Browsing Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2013 Summer"
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Fortification of a transportation network against disruptions through maintenance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this thesis, a methodology to fortify a transportation network by allocating resources for maintenance of critical structures (e.g., bridges and ... -
Identifying relationship between patient acuity indicators and nurse workload
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Patient classification systems are commonly used in nursing units to assess how many nursing care hours are needed to care for patients. In current practice, these systems utilize several patient acuity indicators to produce ... -
Multi-objective optimization models for surgical services planning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Surgical services constitute a major portion of overall expenses in a hospital including staff salaries, operating rooms, beds, etc. Surgery is also a ...