Optimization of Strawberry Supply Chain from the Perspective of Producers

This thesis aims at maximizing the profit of a strawberry producer while satisfying the retailer's demand and meeting other constraints. The amount of strawberries to be delivered to the retailer signed in the contract is the main decision variable to be optimized in the problem. Furthermore, the transportation scheduling is also optimized to...

Optimal Energy Resource Control in Congested Areas: A Stochastic Resource Dispatch Optimization Model Considering Flexible Robust Constraints

Future energy systems are expected to rely increasingly more on distributed energy resources (DER). Prosumers that own energy resources such as photovoltaic (PV) generation and energy storage systems, will play a crucial role in the realization of DER’s in future power systems. Limited grid connections due to local electricity congestion make it...

Robust Tail Assignment: Incorporating Delay Predictions into a Tail Assignment Model to Decrease Flight Operation Costs

In this thesis a novel model is proposed to solve the Robust Tail Assignment problem. The Robust Tail Assignment problem aims to assign aircraft to flights, while minimize expected costs of operating a flight schedule, including expected delay costs. This problem is difficult, because delays can propagate between successive flights in the...