Country: New Zealand

Found 32 papers in total
The joint determination of price, quality and capacity: An application to supermarket operations
The joint determination of price, quality and capacity: An application to supermarket operations
2001,
This paper focuses on a service provider who, faced with competition, must determine...
Can we prevent the next epidemic? The elimination of childhood diseases by mass vaccination
Can we prevent the next epidemic? The elimination of childhood diseases by mass vaccination
2000,
Recently in New Zealand there have been outbreaks of measles and pertussis every six...
Stratified filtered sampling in stochastic optimization
Stratified filtered sampling in stochastic optimization
2000,
We develop a methodology for evaluating a decision strategy generated by a stochastic...
Construction of J-variate distribution functions and applications to discrete decision models
Construction of J-variate distribution functions and applications to discrete decision models
2000,
The construction of J -variate distribution functions, introducing dependences among J...
A coupling technique for stochastic comparison of functions of Markov processes
A coupling technique for stochastic comparison of functions of Markov processes
2000,
The aim of this work is to obtain explicit conditions (i.e., conditions on the...
Robust estimation in capital asset pricing model
Robust estimation in capital asset pricing model
2000,
Bian and Dickey developed a robust Bayesian estimator for the vector of regression...
Global properties of the three-dimensional predator–prey Lotka–Volterra systems
Global properties of the three-dimensional predator–prey Lotka–Volterra systems
1999,
The global properties of the classical three-dimensional Lotka–Volterra two...
The videotape rental model
The videotape rental model
1999,
In this paper we study the situation faced by a videotape rental store which must...
Strategic staffing model for electric utilities
Strategic staffing model for electric utilities
1999,
Historically, utilities have been granted a natural monopoly status through the...
On a queue with correlated arrivals
On a queue with correlated arrivals
1999,
In this note we analyze the performance measures of a one server queue when arrivals...
Dynamic programming applied to the dairy cow replacement decision
Dynamic programming applied to the dairy cow replacement decision
1996,
This research addresses the question ‘When should dairy cows be replaced?’...
Robust insurance mechanisms and the shadow prices of information constraints
Robust insurance mechanisms and the shadow prices of information constraints
1999,
We consider a risky economic project that may yield either profits or losses,...
The predictive distribution in decision theory: A case study
The predictive distribution in decision theory: A case study
1998,
In the classical decision theory framework the loss is a function of the decision...
A generalization of the convex-hull-and-line traveling salesman problem
A generalization of the convex-hull-and-line traveling salesman problem
1998,
Two instances of the traveling salesman problem, on the same node set {1,2, ..., n }...
A note on calculating steady state results for an M/M/k queuing system when the ratio of the arrival rate to the service rate is large
A note on calculating steady state results for an M/M/k queuing system when the ratio of the arrival rate to the service rate is large
1998,
The formulas for calculating steady state results for the M/M/k queuing system are...
Multi-class decision procedures for the inspection operation
Multi-class decision procedures for the inspection operation
1998,
Increasing the amount of inspection activities and inspecting a large fraction of the...
On selecting the most reliable components
On selecting the most reliable components
1998,
Consider a series system consisting of n components of k types. Whenever a unit fails,...
Admission controls for Erlang's loss system with service times distributed as a finite sum of exponential random variables
Admission controls for Erlang's loss system with service times distributed as a finite sum of exponential random variables
1998,
It is known that a threshold policy (or trunk reservation policy) is optimal for...
Optimal investment strategies for renewable facilities
Optimal investment strategies for renewable facilities
1998,
Although a large literature exists on the repair and deterioration of machines, the...
Managing cost uncertainties in transportation and assignment problems
Managing cost uncertainties in transportation and assignment problems
1998,
In a fast changing global market, a manager is concerned with cost uncertainties of...
Sampling size and efficiency bias in Data Envelopment Analysis
Sampling size and efficiency bias in Data Envelopment Analysis
1998,
In Data Envelopment Analysis, when the number of decision making units is small, the...
A decision support system for regional hazardous waste management alternatives
A decision support system for regional hazardous waste management alternatives
1998,
With the passage of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the...
An inductive derivation of Stirling numbers of the second kind and their applications in statistics
An inductive derivation of Stirling numbers of the second kind and their applications in statistics
1997,
An inductive method has been presented for finding Stirling numbers of the second...
On the significance level of the multirelation coefficient
On the significance level of the multirelation coefficient
1997,
The concept of the multirelation coefficient is defined to describe the closeness of a...
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