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Nowadays, very few of the machine manufacturers offer only machines to the customer but rather tries to offer different sorts of services to them as spare parts and maintenance. Furthermore, the literature has examined the ...

In engineering to order (ETO) companies, short lead times are regarded as a source of competitive advantage for businesses. After a customer order has been received, the production of ETO products either starts from scratch ...

One of the dimensions of evaluating project success is assessing whether the project has been completed within the assigned budget. However, it is unlikely that the actual costs will be exactly as planned, and historically, ...

The impact of start-ups in economic growth in the world has been enormous. However, most start-ups fail before they break even. If the failure rate of start-ups could be improved, the world’s economy and people could benefit ...

Robots are a crucial tool for a lot of industrial applications and, due to this, these machines are used for repetitive task in a lot of companies in many markets around the world. Because of the advantages that new robot ...

For any foreseeable economy and society, the industry is an integral part of a provider of employment and essential materials as it is connected to almost all industry value chains. Yet, the industry faces major challenges ...

Due to outdated practices, rising cost, low quality and poor customer service, the supply chain process has become more complex than ever. The power of customers has risen, and they are now considered to be the most important ...

This thesis proposes an application of state-of-the-art continuous action reinforcement learning for hedging European options in a market with discrete time rebalances and transaction costs. The hedging problem is defined ...