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DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS ARISING IN SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION

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https://doi.org/10.7298/tyj3-sd89
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/116390
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Author
Bansal, Ishan
Abstract

Supply chain optimization is a key component for any business providing supply chain services. In today's competitive environment, it is essential to maintain operations at their peak efficiency. We study various discrete optimization problems related to supply chain optimization. First, we study the so called warehouse problem arising in production planning and inventory management. We provide some of the first known polynomial time algorithms in certain settings conjectured to be NP-Hard. The warehouse problem has also received increased attention in recent years due to its relevance in studying energy markets. Next, we look at the network design aspect of supply chain optimization and study various classical and recent discrete optimization problems arising here. The goal of network design is to construct cheap networks that satisfy certain connectivity requirements. These problems are often NP-Hard and we devise approximation algorithms for them. The problems studied include F-augmentation, capacitated network design, and the flexible graph connectivity.

Description
138 pages
Date Issued
2024-08
Keywords
Approximation Algorithms
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Discrete Optimization
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Network Design
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Supply Chain Optimization
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Warehouse Problem
Committee Chair
Gunluk, Oktay
Committee Member
Shmoys, David
Scheinberg, Katya
Degree Discipline
Operations Research and Information Engineering
Degree Name
Ph. D., Operations Research and Information Engineering
Degree Level
Doctor of Philosophy
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Type
dissertation or thesis
Link(s) to Catalog Record
https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/16612019

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