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Evaluating the impact of agricultural extension on farms' performance in Crete: a non-neutral stochastic frontier approach
Evaluating the impact of agricultural extension on farms' performance in Crete: a non-neutral stochastic frontier approach
2007,
This article attempts to integrate the production- and the efficiency-based approaches...
Herbicide resistance and the adoption of integrated weed management by Western Australian grain growers
Herbicide resistance and the adoption of integrated weed management by Western Australian grain growers
2007,
Extension programs to encourage farmers to reduce reliance on herbicides by adopting...
Economic implications of alternative mill mud management options in the Australian sugar industry
Economic implications of alternative mill mud management options in the Australian sugar industry
2007,
Sugar mills produce a range of byproducts during the process of extracting sugar from...
Efficiency, subsidies, and environmental adaptation of animal farming under CAP
Efficiency, subsidies, and environmental adaptation of animal farming under CAP
2007,
The purpose of this article is to model the interaction between the targets of the...
Optimal supplier testing and tolerance strategies for genetically modified (GM) wheat
Optimal supplier testing and tolerance strategies for genetically modified (GM) wheat
2007,
A stochastic optimization model was developed to determine optimal testing strategies,...
Poverty and the rural nonfarm economy in Oromia, Ethiopia
Poverty and the rural nonfarm economy in Oromia, Ethiopia
2006,
The rural nonfarm sector has gained increasing importance not only in Asia but also in...
A branch-and-cut algorithm for the capacitated open vehicle routing problem
A branch-and-cut algorithm for the capacitated open vehicle routing problem
2007,
In open vehicle routing problems, the vehicles are not required to return to the depot...
Reactive tabu adaptive memory programming search for the vehicle routing problem with backhauls
Reactive tabu adaptive memory programming search for the vehicle routing problem with backhauls
2007,
A heuristic approach based on a hybrid operation of reactive tabu search (RTS) and...
Solving school bus routing problems through integer programming
Solving school bus routing problems through integer programming
2007,
In this paper, an exact solution approach is described for solving a real-life school...
Developing exact and Tabu search algorithms for simultaneously determining AGV loop and P/D stations in single loop systems
Developing exact and Tabu search algorithms for simultaneously determining AGV loop and P/D stations in single loop systems
2007,
There are some issues which have to be addressed when designing an automated guided...
Finding good nurse duty schedules: a case study
Finding good nurse duty schedules: a case study
2007,
Constructing duty schedules for nurses at large hospitals is a difficult problem. The...
Performance measurement of supply chain management using the analytical hierarchy process
Performance measurement of supply chain management using the analytical hierarchy process
2007,
Performance measurement of supply chain management (SCM) is a rapidly growing...
Bi-negotiation integrated AHP in suppliers selection
Bi-negotiation integrated AHP in suppliers selection
2007,
Purpose – The objective is to demonstrate a proposed scheme aimed at the...
Developing a decision model for business process outsourcing
Developing a decision model for business process outsourcing
2007,
Information technology (IT) outsourcing has been one of the critical issues in...
Optimizing vendor selection in a two-stage outsourcing process
Optimizing vendor selection in a two-stage outsourcing process
2007,
The decision processes surrounding outsourcing are complicated by the very nature of...
An integrated multicriteria decision-making methodology for outsourcing management
An integrated multicriteria decision-making methodology for outsourcing management
2007,
In this study, an outsourcer evaluation and management system is developed for a...
Vendor selection in outsourcing
Vendor selection in outsourcing
2007,
In any large organization, millions of dollars are spent on outsourcing. Most large...
Evaluation of enterprise resource planning outsourcing
Evaluation of enterprise resource planning outsourcing
2007,
Outsourcing has evolved as a viable means to attain cost savings in organizational...
Application of a hybrid intelligent decision support model in logistics outsourcing
Application of a hybrid intelligent decision support model in logistics outsourcing
2007,
Outsourcing is an increasingly important issue pursued by corporations seeking...
Using a hybrid multi-criteria decision aid method for information systems outsourcing
Using a hybrid multi-criteria decision aid method for information systems outsourcing
2007,
An ever-increasing trend in today's firms is to exploit outsourcing for those...
Sourcing with random yields and stochastic demand: A newsvendor approach
Sourcing with random yields and stochastic demand: A newsvendor approach
2007,
We studied a supplier selection problem, where a buyer, while facing random demand, is...
Outsourcing or capacity expansions: Application of activity-based costing model on joint products decisions
Outsourcing or capacity expansions: Application of activity-based costing model on joint products decisions
2007,
Because of capacity constraints, the companies who produce joint products have to...
An evaluation of simulation to support contract costing
An evaluation of simulation to support contract costing
2007,
As global markets have become more customer oriented, rapid response rates are now...
A model for dynamic strategic vendor selection
A model for dynamic strategic vendor selection
2007,
Once the decision to outsource has been made, outsourcing vendors supplying the...
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