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Radiotherapy Patient Scheduling During Pandemics
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)With the Covid-19 outbreak happening worldwide, clinically vulnerable people should be of concern, as they are more likely to be exposed to the virus. Cancer patients with weak immune systems are a group of aforementioned ... -
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 ... -
Recent advances in location analysis
(Elsevier, 2015-10-01)Introduction to a special issue of Computers & Operations Research dedicated to recent advances in location analysis. -
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 ... -
Relationship between firm’s sustainability strategic behaviour and performance: a meta-analytic review and theoretical integration
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)Most theories that attempt to describe the relationship between corporate sustainability strategies and a company’s triple bottom line also make the assumption that there is insufficient evidence to produce generalizable ... -
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, ... -
Researching the Researcher: A Social Network Analysis of the Multidisciplinary Knowledge Creation Process
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This research describes the relationship between several social network characteristics and knowledge creation outputs in the form of patented intellectual property of researchers by investigating the case of the University ... -
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 ... -
Risky Intertemporal Choice in the Loss Domain
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-16)Risky intertemporal choice is a fairly new topic in the realm of behavioral economics that involves examining the interactions between individuals’ time and risk preferences. Previous research has looked at the gains and ... -
Robust Direct Aperture Optimization Methods for Cardiac Sparing in Left-Sided Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-26)Designing conformal and equipment-compatible radiation therapy plans is essential for ensuring high-quality treatment outcomes for cancer patients. Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a commonly-used method of ... -
Robust inverse optimization
(Elsevier, 2018-05-01)Given an observation of a decision-maker’s uncertain behavior, we develop a robust inverse optimization model for imputing an objective function that is robust against mis-specifications of the behavior. We characterize ... -
Robust Multi-Class Multi-Period Scheduling of MRI Services with Wait Time Targets
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-23)In recent years, long wait times for healthcare services have become a challenge in most healthcare delivery systems in Canada. This issue becomes even more important when there are priorities in patients' treatment which ... -
A Robust Optimization Approach for Advance Scheduling in Health Care Systems with Demand Uncertainty: Policy Insights
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-17)Patient wait times have increased significantly over the past few decades. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), 40% of Canadians have experienced difficulties in receiving diagnostics tests. ... -
A Robust Optimization Approach to the Self-scheduling Problem Using Semidefinite Programming
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-21)In deregulated electricity markets, generating companies submit energy bids which are derived from a self-schedule. In this thesis, we propose an improved semidefinite programming-based model for the self-scheduling problem. ... -
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 ...