Transportation, Logistics, & Finance Doctoral Work: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Developing Input to “Best-Value” Vehicle Procurement Practice: An Analysis of Supplier Evaluation and Selection in the U.S. Public Transportation Industry
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Collectively, US public transportation systems operated 137,047 vehicles per peak period in 2008 (American Public Transportation Association 2010). Buses accounted for the largest segment among these vehicles, and the ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Derived Demand for Grain Freight Transportation, Rail-Truck Competition, and Mode Choice and Allocative Efficiency
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The demand for grain freight transportation is a derived demand; consequently changes in the grain supply chain in production and handling, and those in the transportation domain will affect the demand for grain transportation. ... -
Dynamics of Deprivation Cost in Last Mile Distribution The Integrated Resource Allocation and Vehicle Routing Problem
(North Dakota State University, 2014)One of the most critical tasks after a natural disaster is to organize and execute humanitarian relief operations effectively and efficiently while reaching an equitable outcome. However, due to limited resources in the ... -
Structural Changes in North American Fertilizer Logistics
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Nitrogen-based fertilizer industry in United States is undergoing major changes the demand for which is primarily driven by agriculture. Traditionally, this industry sources anhydrous ammonia through imports from Canada ... -
The Impact of Automated Requisitioning Systems on the Effectiveness of Emergency Supply Chains
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This research examines the relevance of an automated requisitioning system on an emergency supply chain's performance. In this context, "automated requisitioning" refers to the ability to transmit requisitions through an ... -
Game Theory Approach to the Vertical Relationships for U.S. Containerized Imports
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Multi-player interactions and vertical relationships in the U.S. containerized-import shipment market are investigated using game theory approaches. Bi-level programming problems (BLPP) are built to capture the hierarchy ... -
Organizing Transit in Small Urban and Rural Communities
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The justification of government support of rural transit on the basis of the presence of increasing returns to scale and the most efficient regional organization of transit is investigated. Returns to density, size, and ... -
Estimation of Increased Traffic on Highways in Montana and North Dakota due to Oil Development and Production
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Advances in oil extraction technology such as hydraulic fracturing have improved capabilities to extract and produce oil in the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations located in North Dakota, Montana, Manitoba, and ... -
Innovative Approach to Estimating Demand for Intercity Bus Services in a Rural Environment
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Because existing models have their limitations, there is a significant need for a model to estimate demand for intercity bus services, especially in rural areas. The general objective of this research was to develop an ...