Browsing University of Missouri-Columbia by Thesis Advisor "McGarvey, Ronald G."
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Alternative methods for calculating optimal safety stock levels
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)This work considers the problem of safety stock levels for the production of multiple items, each with random demand, across multiple facilities. The traditional methodology for calculating safety stock is discussed and ... -
Applying optimization techniques to identify multistate collaborations for improving biopower energy policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule that aims to reduce carbon emissions from US coal-fired power plants. The proposed "Clean Power Plan" specifies state-specific rate-based goals to achieve a total ... -
Assessing costs and environmental impacts of municipal food waste treatment options in Columbia, Missouri : a decision support tool integrating life cycle analysis and robust optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Many municipal governments currently have goals in place to align with global efforts and policy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions and take advantage of waste as a resource for renewable energy and nutrients. To ... -
Determining optimal inventory levels for items nearing the end of a production run
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Optimal inventory policies determined for items in steady state production are no longer optimal when reaching the end of production. This is due to the obvious fact that during this time, production is no longer in steady ... -
Improving road striping operations through system optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) performs many maintenance operations including road line striping operations. Pavement striping needs to be reapplied on a regular basis. Each year, MoDOT has to stripe ... -
An optimization model for the World Food Programme's "protracted relief and recovery operations" in Chad
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)This thesis presents an optimization model for the World Food Programme's policy in Chad-Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations (PRRO). Chad is a landlocked country in Central Africa and around 87 percent of population ... -
Optimizing production and inventory decisions at all-you-care-to-eat facilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Food service, feeding people outside of their home, is one of the largest industries in the world (Hartel and Klawitter, 2008). Restaurants, hospitals, military services, schools and universities are among those organizations ... -
Repair prioritization with respect to inventory requirements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)In a multi-echelon service parts supply chain with limited repair resources, real-time repair decisions have significant impacts on supply chain performance. Inducting into repair the appropriate breadth and depth of ... -
A robust optimization approach to solid waste collection planning : location-allocation, and service frequency
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Utilizing multi-commodity flow formulations to solve network protection problems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The identification of critical network components is of interest to both interdictors wishing to degrade the network's performance, and to defenders ...