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Operations research for developing countries: a different view
(2009-12-12)In this paper, we discuss the recent success stories of operations research in developing countries. Personal experiences in developing two similar mathematical models for two steel companies (one in a developing country ... -
Opportunities and constraints in the growth of production of oilseeds and edible oils in a systems framework
(2010-03-23)This paper is designed to delineate opportunities and major constraints in the achievements of self-sufficiency objective and key areas of policy action. The analysis is presented in a systems framework. -
Opportunity Creation and Threat Perception: Focal Faculties in the Aviation Context
(2012-10-03)The new civil aviation policy may be controversial because it marks a historic shift from potential intra industry sources of foreign investment to Tran’s industry sources (as distinct from purely financial consortia). ... -
Opportunity fairness and equal income Lindahl equilibrium
(2010-03-23)In this paper we propose a concept of opportunity fairness for economies in which there are public goods and establish its equivalence with the concept of an equal income Lindahl equilibrium. -
Optimal consumption plans with uncertain planning periods
(2010-03-23)In this paper we study the one sector optimal growth model with uncertain planning horizons. We prove the non-existence of steady states, and the dependence of optimal capital stock at time 't' on the conditional probability ... -
Optimal investment planning model for power systems
(2010-03-13)The present paper describes an optimal investment planning model for determining the least-cost expansion plan for generation capacity of a power system under growing demand over a planning horizon of 15 to 25 years. given ... -
Optimal maintenance and life of machines subject to time varying rate of depreciation
(2010-03-19)In this paper we study the optimal maintenance policy and life of machines with time varying decay rate of quality. Management management problems involve the determination of the life or horizon of an activity in combination ... -
Optimal mix of coupons in a mess system
(2010-03-15)Most organisations operate staff mess or canteen facility for its employees where payments for food items are made with money coupons rather than cash. In such coupon-based transaction system, the anagement needs to decide ... -
Optimal ordering and inspection policies when the incoming lost are subjected to sampling inspection
(2010-03-15)In this paper a mathematical model has been developed in which the interactions of Economic Order Quantities with quality control policies have been considered. The incoming lots of an inventory system are assumed to be ... -
Optimal targets for Indian familiy planning program
(2010-03-13)Benefits and costs associated with family planning programs of underdeveloped countries in general, and of India in particular, have been a subject of intensive investigations. These studies have been primarily used as a ... -
Optimal transport based drift detection for sensor streams: method and applications in transportation
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-01)With increasing adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) across the transportation sector, there is a growing need for developing algorithms for analyzing data streams. Due to dynamic operating environment conditions in the ... -
Optimization of customized pricing with multiple overlapping competing bids
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016)In this paper, we consider the case of project procurement where there is a single buyer and multiple sellers who are bidding. We consider one seller having one or more competitors. We formulate the pricing problem from ... -
Optimization of vehicle schedules for a road transport corporation
(2010-03-14)This paper discusses construction of a model to minimize fleet-size required to operate a time-table subject to a maintenance constraint. The constraint requires that vehicles be provided maintenance at least once every ... -
Optimization-based decision support system for strategic and operational planning in process industries
(2010-01-16)We describe how a generic multi-period optimization-based decision support system (DSS) can be used for strategic and operational planning in process industries. Built on five fundamental elements - materials, facilities, ... -
An Optimization-Based Decision Support System for Strategic Planning in a Process Industry: The Case of an Aluminum Company in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2008)We describe how a generic multi-period optimization-based decision support system (DSS) can be used for strategic planning in process industries. The DSS is built on five fundamental elements- materials, facilities, ... -
Optimum ordering interval of inventory with random price functions: a sample path analysis
(2010-03-22)In this paper we extend the analysis of optimum ordering interval for inventory, carried out by Mukherjee, to incorporate random price schedules observed by firms. We obtain the expression for optimum cycle length by ... -
Optional linear income taxation: a new approach
(2010-03-23)In this paper we propose a new approach to the theory of optimal taxation. We present the outlines of a theory which combines distributive justice will allocative efficiency. This is aimed to be a mere starting point of a ... -
Options for the fifth sector: a discussion of the workers' sector proposal
(2010-03-13)In Lok Sabha a proposal to create a "Fifth Sector" by investing the funds accumulated under the compulsory deposit scheme (CDS). In the proposed fifth sector the government hopes to create a genuine workers sector in line ... -
Options trading: a primer and a proposal
(2010-03-28)The option industry has witnessed explosive growth since 1973 when the first organized option exchange opened in Chicago. Moreover, this growth is continuing into the 1990s as entirely new types of options are created and ...