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Dynamic ship assignment problem with uncertain demands
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Product tanker shipping companies in the spot market face severe volatility in demand and in price. We explore shipping companies' two problems: evaluating supply and demand of the market and assigning cargoes in order to ...
Capacity management schemes for dual cabin aircraft : airline revenue management insights
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The selection of an aircraft type has long term effects on the competitive position of the airline. In a market that is continuously evolving, such as the commercial aviation industry, any degree of flexibility for adjusting ...
Real time toll optimization based on predicted traffic conditions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Road pricing is an effective method of demand management. Pricing on highway managed lanes is usually implemented as time-of-day or dynamic tolling in practice. Toll rates are usually updated according to latest traffic ...
Vulnerability analysis of electricity distribution networks with large-penetrations of PEVs and DERs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis focuses on the vulnerability assessment of radial electricity distribution networks (DNs) under large-scale integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs). We formulate ...
Multi-scale regional transportation governance : evaluating cooperation and decision-making at New York Penn Station
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis examines the existing regional transportation governance structure in New York City, and use Penn Station and the Gateway Rail Tunnel Project as lenses to explore the effectiveness of governance and the ability ...
Can we reduce parking at MIT : design and development of a functional commuter dashboard
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis presents the design, development and initial implementation of a new commuter dashboard tool entitled AccessMyCommute for use by all MIT employees. This is the first in a series of new commuter benefit incentives ...
Disruption management on high frequency lines : measuring the effectiveness of recovery strategies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Incidents in urban rail systems are common. They vary in cause and severity, and can lead to minor or major disruptions on the network. Disruptions affect both the customers and the operating staff. To control and lessen ...
An integrated model of flight and passenger delay for policy analysis in the National Air Transportation System
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Demand for air travel has increased over the years and so have airport delays and congestion. Delays have a huge impact on airline costs and influence the satisfaction of passengers, thus becoming an important topic of ...
Urban computing using call detail records : mobility pattern mining, next-location prediction and location recommendation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Urban computing fuses computer science with other fields, such as transportation, in the context of urban spaces by connecting ubiquitous sensing technologies, analytical models and visualizations to solve challenging ...
Airline passenger cancellations : modeling, forecasting and impacts on revenue management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Passenger demand forecasting, and subsequently passenger cancellation forecasting, are important components in any airline revenue management (RM) system. Passenger cancellations can potentially lead to flights leaving ...