Keyword: performance

Found 1006 papers in total
A dynamic ambulance management model for rural areas
A dynamic ambulance management model for rural areas
2017,
We study the Dynamic Ambulance Management (DAM) problem in which one tries to retain...
Output congestion leads to compromised care in Peruvian public hospital neonatal units
Output congestion leads to compromised care in Peruvian public hospital neonatal units
2017,
Peru is moving toward a universal health insurance system, and it is facing important...
Complementary effect of patient volume and quality of care on hospital cost efficiency
Complementary effect of patient volume and quality of care on hospital cost efficiency
2017,
This study explores the direct effect of an increase in patient volume in a hospital...
Cost inefficiency under financial strain: a stochastic frontier analysis of hospitals in Washington State through the Great Recession
Cost inefficiency under financial strain: a stochastic frontier analysis of hospitals in Washington State through the Great Recession
2017,
The importance of increasing cost efficiency for community hospitals in the United...
Assessing overall, technical, and scale efficiency among home health care agencies
Assessing overall, technical, and scale efficiency among home health care agencies
2017,
While home health care agencies (HHAs) play a vital role in the production of health,...
Business group heterogeneity and the internationalization-performance relationship: Evidence from Indian business groups
Business group heterogeneity and the internationalization-performance relationship: Evidence from Indian business groups
2017,
Business groups, the dominant organizational form in many Asian markets, have expanded...
Assessment of the Total Factor Productivity Change in the English and Welsh Water Industry: a Färe-Primont Productivity Index Approach
Assessment of the Total Factor Productivity Change in the English and Welsh Water Industry: a Färe-Primont Productivity Index Approach
2017,
The assessment of productivity change across companies and over time is of great...
Efficiency in the Consolidation of the Italian Water Sector
Efficiency in the Consolidation of the Italian Water Sector
2017,
Despite since the mid‐90s the regulation has encouraged horizontal and vertical...
Cost Savings in Wastewater Treatment Processes: the Role of Environmental and Operational Drivers
Cost Savings in Wastewater Treatment Processes: the Role of Environmental and Operational Drivers
2017,
In this study, 139 Tuscan Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) were analyzed with the...
Supply chain performance under pull or push contracts in the presence of a market disruption
Supply chain performance under pull or push contracts in the presence of a market disruption
2017,
Recently, market disruptions are more prone to emerging in supply chains. To...
Productivity development of Norwegian institutions of higher education 2004‐2013
Productivity development of Norwegian institutions of higher education 2004‐2013
2017,
Productivity growth of institutions of higher education is of interest for two main...
Assessing research effectiveness: a comparison of alternative nonparametric models
Assessing research effectiveness: a comparison of alternative nonparametric models
2017,
In this paper, we examine three alternative a posteriori weighting schemes with...
Evaluating higher education teaching performance using combined analytic hierarchy process and data envelopment analysis
Evaluating higher education teaching performance using combined analytic hierarchy process and data envelopment analysis
2017,
Evaluating higher education teaching performance is complex as it involves...
Efficiency in education: a review of literature and a way forward
Efficiency in education: a review of literature and a way forward
2017,
This paper provides an extensive overview of the literature on efficiency in...
Assessing European primary school performance through a conditional nonparametric model
Assessing European primary school performance through a conditional nonparametric model
2017,
This paper uses a fully nonparametric framework to assess the efficiency of primary...
Non-parametric estimation of the cost of adequacy in education: the case of Dutch schools
Non-parametric estimation of the cost of adequacy in education: the case of Dutch schools
2017,
Adequacy is defined in education as a minimum set of outcome standards. Schools that...
Supply chain performance measurement using SCOR model based on interval-valued fuzzy TOPSIS
Supply chain performance measurement using SCOR model based on interval-valued fuzzy TOPSIS
2017,
Performance measurement is known to be the best way of investigating the supply...
Past the Point of Speeding Up: The Negative Effects of Workload Saturation on Efficiency and Patient Severity
Past the Point of Speeding Up: The Negative Effects of Workload Saturation on Efficiency and Patient Severity
2017,
Service organizations face a trade‐off between high utilization and...
Private Equity and Industry Performance
Private Equity and Industry Performance
2017,
The growth of the private equity industry has spurred concerns about its impact on the...
Modelling patient flow in an emergency department to better understand demand management strategies
Modelling patient flow in an emergency department to better understand demand management strategies
2017,
This paper presents a simulation model of the emergency department (ED) at a major UK...
Fragment capture simulation for MANPADS test arena optimization
Fragment capture simulation for MANPADS test arena optimization
2017,
The assessment of aircraft survivability against explosive munitions is an expensive...
Non-parametric frontier estimation of health care efficiency among US states, 2002‐2008
Non-parametric frontier estimation of health care efficiency among US states, 2002‐2008
2017,
This paper examines cross‐state health care efficiency rankings using modern...
Improving the process efficiency of catheterization laboratories using simulation
Improving the process efficiency of catheterization laboratories using simulation
2017,
As the size of the population suffering from cardiac problems increases, the number of...
Choosing the Devil You Don’t Know: Evidence for Limited Sensitivity to Sample Size‐Based Uncertainty When It Offers an Advantage
Choosing the Devil You Don’t Know: Evidence for Limited Sensitivity to Sample Size‐Based Uncertainty When It Offers an Advantage
2017,
Many decision makers seek to optimize choices between uncertain options such as...
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