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Implementing reusable solvers : an object-oriented framework for operations research algorithms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Essays on modeling and measurement of consumers' decision strategies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This thesis consists of three related essays which explore new approaches to modeling and measurement of consumer decision strategies. The focus is on decision strategies that deviate from von Neumann-Morgenstern utility ...
Large-scale analytics and optimization in urban transportation : improving public transit and its integration with vehicle-sharing services
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Public transportation is undeniably an effective way to move a large number of people in a city. Its ineffectiveness, such as long travel times, poor coverage, and lack of direct services, however, makes it unappealing to ...
General superposition strategies and asset allocation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Investors commonly use stopping rules to help them get in and out of their investment positions. Despite their widespread use and support from behavioral finance, there has been little discussion of their impact on portfolio ...
Effective contracts in supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
In the past decade, we have seen significant increase in the level of outsourcing in many industries. This increase in the level of outsourcing increases the importance of implementing effective contracts in supply chains. ...
Pricing bundles of products and services in the high-tech industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
The High-Tech industry faces tremendous complexity in product design because of the large number of different products that can be offered and the mix of products and services that exists. Information Technology (IT) ...
Maintaining optimal CEO incentives through equity grants and CEO portfolio rebalancing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
My thesis examines the joint hypotheses that firms set optimal levels for CEO incentives, and that firms and CEOs jointly correct deviations from these optimal levels through equity grants and CEO portfolio rebalancing. I ...
Strategic management of supplier involvment in automobile product development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Three essays on the influence of information technology on the organization of firms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The three papers in this thesis are devoted to understanding how Information Technology (IT) has and will continue to affect the organization of firms: -- IT and Firm Size The anecdotal evidence on changes in firm size ...
Contracting for employee and supplier capability development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)