Essays about: "problem theses"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words problem theses.

  1. 1. Simultaneous scheduling of railway maintenance and trains : Modelling and solving train interactions close to a maintenance operation

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Pauline Vaillant; [2023]
    Keywords : Optimization; Linear programming; Heuristics; Railway scheduling; Maintenance planning; Optimering; Linjärprogrammering; Heuristik; Järnvägsplanering; Underhållsplanering;

    Abstract : Rail transport plays a key role in the mobility of passengers and goods. It is expected to grow the decarbonization of society. In that context, it is important to use the railway network efficiently, and jointly planning trains and network maintenance allows for better use of resources. READ MORE

  3. 2. Swap Book Hedging using Stochastic Optimisation with Realistic Risk Factors

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Rickard Nordin; Emil Mårtensson; [2021]
    Keywords : Term structure measurement; optimization; hedging; swap portfolio; interest rate swaps; stochastic programming; FRA; IRS; dimension reduction; component analysis; component decomposition; signal separation;

    Abstract : Market makers such as large banks are exposed to market risk in fixed income by acting as a counterparty for customers that enter swap contracts. This master thesis addresses the problem of creating a cost-effective hedge for a realistic swap book of a market maker in a multiple yield curve setting. READ MORE

  4. 3. Problems for Michael Gill’s semantic pluralism : The ostensibility of certain moral agreements and disagreements

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Engström; [2020]
    Keywords : Semantic pluralism; meta-ethics; metaethics; semantics; cognitivism; non-cognitivism; Michael Gill; Walter Sinnott-Armstrong; moral disagreement; ostensibility; Semantisk pluralism; meta-etik; metaetik; semantik; kognitivism; icke-kognitivism; Michael Gill; Walter Sinnott-Armstrong; moralisk oenighet; skenbarhet;

    Abstract : This paper concerns the semantic branch of meta-ethics, and examines a version of so called semantic pluralism advocated by Michael Gill. Briefly put, Gill suggests that ordinary people’s usage of moral terms is rather messy in the sense that the meaning of moral terms can vary not only between different people, but also for one and the same person in different contexts. READ MORE

  5. 4. Var det bara berberis? : en undersökning av vegetationen på tre miljonprogramsgårdar i Malmö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Maria Radeborg; [2020]
    Keywords : miljonprogrammet; bostadsgårdar; miljonprogramsgårdar; vegetation; planteringsplan; Malmö; Höja; Kroksbäck; Lindeborg;

    Abstract : Vegetationen i miljonprogrammets bostadsområden har ofta beskrivits som ensartad och enformig. I uppsatsen undersöks vilka växter som faktiskt användes och hur de ursprungliga intentionerna med vegetationen såg ut under miljonprogrammet. READ MORE

  6. 5. Kom ut till vattnet! : ett gestaltningsförslag av en strandpromenad längs Skeppsholmsviken på Södra Djurgården i Stockholm

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sofia Svedmyr; [2019]
    Keywords : strandpromenad; Skeppsholmsviken; Södra Djurgården; vattenkontakt; rekreation;

    Abstract : Stockholm är en stad uppbyggd av ett skärgårdslandskap där hav och land möts. Mängden vatten och närheten till den är något som värdesätts högt. Människor mår bättre, både psykiskt och fysiskt, i gröna miljöer samt i miljöer med inslag av vatten. READ MORE