial Production Line Simulator
(2009-08-03)
Consider an unreliable serial line with capacitated buffers between machines. Operators are required to repair machines when they fail and machines are blocked when the buffers are full and are starved when the buffers are ...