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Velocity‐based stowage policy for a semiautomated fulfillment system

Production and Operations Management, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Online retail fulfillment is increasingly performed by semiautomated fulfillment systems in which inventory is stored in mobile pods that are moved by robotic drives. In this paper, we develop a model that explores the benefits of velocity‐based stowage policies for semiautomated fulfillment systems, also known as robotic mobile fulfillment ...
Tolga Cezik, Stephen C. Graves, Amy C. Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resilience Oriented Topology Design of Underwater Multimicrogrids: A Bi‐Objective Optimization Framework

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Bi‐objective optimization for topology design of underwater multi‐microgrids. ABSTRACT Connecting independent microgrids (MGs) to multi‐MGs through a reasonable topology design is beneficial for improving the operational stability and power supply capability of isolated MGs in confronting malfunctions.
Yun Liu, Xiao Li, Shanshan Wu, Shui Ji
wiley   +1 more source

Fast Shapley Value Approximation Through Machine Learning With Application in Routing Problems

Networks, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For many routing applications, it is not only necessary to minimize total costs but also to allocate them to individual customers. In this context, the allocation according to the Shapley value is a well‐known method highly regarded for its fulfillment of major fairness criteria.
Johannes Gückel, Pirmin Fontaine
wiley   +1 more source

Unraveling Corruption and State Capacity With Heterogeneous Productivity

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present a model of corruption involving entrepreneurs with heterogeneous productivities. The model incorporates two types of technologies: a costly “good” technology that generates positive externalities and a “bad” technology that is cheaper to adopt but lacks externalities.
Diego Carrasco, Nhan Buu Phan, Shino Takayama   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enabling pandemic‐resilient healthcare: Narrowband Internet of Things and edge intelligence for real‐time monitoring

CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) in deploying robotic sprayers for pandemic‐associated disinfection and monitoring has garnered significant attention in recent research. The authors introduce a novel architectural framework designed to interconnect smart monitoring robotic devices within healthcare facilities using narrowband Internet of Things ...
Md Motaharul Islam, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Shayla Islam, Mohammed Balfaqih, Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani, Nasser Alalwan, Nurhizam Safie, Zaheed Ahmed Bhuiyan, Rahul Thakkar, Taher M. Ghazal   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collaboration and Leadership in Teaching Statistics in Higher Education

Australian &New Zealand Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Considerations of collaboration and leadership are relevant in all disciplines but are of particular significance in the statistical and data sciences. No matter how theoretical or practical, all statistical endeavours have roots or motivations in real problems linked with other disciplines and, in turn, often drive endeavours in these ...
H. MacGillivray
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Educational Credentials on the Income Gap between Indigenous and Non‐Indigenous Recent Graduates

Canadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This study uses data from two National Graduate Survey (NGS) cohorts—graduates of 2015 and graduates of 2020—to investigate how educational credentials impact differences in early career income between Indigenous and non‐Indigenous post‐secondary graduates in Canada and whether these differences are conditional on the labour market returns to ...
Kevin Mongeon, Janique Dubois
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the use of analytics in healthcare operations management: A systematic and narrative literature review

Decision Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Healthcare delivery is data intensive and data dependent, but hospitals have struggled to leverage data to improve operational performance. At the same time, healthcare researchers have been advancing the use of analytics in our publications. Unfortunately, there appears to be a substantial gap between the insights that we as researchers have ...
Bogdan Bichescu, Randy V. Bradley, David D. Dobrzykowski, Iana Shaheen, Antoinette Smith   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A coordination mechanism between the emergency department and inpatient unit to mitigate hospital crowding

Decision Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Emergency department (ED) crowding is a typical problem in hospitals across many countries, leading to numerous grievous consequences. One of the major causes of ED crowding is ED boarding, which refers to cases in which patients are delayed being admitted to inpatient wards (IW) due to bed shortages.
Jie Wang, Mengchuan Zou, Yong‐Hong Kuo, Zuo‐Jun Max Shen, Colin A. Graham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effectiveness of vocational secondary education on entry‐level job outcomes in Japan: Safety net for low‐educated youth in a vocationally weak educational system

Japanese Journal of Sociology, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 186-205, March 2025.
Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze the sociodemographic compositions and labor market entry of low‐educated youth in Japan. The paper specifically focuses on whether vocational education provides a safety net for labor market insecurities during an era of educational expansion.
Katsunori Ogawa
wiley   +1 more source