Browsing Management Sciences by Type "Doctoral Thesis"
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ANALYSIS OF SHIPMENT CONSOLIDATION IN THE LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-19)Shipment Consolidation (SCL) is a logistics strategy that combines two or more orders or shipments so that a larger quantity can be dispatched on the same vehicle to the same market region. This dissertation aims to emphasize ... -
Analysis of Stochastic Models through Multi-Layer Markov Modulated Fluid Flow Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-19)This thesis is concerned with the multi-layer Markov modulated fluid flow (MMFF) processes and their applications to queueing systems with customer abandonment. For the multi-layer MMFF processes, we review and refine ... -
Antecedents of High-growth and Gazelle Enterprises: An Empirical Study
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-14)This research explores a problem important to both management strategists and policy-makers: what makes some companies grow rapidly? This topic is important as high-growth companies create a disproportionally high percentage ... -
Applications of stochastic modeling and data analytics techniques in healthcare decision making
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-19)We present approaches utilizing aspects of data analytics and stochastic modeling techniques and applied to various areas in healthcare. In general, the thesis has composed of three major components. Firtsly, we propose ... -
Asymmetric dependence and its effect on helping behaviour in work groups
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-20)A case study of two software teams in a large American software company revealed evidence of a power imbalance and intergroup conflict. The case study was used to generate questions about the effects of task-dependence ... -
Build, Rent and Sell: Options for Commercializing New Technologies Arising from University Research
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This research investigates the strategic governance choices made in commercializing new technologies arising from university research. <br /><br /> Departing from the traditional licensing vs. start-up approach, it ... -
Business Angel Decision Making
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-20)Business Angels (BAs) are wealthy individuals whose investments in entrepreneurial ventures enable them to increase the likelihood of both attracting subsequent Venture Capital (VC) and achieving long-term venture success. ... -
Canada’s Innovation landscape: Technological Diversity, Invention Ownership, and University Intellectual Property Policies
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-11)This thesis examines Canada’s innovation landscape in three essays: the first identifies the patterns of innovation and technological diversification of Canada during the last three decades, the second identifies the ... -
Capabilities Enabling Product Orientation and Service Orientation: A Study of Canadian Software Firms
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)This thesis identifies the unique capabilities that characterise product-oriented vs. service-oriented firms in the software industry. Firms in the software industry have very different business models from other industries. ... -
Carbon Tax Based on the Emission Factor
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-02)In response to growing concerns about the negative impact of GHG emissions, several countries such as the European Union have adopted a cap-and-trade policy to limit the overall emissions levels. Alternatively, other ... -
Chemotherapy Treatment Models: Incorporating Tumor Growth and Stochastic Cancer Staging
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-13)Cancer is a deadly disease causing a heavy health burden worldwide throughout the recorded history. Chemotherapy is widely used to treat any type of cancer. With an enormous effort to improve cancer chemotherapy treatment ... -
Competitive Project Portfolio Management
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-21)Although project portfolio management (PPM) has been an active research area over the past 50 years, budget allocation models that consider competition are sparse. Firms faced with the project portfolio management problem ... -
Complementarities in the Implementation of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Within the last decade, the importance of flexibility and efficiency has increased in the manufacturing sector. The rising level of uncertainty in consumer preferences has caused many organizations to aggressively search ... -
Control Mechanisms in Queueing Systems with Nonlinear Waiting Costs
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-14)In many queueing systems, customers have been observed to exhibit strategic behavior. Each customer gains a value when receiving a product or getting served and suffers when incurring a delay. We consider a nonlinear ... -
Coordinating the Optimal Discount Schedules of Supplier and Carrier
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)Transportation is important in making supply chain decisions. With the careful consideration of transportation expenses, the performance of each supply chain member, as well as the entire supply chain, could be improved ... -
Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: Analyzing the Social Capital of Corporate Insiders
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-15)This dissertation is concerned with how the social capital of corporate insiders is associated with the governance and performance of publicly listed small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada. The premise of ... -
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-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) ... -
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 ...