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Implementing reusable solvers : an object-oriented framework for operations research algorithms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
New approaches for integrating revenue and supply chain management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
First, we describe a general framework called online customer selection that describes natural settings where suppliers must actively select which customer requests to serve. Unlike traditional revenue management models ...
Statistical learning for decision making : interpretability, uncertainty, and inference
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Data and predictive modeling are an increasingly important part of decision making. Here we present advances in several areas of statistical learning that are important for gaining insight from large amounts of data, and ...
Probabilistic Traveling Salesman Problems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985)
Splitting methods for monotone operators with applications to parallel optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
Data-driven optimization and analytics for operations management applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
In this thesis, we study data-driven decision making in operation management contexts, with a focus on both theoretical and practical aspects. The first part of the thesis analyzes the well-known newsvendor model but under ...
Large-scale analytics and optimization in urban transportation : improving public transit and its integration with vehicle-sharing services
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Public transportation is undeniably an effective way to move a large number of people in a city. Its ineffectiveness, such as long travel times, poor coverage, and lack of direct services, however, makes it unappealing to ...
Formulations and algorithms for network design problems with connectivity requirements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995)
General superposition strategies and asset allocation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Investors commonly use stopping rules to help them get in and out of their investment positions. Despite their widespread use and support from behavioral finance, there has been little discussion of their impact on portfolio ...
Effective contracts in supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
In the past decade, we have seen significant increase in the level of outsourcing in many industries. This increase in the level of outsourcing increases the importance of implementing effective contracts in supply chains. ...