• New model of flying sidekick traveling salesman problem with a charge-station 

  Zhou, Pengkun (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)

  Cooperation between a truck and a drone for last-mile delivery has been viewed as a way to help make more efficient ways of delivery of packages because of the great advantage of drones delivery. This problem was described ...

• Modeling the urban underground pallet tube system design 

  Jain, Manal (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)

  Cities are witnessing a rapid growth in population and vehicles, causing greater traffic congestion on roads. Therefore, a need for a better transportation system to avoid this swelling congestion. In this research, we ...

• NGOMSL simulation model in an emergency department 

  Parameshwara, Nithin (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The aim of this thesis is to develop and calculate workload using a natural goal operator method and selection rules language (NGOMSL) model to evaluate ...

• Optimizing production and inventory decisions at all-you-care-to-eat facilities 

  Birisci, Esma (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 ...

• The mechanics of fiber-based absorbent evaporative cooling (fbaEC) for transport 

  Guo, Xiaoyu (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  For the purpose of food quality and safety during short-term transport and storage in developing or rural areas, low-energy consumption and environmental-friendly methods are needed for use in cooling systems and related ...

• An integrated logistics performance measurement system for logistics management 

  Wu, Liqian (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)

  In the 1980's there was a revolution that changed the nature of traditional performance measurement systems. Since then there has been an explosion in the number of scholars and practitioners seeking new and better ways ...

• Alternative methods for calculating optimal safety stock levels 

  Mirzaee, Ashkan (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 ...

• Analysis of pupil dilation using fractal dimension and eye-head integrated tracking system in a multitasking environment 

  Yang, Xiaonan (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this study, a laboratory experiment was designed to investigate the relationship between the pupil dilation and multitasking performance by using ...

• Identification of operator behavior through signal detection theory in a multitasking environment 

  Putri, Monika Aditia (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Nowadays, control rooms in oil and gas refineries consist of multiple complex human-machine systems. An operator in a control room observes numerous ...

• Comparing pointing performance of mouse and eye-gaze input system 

  Guo, Wenbin (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to compare the pointing performance of mouse and eye-gaze input system to find the characteristics of the eye-gaze input ...

• An investigation into the effectiveness of energy savings performance contracting (ESPC) structure : how to fill the opportunity to implementation gap 

  Pinthuprapa, Chatchai (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  This dissertation introduce and empirically verify a structure of Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) perspective among clients, Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and governments. The new approach ESPC structure ...

• An investigation into the factors affecting industrial implementation of combined heat and power (CHP) 

  Abad Moran, Jorge Fernando (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

  This dissertation investigates the factors affecting adoption rate of combined heat and power (CHP). CHP, also known as cogeneration, is an efficient approach to producing electricity and thermal energy simultaneously from ...

• Minimizing health care spending by optimizing care management activities : a mixed-integer programming approach to managing population health 

  Schmidt, Jesse (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)

  The United States has a health care spending problem. Accounting for over 17% of our Gross Domestic Product, almost 50% more than the next high-income country, America is spending much more than what is needed. Most of ...

• Repair prioritization with respect to inventory requirements 

  Himmelberg, Lauren (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 ...

• An itegrated model of c2c e-commerce usage focusing on personality, usability, risk, social influence, and institutional feature dimensions 

  Yoon, Hyun Shik (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

  In recent times, the transactional scale of the consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce has grown rapidly and C2C e-commerce has become more popular. In C2C e-commerce, customers are likely to face more risk buying fake and ...

• Design and testing of a prototype solar sanitizer 

  Wang, Xiaoying (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), many people die of preventable diseases like diarrhea, cholera, pneumonia, and hepatitis A each year. A lack of appropriate water treatment infrastructure, improper waste ...

• Optimizing medical performance utilizing electrodermal activity stress levels 

  Tucker, John Alton (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

  [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis explores using Electrodermal Activity (EDA) as an indicator of potential performance levels. Research indicates changes in EDA levels link ...

• After sales services for repairable parts with service level agreements 

  Afzali Baghdadabadi, Rana (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

  In this study, inventory systems for repairable-parts with service level consideration are studied. The first study develops a multi-parts inventory system and transportation decisions. A failed part might be repairable ...

• A performance-based eye-tracking analysis of user behavior in a dynamic monitoring task 

  Du, Wei (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

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• Text mining with neural network and Mapreduce 

  Nguyen, Nguyen Phuoc (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)

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