Wastewater generated from N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) manufacture was used as electron donor for denitrification in tertiary treatment. The organic components of NMP wastewater were mainly NMP and monomethylamine (CH3NH2), and their biodegradation released ammonium that was nitrified to nitrate...

Front Distribution Centre (FDC) is a new terminal warehouse which is closer to customer, and its location selection is crucial for e-commerce and customer time satisfaction. We introduce in this paper a joint distribution function of demand based on time and space and design a staged clustering...

This doctoral dissertation is composed of three projects and four chapters. Chapter 1 presents the background theories and models in the field of population genetics that are related to these projects.In Chapter 2, I develop a composite likelihood ratio test (CLRT) for detecting genes and...

In recent decades, digital technologies have seriously changed socioeconomic systems on a global scale. Unfortunately, consequential issues have remained mostly uninvestigated. The literature lacks research into the risks that may arise in the procedure of developing digital capabilities that...

Purpose: The study aims to examine a discrepant industrial case that demonstrates how to achieve economies of scale with additive manufacturing (AM), thereby expanding the scope of AM beyond high-variety, customised production contexts. Design/methodology/approach: Abductive reasoning is...