Rajaram Kumar

Kumar Rajaram

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Found 22 papers in total
Planning for HIV Screening, Testing, and Care at the Veterans Health Administration
Planning for HIV Screening, Testing, and Care at the Veterans Health Administration
2015
We analyzed the planning problem for HIV screening, testing, and care. This problem...
Elective Patient Admission and Scheduling under Multiple Resource Constraints
Elective Patient Admission and Scheduling under Multiple Resource Constraints
2015
We consider a patient admission problem to a hospital with multiple resource...
Aggregate production planning for process industries under oligopolistic competition
Aggregate production planning for process industries under oligopolistic competition
2012
We consider a competitive version of the traditional aggregate production planning...
Distribution Planning to Optimize Profits in the Motion Picture Industry
Distribution Planning to Optimize Profits in the Motion Picture Industry
2011
We consider the distribution planning problem in the motion picture industry. This...
Buffer location and sizing to optimize cost and quality in semi-continuous manufacturing processes: Methodology and application
Buffer location and sizing to optimize cost and quality in semi-continuous manufacturing processes: Methodology and application
2009
The problem of optimizing the location and size of buffers in semi-continuous...
Buffer sizing in multi-product multi-reactor batch processes: Impact of allocation and campaign sizing policies
Buffer sizing in multi-product multi-reactor batch processes: Impact of allocation and campaign sizing policies
2007
This paper studies the impact of management policies, such as product allocation and...
Bundling retail products: models and analysis
Bundling retail products: models and analysis
2007
We consider the impact of bundling products on retail merchandising. We consider two...
A generalization of the inventory pooling effect to nonnormal dependent demand
A generalization of the inventory pooling effect to nonnormal dependent demand
2006
Eppen, in 1979, showed that inventory costs in a centralized system increase with the...
The benefits of advance booking discount programs: model and analysis
The benefits of advance booking discount programs: model and analysis
2004
Consider a retailer who sells perishable seasonal products with uncertain demand. Due...
Advance booking discount programs under retail competition
Advance booking discount programs under retail competition
2004
We model a situation in which two retailers consider launching an ‘Advance...
Accurate retail testing of fashion merchandise: Methodology and application
Accurate retail testing of fashion merchandise: Methodology and application
2000
In a merchandise depth test, a retail chain introduces new products at a small sample...
Analyzing variability in continuous processes
Analyzing variability in continuous processes
2004
We analyze the impact of variability on a continuous flow production process. To...
Campaign planning and scheduling for multiproduct batch operations with applications to the food-processing industry
Campaign planning and scheduling for multiproduct batch operations with applications to the food-processing industry
2004
We analyze planning and scheduling of multiproduct batch operations in the...
Flow management to optimize retail profits at theme parks
Flow management to optimize retail profits at theme parks
2003
In many theme parks, stores are located within major attractions to sell related...
Achieving environmental and productivity improvements through model-based process redesign
Achieving environmental and productivity improvements through model-based process redesign
2002
Large-scale industrial production processes face increasingly tight environmental...
Product cycling with uncertain yields: Analysis and application to the process industry
Product cycling with uncertain yields: Analysis and application to the process industry
2002
We formulate the dynamic product-cycling problem with yield uncertainty and buffer...
An interactive decision support system for on-line process control
An interactive decision support system for on-line process control
2002
We develop a technique for operational decision making at a starch refinery. The...
Optimizing inventory replenishment of retail fashion products
Optimizing inventory replenishment of retail fashion products
2001
We consider the problem of determining (for a short lifecycle) retail product initial...
The impact of product substitution on retail merchandising
The impact of product substitution on retail merchandising
2001
We analyze the impact of product substitution on two key aspects of retail...
Grade selection and blending to optimize cost and quality
Grade selection and blending to optimize cost and quality
2001
In many chemical process applications, a large mix of products is produced by blending...
Assortment planning in fashion retailing: methodology, application and analysis
Assortment planning in fashion retailing: methodology, application and analysis
2001
Assortment planning is the process conducted by the retailer to determine the number...
Robust process control at Cerestar's refineries
Robust process control at Cerestar's refineries
1999
With annual sales of over $2 billion, Cerestar is Europe's leading manufacturer...
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