Browsing Transportation, Logistics, & Finance Doctoral Work by Issue Date
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Building a Predictive Model on State of Good Repair by Machine Learning Algorithm on Public Transportation Rolling Stock
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Achieving and maintaining public transportation rolling stocks in a state of good repair is very crucial to provide safe and reliable services to riders. Besides, transit agencies who seek federal grants must keep their ... -
Essays on Biomass Supply Chain Network Design
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This dissertation is about the biomass supply chain network design considering the incentives as a financial support for entities in the supply chain such as the growers (farm) and biorefinery (plant) to produce energy ... -
Economic Modeling of Agricultural Production in North Dakota Using Transportation Analysis and Forecasting
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Agricultural industry is crucial for the economy; agricultural transportation is an integrated part of that industry. Optimization of the transportation and logistics costs is an important part of the transportation ... -
An Investigation of the Impact of Social Media Platforms on Supply Chain Performance through Competitive Intelligence using AHP Model
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This study investigates the use of social media platforms (SMPs) for acquiring supply chain intelligence (SCI) to improve supply chain performance. Given the growth of social media use, there is an urgency for increased ... -
Optimizing Transportation Infrastructure and Global Supply Chain Integration for Nicaragua’s Autonomous Caribbean Regions through Network Modernization
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The autonomous regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast are resource rich, yet they are among the poorest regions of Latin America. To realize economic growth and potential, this research examined Nicaragua’s primary-sector ... -
The Ship of Change: A Model for Organizational Diagnosis and Change Management
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Grounded in developmental theory, the Ship of Change provides a renewed look at diagnostic relationships between organizational elements, and their interactions through the lens of a metaphorical ship analogy. Elements are ... -
Analyzing Supply Chain Networks for Blood Products
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The blood supply chain, starting from the donor until the blood is used to meet transfusion demands of patients, is a multi-echelon and complex system. The perishable and lifesaving characteristics of blood products, such ... -
Improving the Methodology to Estimate Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore Operational Throughput and Duration
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) is the method the United States (US) Army and Navy use to discharge cargo from large seafaring vessels onto a bare beach when an enemy force has denied access to a deep-water port or ... -
Three Essays on Waterborne Transportation
(North Dakota State University, 2019)This dissertation introduces three different topics on waterborne transportation. River transportation is a very important alternative for freight shipments in some countries. A significant portion of United States ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility and Traffic Congestion: A Mixed Methods Study
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Traffic congestion (TC) is a complex issue having an adverse impact on the environment, business operations and health. Many cities are taking action to curb it. Corporations have increasingly engaged in corporate social ... -
Limiting Financial Risk from Catastrophic Events in Project Management
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This dissertation develops a mixed integer linear program to establish the upper and lower bounds of the Alphorn of Uncertainty. For a project manager, planning for uncertainty is a staple of their jobs and education. ... -
Three Essays on Urban Public Transit Systems in the U.S.
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Public transportation is a critical component of urban communities and plays an important role in facilitating mobility which is integral to economic development and the quality of life of urban residents. In recent years, ... -
A Market Incentives Analysis of Sustainable Biomass Bioethanol Supply Chains with Carbon Policies
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Given the increasing demand for energy, climate change, and environmental concern of fossil fuels, it is becoming increasingly significant to find alternative renewable energy sources. Bioethanol as one sort of cellulosic ... -
Three Essays on Shared Micromobility
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Shared micromobility defines as the shared use of light and low-speed vehicles such as bike and scooter in which users have short-term access on an as-needed basis. As shared micromobility, as one of the most viable and ... -
Impact of Public Transit and Walkability on Quality of Life and Equity Analysis in Terms of Access to Non-Work Amenities in the United States
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The past literature suggest that transportation can impact quality of life (QOL) both directly and indirectly. The first part of this dissertation attempted to comprehensively evaluate the impact of transportation (specifically ... -
Use Agreements and Economic Performance of U.S. Airports
(North Dakota State University, 2020)In the U.S., airport use agreements are developed based on three common rate-setting approaches: the residual, compensatory, and hybrid methods. Under a residual agreement, the financial risk of the host airport is borne ... -
Outpatient Appointment Scheduling Study: Utilization Projection, No-Show Prediction, and Capacity Allocation
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Long waiting times could result in many negative effects, such as low capacity utilization, high patient no-show rates, and loss of social benefits, which will also lead to a waste of public resources. Therefore, to better ... -
Safety Management System for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
(North Dakota State University, 2021)As a result of the considerable differences in mass between vehicles and trains, accidences at highway-rail grade crossings (HRGCs) may result in severe injuries and fatalities. Therefore, HRGCs safety is considered one ... -
Logistics of North Dakota State Local Food System: An Empirical Study to Measure Local Food Supply and Demand for Regional Food Hub Feasibility Study
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Because North Dakota (ND) is one of only four states that do not have a food hub, the purpose of the regional food hub feasibility study was to empirically evaluate whether the ND local food system needs a food hub from a ... -
Evaluating the Performance of Emergency Medical System in the US
(North Dakota State University, 2022)New and exciting opportunities are emerging for operational researchers to create and use models that provide managers with solutions to enhance the quality of their services as the importance of the service sector grows ...