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Environmental proactivity and business performance: an empirical analysis
Environmental proactivity and business performance: an empirical analysis
2005,
This paper analyses the relationship between environmental proactivity and business...
Scheduling logistic activities to improve hospital supply systems
Scheduling logistic activities to improve hospital supply systems
2007,
This paper presents an innovative approach for improving hospital logistics by...
An Ant Colony Optimization algorithm for a dynamic regional nurse-scheduling problem in Austria
An Ant Colony Optimization algorithm for a dynamic regional nurse-scheduling problem in Austria
2007,
To the best of our knowledge, this paper describes the first ant colony optimization...
A genetic algorithm approach to a nurse rerostering problem
A genetic algorithm approach to a nurse rerostering problem
2007,
The nurse rerostering problem occurs when one or more nurses cannot work in shifts...
Locational analysis for regionalization of Turkish Red Crescent blood services
Locational analysis for regionalization of Turkish Red Crescent blood services
2007,
After a series of earthquakes in 1999, Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) has engaged in a...
A fuzzy multi-objective covering-based vehicle location model for emergency services
A fuzzy multi-objective covering-based vehicle location model for emergency services
2007,
Timeliness is one of the most important objectives that reflect the quality of...
Analysis of ambulance decentralization in an urban emergency medical service using the hypercube queueing model
Analysis of ambulance decentralization in an urban emergency medical service using the hypercube queueing model
2007,
This paper studies the application of the hypercube queueing model to SAMU-192, the...
A dial-a-ride problem for client transportation in a health-care organization
A dial-a-ride problem for client transportation in a health-care organization
2007,
We propose a double request dial-a-ride model with soft time windows and its...
Blood platelet production: Optimization by dynamic programming and simulation
Blood platelet production: Optimization by dynamic programming and simulation
2007,
Blood platelets are precious, as voluntarily supplied by donors, and highly...
Improving appointment scheduling for medical screening
Improving appointment scheduling for medical screening
2002,
We investigate the optimization of appointment scheduling for breast cancer screening,...
Managing the knowledge environment: a case study from healthcare
Managing the knowledge environment: a case study from healthcare
2004,
An organization's future is viable to the degree it can create, obtain, and leverage...
Retail facility location under changing market conditions
Retail facility location under changing market conditions
2002,
In this paper we investigate the location of retail facilities under changing market...
Planning health services with explicit geographical considerations: a stochastic location–allocation approach
Planning health services with explicit geographical considerations: a stochastic location–allocation approach
2005,
This paper is concerned with modeling for planning health services when geographical...
Profit analysis of the M/M/R machine repair problem with balking, reneging, and standby switching failures
Profit analysis of the M/M/R machine repair problem with balking, reneging, and standby switching failures
2007,
We study the warm-standby M/M/R machine repair problem where standby machines have...
A model to predict the residual life of rolling element bearings given monitored condition information to date
A model to predict the residual life of rolling element bearings given monitored condition information to date
2002,
In condition monitoring practice, one of the primary concerns of maintenance managers...
Supporting maintenance strategies using Markov models
Supporting maintenance strategies using Markov models
2002,
The basic principle of total productive maintenance (TPM) is to reduce and ultimately...
Multicriteria modelling for a repair contract problem based on utility and the ELECTRE I method
Multicriteria modelling for a repair contract problem based on utility and the ELECTRE I method
2002,
Each alternative for a repair contract implies a specific response time and related...
Accounting for inspection errors and change in maintenance behaviour
Accounting for inspection errors and change in maintenance behaviour
2002,
We propose a way to account for inspection errors in a particular framework. We...
A methodology for sensitivity analysis of maintenance and reliability models
A methodology for sensitivity analysis of maintenance and reliability models
2002,
Baker presented a methodology for sensitivity analysis of models that had been fitted...
Forecasting commercial paper rates
Forecasting commercial paper rates
2004,
A model previously developed by Lackman for the period 1960 to 1985 is updated to...
Detection of incipient gear failures using statistical techniques
Detection of incipient gear failures using statistical techniques
2002,
Gears are important components in most power transmission mechanisms. Failures of...
A new preventive maintenance strategy for items sold under warranty
A new preventive maintenance strategy for items sold under warranty
2002,
When products are sold under warranty, the manufacturer incurs additional costs for...
Characterization of optimal policy for capital replacement models
Characterization of optimal policy for capital replacement models
2002,
The behaviour of simple replacement decision models is described. We compare and...
Confirmatory factor analysis and factorial invariance of the impact of information technology instrument
Confirmatory factor analysis and factorial invariance of the impact of information technology instrument
2005,
Organizations increasingly evaluate information technology in terms of its impact on...
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