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Robot-storage zone assignment strategies in mobile fulfillment systems
(Elsevier, 2019-02)
The robotic mobile fulfillment system (MFS) is widely used for automating storage pick and pack activities in e-commerce distribution centers. In this system, the items are stored on movable storage shelves, also known as ...
An extensive evaluation of CONWIP-card controlled and scheduled start time based production system designs
(Elsevier, 2019-01)
Order release policies such as a card-controlled CONWIP policy aim to improve system responsiveness and minimize system-wide inventory levels. It is not clear if order release policies (without card control) can be equally ...
Geographic mobility of recent immigrants and urban transit demand in the U.S.: New evidence and planning implications
(Elsevier, 2019-02)
Residential mobility rates in the U.S. have been in steady decline. Most notably, between 2005 and 2013, one-year intercity migration rate for immigrants has decreased by 0.7 percentage-points, compared to a 0.2 percentage-point ...
The effect of parenthood on travel behavior: Evidence from the California household travel survey
(Elsevier, 2019-02)
Literature suggests that young children have a significant influence on activity patterns and timeuse of adult men and women in dual-earner households. The resultant impact on travel behavior,
however, remains largely ...
Trust in humanitarian operations:a content analytic approach for an Indian NGO
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
Trust between partners, a key element enabling coordination across supply chains, has recently started gaining attention in humanitarian operations literature. Yet, empirical examination of this concept is scant. Borrowing ...
More is not always better: the case of counter terrorism security
(Sage, 2019-01-11)
Can counterterrorism security be counterproductive? We argue that it can be when the at-risk population acts strategically. We model a two-stage game where the government first chooses the defensive security level for a ...
Service quality versus service experience: an empirical examination of the consequential effects in B2B services
(Elservier, 2019-02-28)
The present study investigates the role of service experience in B2B services vis-a-vis service quality. In particular, the study addresses the question: how do the relative effects of service quality versus service ...
Role of municipal councillors in the implementation of social protection schemes for children: a case of Ahmedabad, India
(Journal of Public Affairs, 2019)
The 74th constitutional amendment paved the path for strengthening of local governments in India, by devolution of functional and financial powers. The elected local representatives (municipal councillors), as the closest ...
Numeracy and financial literacy of forest-dependent communities
(Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, 2019)
The article examines the numeracy and financial literacy of the Indian forest-dependent communities (FDC) involved in the joint forest management (JFM) programme, launched by the Government of India in 1990. An understanding ...
A new valid inequalities for optional communication spanning tree problem
(Informs Journal on Computing, 2019)
The problem of designing a spanning tree on an underlying graph to minimize the flow costs of a given set of traffic demands is considered. Several new classes of valid inequalities are developed for the problem. Tests on ...