Browsing Thesis and Dissertations by Author "Tirupati, Devanath"
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Collaborations in supply chain - value of information sharing
Mehta, Namit (2004)Collaboration between members of the supply chain is advocated for improving efficiency and reducing the cost of delivering the products. Mechanisms to coordinate decisions and share information between members of the ... -
Decision models for single-period and lateral stock-transfer inventory policies in disribution systems
Kumar, Satyendra (2004)Firms are facing intense competition in today’s global business environment. They have to produce quality products at competitive prices with unpredictable demand. To be competitive, a firm has to quickly respond to demand ... -
Dual Channel Selling in Online Stores: Simultaneous Auctions and Posted Prices
Chawan, Vinaysingh (2009)The growth in the size and reach of the World Wide Web has given a boost to online selling. The physical location of buyers is immaterial for online selling. Such a situation is particularly favorable for conducting ... -
Essays on seduelized and comparative advertising strategies: a search for the best advertising decision
Chakrabarty, Patrali (2010)Different formats of competitive advertising strategies interplay in present day markets. While some advertisements compare competing brands, some others are sequelized on earlier advertisements, either in an attempt to ... -
Managing contract farming in agro industry
Prabhu, C. (2004)Although India has made substantial progress in terms of total production in the agricultural sector, the problems of low productivity and poor quality of output remains the major causes for concern. In the era of ... -
Planning, coordination and stability of supply chain networks
Palsule-Desai, Omkar D. (2010)Over the past quarter century, supply chain management has evolved as an interdisciplinary and attracting interests from practitioners and academia. During this period, a number of supply chain paradigms have helped transform ... -
Production planning and scheduling in multi-stage batch production environment
Mehta, Peeyush (2004)We address the problem of jointly determining production planning and scheduling decisions in a complex multi-stage, multi-product, multi-machine, and batch-production environment. Large numbers of process and discrete ... -
A Simulation and Genetic Algorithm Based Optimization of Closed – Loop Multi – Echelon Inventory System
Kapoor, Rohit (2009)The objective of this research is to develop a Genetic Algorithm (GA) - based optimization approach for a multi - echelon closed - loop inventory system of items which are repairable in nature. In the context of the passenger ... -
Three essays on operational and strategic decisions in a competitive auto component replacement market
Jain, Nimit (2008)With constantly evolving markets and changing dynamics among firms, the competition has taken new dimensions. Competition on price alone is no longer sustainable. Increasingly, firms are competing on multiple dimensions ...