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Measurement of the viral phenomenon: New methodological exploration
Viral phenomenon in marketing refers to the rapid growth and adoption pattern of a product, akin to a biological virus. Viral phenomenon can be defined as “a word-of-mouth diffusion process wherein a message is actively ... -
Mining Clickthrough Data To Improve Search Engine Results
(2015-02-06)In this thesis, we aim at improving the search result quality by utilizing the search intelligence (history of searches) available in the form of click-through data. We address two key issues, namely 1) relevance feedback ... -
Mitigating Low-Sample Issues in Portfolio Analysis: Applications of Shrinkage and Gaussian Graphical Models
In manyfinancial applications, such as portfolio allocation, factor modeling, and volat ility estimation, the number of assets often exceeds the number of historical return observations. Estimating the covariance matrix ... -
Modeling And Evaluation Of Operational Performance Of An Aeroengine
(2012-06-26)This thesis explores methodologies of modeling and evaluating the operational performance of a typical aeroengine having field experience over two decades. Upon failure, the engine is repaired and restored to flight worthy ... -
Modeling Private Information In Bilateral Relationships For Revenue Management
(2010-12-01)This thesis addresses two issues which arise in the context of airline revenue management. In the first part of the thesis, we develop an incentive mechanism to prevent revenue leakage caused by customers buying down. In ... -
Modeling The Dynamics Of Market Potential For Spaceborne Remote Sensing Data Services
(2011-02-02)Spaceborne Remote Sensing, the observation of the features on ground from orbiting satellites is one of the expanding business areas of international space business, attracting the analysis of the markets and the growth ... -
Modeling the effect of Nasdaq and index futures introduction on the volatility of NSE nifty using garch methodology
Stock market volatility has been a topic of immense importance as well as of interest in recent years. The stock market volatility is influenced by various factors, which could range from macroeconomic variables such as ... -
Modelling Approaches for Planning Renewable Energy Transitions and Integrating Demand-Side Interventions in Electricity Systems
As global awareness of the devastating impacts of climate change is growing, nations are uniting to address the imperative of decarbonization. The electricity sector, known for its high carbon intensity, accounts for the ... -
Modelling The Transport Sector In India : A Study On Intermodal Substitution in Passenger Transport
Transportation infrastructure has long been recognized as the sine qua non of rapid economic development. As a predominantly agrarian economy with a vast and growing population spread over an extensive mass of land, India ... -
Modelling The Transport Sector In India : A Study On Intermodal Substitution Passenger Transport
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-02-21)Transportation infrastructure has long been recognized as the sine qua non of rapid economic development. As a predominantly agrarian economy with a vast and growing population spread over an extensive mass of land, India ... -
A Neural Network Approach to Modelling Hawkes Processes for Financial Applications
In 1971, Alan Hawkes introduced a set of stochastic point processes characterized by the unique feature that the incidence of an event heightened the likelihood of subsequent events, leading to the clustering of events. ... -
Novel Approaches For Demand Forecasting In Semiconductor Manufacturing
(2009-02-25)Accurate demand forecasting is a key capability for a manufacturing organization, more so, a semiconductor manufacturer. Many crucial decisions are based on demand forecasts. The semiconductor industry is characterized by ... -
Online Consumer Behaviour in Low Involvement Products: Cognitive Attributes and Purchase Behaviour
The internet has created fundamental shifts in business and consumer behaviour, akin to the industrial revolution of the 1800s. The internet serves as a ubiquitous and limitless information platform, and is leading to ... -
Performance Evaluation Of Skill-Based Routing In An Inbound Call Center Using Stochastic Petri Nets
(2009-05-28)Call centers have become a preferred and prevalent means for companies to communicate with their customers. As a consequence of this, the call center industry has seen a huge growth in both volume and scope in the last ...