Browsing Working Papers by Author "Patel, Nitin R."

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    • Complete matching in a trinomial doubly-convex complete bipartite graph 

      Ankolekar, Suresh; Patel, Nitin R. (2010-03-14)
      This paper discusses minimum matching in a trinomial doubly convex bipartite graph. The graph consists of three categories of arcs forming a doubly convex structure. The matching involves lexicographical minimization in ...

    • Load-factor measurement for road transport corporations 

      Patel, Nitin R. (2010-03-13)
      In order to plan its time-tables, a road transport corporation needs to have reliable information on the load-factors on various bus-trips that are currently operated. Existing informaiton does not permit determination of ...

    • Lower bound on fleet-size in variable-schedule fleet-size problem 

      Ankolekar, Suresh; Patel, Nitin R. (2010-03-14)
      This paper discusses an approach to compute a lower bound on fleet-size in variable-schedule fleet-size problem. The lower bound is computed in two stages. In stage one, a fixed-schedule fleet-size problem is solved for a ...

    • On wait - and - see stochastic linear programs: an application and an algorithm 

      Patel, Nitin R. (2010-03-12)
      This paper develope a computational algorithm for estimating the mean objective function value of a stochastic linear programming problem of the passive or wait-and-see type. The algorithm is applied to a problem connected ...

    • Optimization of vehicle schedules for a road transport corporation 

      Ankolekar, Suresh; Patel, Nitin R.; Saha, Jahar (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 ...

    • Planning for rural roads in India 

      Patel, Nitin R. (2010-03-12)
      This paper summarises our experience in developing an interactive decision-support system for planning rural roads in one district in India. The aim of this research was to explore the potentialbenefits to be obtained from ...

    • Simulation model for sizing decision in a large irrigation/power project in India 

      Barua, Samir K.; Patel, Nitin R. (2010-03-12)
      This paper describes our experience with construction and use of a simulation model for a large Irrigation and Power Project in a state in India. The project has an estimated outlay of Rs.5000 million (U.S. $ 5 billion) ...

    • Uitlity theory and participation in unfair lotteries 

      Patel, Nitin R.; Subrahmanyam, Marti G. (2010-03-13)
      This paper provides an alternative explanation for the observed behaviour of individuals, that is consistent with consumer choice theory. The basic hypothesis is that there are certain commodities, mainly luxuries, which ...