Browsing by Author "Smith, Jeffrey"

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AE Simulator A Serial Production Line Simulator

Bak, Taner (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 ...

An analytical and experimental study on 3D-printed custom surfaces for benthic algal biofilms

Kardel, Kamran (2016-07-08)

Due to their fast growing rates and regeneration, algae are a promising avenue for biofuels, aquatic pollution recovery, and a source of protein nutrients, among others. Cultivation of benthic algal communities, in particular, ...

Application of Simulation and Optimization Approaches in Supply-Constrained Innovation Diffusion

Negahban, Ashkan (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 ...

Bottleneck Detection and Mitigation in Serial Production Systems

Ramesh, Abishek (2006-12-15)

A variety of analytical models have been proposed to model and analyze serial manufacturing systems. Most analytical models, however, make simplifying assumptions in order to remain mathematically tractable. These analytical ...

Comprehensive Methodology for the Design Configuration and Operational Control of Shuttle-based Storage and Retrieval Systems

Li, Donghuang (2022-04-20)

During recent years, Autonomous Vehicle Storage and Retrieval Systems (AVS/RS) have been widely applied in distribution centers and production sites to meet the increasing demand for rapid and flexible large-scale warehousing ...

Developing, Evaluating, and Comparing Multiple Parcel Delivery Networks Using Agent-Based Simulation

Rababah, Mumen (2021-07-29)

This dissertation focuses on assessing and developing multi-tier hub-and-spoke parcel delivery networks. The multi-tier concept has been developed to enhance network performance by reducing delivery time and operational ...

Development of an Analytical Process to Measure Teacher Effectiveness Based on Student Growth to Augment an Educator Evaluation System

Adams, Lamar (2012-08-02)

Teacher quality is one of the most important school related variables associated with student achievement. Therefore, raising the quality of the U.S. public education teaching force is essential to ensure that every child ...

Dynamic Slotting and Cartonization Problem in Zone-based Carton Picking Systems

Kim, Byung Soo (2009-11-03)

Due to the popularity of internet ordering and intelligent logistic and supply chain management systems, customers tend to order more frequently, in smaller quantities, and they require more customized service. As a result, ...

Exploring the Impact of Socio-technical Communication Styles on the Robustness and Innovation Potential of Global Participatory Science

Ozmen, Ozgur (2013-04-15)

Emerging cyber-infrastructure tools are enabling scientists to transparently codevelop, share, and communicate in real-time diverse forms of knowledge artifacts. In this research, these collaborative environments are ...

Facility layout and emerging advanced material handling optimization

Lee, Hung-Yu (2017-07-12)

This research explores the intersection of facility layout and vehicle routing, beginning with a study on a real-world semiconductor manufacturing facility layout problem (FLP), followed by a study of facility layout ...

Feeder Allocation Policy for a Turret Head Placement Machine Using Dynamic Programming

Ramaswamy, Harish-Krishna (2005-12-15)

The first objective of this thesis is to determine a feeder carriage allocation policy for a turret head placement machine. The feeder allocation problem deals with determining which component types have to be allocated ...

Human Behavior Representation in Physical Security Systems Simulation

Ustun, Volkan (2009-05-15)

Physical security systems are designed to prevent access to a facility by intruders, detect the presence of intruders, or facilitate the capture of intruders once they are detected. These systems generally include a ...

Optimization methods incorporating statistical and machine learning models in traffic safety

Hu, Qiong (2021-07-28)

In this dissertation, we investigated the optimization and statistical models regarding the safety aspects of trucking operations. A significant gap in the literature has been identified concerning the interaction between ...

Optimizing Military Tactical MANETs efficiently using PSO

Cho, Younchol (2009-11-05)

A mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) is a self-configuring network of autonomous agents designed to continuously support users who change the topology of the network dynamically and independently. The dynamic mobility of user ...

Order Picking Method for Multi-entity Cooperation in Picking Warehouses

Liu, Jingwei (2023-06-08)

In recent years, different kinds of autonomous robots have been widely studied and applied in warehouses to meet the increasing demand for dealing with more customer orders, providing shorter delivery time, and achieving ...

A PCSE (Practice Centered Software Engineering) tool for Eclipse Environment

Subramanian, Prathap (2010-12-03)

Practice Centered Software Engineering (PCSE) is the most recent incarnation of Auburn University’s personal self-improvement process for helping software engineers control, manage, and improve the way they work. It helps ...

Portfolio Risk-Return Decision Optimization Using AI

Yang, Junyao (2023-12-04)

Academia and businesses have extensively studied portfolio decision-making under uncertainty and risk. Prediction-based portfolio models usually forecast either the portfolio's future return or risk. On the other hand, ...

Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Printed Circuit Board Assembly Lines

Jadhav, Pradip (2005-12-15)

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 ...

Staff Scheduling in Service Systems with Non-Stationary Arrival Processes

Samira, Shirzaei (2021-12-05)

There are significant issues that cause customers’ dissatisfaction with service systems. One of the most critical frustrations deals with the unpredictable waiting time in the queue before getting service. This issue is ...

A Supply Chain Approach to Shelf Space Allocation

Dalkilic, Veysel (2007-08-15)

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, ...