Journal: IMA Journal of Management Mathematics (Print)

Found 211 papers in total
Risk measurement and management of defined benefit pension schemes: a stochastic approach
Risk measurement and management of defined benefit pension schemes: a stochastic approach
2003,
The traditional actuarial valuation for defined benefit pension schemes operates on...
Exponential smoothing methods in pension funding
Exponential smoothing methods in pension funding
2003,
‘Smoothed-market’ methods are used by actuaries, when they value pension...
Take (smoothed) risks when you are young, not when you are old: How to get the best from your pension plan
Take (smoothed) risks when you are young, not when you are old: How to get the best from your pension plan
2003,
Using stochastic modelling, we demonstrate that the best investment strategy for the...
A two-time-scale model for hospital patient flow
A two-time-scale model for hospital patient flow
2005,
Hospitals are currently facing high incidences of ambulance bypass, long waiting lists...
Reimbursement systems and regional inpatient allocation: a non-linear optimisation model
Reimbursement systems and regional inpatient allocation: a non-linear optimisation model
2005,
This study presents a non-linear optimisation model for investigating the optimal...
A methodology for measuring the relative effectiveness of healthcare services
A methodology for measuring the relative effectiveness of healthcare services
2005,
In this paper we propose a methodology for measuring the ‘relative...
On the use of multi-state multi-census techniques for modelling the survival of elderly people in institutional long-term care
On the use of multi-state multi-census techniques for modelling the survival of elderly people in institutional long-term care
2005,
A good estimate of the length of stay (LOS) of elderly people in institutional...
System dynamics modeling of Chlamydia infection for screening intervention planning and cost–benefit estimation
System dynamics modeling of Chlamydia infection for screening intervention planning and cost–benefit estimation
2005,
Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common sexually transmitted...
Patient mix optimization in tactical cardiothoracic surgery planning: a case study
Patient mix optimization in tactical cardiothoracic surgery planning: a case study
2005,
Cardiothoracic surgery planning involves different resources such as operating theatre...
Modelling admissions booking of elective in-patients into a treatment centre
Modelling admissions booking of elective in-patients into a treatment centre
2005,
As part of the modernisation of the UK National Health Service, specialist centres...
Length of stay as a performance indicator: robust statistical methodology
Length of stay as a performance indicator: robust statistical methodology
2005,
Length of stay (LOS) is an important performance indicator for costing and hospital...
Multilevel flexible specification of the production function in health economics
Multilevel flexible specification of the production function in health economics
2005,
Previous studies on hospitals' efficiency often refer to quite restrictive functional...
Decision making and card collecting
Decision making and card collecting
2005,
Collecting a set of different, yet similar, items is a popular hobby. The...
Allocating energy in a first-to-n match
Allocating energy in a first-to-n match
2004,
This paper models a decision where a player must allocate limited energy over a...
Scheduling fixtures for New Zealand cricket
Scheduling fixtures for New Zealand cricket
2005,
This paper describes the problem faced every year by New Zealand Cricket in scheduling...
Combining player statistics to predict outcomes of tennis matches
Combining player statistics to predict outcomes of tennis matches
2005,
With the growth in sports betting, it is possible to bet, both before and during a...
Dynamic rating of European football teams
Dynamic rating of European football teams
2005,
In this paper we apply and extend recently proposed methods for the dynamic analysis...
The importance of recent scores in a forecasting model for professional golf tournaments
The importance of recent scores in a forecasting model for professional golf tournaments
2005,
In many fields of forecasting, practitioners face the problem of how to distinguish...
A stochastic frontier approach to running performance
A stochastic frontier approach to running performance
2005,
Long-distance running performance depends on age of the runner and race distance. In...
Handicapping in group and extended golf competitions
Handicapping in group and extended golf competitions
2005,
This paper addresses the issue of finding a fair mechanism for adjusting for handicaps...
Modelling match outcomes and decision support for setting a final innings target in test cricket
Modelling match outcomes and decision support for setting a final innings target in test cricket
2005,
This paper considers the problem of timing the declaration of the third innings in...
Modelling a baseball game to optimise pitcher substitution strategies incorporating handedness of players
Modelling a baseball game to optimise pitcher substitution strategies incorporating handedness of players
2005,
This paper proposes a method for identifying the optimal strategy for substituting...
A dynamic programming approach for the airport capacity allocation problem
A dynamic programming approach for the airport capacity allocation problem
2003,
In most of the optimization models developed to manage airports operations, arrivals...
The master bay plan problem: a solution method based on its connection to the three-dimensional bin packing problem
The master bay plan problem: a solution method based on its connection to the three-dimensional bin packing problem
2003,
This paper addresses the problem of determining stowage plans for containers in a...
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