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Data Driven Efficiency for E-Warehousing: Descriptive and Prescriptive Analytics
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-18)Based on data provided by a warehouse logistics management company, we analyze the warehousing operation and its major processes of order picking and order consolidation. Without access to the actual layouts and process ... -
Data Envelopment Analysis may Obfuscate Corporate Financial Data: Using Support Vector Machine and Data Envelopment Analysis to Predict Corporate Failure for Nonmanufacturing Firms
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Corporate failure prediction has drawn numerous scholars’ attention because of its usefulness in corporate risk management, as well as in regulating corporate operational status. Most research on this topic focuses on ... -
Data-Driven Analysis of Optimal Repositioning in Dockless Bike-Sharing Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-29)Bike-sharing systems provide sustainable and convenient mobility services for short-distance transportation in urban areas. The dockless or free-floating bike-sharing systems allow users to leave vehicles at any location ... -
Data-Driven Analytics to Support Scheduling of Multi-Priority Multi-Class Patients with Wait Targets
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-09)The aim of dynamic scheduling is to efficiently assign available resources to the most suitable patients. The dynamic assignment of multi-class, multi-priority patients over time has long been a challenge, especially for ... -
Data-Driven Inverse Optimization with Applications in Electricity Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-19)Due to the increasing penetration of renewable resources and demand response instruments in the electricity markets, generation planning models have become more complex and require detailed information on the inherent ... -
A data-driven optimization approach for mixed-case palletization and three-dimensional bin packing
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-18)Palletization is the most standard method of packaging and transportation in the retail industry. Their building involves the solution of a three-dimensional packing problem with side practical constraints such as item ... -
Data-driven Structure Detection in Optimization: Decomposition, Hub Location, and Brain Connectivity
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-13)Employing data-driven methods to efficiently solve practical and large optimization problems is a recent trend that focuses on identifying patterns and structures in the problem data to help with its solution. In this ... -
Decomposition of Variational Inequalities with Applications to Nash-Cournot Models in Time of Use Electricity Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-29)This thesis proposes equilibrium models to link the wholesale and retail electricity markets which allow for reconciliation of the differing time scales of responses of producers (e.g., hourly) and consumers (e.g., monthly) ... -
Deducing Requirements From Agile Software Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-24)In classical engineering practice, the elicitation of requirements is an important early project phase. Requirements help to define the project goals and scope, they serve as a basis for cost estimation, and in validated ... -
Defining Haptic Experience: Foundations for Understanding, Communicating, and Evaluating HX
(ACM, 2020-04-25)Haptic technology is maturing, with expectations and evidence that it will contribute to user experience (UX). However, we have very little understanding about how haptic technology can influence people’s experience. ... -
Delaying Payment and Consumer Behavior
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-21)Resource constraint at the time of purchase decisions is one important factor that impose restriction on consumer behavior. Past research has found that a higher available resource reduces the resource depletion people ... -
Deriving effective vaccine allocation strategies for pandemic influenza: Comparison of an agent-based simulation and a compartmental model
(Public Library of Science, 2017-02-21)Individuals are prioritized based on their risk profiles when allocating limited vaccine stocks during an influenza pandemic. Computationally expensive but realistic agent-based simulations and fast but stylized compartmental ... -
A Design Experiment on Students' Perceptions of a Knowledge Management System
(University of Waterloo, 2002)Although there is a large body of literature exploring the topic of knowledge management, most of the focus is on its application to industry. Seldom has a research priority been placed on the use of knowledge management ... -
The design of capacitated intermodal hub networks with different vehicle types
(Elsevier, 2016-04-01)In this study, we allow using alternative transportation modes and different types of vehicles in the hub networks to be designed. The aim of the problem is to determine the locations and capacities of hubs, which ... -
Designing Better Allocation Policies for Influenza Vaccine
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-10)Influenza has been one of the most infectious diseases for roughly 2400 years. The most effective way to prevent influenza outbreaks and eliminate their seasonal effects is vaccination. The distribution of influenza vaccine ... -
Designing Privacy-Enhanced Interfaces on Digital Tabletops for Public Settings
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-22)Protection of personal information has become a critical issue in the digital world. Many companies and service provider websites have adopted privacy policies and practices to protect users’ personal information to some ... -
Detecting Weak Signals by Internet-Based Environmental Scanning
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)Firms in highly dynamic environments focusing on innovation in their products and services, often encounter elevated amounts of uncertainty regarding the future direction of technological change. Finding reliable and ... -
Determinants of Profitability and Recovery from Shocks: the case of the U.S. domestic Airline Industry
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-26)This paper examines the determinants of profitability using operations strategy, productivity, and service measures in the context of the U.S. domestic airline industry. Data on ten carriers was collected on a quarterly ... -
Determining the causality between U.S. presidential prediction markets and global financial markets
(Wiley, 2020-08-14)Prediction markets trade securities with final prices contingent on the outcome of future events, for example, who will win the next political election. We show how the outcome of a United States presidential election, ... -
Differential effects of training on innovation
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-01-17)Evidence shows that training can increase product innovation. Yet in most studies survey design omits the differentiation between ‘new' and ‘improved' technical innovation. Thus, our objective is to quantify the impact of ...