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Integrated production strategy and reuse scenario: A CoFAQ model and case study of mail server system development
Tang, Jiafu; Zhiqiao, Wu; Kwong, C.K.; Luo, Xinggang - In: Omega 41 (2013) 3, pp. 536-552
, a model of Cost Optimization under Functional And Quality (CoFAQ) goal satisfaction constraints is developed. It …-phase algorithm with heuristic (TPA) is developed to solve the model efficiently. Based on the TPA, the CoFAQ is reduced to a weighted …
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Sea Container Terminals
Gharehgozli, Gharehgozli, A.H.; Roy, Roy, D.; de … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2014
Due to a rapid growth in world trade and a huge increase in containerized goods, sea container terminals play a vital role in globe-spanning supply chains. Container terminals should be able to handle large ships, with large call sizes within the shortest time possible, and at competitive rates....
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On Genes, Insects, and Crystals: Determining Marginal Diversification Effects With Nature Based Algorithms
Keber, Christian; Maringer, Dietmar G. - Society for Computational Economics - SCE - 2001
securities. In this paper we present three algorithms to approach the underlying NP-hard problem of portfolio optimization with a …
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Surgical block scheduling in a system of hospitals: an application to resource and wait list management in a British Columbia health authority
Santibáñez, Pablo; Begen, Mehmet; Atkins, Derek - In: Health Care Management Science 10 (2007) 3, pp. 269-282
resource optimization and wait list management, showing that without increasing post-surgical resources hospitals could handle … model to schedule surgical blocks for each specialty into ORs and applied it to the hospitals in a British Columbia Health …
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Does the Standardization Process Matter? A Study of Cost Effectiveness in Hospital Drug Formularies
Kwon, Seok-Woo - In: Management Science 54 (2008) 6, pp. 1065-1079
While research on the cost effectiveness of standardization to date has focused on the impact of different degrees of standardization, it has paid insufficient attention to the process an organization uses to formulate and implement standardized procedures. Drawing on the organizational...
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A comparison of alternative parametric efficiency estimates using rank-sum test statistic
Karagiannis, Roxani; Velentzas, Kostas - In: International Journal of Computational Economics and … 1 (2009) 2, pp. 195-209
rank-sum test statistic. The comparison involves the technical efficiency scores and their hospitals ranking of the … 112 Greek public hospitals. Technical efficiency scores found to be from 37.10% to 58.10%. Battese and Coelli (1992) model … represented higher proportion of hospitals with technical efficiency scores between 50%-70%. Rank-sum test statistic implied that …
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Managing B2B relationships in the Croatian pharmaceutical industry
Renko, Sanda; Rakuljic, Mirela - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 6 (2010) 4, pp. 318-335
The main purpose of CRM is to get to know the customer as well as possible, which can help a company to deliver better, more appropriate and higher added value to the customer. A strong connection with the customers is the key to their satisfaction, especially if this connection is attained...
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Networks Matter: Male Mexican Migrants’ Use of Hospitals
Ralston, Margaret; Escandell, Xavier - In: Population Research and Policy Review 31 (2012) 3, pp. 321-337
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The Comparative Nature of Faith-Inspired Health Care Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening the Evidence for Faith-inspired Health Engagement in Africa, Volume 2
Oliver, Jill; Wodon, Quentin - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012
This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of interest in the role of faith in...
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An organisational performance measurement model based on AHP sensitivity analysis
Wu, Cheng-Ru; Chang, Che-Wei; Lin, Hung-Lung - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 9 (2007) 1, pp. 77-91
of hospitals. The relative weights of evaluation criteria are determined using the AHP sensitivity analysis, followed by … ranking of the hospitals for decision makers to evaluate in medical-related sectors. The AHP sensitivity analysis … the medical sector to assess the organisational performance of hospitals, making it highly applicable for academia and …
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