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Optimization of yard operations in maritime container terminals
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
With the continuous growth in international container shipping, many container terminals in maritime ports face congestion, particularly during peak hours of service, and when there is limited space in the storage area. ...
Predicting corrosion on protected buried steel natural gas distribution pipelines
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
PG&E uses cathodic protection, which connects the pipeline to sacrificial anodes that corrode instead of the pipeline, to prevent corrosion on its buried steel natural gas pipelines. However, corrosion leaks still occur. ...
A Framework for Analyzing Forecast Accuracy Metrics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Demand Planning forecasts at Nike, Inc. are used by many groups: Supply Planning/Materials Planning, Sourcing, Categories/Merchandising, Finance, S&OP, and Sales. These groups take forecasts as an input to make key decisions. ...
Robust network design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
As an equipment manufacturer for the mining and construction industries, Caterpillar's business is heavily impacted by the cyclicality of these two industries. To be competitive in the market while investing prudently to ...