Essays about: "Hierarchy Problem"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 116 essays containing the words Hierarchy Problem.

  1. 1. Route Planning of Battery Electric Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles : Using Contraction Hierarchies and Mixed Integer Programming

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

    Author : Olle Delborg; Elias Insulander; [2023]
    Keywords : route planning; route optimization; contraction hierarchies; mixed integer programming; vehicle routing problem; electric trucks; electric vehicles; battery; openstreetmap; shortest path; Dijkstra;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses route planning of Battery Electric Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles to enhance the reliability of electric vehicle transport. Collaborating with Scania, a Swedish truck manufacturing company, the goal is to develop a pipeline that uses open source data from OpenStreetMap and performs a modified Contraction Hierarchy in order to create a graph that can be used as input to a modified Vehicle Routing Problem formulation using Mixed Integer Programming. READ MORE

  3. 2. Unseen but Not Unheard: A Qualitative Study on Social Workers in Illinois, USA, That Work with Children Who Witness Domestic Violence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Mei Johnson Petri; [2023]
    Keywords : Domestic Violence; Children Witnessing Violence; Social Work; Human Needs; Coping; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : According to a previous study on domestic violence, in homes where violence occurs, 90 percent of children witness the abuse that takes place. The aim of this study is to understand how witnessing domestic violence affects children. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring Leadership Strategies and Dynamics in Leading Cross-Cultural Virtual Teams

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Prudence Kahwema; Linda Lichte; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study aims to explore the experiences and perspectives of leaders who lead cross-cultural teams virtually, examining the challenges and benefits they face, and providing valuable suggestions to help them overcome these challenges and capitalize on the benefits. The study integrates elements from leadership theories, culture theories and communication theories with empirical data to understand what makes virtual leadership of cross-cultural teams successful. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Paradox of Food Waste and Food Insecurity : Exploring Donation and Redistribution of Surplus Food through a Multi-Level Perspective

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Julia Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Surplus food; food waste; food insecurity; donation; redistribution; systems thinking; multi-level perspective; Överskottsmat; matsvinn; matfattigdom; donation; omfördelning; systemtänk;

    Abstract : Around one million tonne of food is annually wasted in Sweden, of which 100,000 tonne of surplus foodis wasted in the retail sector. Even if redistribution of surplus food is the second most preferable optionto reduce food waste according to the food waste hierarchy, only 5% of surplus food in retail is donated. READ MORE

  6. 5. The EU’s Problem with Migration: A critical policy analysis and mobility justice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : David Penman; [2023]
    Keywords : mobility justice; migration; WPR; policy analysis; EU; relational space; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Access to mobility and migration have become highly charged topics. Since the so-called refugee crisis in 2015 the EU has developed a holistic approach to control migration. The 2015 European Agenda on Migration is a policy which has significantly shaped mobility governance since being implemented. READ MORE