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Alternate financial incentives to regular credit/price discounts for extraordinary purchases
Alternate financial incentives to regular credit/price discounts for extraordinary purchases
2001,
Temporary trade promotions can take in practice many forms, especially when...
Cyclicality of capital-intensive industries: A system dynamics simulation study of the paper industry
Cyclicality of capital-intensive industries: A system dynamics simulation study of the paper industry
2001,
This paper provides a view on the cyclicality of capital-intensive industries that...
Using data envelopment analysis and survival analysis for measuring performance of branches in New Zealand's Accident Compensation Corporation
Using data envelopment analysis and survival analysis for measuring performance of branches in New Zealand's Accident Compensation Corporation
2002,
This paper describes an approach to solving the problem of assessing relative branch...
Improving the discriminating power of data envelopment analysis: Focus on globally efficient units
Improving the discriminating power of data envelopment analysis: Focus on globally efficient units
2002,
We introduce in this paper the global efficiency approach as a means to improve the...
Outlier detection in data envelopment analysis: An analysis of jackknifing
Outlier detection in data envelopment analysis: An analysis of jackknifing
2002,
This paper analyzes the resampling technique of jackknifing and its capability of...
Optimization of network topologies for service providers in the telecommunications market
Optimization of network topologies for service providers in the telecommunications market
2001,
Following the deregulation of communications services, a growing number of commercial...
Setting individual achievement targets with data envelopment analysis
Setting individual achievement targets with data envelopment analysis
1999,
Data Envelopment Analysis can be used to set targets for individual attainments that...
Performance analysis of carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance protocol for high-speed wireless local area networks
Performance analysis of carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance protocol for high-speed wireless local area networks
2002,
In this paper, we present an exact analysis to numerically evaluate the performance of...
Dealing with outliers when setting targets by data envelopment analysis
Dealing with outliers when setting targets by data envelopment analysis
1999,
Thanassoulis and Simpson outlined an approach for setting targets by DEA for...
Computing the nonparametric estimator of the survivor function when all observations are either left- or right-censored with tied observation times
Computing the nonparametric estimator of the survivor function when all observations are either left- or right-censored with tied observation times
2002,
A data set of missiles tested at various times consists entirely of left- and...
Learning from beer – lessons for intervention
Learning from beer – lessons for intervention
1999,
This paper attempts to dispel the myth of academics being cosseted in metaphorical...
A tabu search algorithm for large-scale guillotine (un)constrained two-dimensional cutting problems
A tabu search algorithm for large-scale guillotine (un)constrained two-dimensional cutting problems
2002,
In this paper we develop several heuristic algorithms for the two-dimensional cutting...
Methods for assigning students to groups: A study of alternative objective functions
Methods for assigning students to groups: A study of alternative objective functions
2002,
This paper describes the problem of forming work groups. The motivating problem is...
Assigning students to academic majors
Assigning students to academic majors
2001,
We address here the problem of assigning undergraduate students to academic major...
Fair pay for teachers – an LP model to establish pay equity for part-time faculty
Fair pay for teachers – an LP model to establish pay equity for part-time faculty
1999,
This paper deals with setting (or straightening out) the pay scale for part-time...
Risk assessment of gas transportation invoices – business change facilitation using risk modelling
Risk assessment of gas transportation invoices – business change facilitation using risk modelling
1999,
Introduction of a complex new process needs careful consideration to ensure full...
D-optimal designs for sensor and actuator locations
D-optimal designs for sensor and actuator locations
2002,
Active control of noise and vibration is now possible in automobiles, aircraft, and...
Crossing boundaries and conscripting participation: Representing and integrating knowledge in a paper machinery project
Crossing boundaries and conscripting participation: Representing and integrating knowledge in a paper machinery project
2001,
In large, complex knowledge management tasks, representing and integrating knowledge...
Rethinking the management of flexibility – a study in the aerospace defence industry
Rethinking the management of flexibility – a study in the aerospace defence industry
2002,
The concept of flexibility as a managed performance measure is explored through case...
A primal–dual steepest-edge method for even-flow harvest scheduling problems
A primal–dual steepest-edge method for even-flow harvest scheduling problems
2002,
The even-flow harvest scheduling problem arises when the forestry agency has evolved...
Legitimacy and quality of multi-criteria environmental policy analysis: A meta analysis of five MCE studies in Norway
Legitimacy and quality of multi-criteria environmental policy analysis: A meta analysis of five MCE studies in Norway
2001,
This paper argues for multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) as a tool in...
Reflections on ethics and multi-criteria analysis in environmental decisions
Reflections on ethics and multi-criteria analysis in environmental decisions
2001,
The aim of decision analysis is normative. Consequently, at least in public spheres,...
On the use of multi-criteria analysis in environmental impact assessment in the Netherlands
On the use of multi-criteria analysis in environmental impact assessment in the Netherlands
2001,
Multi-criteria analysis (MCA) is a popular tool in Dutch environmental impact...
Implementing quality improvement strategies in Brazilian hospitals: A model for guidance of the initial stage of implementation
Implementing quality improvement strategies in Brazilian hospitals: A model for guidance of the initial stage of implementation
2002,
Since the early 1990s, Brazilian hospitals have increasingly adopted quality...
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