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A multi-period two stage stochastic programming based decision support system for strategic planning in process industries: a case of an integrated iron and steel company
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)
The paper introduces the application of a generic, multiple period, two stage stochastic programming based Decision Support System (DSS) in an integrated steel company. We demonstrate that a generic, user friendly stochastic ...
Endowment effects in bundles
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2014)
Behavioral experiments conducted so far to establish existence of endowment effect as propounded by prospect theorists typically endow subjects with a single good. In this paper we depart from this setting by giving subjects ...
What employers value in the MBAs they recruit: rebalancing the management education curriculum
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2014)
This paper seeks to answer the question, “In the Indian context, what insights can employers offer on the knowing, doing and being dimensions of the formation of an MBA graduate, that management education institutes can ...
Database structure for a multi stage stochastic optimization based decision support system for asset – liability management of a life insurance company
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)
We introduce a stochastic optimization based decision support system (DSS) for asset-liability management of a life insurance firm using a multi-stage, stochastic optimization model. The DSS is based on a multi-stage ...
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 ...
Implications of risk perceptions for long term future of nuclear energy in India: a sensitivity analysis around nuclear energy cost within an integrated assessment modeling framework
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2014-04)
Nuclear energy for power generation is expected to be a vital pillar of India's energy policy
as well as emission mitigation strategy. However, there are divergent views from various
quarters about the risk and liability ...
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 ...
Electric vehicle scenarios and a roadmap for India
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2014-11)
Online retailing paired with kirana – a formidable combination for emerging markets
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)
The World Wide Web was launched in 1991 by Tim Berners Lee and shortly after that, in 1994, Pizza Hut delivered its first pizza after receiving an online order. Electronic commerce is one of the boons of internet and the ...
High frequency manipulation at futures Expiry: the case of cash settled Indian single stock futures
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)
Futures markets are known to be vulnerable to manipulation, and despite the presence of a variety of mechanisms to prevent such manipulation, instances of market manipulation have been found in some of the largest and most ...