Browsing by Author "Smith, Alice E."

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Comparing the Overlapping of Two Independent Confidence Intervals with a Single Confidence Interval for Two Normal Population Parameters

Huang, Ching-ying (2008-12-15)

Two overlapping confidence intervals have been used in many sources in the past 30 years to conduct statistical inferences about two normal population means. Several authors have examined the shortcomings of Overlap ...

Container Handling and Layout Optimization in Empty Container Depots

Karakaya, Erhan (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 ...

Design of Resilient Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

Kabadurmus, Ozgur (2013-07-19)

With the growing use of new telecommunications technologies such as 4G and wireless hotspots, heterogeneous wireless networks (HetNets) are gaining more attention. The source of heterogeneity of a HetNet can either be the ...

A Distribution-Free Control Chart for Retrospective Location Analysis of Subgrouped Multivariate Data

Bell, Richard C., Jr. (2011-09-08)

In multivariate quality control, a proper Phase I analysis is essential to the success of Phase II monitoring. Even self-starting methods, which seek to minimize the Phase I process, usually recommend a single retrospective ...

Genetic and Evolutionary Protocols for Solving Distributed Asymmetric Constraint Satisfaction Problems

Fu, Ser-Geon (2007-08-15)

Processor speed has been growing at an exponential rate over the past 50 years. Computers are getting smaller, cheaper and faster. Over the past 30 years, with the growth of the internet, new forms of decentralized ...

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 ...

Maximizing Connectivity and Performance in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Using Mobile Agents

Dengiz, Orhan (2007-12-15)

Mobile wireless ad hoc networks are instantaneous, autonomous telecommunication networks that provide service to users wherever and whenever the service is needed. The communication depends on wireless links that are formed ...

Optimization of Block Layout for Grocery Stores

Ozgormus, Elif (2015-03-09)

Because of the proportion of the retail industry worldwide of the global economy and the lack of analytic approaches in the literature to retail facility design, this dissertation addresses block layout in grocery stores ...

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 ...

The Optimum Upper Screening Limit and Optimum Mean Fill Level to Maximize Expected Net Profit in the Canning Problem for Finite Continuous Distributions

Jordan, Victoria (2006-05-15)

The “canning problem” occurs when a process has a minimum specification such that any product produced below that minimum incurs a scrap/rework cost and any product over the minimum incurs a “give-away” cost. The objective ...

Patient-Centric Facility Design for Physical Rehabilitation Hospitals

Teran-Somohano, Alejandro (2019-09-25)

This dissertation presents two novel models for solving the facility layout problem in a physical rehabilitation hospital. The first model solves the block layout problem, where the relative location and size of the ...

Rapid Missile System Characterization Using Computational Intelligence

Ritz, Steven (2014-05-15)

There exist many physical relationships between dynamic systems that humans can infer data from where an exact science may not be possible or plausible to apply. The imprecision or inaccuracy of attempted models and ...

Retail Spatial Design with a Racetrack Aisle Network Considering Revenue and Adjacencies

Yapicioglu, Haluk (2008-12-15)

In this dissertation, a novel model for the retail store design problem is proposed. The new approach consists of placing departments in a racetrack configuration within the store subject to area and shape constraints. ...

The Space Allocation Problem for Temporary Displays in Supermarkets

Uludag, Ilknur (2024-06-12) ETD File Embargoed

In this research, a novel approach to the shelf-space allocation problem of product categories to temporary displays in a supermarket is proposed. The main store aisles display similar products, which are categorized and ...

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, ...

Symbiotic Adaptive Multisimulation

Mitchell, Bradley (2007-12-15)

Systems characterized by non-linear interactions among diverse agents often exhibit emergent behavior that may be very different from what the initial conditions of these systems would suggest. Traditional simulation ...

Taylor Kriging Metamodeling for Simulation Interpolation, Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization

Liu, Heping (2009-04-02)

The dissertation explores Kriging metamodeling for the interpolation, sensitivity analysis and optimization of simulation models with costly computational or economic expenses. The key theoretical contribution is that a ...

Transmission Expansion Planning to Alleviate Congestion in Deregulated Power Markets

Sozer, Sevin (2006-12-15)

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 ...