In this thesis, an Annual Delivery Program (ADP) planning problem is studied. The objective of the ADP planning problem is to create a cost-efficient delivery schedule for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, who has a ...

Salmon farmers face an uncertain production environment and considerable price volatility, making planning a vital success criteria. This thesis describes the sources of uncertainty that are most important when planning ...

Here we study a short-sea feeder network design problem based on mother and daughter vessels. The main feature of the studied system is performing transshipment of cargo between mother and daughter vessels at appropriate ...

We study the problem of locating hydrogen facilities for the maritime transportation sector in Norway. We present a multi-period model with capacity expansion to obtain optimal investment and expansion decisions and to ...

Significant market shares in the global aluminum industry belong to producers located in low cost countries. Norsk Hydro ASA is a Norwegian firm in this industry, and operate as a Make-to-Order company. They deliver cast ...

The development of petroleum activities in the northern area has brought an increased focus on developing offshore oil spill preparedness. Remoteness and harshclimate dominating large parts of the region pose new challenges ...

We study the strategic problem of locating tugboats along the Norwegian coast to optimize maritime preparedness. The problem is formulated as a two-stage stochastic program. In the first stage, we locate the tugboats such ...

Denne masteroppgaven studerer operasjonsanalyse i kontekst av inspeksjon og vedlikehold av strømnettet. Den motiveres av potensialet for besparelser ved bruk av optimale inspeksjons- og vedlikeholdsbeslutninger. Problemet ...

Norwegian salmon production has expanded and then flattened over the past few years, due to strict regulatory requirements which limit the opportunity of increased production. However, new technological advances have ...