Keyword: decision

Found 1805 papers in total
How Commitment to Craftsmanship Leads to Unique Value: Steinway & Sons’ Differentiation Strategy
How Commitment to Craftsmanship Leads to Unique Value: Steinway & Sons’ Differentiation Strategy
2017,
The positioning perspective in strategic management suggests that successful...
EOQ model for deteriorating items with stock-dependent demand under inflation and trade credits
EOQ model for deteriorating items with stock-dependent demand under inflation and trade credits
2017,
In this paper, an economic order quantity (EOQ) model is developed for...
Pareto Improving Supply Chain Coordination Under a Money-Back Guarantee Service Program
Pareto Improving Supply Chain Coordination Under a Money-Back Guarantee Service Program
2017,
Money‐back guarantee (MBG) is a well‐known service offered by many...
The Impact of a Discharge Holding Area on the Throughput of a Pediatric Unit
The Impact of a Discharge Holding Area on the Throughput of a Pediatric Unit
2017,
Hospital patients often move from one bed to another for both medical and nonmedical...
The Vehicle Scheduling Problem for Fleets with Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
The Vehicle Scheduling Problem for Fleets with Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
2017,
Alternative‐fuel vehicles are gaining popularity as a mode of transit, and...
Optimal Recharging Policies for Electric Vehicles
Optimal Recharging Policies for Electric Vehicles
2017,
Recharging decisions for electric vehicles require many special considerations because...
Simulation-Based Optimization: Achieving Computational Efficiency Through the Use of Multiple Simulators
Simulation-Based Optimization: Achieving Computational Efficiency Through the Use of Multiple Simulators
2017,
Transportation agencies often resort to the use of traffic simulation models to...
Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Adoption in Service Fleets: Impact Evaluation Through Optimization Modeling
Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Adoption in Service Fleets: Impact Evaluation Through Optimization Modeling
2017,
This paper introduces a new rich vehicle routing problem faced by companies that...
The Vehicle Routing Problem with Transhipment Facilities
The Vehicle Routing Problem with Transhipment Facilities
2017,
This paper proposes an exact method for solving an optimization problem arising in...
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...
Case mix planning in hospitals: a review and future agenda
Case mix planning in hospitals: a review and future agenda
2017,
The case mix planning problem deals with choosing the ideal composition and volume of...
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...
A stochastic model of acute-care decisions based on patient and provider heterogeneity
A stochastic model of acute-care decisions based on patient and provider heterogeneity
2017,
The primary cause of preventable death in many hospitals is the failure to recognize...
Stochastic multi-objective auto-optimization for resource allocation decision-making in fixed-input health systems
Stochastic multi-objective auto-optimization for resource allocation decision-making in fixed-input health systems
2017,
The management of hospitals within fixed‐input health systems such as the U.S....
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,...
Rethinking the government as innovator: Evidence from Asian firms
Rethinking the government as innovator: Evidence from Asian firms
2017,
Can government ownership of a firm spur innovation? While a robust body of empirical...
Ownership identity, strategy and performance: Business group affiliates versus independent firms in India
Ownership identity, strategy and performance: Business group affiliates versus independent firms in India
2017,
We consider whether the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on business performance...
Are large business groups conducive to industry innovation? The moderating role of technological appropriability
Are large business groups conducive to industry innovation? The moderating role of technological appropriability
2017,
This paper examines the impact of the share of business groups in an industry on the...
Ownership and Performance in Water Services Revisited: Does Private Management Really Outperform Public?
Ownership and Performance in Water Services Revisited: Does Private Management Really Outperform Public?
2017,
Since the late 1970s, water services have been privatised in some developed countries...
Water Services are the Bridgehead for a Return to Publicly Owned Utilities in Europe. A Comparative Analysis
Water Services are the Bridgehead for a Return to Publicly Owned Utilities in Europe. A Comparative Analysis
2017,
Although for decades all across Europe numerous privatization phenomena have involved...
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...
Locating facilities in a competitive environment
Locating facilities in a competitive environment
2017,
The research work dealing with the bi‐level formulation of location problems is...
Market disruptions in supply chains: a review of operational models
Market disruptions in supply chains: a review of operational models
2017,
Market disruptions are unplanned and unanticipated events, which may further influence...
Surrogate-assisted multicriteria optimization: Complexities, prospective solutions, and business case
Surrogate-assisted multicriteria optimization: Complexities, prospective solutions, and business case
2017,
Complexity in solving real‐world multicriteria optimization problems often...
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