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Found 17049 papers in total
Optimization methodology for land use patterns using spatially explicit landscape models
2002,
Spatially explicit ecosystem models allow the calculation of water and matter dynamics...
FEMME, a flexible environment for mathematically modelling the environment
2002,
A new, FORTRAN-based, simulation environment called FEMME (Flexible Environment for...
Optimization methodology for land use patterns – evaluation based on multiscale habitat pattern comparison
2003,
In this paper, the methodological concept of landscape optimization presented by...
Estimating regional air quality vehicle emission inventories: Constructing robust driving cycles
2003,
Mobile emission inventories are constructed by multiplying a pollutant emission factor...
A qualitative study of a vaccination model with non-linear incidence
2003,
We propose a new deterministic model for the dynamics of an infectious disease in the...
A dynamical model for stage-specific HIV incidences with application to sub-Saharan Africa
2003,
In this paper a deterministic model for HIV epidemic with three stages of disease...
Contract optimization at Texas Children's Hospital
2004,
In 1998, faced with mounting financial pressure, Texas Children's Hospital found its...
Six Sigma in a Dutch hospital: does it work in the nursing department?
2004,
The Red Cross Hospital is a medium-sized general hospital with 385 beds, located in...
Mixed assembly and disassembly operations for remanufacturing
2003,
In this paper we consider the problem of designing a mixed assembly–disassembly...
Optimal project sequencing with recourse at a scarce resource
2003,
We develop a dynamic prioritization policy to optimally allocate a scarce resource...
Erratum to bounds in “Serial production/distribution systems under service constraints”
2003,
A procedure is provided to compute the correct bound on the optimal system stock in a...
A market utility-based model for capacity scheduling in mass services
2003,
Only a small set of employee scheduling articles have considered an objective of...
Amplification in service supply chains: An exploratory case study from the telecom industry
2003,
Evidence on the impact of amplification effects on supply chain performance primarily...
Appointment policies in service operations: A critical analysis of the economic framework
2003,
In this paper review the literature on appointment policies, specifically in terms of...
Modeling customer satisfaction in telecommunications: Assessing the effects of multiple transaction points on the perceived overall performance of the provider
2003,
The ability of telecommunication operators to focus successfully on the customer has...
Strategic management of spare parts in closed-loop supply chains – a system dynamics approach
2003,
We developed tools for information management and spare-parts management in...
Applying stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis to forest ecosystem management with both cardinal and ordinal criteria
2003,
Multicriterion decision analysis is applied to ecosystem management planning in a...
Geographic and industrial diversification of developing country firms
2004,
This paper examines the impact of the industrial and geographical diversification...
Evaluating the economic cost of environmental measures in plantation harvesting through the use of mathematical models
2003,
An important issue being discussed for Chilean pine plantation policies is the...
Ancient Greeks' practices and contributions in public and entrepreneurship decision making
2003,
In addition to the arts and philosophy, the ancients Greeks contributed greatly to the...
Hazardous waste disposal: a waste-fuel blending approach
2003,
The disposal of hazardous wastes creates major economic and environmental problems....
Outpatient scheduling in health care: a review of literature
2003,
This paper provides a comprehensive survey of research on appointment scheduling in...
From supply chain to demand chain: the role of lead time reduction in improving demand chain performance
2004,
To improve demand chain performance, is it better for parties in a supply chain to...
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