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Optimizing Hedging Strategies for Hydropower Producers Using Forwards: Investigating the Effects of Seasonality in the Price-Load Relationship for the Norwegian Electricity Market
(Master thesis, 2014)When there is seasonality in the price or volume of a commodity, risk management strategies ought to be adjusted accordingly. Using the Norwegian electricity market as a case, this thesis examines the gains from implementing ... -
Optimizing Hybrid Hydro-Solar Power Systems Using Two-Stage Stochastic Programming
(Master thesis, 2023)Inkluderingen av fornybare energikilder i kraftmiksen har de senere årene fått økt oppmerksomhet på grunn av etterspørselen etter fornybare og bærekraftige energikilder. Hybride kraftsystemer som kombinerer fornybar energi ... -
Optimizing Jack-up Vessel Chartering Strategies for Offshore Wind Farms
(Master thesis, 2016)Offshore wind energy is an industry in rapid growth. However, it is still outperformed by conventional sources of energy in terms of costs. One way to cut costs is to make operations and maintenance (O&M) more efficient; ... -
Optimizing Jack-up vessel strategies for maintaining offshore wind farms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this paper we present a new two-stage stochastic mathematical programming model that determines the optimal jack-up vessel strategy for an offshore wind farm. Given an offshore wind farm site, and distance to shore the ... -
Optimizing Maritime Preparedness Under Uncertainty – Locating Tugboats Along the Norwegian Coast
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)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 ... -
Optimizing Negotiation Outcome in a Business Environment: Development of a negotiation guide for entrepreneurs
(Master thesis, 2013)The main objective of the current thesis is to provide inexperienced entrepreneurs with a negotiation Guide that will help them negotiate better and more efficiently. The aim of this guide is to provide an answer to the ... -
Optimizing Real-Life Personnel Scheduling Problems through Shift Design and a Parallel Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search
(Master thesis, 2020)Tjenesteytende industrier står overfor den utfordrende oppgaven med å effektivt tilfredsstille en varierende etterspørsel med riktig tilførsel av kvalifisert personell. Å allokere personell til arbeidsskift, slik at et ... -
Optimizing Resource Allocation during Epidemic Outbreaks: An Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach for Cholera
(Master thesis, 2020)Epidemiutbrudd påvirker mennesker over hele kloden. COVID-19 pandemien viser at til tross for store mediniske framskritt de siste tiårene, er det stadig behov for en effektiv respons ved epidemiutbrudd. Selv for sykdommer ... -
Optimizing the Design of Charter Contracts for Installation Vessels at Offshore Wind Farms using Branch-and-Price
(Master thesis, 2022)Verdenssamfunnet tar sikte på å bli et lavkarbonsamfunn basert på fornybare energikilder innen kort tid. Havvind har vist potensiale til å kunne spille en sentral rolle i denne overgangen, men det er både tekniske og ... -
Optimizing the Vessel Fleet Used to Install an Offshore Wind Farm
(Master thesis, 2017)Today, offshore wind is not a profitable source of energy compared to other energy sources. To increase the profitability of the offshore wind industry the life time costs of an offshore wind farm need to be reduced. Among ... -
Optimizing the Wood Value Chain in Northern Norway Taking Into Account National and Regional Economic Trade-Offs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)As a consequence of past decades of extensive afforestation in Norway, mature forest volumes are increasing. National forestry politics call for sustainable and efficient resource usage and for increased regional processing. ... -
Optimizing Trade Sale Exits - Introducing Key Drivers for a Successful Venture Capital Trade Sale Exit
(Master thesis, 2014)The purpose of this thesis is to shed some light on the black box of trade sale of venture capital backed small medium sized technology companies. The theory reviewed is mainly from venture capital theory, taking a special ... -
Orchestrated learning : creating a company-specific production system (XPS)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose Companies create company-specific production systems (XPS) by tailoring generic concepts to fit their unique situation. However, little is known about how an XPS is created. This paper aims to provide insights ... -
Orchestration and Control in Software-Defined 5G Networks: Research Challenges
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The fifth generation (5G) of cellular networks promises to be a major step in the evolution of wireless technology. 5G is planned to be used in a very broad set of application scenarios. These scenarios have strict ... -
Orchestration of networking processes
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2007:86, Doctoral thesis, 2007)Network collaboration between industrial enterprises is the main topic in this dissertation. My aim has been to explore if it is possible to construct a network between industrial enterprises, which for the participating ... -
Order execution in power futures markets for hedging power producers
(Master thesis, 2021)På grunn av den endrende likviditet til kraftderivater gjennom kontraktens livsyklus, er effektive strategier for ordreutførelse høyst relevante for strømprodusenter. Det relevante aspektet for en strømprodusent som ønsker ... -
Organisasjonsendring i Equinor - En kvalitativ studie om opplevde effekter som følge av ny enhet for digitalisering og forbedring
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Temaet for denne bacheloroppgaven er organisasjonsendring i Equinor. Vi har undersøkt opplevde effekter etter etableringen av en ny enhet for forbedring og digitalisering. Vi har gjennomført en kvalitativ studie hvor vi ... -
Organisasjonskultur i sykehus - Kommunikasjon og samhandling mellom helseprofesjoner
(Master thesis, 2016)De ulike aktørene i sykehusorganisasjonen har egne utgangspunkt og målsetninger og kan plasseres i et differensiert system kalt de fire verdener (Glouberman & Mintzberg, 2001b). Det finnes en rekke utfordringer for godt ... -
Organisasjonsmessige konsekvenser av kunstig intelligens innovasjoner i regnskapsbransjen - en case studie.
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Denne bacheloroppgaven har kunstig intelligens i regnskapsbransjen som hovedtema. Studien baserer seg på kvalitativ undersøkelse ved bruk av dybdeintervjuer fra sju informanter hos Azets Insight Gjøvik. Formålet med studien ... -
Organisational LCA (O-LCA) for activities in the Norwegian Defence sector
(Master thesis, 2017)Over the past several years, The Defence Research Institute (FFI) has prepared annual environmental reports of the activities in the Norwegian Defence sector, for tracking environmental performances. As a continuous step ...