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Optimal Location of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Norway using the Flow refueling Location Model
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates optimal locations for charging stations across the road network of Norway. To solve this problem, we deploy a flow-refueling location model, which considers the optimal locations based on traffic ... -
Optimal offshore installation of floating wind turbines, using Mixed-Integer Linear Programming with AMPL
(Master thesis, 2022)The demand for renewable energy in Europe is increasing. The largest potential is offshore wind energy where future wind farms consist of floating wind turbines. The wind is stronger at sea and the floating wind turbines ... -
Optimalisering av M&A - Et juridisk strategisk perspektiv
(Master thesis, 2023)Det er forsket mye på fusjoner og oppkjøp (M&A), og det blir hyppig diskutert i forskningslitteraturen om det lønner seg å gjøre en M&A eller ikke. Studier viser at 70 % til 90 % av M&A ikke blir vellykket, men årsaken til ... -
Optimising Advertisement Styles on Social Media: Evaluating the Comparative Effects of UGC- Style versus Traditional-Style Advertisements on Brand Recall, Recognition, and Consumer Perceptions
(Master thesis, 2024)Following the recognition of social media advertising as a key component of advertising success, there is an increasing interest in the topic of user-generated content. Although existing literature acknowledges user-generated ... -
OPTIMISING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES: AUTOFLEX - AN AUTOML APPROACH
(Master thesis, 2023)Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) has emerged as a promising solution to tackle the challenges of algorithm selection, hyperparameter optimisation, feature engineering, scalability, and interpretability in ML tasks. This ... -
Optimising Personnel Rostering Through Mixed Integer Linear Programming
(Master thesis, 2023)Personnel planning is an important component of business management. Improved personnel planning can lead to more satisfied employees and decreased personnel costs. This thesis explores how mixed integer linear programming ... -
Optimization of icenet's call centre performance using queuing theory approach
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Optimizing Sports Scheduling: Mathematical and Constraint Programming to Minimize Traveled Distance with Benchmark From The Norwegian Professional Volleyball League
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we present models to schedule round-robin tournaments. Based on attributes of the 2017/2018 schedule for the Norwegian top volleyball league, the Mizuno League, the models aim to (1) distribute the number ... -
Options Trading and its Predictive Power on Short-Term Stock Market Movements
(Master thesis, 2024)Investigating options trading from 2021-2023, we find that the predictive power of the options market on the underlying stock market has changed relative to previous studies. Prior studies examine market data from 1995-2010, ... -
Order flow and the Polish zloty : an empirical investigation
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper analyses price variations in the euro-zloty and dollar-zloty ex- change rates. Drawing from market microstructure, we use order ow|signed buy and sell orders|to model price variations. Our work adds support ... -
Organic products: Consumers' subjective and objective knowledge
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate and examine how consumers’ objective knowledge about organic products in terms of nutrition, environment, and taste, differ based on their preference for and subjective ... -
"Out with the old, in with the new". How does the corporate rebranding of a nationally attached organization influence a consumer's brand perception?
(Master thesis, 2022)Brands are an essential communication tool organisations utilise to develop their relationship with consumers. Some brands attempt to create a strong connection via attachment to nationality using nationally attached ... -
Outsmarting Time: Foundation Models for Zero-Shot Forecasting
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis evaluates the performance of three foundation models – Chronos, TimeGPT and Moirai – in the context of the M3-Competition. The models are based on the Transformer architecture, a wildly successful architecture ... -
Overcoming Financial Barriers for Sustainable Development: A Focus on Tanzanian SMEs
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis investigates the financial barriers faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Tanzania and explores potential mitigation strategies to foster sustainable economic growth. Employing a multiple-case study ... -
Overcoming Financial Barriers for Sustainable Development: A Focus on Tanzanian SMEs
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis investigates the financial barriers faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Tanzania and explores potential mitigation strategies to foster sustainable economic growth. Employing a multiple-case study ... -
Overcoming the barriers of shopping fresh foods online : An explorative study of the Norwegian online grocery market
(Master thesis, 2022)Online grocery shopping is a rather new phenomenon but has had considerable growth during the last few years. As a result of the pandemic, online grocery shopping had an uplifting trend due to the need for less physical ... -
Overcoming the No-reputation Liability: A Qualitative Study on Startup Credibility and its Influence on B2B Purchase Decisions
(Master thesis, 2023)The objective of this thesis is to understand how credibility associated with being a startup affects B2B purchase decisions. In a rapidly changing globalised world, social and economic entrepreneurship are becoming ... -
Overcoming the Sustainability Liability: Can Stating Product Strength Increase Preference for Sustainable Products?
(Master thesis, 2021)Consumer demand for sustainable products is rising, but there is still a valueaction gap between consumers’ pro-green attitudes and purchase behavior. This might partly be attributed to consumers associating sustainable ... -
Overgangen fra prospektdirektiv til prospektforordning
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne avhandlingen handler om prospektforordningen som ble gjennomført i EU og EØS området den 21. juli i 2019. Avhandlingen analyserer hvordan prospektreglene avveier hensynet til investorvern opp imot utsteders byrder ... -
Overnight Return Anomalies in the Oslo Stock Exchange: Causes and Potential Exploitations
(Master thesis, 2023)We investigate the overnight return anomaly in the Oslo stock exchange, confirming that overnight returns significantly outperform intraday returns. We calculate fractions of value-weighted average prices (VWAP) throughout ...