12 research outputs found
Enterprise strategy : leveraging the dynamics and behaviors in a supply chain for operational excellence
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-86).by Louis W. Rassey.S.M.M.B.A
Semi-spheroidal Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
A new single-particle shell model is derived by solving the Schr\"odinger
equation for a semi-spheroidal potential well. Only the negative parity states
of the component of the wave function are allowed, so that new magic
numbers are obtained for oblate semi-spheroids, semi-sphere and prolate
semi-spheroids. The semi-spherical magic numbers are identical with those
obtained at the oblate spheroidal superdeformed shape: 2, 6, 14, 26, 44, 68,
100, 140, ... The superdeformed prolate magic numbers of the semi-spheroidal
shape are identical with those obtained at the spherical shape of the
spheroidal harmonic oscillator: 2, 8, 20, 40, 70, 112, 168 ...Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, 1 tabl
Adiabatic description of nonspherical quantum dot models
Within the effective mass approximation an adiabatic description of
spheroidal and dumbbell quantum dot models in the regime of strong dimensional
quantization is presented using the expansion of the wave function in
appropriate sets of single-parameter basis functions. The comparison is given
and the peculiarities are considered for spectral and optical characteristics
of the models with axially symmetric confining potentials depending on their
geometric size making use of the total sets of exact and adiabatic quantum
numbers in appropriate analytic approximations
Prioritizing inbound transportation
Thesis: M. Eng. in Logistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Supply Chain Management Program, 2016."June 2016." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-64).Retailers must coordinate inbound shipments from a large number of vendors. In order to manage capacity, retailers need to have a system to prioritize inbound loads with capacitated carriers. This practice creates a constraint when the number of loads exceeds the capacity of committed carriers due to seasonality and consumer shopping behaviors. A prioritization mechanism needed to be developed to support decision making for the selection of loads when capacity is constrained. This research applied the Analytic Hierarchy Process to define prioritization logic for each inbound load and solved a Knapsack model to optimize the assignment. This decision-making model allows the retailer to properly assign load priority based on company objectives. Further, opportunities were found to optimize load priority by up to 8.3 percent as compared to the current assignment. Similar retailers can leverage this research not only to prioritize inbound loads but also to prioritize other decisions such as which initiatives to pursue.by Richard Koury Rassey and Yong Zheng.M. Eng. in Logistic