Leech, Sonya (2026) The Nuances of Quantisation. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
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Abstract
Truncating data to speed up process flows or reduce storage space is quite common
in organisations. In many applications, the decimal precision of numerical
data is considered of limited importance, particularly when precision extends
beyond the commonly used two decimal places. However, this assumption
can introduce significant challenges when modelling complex, high-volume
production data. This thesis is motivated by practical difficulties encountered
in modelling Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) production data within a
supply chain organisation.
EDI data is bursty in nature, presenting challenges for modelling, therefore this
work develops a structured framework for modelling EDI data. It investigates
different approaches to identifying quantisation, ways to overcome quantisation
challenges, and what impact, if any, it has on modelling applications. Finally,
the research explores techniques for recovering information lost through rounding,
addressing the problem from both a data point reconstruction perspective
and a distributional recovery perspective.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Nuances;f Quantisation; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science & Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute |
| Item ID: | 21759 |
| Depositing User: | IR eTheses |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jul 2026 13:53 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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