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Performance of Dynamic Programming methods in airline Revenue Management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
This thesis evaluates the performance of Dynamic Programming (DP) models as applied to airline Revenue Management (RM) compared to traditional Revenue Management models like EMSRb as DP models offer a theoretically attractive ...
Evaluating the impact of interventions on network capacity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Analyzing the capacity impact of different diverse interventions on the network is essential in understanding the causes of congestion. In this thesis, a framework to understand the effects of different disruption events ...
Numerical simulation of mixing in viscous-fingering displacements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Mixing of two fluids in viscously unstable displacements is far from being fully understood. It is not known how mixing efficiency depends on the viscosity contrast between the fluids, especially for advection-dominated ...
Real-time ridesharing : exploring the opportunities and challenges of designing a technology-based rideshare trial for the MIT community
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The potential benefits from increased ridesharing are substantial, and impact a wide range of stakeholders. In a properly applied rideshare scheme, drivers and passengers achieve cost savings, they potentially achieve ...
Marine transportation for Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The objective of this report is to determine whether opportunities to use liquefied carbon dioxide carriers as part of a carbon capture and storage system will exist over the next twenty years. Factors that encourage or ...
Theoretical modelling of two wave-power devices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Many wave energy devices are currently studied. In this thesis we focus on two specific devices: the Oscillating Water Column (OWC), and the buoys. In the first part of this thesis we examine the effects of coastline ...
Bus passenger origin-destination estimation and travel behavior using automated data collection systems in London, UK
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
This research explores the application of archived data from Automatic Data Collection Systems (ADCS) to transportation planning with a focus on bus passenger Origin-Destination (OD) inferences at the bus-route level and ...
Explorative structural design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The thesis proposes a new way of thinking about structural design software. The current state of computational structural design in practice is assessed, and a review of relevant literature and existing software identifies ...
Micro-scale interactions between chemotactic bacteria and algae
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Traditional views of marine environments describe the ocean pelagic zone as a homogeneous nutrient-poor environment. Heterotrophic marine bacteria that have evolved high-energy mechanisms for swimming abilities and sensing ...
Contactless prepaid and bankcards in transit fare collection systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Many public transit agencies are considering direct acceptance of contactless credit and debit cards (collectively contactless bankcards) at gates in rail stations and on board buses. Concerns have been raised about riders ...