Keyword: public service

Found 149 papers in total
Forecasting welfare caseloads: The case of the Japanese public assistance program
Forecasting welfare caseloads: The case of the Japanese public assistance program
2014,
I forecast welfare caseloads in Japan using several forecasting methods. The...
Can reduced processing decision support interfaces improve the decision‐making of less‐experienced incident commanders?
Can reduced processing decision support interfaces improve the decision‐making of less‐experienced incident commanders?
2012,
Computer‐based decision support systems have been proposed as a tool to improve...
On the Local Polynomial Estimators of the Counting Process Intensity Function and its Derivatives
On the Local Polynomial Estimators of the Counting Process Intensity Function and its Derivatives
2011,
We consider the properties of the local polynomial estimators of a counting process...
Science, engineering, and technology in the policy process for mitigating natural–societal risk
Science, engineering, and technology in the policy process for mitigating natural–societal risk
2011,
Increased societal risks due to the anthropogenic degradation of natural systems often...
Estimation of the evacuation time in an emergency situation in hospitals
Estimation of the evacuation time in an emergency situation in hospitals
2011,
In this paper, a prediction model is presented that estimates the evacuation time in...
The National Audit Office Uses OR to Assess the Value for Money of Public Services
The National Audit Office Uses OR to Assess the Value for Money of Public Services
2011,
Supreme audit institutions (SAIs) have an important role in assessing value for money...
Supporting public decision making in policy deliberations: an ontological approach
Supporting public decision making in policy deliberations: an ontological approach
2011,
Supporting public decision making in policy deliberations has been a key objective of...
Modelling the impact of knowledge management using technology
Modelling the impact of knowledge management using technology
2010,
Continuing professional development practices in today's fast moving work place...
Online public deliberation for a regional transportation improvement decision
Online public deliberation for a regional transportation improvement decision
2010,
This paper investigates the potential for deliberation as a means for public...
Systematic budget allocation for transportation construction projects: a case in Taiwan
Systematic budget allocation for transportation construction projects: a case in Taiwan
2010,
It has always been a daunting task for any government to allocate the budgets for...
Beyond economics for guiding large public policy issues: Lessons from the Bell System divestiture and the California electricity crisis
Beyond economics for guiding large public policy issues: Lessons from the Bell System divestiture and the California electricity crisis
2010,
During the summer (2000), wholesale electricity prices in California were...
Exact and heuristic approaches for the locational planning of an integrated solid waste management system
Exact and heuristic approaches for the locational planning of an integrated solid waste management system
2009,
The management of solid waste has received increased public attention over the last...
Using real options theory to a country's environmental policy: considering the economic size and growth
Using real options theory to a country's environmental policy: considering the economic size and growth
2009,
The aim of this paper is to consider how the economic size and growth of a country...
An effective two-finger, two-stage biometric strategy for the US-VISIT program
An effective two-finger, two-stage biometric strategy for the US-VISIT program
2009,
Motivated by the cost and disruption involved in changing from a two-finger to a...
Knowledge sharing using codification and collaboration technologies to improve health care: lessons from the public sector
Knowledge sharing using codification and collaboration technologies to improve health care: lessons from the public sector
2009,
Knowledge management (KM) enables the public sector to support knowledge transfer...
A deterministic linear optimization model for allocating schools to zones
A deterministic linear optimization model for allocating schools to zones
2009,
This paper presents a deterministic linear optimization model to support decisions on...
Multi-objective optimisation of an outranking model for public resources allocation on competing projects
Multi-objective optimisation of an outranking model for public resources allocation on competing projects
2009,
This paper develops a model for composing social-oriented project portfolios. The...
Efficient energy utilization through solar energy and LEDs: An application in road illumination
Efficient energy utilization through solar energy and LEDs: An application in road illumination
2008,
Turkey is experiencing a 80% external dependence on primary energy sources....
Multimethodology in series and parallel: strategic planning using hard and soft OR
Multimethodology in series and parallel: strategic planning using hard and soft OR
2009,
This paper examines two distinct ways in which hard and soft operational research (OR)...
Integrating modes of policy analysis and strategic management practice: requisite elements and dilemmas
Integrating modes of policy analysis and strategic management practice: requisite elements and dilemmas
2009,
There is a need to bring methods to bear on public problems that are inclusive,...
Integrating Excel, Access, and Visual Basic to deploy performance measurement and evaluation at the American Red Cross
Integrating Excel, Access, and Visual Basic to deploy performance measurement and evaluation at the American Red Cross
2008,
The American Red Cross (ARC) is one of the world's largest nonprofit social service...
Polar bear population forecasts: A public-policy forecasting audit
Polar bear population forecasts: A public-policy forecasting audit
2008,
Calls to list polar bears as a threatened species under the United States Endangered...
A simulation of evacuation dynamics of pedestrians in case of emergency by a two-dimensional cellular automaton method
A simulation of evacuation dynamics of pedestrians in case of emergency by a two-dimensional cellular automaton method
2008,
In this paper, using the multi–agent cellular automaton method, we construct a...
An insurance risk management framework for disaster relief and supply chain disruption inventory planning
An insurance risk management framework for disaster relief and supply chain disruption inventory planning
2008,
Government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and private corporations often...
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