We consider three models of investments in generation capacity in restructured electricity systems that differ by their underlying economic assumptions. The first model assumes a perfect, competitive equilibrium. It is very similar to the old capacity expansion models even if its economic interpretation is different. The second model (open-loop Cournot game) extends the Cournot model to include...

Long-term planning for electric power systems, or capacity expansion, has traditionally been modeled using simplified models or heuristics to approximate the short-term dynamics. However, current trends such as increasing penetration of intermittent renewable generation and increased demand response requires a coupling of both the long and short term dynamics. We present an efficient method for...

Growing demand, innovations in telecommunication technologies, and the expansion and diversification of services offered have created a variety of design and expansion problems in telecommunication networks. This paper looks at one of these problems, the Local Access Network Expansion Problem (LANEP), in which existing cables and concentrators must be installed or upgraded to handle growing dem...

We study capacity reservation contracts in high-tech manufacturing, where the manufacturer (the supplier) shares the risk of capacity expansion with her OEM customer (the buyer). We focus on shortlife-cycle, make-to-order products under stochastic demand. The supplier and the buyer are partners who enter a "design-win" agreement to develop the product, and who share demand information. The supp...

This paper studies optimal long-term electric power capacity strategies with capacity options. Gencos can sign contracts with Discos, where such contracts take the form of capacity options that may or may not be executed by Discos at some pre-specified maturation date. Capacity not offered in the options market, or for which options by Discos are not executed, can then be offered in the spot ma...

With an increasing mobility of today’s workforce, organizations have a growing need for information and transactions anytime and anywhere. Mobile network operators (MNO) must therefore meet this need by deploying wireless networks capable of offering advanced voice and data services. While wireless network planning and design has been studied extensively in the literature, most work has focused...

W study capacity reservation contracts between a high-tech manufacturer (supplier) and her oem customer (buyer). The supplier and the buyer are partners who enter a “design-win” agreement to develop the product, and who share the stochastic demand information. To encourage the supplier for more aggressive capacity expansion, the buyer reserves capacity upfront by paying a deductible fee. As cap...