Traditional database systems are built around the query-at-a-time model. This approach tries to optimize performance in a best-effort way. Unfortunately, best effort is not good enough for many modern applications. These applications require response time guarantees in high load situations. This paper describes the design of a new database architecture that is based on batching queries and shar...

My dissertation addresses a number of challenges in perishable inventory management in supply chains, providing both theoretical results and managerial insights. Essay 1: In this essay, we review the literature on supply chain management of perishable products that have a fixed or random lifetime, primarily focusing on challenges introduced by aging of such products. We start with a review of t...

This research develops a model for the implementation of the perishable supply chain management based on the clients’ expectation factors of the products. This study analyzes in special the processes of the chicken supply chain.

topical and transdermal drug delivery systems are noninvasive and can be self-administered with the minimization of side-effects, have received increased attention during the past few years. nanoemulsions, emulsions sized between 20-200 nm with narrow distributions, offer several advantages for topical and transdermal delivery of pharmaceutical agents including controlled droplet size, the abil...

One of the important characteristics of perishable products that a decision-maker has to take into account seriously is that the price will drop significantly after a day, or a season. Hence, over-production and storage of such products is not recommended. In this paper, the production process for perishable products is proposed to be divided into two phases by applying the concept of postponem...

It has been a challenging task to manage perishable food supply chains because of the perishable product’s short lifetime, the possible spoilage of the product due to its deterioration nature, and the retail demand uncertainty. All of these factors can lead to a significant amount of shortage of food items and a substantial retail loss. The recent development of tracing and tracking technologie...