Browsing Management Sciences by Type "Doctoral Thesis"
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Optimization under Uncertainty for E-retail Distribution: From Suppliers to the Last Mile
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-03)This thesis examines problems faced in the distribution management of e-retailers, in different stages of the supply chain, while accounting for sources of uncertainty. The first problem studies distribution planning, ... -
Plan and Situated Action as a Function of Activity Category
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-26)Plans do not serve the particular circumstances of a given situation, but rather serve as abstract descriptions of some future activities. The relationship between plans, which are abstract, and actions, which are concrete, ... -
Product Differentiation and Operations Strategy for Price and Time Sensitive Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-29)In this dissertation, we study the interplay between a firm’s operations strategy, with regard to its capacity management, and its marketing decision of product differentiation. For this, we study a market comprising ... -
Project Management: A Socio-Technical Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-22)This dissertation presents a study on project management and its effectiveness in a multinational pharmaceutical company (MPC). A mixed qualitative-quantitative method consisting of a case study (33 managers) and a follow-up ... -
A Quantitative Model of Perception of Randomness in Structured Space
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-02)The literature on the perception and generation of randomness suggests that people’s conception of randomness deviates from true randomness in predictable and consistent ways. In general, people see patterns or repetitions ... -
Queueing Network Models of Ambulance Offload Delays
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-27)Although healthcare operations management has been an active and popular research direction over the past few years, there is a lack of formal quantitative models to analyze the ambulance o oad delay problem. O oad delays ... -
Rapid Alignment of Resources and Capabilities in Time-bound Networks: The Case of Construction Projects in Dubai-UAE
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-02)Researchers studying the alignment of business resources usually focus on business cases that inherently have a going-concern interaction built on long-term relationships at the firm level (e.g., Barney, 1991) dyadic level ... -
Real Options and Asset Valuation in Competitive Energy Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2007-12-07)The deregulation of energy markets around the world, including power markets has changed the way operating assets in these markets are managed. Independent power asset owners and even utilities operating in these markets ... -
Reducing Conservatism in Pareto Robust Optimization
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-09)Robust optimization (RO) is a sub-field of optimization theory with set-based uncertainty. A criticism of this field is that it determines optimal decisions for only the worst-case realizations of uncertainty. Several ... -
A Regional Electricity Hub for Energy Transitions
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-10)The transition to a low-carbon energy economy will remain a cornerstone of national energy policies of countries committed to the climate change accord for decades to come. We highlight the need for transmission investment ... -
The Relationship between Rewards and Recognition, Service-Oriented Organizational Citizenship Behaviour, and Customer Satisfaction
(University of Waterloo, 2009-06-10)Abstract It is widely acknowledged that employees with positive attitudes towards their leaders and working environment can contribute to significant organizational outcomes; which can include customer satisfaction, ... -
Resource Allocation Decisions for the Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Firms
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-22)Abstract This research explores the problems of resource allocation during the process of internationalization by small and medium-sized manufacturing firms. The literature largely portrays a positive view of ... -
Resource Allocation Models in Healthcare Decision Making
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)We present models for allocating limited healthcare resources efficiently among target populations in order to maximize society's welfare and/or minimize the expected costs. In general, this thesis is composed of two major ... -
Response Time Reduction and Service Level Differentiation in Supply Chain Design: Models and Solution Approaches
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-22)Make-to-order (MTO) and assemble-to-order (ATO) systems are emerging business strategies in managing responsive supply chains, characterized by high product variety, highly variable customer demand, and short product ... -
Risk Assessment in Entrepreneurship
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-24)This PhD dissertation applies the science of decision making to management, specifically entrepreneurship. The purpose of this research is to better understand entrepreneurial behaviour under condition of Knightian ... -
Robust Optimization for Airline Scheduling and Vehicle Routing
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-03)Robust optimization is an emerging modeling approach to make decisions under uncertainty. It provides an alternative framework to stochastic optimization where operational parameters are random and do not assume any ... -
The Role of Affect in Commercializing New Ideas
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-22)Psychological attachment to an entrepreneurial opportunity may motivate the entrepreneur to persevere but can also bias decisions made in the entrepreneurial process, especially on market entry. This thesis investigates ... -
Some Problems in One-Operator Scheduling
(University of Waterloo, 1999)A flexible workforce or a versatile machine is employed to perform various types of operations. Often these resources are associated with setups. Whenever a worker or machine switches from processing one type of operation ... -
Stochastic Clearing Systems With Markovian Inputs: Performance Evaluation and Optimal Policies
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-01)This thesis studies the stochastic clearing systems which are characterized by a non-decreasing stochastic input process {Y(t), t > 0}, where Y(t) is the cumulative quantity entering the system in [0, t], and an output ... -
A Stochastic Programming Model for a Day-Ahead Electricity Market: a Heuristic Methodology and Pricing
(University of Waterloo, 2009-06-18)This thesis presents a multi-stage linear stochastic mixed integer programming (SMIP) model for planning power generation in a pool-type day-ahead electricity market. The model integrates a reserve demand curve and shares ...