Browsing ISME Theses and Dissertations by Title
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New chapter in healthcare environmental impact reduction through medical treatment choices: The case of diagnostic imaging services
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)The relationship between hospital practices to deliver quality patient care and the impact on the environment (public health) are clearly evolving. Reducing the carbon footprint of the healthcare sector can be achieved by ... -
Numerical study of the occurrence of adiabatic shear banding without material failure
(Wichita State University, 2010-12)Segmented chips that arise as a result of formation of adiabatic shear bands are common in high-speed machining of harder alloys. Analytical models describing the mechanics of segmented chip formation have been developed, ... -
Nurse staffing and skill-mix optimization in inpatient settings using a stochastic modeling approach
(Wichita State University, 2018-07)The World Health Organization has estimated a worldwide shortage of around nine million nurses and midwives by 2030. In the United States, a shortage of registered nurses (RN)s is predicted to occur in several states by ... -
An ontology for a lean supply chain
(Wichita State University, 2007-12)In today's competitive manufacturing environment supply chains are spread across the oceans. For a large number of companies lean effort means closely examining the factory floor processes to pull the work. In reality the ... -
Operational methods and models for minimization of energy consumption in a manufacturing environment
(Wichita State University, 2008-05)This dissertation develops operational methods for minimization of energy consumption of manufacturing equipments. Using the frameworks developed, a significant amount of energy can be saved when non-bottleneck and/or ... -
Operational tolerance allocation and machine assignment under process capability and product value constraints
(2005-05)Process planning is an activity within the production process that translates design requirements into a detailed description of instructions for transforming a raw stock of material into a completed product. The instructions ... -
Optimal decision making for spare part management with time varying demands
(Wichita State University, 2007-12)Controlling spare parts inventory of a product is a major effort to many companies. The problem becomes more challenging when the installed base of the product changes over time. In order to cope with the situation, the ... -
Optimal distillers distribution planning in an ethanol supply chain
(Wichita State University, 2008-12)With the increasing growth of the ethanol industry, the number of co-products is also expanding at a rapid rate. These co-products, namely distillers, can be used as cattle feed in feedlots. Currently, the major feed for ... -
Optimization and simulation for design of multi-objective, multi-echelon supply chain system
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)The study of the effect of redistribution strategy, aggregation, on a multi-echelon supply chain network by managing demand volatility is discussed in this research. For this an operational supply chain design is considered. ... -
Optimization approach to cell formation using from-between chart and development of GA based cellular layouts
(Wichita State University, 2009-12)Traditionally GT problems focus on the grouping aspects and fail to integrate material handling part in facility layout design. It is necessary to consider the flow between machines while forming machine cells and evaluate ... -
Optimization approaches for the economic and environmental analysis of biomass, biofuel, and food production
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)This dissertation examines optimization approaches to biomass and food production (BFP) at the farm level. The goal of this study is to analyze the environmental and economic effects of utilizing different crop types under ... -
Optimization approaches to biological invasions and cancer
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)Spatio-temporal models have been utilized in a wide range of disciplines to describe and predict spatially explicit processes that change over time. One of the various application areas of spatio-temporal models is ... -
Optimization methods for spatiotemporally fractionated radiotherapy planning
(Wichita State University, 2019-12)The goal in radiotherapy, as one of the main modalities for cancer treatment, is to deliver sufficient radiation dose to the tumor region to eradicate the disease while sparing the surrounding healthy tissues to the ... -
Optimization methods for tardiness/earliness scheduling problem in job shop environment
(Wichita State University, 2019-12)Motivated by the practical scheduling problem of job shops, this research aims to evaluate unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem with the objective of minimizing tardiness and earliness costs in both deterministic ... -
Optimization of resource allocation and routing in political campaign problems
(Wichita State University, 2017-07)In this thesis, we introduce the problem of a politician who has to allocate his limited budget among meeting and advertising campaigns in the most efficient way so that he can get the maximum number of votes. This problem, ... -
Optimization problems on integrated natural gas and electricity generation and transmission expansion planning
(Wichita State University, 2018-05)This study investigates several optimization problems on power network investment planning problems. The first paper provides a detailed literature review for long-term strategic electricity expansion planning (EEP) ... -
Parallel-machine scheduling with load-balancing and sequence-dependent setups
(2006-12)In many practical manufacturing environments, setups consume a significant amount of industrial resources. Therefore, reducing setups in a non-identical parallel machine environment will significantly enhance a company's ... -
Patient specific fluid structure interaction (FSI) modeling: Anticipating the growth of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) by considering the effects of hypertension and aorta wall material properties with intraluminal thrombus (ILT)
(Wichita State University, 2015-07)An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) occurs when there is a bulge formed in the large blood vessels that supply blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs. Abdominal aortic aneurysms pose a serious risk of rupture and can be ... -
Perceived dimensions of quality in healthcare
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)The healthcare industry is one of the most important industries in the service field. Quality is a key factor in healthcare, given its complex nature and the number of stakeholders. This research examines the key constructs ... -
Perceived dimensions of quality in higher education
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)Numerous definitions of quality exist in higher education. Diversity of stakeholders, multiplicity of services provided, and variability in the duration of such services make higher education an exceptional service sector. ...