• Optimal Investment Strategy in Pharmaceutical Research & Development 

      Landa, Marianne; Burkeland, Morten Næve; Sejersted, Agnes Nicoline (Master thesis, 2018)
      Managers in the pharmaceutical industry must constantly make decisions regarding development of new drugs. They are exposed to high expectations and demands from both the government and the society with respect to battling ...
    • Optimal investment timing and capacity choice for pumped hydropower storage 

      Fertig, Emily; Heggedal, Ane Marte; Doorman, Gerard L.; Apt, Jay (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Pumped hydropower storage can smooth output from intermittent renewable electricity generators and facilitate their large-scale use in energy systems. Germany has aggressive plans for wind power expansion, and pumped storage ...
    • Optimal lagerstyring av kontanter i minibanker med usikker etterspørsel 

      Bakken, Geir Martin; Wiik, Michael (Master thesis, 2014)
      Lønnsomheten av norske bankers drift av minibanker er redusert de siste årene. Dette som en konsekvens av blant annet en kraftig økning av korttransaksjoner og dertil nedgang i kontantuttak fra minibanker. Redusert lønnsomhet ...
    • Optimal management of green certificates in the Swedish-Norwegian market 

      Benth, Fred Espen; Eriksson, Marcus Karl Viren; Westgaard, Sjur (Journal article, 2017)
      We propose and investigate a valuation model for the income of selling tradeable green certificates (TGCs) in the Swedish–Norwegian market, formulated as a singular stochastic control problem. Our model takes into account ...
    • Optimal maritime fleet composition under future greenhouse gas emissions restrictions and uncertain fuel prices 

      Loennechen, Olav (Master thesis, 2023)
      Shippingindustrien er en stor bidragsyter til globale klimagassutslipp. En viktig faktor for industrien sine store utslipp er dens avhengighet av tung fyringsolje med høyt karboninnhold. For å redusere utslippene, bør ...
    • Optimal planlegging av asfaltproduksjon 

      Strømmen, Rebekka; Øverås, Ida-Elise (Bachelor thesis, 2019)
      Bedriften Veidekke har ingen systemstøtte for planlegging av asfaltproduksjon. De ulike arbeidsoppgavene krever ulike systemer. Dette fører til suboptimale prosesser som ikke er transparente og som har asymmetrisk informasjon. ...
    • Optimal planning of an urban ferry service operated with zero emission technology 

      Rødseth, Kenneth Løvold; Fagerholt, Kjetil; Proost, Stef (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      While passenger-only ferries can be an effective instrument in mitigating road congestion in urban areas, they are among the most polluting modes of transportation. This paper studies technical and economic feasibilities ...
    • Optimal Power Flow Analysis in Power Dispatch for Distribution Networks 

      Pisciella, Paolo; Vespucci, Maria Teresa; Viganò, Giacomo; Rossi, Marco; Moneta, Diana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This paper presents two applications of Optimal Power Flow analysis for active and reactive power redispatch in medium-voltage distribution networks and shows how this tool can be used to efficiently manage the selection ...
    • Optimal Repositioning in Bike Sharing Systems 

      Kristianslund, Johannes; Espegren, Hans Martin (Master thesis, 2016)
      This thesis examines the static bicycle repositioning problem (SBRP) and the dynamic bicycle repositioning problem (DBRP) which deal with optimal re-balancing of bike sharing systems (BSSs) during the night and during the ...
    • Optimal Risk Adoption and Capacity Investment in Technological Innovations 

      Sendstad, Lars Hegnes; Chronopoulos, Michail; Hagspiel, Verena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Technological innovations often formulate new market regimes and create incentives to abandon existing, less attractive ones. However, this decision depends not only on market forces, such as economic and technological ...
    • Optimal Salmon Production: Producing Smolt Under Uncertainty 

      Kure, Endre Hegland; Frøystein, Kristian (Master thesis, 2013)
      The salmon farming industry is shifting from an entrepreneurial spirit towards industrialization and cost efficiency. Large players are purchasing the small players,and the industry is consolidating. Optimization is therefore ...
    • Optimal Scheduling of Maintenance Tasks and Routing of a Joint Vessel Fleet for Multiple Offshore Wind Farms 

      Ødeskaug, Katrine; Raknes, Nora Tangen (Master thesis, 2015)
      Wind energy is among the fastest growing electricity generation systems in the world. However, the offshore wind industry is challenged with still being far more costly than conventional energy sources. Operation and ...
    • Optimal ship lifetime fuel and power system selection 

      Lagemann, Benjamin; Lindstad, Elizabeth; Fagerholt, Kjetil; Rialland, Agathe Isabelle; Erikstad, Stein Ove (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    • Optimal ship speed and routing when considering ECA regulations 

      Gausel, Nora Therese (Master thesis, 2014)
      Abstract Annex VI of the MARPOL convention under the International Maritime Organization considers air pollution from ships and defines four Emission Control Areas (ECAs) with more stringent control of sulphur emissions. ...
    • Optimal timing and capacity choice under the rate-of-return renewable energy support 

      Kozlova, Mariia; Fleten, Stein-Erik; Hagspiel, Verena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      This article presents a stylized renewable energy (RE) investment project profitability analysis under a rate-of-return RE support type. We use a dynamic programming approach to value the real options. While the method is ...
    • Optimal timing of onshore wind repowering in Germany under policy regime changes: A real options analysis 

      Madlener, Reinhard; Glensk, Barbara; Gläsel, Lukas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In this paper, we investigate capacity expansion, the technological development of wind turbine generators, and the merits of onshore wind repowering in Germany. We analyze the regulatory framework that is presently in ...
    • Optimal Transmission Switching under Demand Uncertainty 

      Prydz, Mari Hardersen; Aarsten, Heidi (Master thesis, 2015)
      Denne oppgaven studerer optimeringsproblemet, Optimal Transmission Switching (OTS). Motivasjonen for denne oppgaven stammer fra våre observasjoner om at testcasene som er brukt til å evaluere potensialet til dette problemet ...
    • Optimal Turbine Re-Investment Strategies in Hydropower 

      Teige, Amalie Marie; Dønnestad, Eirik Magnus (Master thesis, 2019)
      Denne oppgåva tek føre seg investeringvala til eit vasskraftselskap som har ein turbin med avtakande verknadsgrad. Selskapet kan velje mellom to strategiar: (i) å erstatte turbinen direkte, eller (ii) å oppgradere den ...
    • Optimal Turbine Re-Investment Strategies in Hydropower 

      Dønnestad, Eirik Magnus; Teige, Amalie Marie (Master thesis, 2019)
      Denne oppgåva tek føre seg investeringvala til eit vasskraftselskap som har ein turbin med avtakande verknadsgrad. Selskapet kan velje mellom to strategiar: (i) å erstatte turbinen direkte, eller (ii) å oppgradere den ...
    • Optimal vaksinasjonsstrategi ved en influensapandemi 

      Njøten, Hilde Kristin (Master thesis, 2014)
      Denne masteroppgaven presenterer og drøfter ulike optimeringsmodeller som skal fungere som et beslutningsverktøy i forbindelse med valg av vaksinasjons- og håndteringsstrategier ved en kommende pandemi i Norge. Modellene ...