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Three Essays on Sustainability of Transportation and Supply Chain
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Climate change has emerged as one of the most problematic issues and key global threats to mankind, and sustainability has become an important issue for any organizations. Therefore, managing supply chains in a more ...
Application of Data Mining Techniques in Transportation Safety Study
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Most of current studies are based on Generalized Linear Models (GLMs), which require several assumptions. Those assumptions limit GLMs with the nature of data, and jeopardize models’ performance when handling data with ...
Three Essays on the Graduated Driver Licensing Program in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) is a stepwise driver licensing program for novice drivers. The objective of GDL programs is to improve novice drivers’ driving experience and skills over time, under low risk conditions. ...
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 ...