Keyword: developing countries

Found 852 papers in total
Optimizing transportation and storage of final products in the sugar and ethanol industry: a case study
Optimizing transportation and storage of final products in the sugar and ethanol industry: a case study
2006,
COPERSUCAR Ltda (the acronym for the Sugarcane and Ethanol Producers' Cooperative in...
Technical efficiency in farming: a meta-regression analysis
Technical efficiency in farming: a meta-regression analysis
2007,
A meta-regression analysis including 167 farm level technical efficiency (TE) studies...
Determining the optimal composition of tempeh ingredients by fuzzy linear programming approach
Determining the optimal composition of tempeh ingredients by fuzzy linear programming approach
2006,
Tempeh is common to Indonesian people, and is considered as their traditional food....
Bayesian herders: updating of rainfail beliefs in response to external forecasts
Bayesian herders: updating of rainfail beliefs in response to external forecasts
2007,
Temporal climate risk weighs heavily on many of the world's poor. Model-based climate...
Stochastic analysis of crude oil procurement and processing under uncertain demand for bunker fuel oil
Stochastic analysis of crude oil procurement and processing under uncertain demand for bunker fuel oil
2006,
Bunker fuel oil (ifo), one of the products of petroleum refining, has a strong impact...
The value of statistical life and the economics of landmine clearance in developing countries
The value of statistical life and the economics of landmine clearance in developing countries
2007,
This paper presents estimates of the value of statistical life (VSL) in rural Thailand...
A macro analysis of Taiwan's international tourist hotel industry by using the sliding window method
A macro analysis of Taiwan's international tourist hotel industry by using the sliding window method
2006,
This paper proposes an alternative data envelopment analysis for assessing the...
A multivariate econometric approach for domestic water demand modeling: An application to Kathmandu, Nepal
A multivariate econometric approach for domestic water demand modeling: An application to Kathmandu, Nepal
2007,
Domestic water use/demand is a complex function of socio-economic characteristics,...
Simulation as a pedagogical tool for managerial decision-making in a transition economy
Simulation as a pedagogical tool for managerial decision-making in a transition economy
2006,
Eastern European countries are undergoing a transition from centralized economic...
Singular optimal control model of stock-dependent environmental policies
Singular optimal control model of stock-dependent environmental policies
2006,
In many countries, forest policies consist of a system of various regulations, taxes,...
Climate change and investments in developing countries: weighing risks and response options
Climate change and investments in developing countries: weighing risks and response options
2007,
This paper focuses on the practical implications of the risks that potential climate...
Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Oral History Project interview of Saul I. Gass
Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Oral History Project interview of Saul I. Gass
2005,
A heuristic for routing and scheduling freight trains in a passenger rail network
A heuristic for routing and scheduling freight trains in a passenger rail network
2007,
This paper addresses the problem of routing and scheduling freight trains in a rail...
Exploring the operational strategies for two-wheeler service centres using discrete-event simulation
Exploring the operational strategies for two-wheeler service centres using discrete-event simulation
2007,
Two-wheeler service centres face the problems of random arrival of the vehicles that...
The GLOWA Volta Project: A framework for water resources decision-making and scientific capacity building in a transnational West African Basin
The GLOWA Volta Project: A framework for water resources decision-making and scientific capacity building in a transnational West African Basin
2007,
The Volta River Basin encompasses 400,000 km 2 within the sub-humid to semi-arid West...
Gender-biased transportation planning in sub-Saharan Africa with special reference to Cameroon
Gender-biased transportation planning in sub-Saharan Africa with special reference to Cameroon
1999,
Major factors contributing to transport problems women face include societal...
Artificial neural networks and multicriterion analysis for sustainable irrigation planning
Artificial neural networks and multicriterion analysis for sustainable irrigation planning
2006,
The objective of the present paper is to select the best compromise irrigation...
Optimal reservoir operation using multi-objective evolutionary algorithm
Optimal reservoir operation using multi-objective evolutionary algorithm
2006,
This paper presents a Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithm to derive a set of...
Ant colony optimization for multi-purpose reservoir operation
Ant colony optimization for multi-purpose reservoir operation
2006,
In this paper a metaheuristic technique called Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) is...
Single reservoir operating policies using genetic algorithm
Single reservoir operating policies using genetic algorithm
2006,
To obtain optimal operating rules for storage reservoirs, large numbers of simulation...
Fuzzy multiobjective and linear programming based management models for optimal land–water–crop system planning
Fuzzy multiobjective and linear programming based management models for optimal land–water–crop system planning
2006,
In this article, linear programming and fuzzy optimization models are developed for...
Humanitarian aid logistics: supply chain management in high gear
Humanitarian aid logistics: supply chain management in high gear
2006,
This paper builds on the idea that private sector logistics can and should be applied...
Broadening the boundaries: an application of critical systems thinking to information systems planning in Colombia
Broadening the boundaries: an application of critical systems thinking to information systems planning in Colombia
2006,
Most current information systems (IS) planning methodologies are focused on achieving...
Strategic implementation of information technology to improve retail supply chain in India
Strategic implementation of information technology to improve retail supply chain in India
2007,
Overall retail business efficiency in India is 2%, even though India is...
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