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17 Ways To Kill Ideas:: An Empirical Study of Termination Strategies and Their Impact on Key Organizational Outcome Variables
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis investigates 17 termination strategies for terminating ideas and project initiatives, building on Daly, Saetre, and Brun?s (2012) prior research. By surveying decision-makers and proponents in both Norwegian ... -
2D-packing with an application to stowage in Roll-on Roll-off liner shipping
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) ships represent the primary source for transporting vehicles and other types of rolling material over long distances. In this paper we focus on operational decisions related to stowage of cargoes ... -
5G and its Economic Aspects - Literature Review and Selection of a Connection Portfolio Under Risk
(Master thesis, 2017)In this master s thesis we explain how 5G is currently defined, identify the most important economic aspects of 5G, and formulate an optimization planning problem for a mobile network operator operating in the 5G context, ... -
A bit risky? A comparison between Bitcoin and other assets using an intraday Value at Risk approach
(Master thesis, 2014)The promising cryptocurrency Bitcoin has attracted a lot of attention recently, but the high volatility of the Bitcoin price has so far been a barrier to widespread adoption. Given the way Bitcoin transactions work, users ... -
A blueprint paradox: Successful but unintended cross-national translation of total productive maintenance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate if a manufacturing concept such as total productive maintenance (TPM) can be copied from one location to another. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative data ... -
A branch and price approach for deployment of multi-tier software services in clouds
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This paper considers a service deployment problem that combines service placement and replication level decisions in a cloud computing context. The services are composed of multiple components that are to be placed on nodes ... -
A branch-and-bound method for discretely-constrained mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)We present a branch-and-bound algorithm for discretely-constrained mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints (DC-MPEC). This is a class of bilevel programs with an integer program in the upper-level and a ... -
A case study of the merger between DnB and Gjensidige NOR.
(Master thesis, 2012)M&A is a widespread growth strategy that has continually developed through the years. In it’s current phase, industry consolidation seems to be the primary driver behind the M&As. Banks need to consolidate to be able to ... -
A Case Study: action based Entrepreneurship Education
(Master thesis, 2011)This paper contributes by providing suggestions on how to analyze business ideas forexploitation in an entrepreneurial education context, and how the institution can provide support activities to enhance the chance of ... -
A Column Generation Heuristic for the Dynamic Rebalancing Problem in Bike Sharing Systems
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis examines the dynamic rebalancing of a bike sharing system (BSS). A BSS is a service where bicycles are made available to users on a short-term basis. However, imbalanced systems is a significant challenge and ... -
A Combined Liquefied Natural Gas Routing and Deteriorating Inventory Management Problem
(Chapter, 2015)Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is becoming a more crucial source of energy due to its increased price competitiveness and environmental friendliness. We consider an inventory routing problem for inland distribution of LNG ... -
A Combined Optimization-Simulation Framework for a Maritime Inventory Routing Problem Under Uncertainty
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne masteroppgaven presenterer et rammeverk som kombinerer optimering og simulering for å løse et maritimt ruteplanleggings- og lagerstyringsproblem (MIRP) under usikkerhet for en global aluminiumsprodusent. Hensikten ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Price Drivers of Day-Ahead Electricity Prices in EPEX and Nord Pool
(Master thesis, 2016)European energy markets have undergone, and will continue to undergo, large changes in coming years, as the share of renewable energy power production increases and markets become more interconnected. We analyze the ... -
A comparison of implied and realized volatility in the Nordic power forward market
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)In this paper we study implied and realized volatility for the Nordic power forward market. We create an implied volatility index with a fixed time to maturity. This index is compared to a realized volatility time series ... -
A Comparison of Selected Real Options Valuation Approaches to the Net Present Value Method for an Investment Opportunity in Onshore Wind: An analysis of the specific case of Stokkfjellet Wind Farm, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
(Master thesis, 2014)The industry standard among renewable energy companies is to value projects using the traditional discounted cash flow method. Unfortunately, discounted cash flows do not incorporate the value of flexibility. This makes ... -
A Comparison of Single- and Multi-parameter Wave Criteria for Accessing Wind Turbines in Strategic Maintenance and Logistics Models for Offshore Wind Farms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Different vessel types for transferring technicians for maintenance and inspection of offshore wind farms are often evaluated and compared by their limiting significant wave height for accessing the wind turbines. The ... -
A copula-based heuristic for scenario generation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This paper presents a new heuristic for generating scenarios for two-stage stochastic programs. The method uses copulas to describe the dependence between the marginal distributions, instead of the more common correlations. ... -
A Decision Support Model for Routing and Scheduling a Fleet of Fuel Supply Vessels
(Chapter, 2015)We consider a real fuel supply vessel routing and scheduling problem faced by a Hellenic oil company with a given fleet of fuel supply vessels used to supply customer ships outside Piraeus Port. The supply vessels are ... -
A decomposition solution approach to the troops-to-tasks assignment in military peacekeeping operations
(Master thesis, 2018)Military peacekeeping operations are becoming increasingly complex, while at the same time facing stricter budgetary restrictions. It is therefore imperative, now more than ever, to have good operation plans that utilize ... -
A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach to Stock Trading
(Master thesis, 2019)Dette studiet undersøker hvorvidt Dyp Forsterkende Læring (eng: Deep Reinforcement Learning) kan brukes til å kjøpe og selge aksjer. Vi implementerer en Dyp Deterministisk Policy Gradient (DDPG)-algoritme (eng: Deep ...