Journal: Annals of Operations Research

Found 3339 papers in total
A tabu search algorithm for frequency assignment
A tabu search algorithm for frequency assignment
1996,
This paper presents the application of a tabu search algorithm for solving the...
Mixing stochastic dynamic programming and scenario aggregation
Mixing stochastic dynamic programming and scenario aggregation
1996,
This paper describes a serial and parallel implementation of a hybrid stochastic...
New uses of DEA and statistical regressions for efficiency evaluation and estimation-With an illustrative application to public secondary schools in Texas
New uses of DEA and statistical regressions for efficiency evaluation and estimation-With an illustrative application to public secondary schools in Texas
1996,
This paper examines new combinations of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and...
An enhanced decomposition algorithm for multistage stochastic hydroelectric scheduling
An enhanced decomposition algorithm for multistage stochastic hydroelectric scheduling
1996,
Handling uncertainty in natural inflow is an important part of a hydroelectric...
Profitability and productivity changes: An application to swedish pharmacies
Profitability and productivity changes: An application to swedish pharmacies
1996,
The relationship between Malmquist productivity change and profitability is developed...
Understanding variations in hospital costs: An economics perspective
Understanding variations in hospital costs: An economics perspective
1996,
This article provides a review of factors that cause hospital costs to vary. Examples...
A primer: Health care databases, diagnostic coding, severity adjustment systems and improved parameter estimation
A primer: Health care databases, diagnostic coding, severity adjustment systems and improved parameter estimation
1996,
Data on outcomes of medical care are becoming much more available in health care...
Risk-adjusted control charts for health care assessment
Risk-adjusted control charts for health care assessment
1996,
The recent Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization requirement...
Trends in labor efficiency among American hospital markets
Trends in labor efficiency among American hospital markets
1996,
The health care sector is one of the most labor intensive sectors of the economy. As a...
Benchmarking physician practice patterns with data envelopment analysis: A multi-stage approach for cost containment
Benchmarking physician practice patterns with data envelopment analysis: A multi-stage approach for cost containment
1996,
Physician practice patterns in a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) are analyzed...
Cost pass-through reimbursement to hospitals and their impacts on operating efficiencies
Cost pass-through reimbursement to hospitals and their impacts on operating efficiencies
1996,
In both the private and public sectors, it is strongly believed that when goods and...
Data envelopment analysis applied to quality in primary health care
Data envelopment analysis applied to quality in primary health care
1996,
The performance of primary care should ultimately be judged on its effect on the...
A comparison of shadow prices and reimbursement rates of hospital services
A comparison of shadow prices and reimbursement rates of hospital services
1996,
The purpose of this paper is to calculate shadow prices of hospital services and...
Simulation modeling for emergency bed requirement planning
Simulation modeling for emergency bed requirement planning
1996,
Due to its highly stochastic nature and complex interaction between services involved,...
Patient risk in anaesthesia: Probabilistic risk analysis and management improvements
Patient risk in anaesthesia: Probabilistic risk analysis and management improvements
1996,
In this paper, the authors present a pilot study in which they use probabilistic risk...
Statistical and economic models for analysis and optimal design of laboratory screening policies for cervical cancer
Statistical and economic models for analysis and optimal design of laboratory screening policies for cervical cancer
1996,
This paper develops several statistical and economic models in order to analyze the...
Moving frontier analysis: An application of Data Envelopment Analysis for competitive analysis of a high-technology manufacturing plant
Moving frontier analysis: An application of Data Envelopment Analysis for competitive analysis of a high-technology manufacturing plant
1996,
Competitive analysis of plants is fundamental to enhancing the competitiveness of...
Evaluating the efficiency of vehicle manufacturing with different products
Evaluating the efficiency of vehicle manufacturing with different products
1996,
This paper evaluates the efficiency of Chinese vehicle manufacturing with different...
DEA/AR analysis of the 1988-1989 performance of the Nanjing Textiles Corporation
DEA/AR analysis of the 1988-1989 performance of the Nanjing Textiles Corporation
1996,
This article employs new data envelopment analysis/assurance region (DEA/AR) methods...
The use of mathematical programming to verify rule-based knowledge
The use of mathematical programming to verify rule-based knowledge
1996,
The purpose of this paper is to use mathematical programming, including linear...
A machine learning approach to process improvement in a telecommunications company
A machine learning approach to process improvement in a telecommunications company
1996,
Redesigning and improving business processes to better serve customer needs has become...
UNIK-PMA: A unifier of optimization model with rule-based systems by the post-model analysis
UNIK-PMA: A unifier of optimization model with rule-based systems by the post-model analysis
1996,
Post-Model Analysis (PMA) is a framework that unifies an optimization model with a...
Tabu search for graph partitioning
Tabu search for graph partitioning
1996,
In this paper, the authors develop a tabu search procedure for solving the uniform...
A tabu thresholding algorithm for arc crossing minimization in bipartite graphs
A tabu thresholding algorithm for arc crossing minimization in bipartite graphs
1996,
Acyclic directed graphs are commonly used to model complex systems. The most important...
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