Events - 2017

Pallets are the most common form of packaging in the retail industry. Their building involves the solution of a three-dimensional packing problem with side practical constraints such as item support and pallet stability, leading to what is known as the mixed-case palletization problem. Motivated by the fact that solving industry-size instances is still very challenging for current methods, we propose a new solution methodology that combines data analysis at the instance level and optimization to build pallets.

Developing trust with my clients and co-workers has been central to my career success since completing my MASc degree. I claim that automating my analytics contributed a surprising amount to developing trust in my work by making it repeatable, audit-able and alterable. In this talk, I’ll speak about those three features of automated analytics and their link to trust in the context of project examples, both successes and failures.

Take advantage of this on-campus opportunity to learn, network and foster research partnerships with technology innovators, leading researchers, government experts and entrepreneurs. Panel presentations will explore the implications of disruptive emerging technologies within the existing energy distribution network and the role of adaptive new policies and regulations. Delve into alternative approaches to financing small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) and consider what determines success or failure in a new business model.

Marc Brouillette

Principal Consultant, Strategic Policy Economics

Major Field

Applied Operations Research

Proposal Title

Chemotherapy Treatment Models Incorporating Tumour Growth and Stochastic Cancer Staging

Examining Committee

Come learn how GM Canada is transforming Canada’s auto sector through growth, technological advances and innovation. Four of GM’s leading engineers will be sharing insights at this GM Canada Meet-up for Waterloo Engineering students on the Capstone Design track.

Resource Allocation Models in Healthcare Decision Making

Supervisor(s): Fatih Safa Erenay, Osman Ozaltin

Abstract

We present models for allocating limited healthcare resources efficiently among target populations in order to maximize society's welfare and/or minimize the expected costs. In general, this thesis is composed of two major parts.

Condition-based Inspection and Maintenance of Medical Devices

Supervisor(s): Qi-Ming He, Hossein Abouee Mehrizi

Benjamin Canning

Co-Founder & Co-Project Manager, Growing North

Distribution Planning with Consolidation: A Two-Stage Stochastic Programming Approach

Supervisor(s): Bookbinder, James - Gzara, Fatma