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Stochastic modelling of unloading and loading operations at a container terminal using automated lifting vehicles
(SSRN, 2015-04)
With growing worldwide trade, container terminals have grown in number and size. Many new terminals are now automated to increase operational efficiency. The key focus is on improving seaside processes, where a distinction ...
Inventory allocation in robotic mobile fulfillment systems
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)
A Robotic Mobile Fulfillment System is a recently developed automated, parts-to-picker material handling system. Robots can move storage shelves, also known as inventory pods, between the storage area and the workstations ...
Location identification for rapid evacuation from a disaster site: a case study from KAPS
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)
Robust plans need to be developed for rapidly evacuating victims from a nuclear disaster site. Although nuclear plants are constructed with multiple redundant safety features, the chances of a leak can never be zero. In ...
Modeling and design of container terminal operations
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2014-06)
Design of container terminal operations is complex because multiple factors affect the operational performance. These factors include: topological constraints, a large number of design parameters and settings, and stochastic ...
Planning the activities of doctors in a teaching hospital
(2013-11-26)
Doctors in a teaching hospital perform a variety of teaching, research, seminar, and
in-patient care activities in addition to managing outpatient volumes. In this paper,
we study the weekly activities of a doctor in a ...
Sandwichworkz - The Fusion Street Café: A Teaching Note
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018-01-08)
ULTRON: Managing Warehouse Space and Item Obsolescence: A Teaching Note
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018-03-31)
Sandwichworkz - The Fusion Street Café
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018-01-08)
Takshshila, the owner of Sandwichworkz, a trendy restaurant in Ahmedabad, India, is worried about the diminishing profitability of her restaurant. Recent promotional offers have increased the footfall, but not profitability. ...
ULTRON: Managing Warehouse Space and Item Obsolescence
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018-03-31)
Several white goods companies are grappling with issues such as short product life-cycle and high item obsolescence rates. This case analyzes several strategies to overcome item obsolescence, standardize put-away and picking ...
A stochastic model for interterminal container transportation
(INFORMS, 2017)
We propose a novel semiopen queuing network (SOQN) model for the interterminal transportation (ITT) problem where multiple container terminals use a common
fleet of vehicles (automated lift vehicles, automated guided ...