This paper attempts to analyze the interrelationship of FAST, CPM, and the cause-effect analysis techniques in VE study. The study process is conducted by deriving one diagram from the other. It has been found that FAST, CPM, and the cause-effect diagrams can represent each other. The study...

This paper aims to identify key policy paradigms and strategic dynamics driving wireless broadband infrastructure (WBI) development in China. It is argued that large emerging countries like China can design their own policy agenda to deal with the diverse interests of different political...

In this paper, a class of singular Leslie–Gower predator–prey bioeconomic models with environment fluctuations and time delays is investigated. Local stability analysis of the model reveals that there is a phenomenon of singularity induced bifurcation due to variation of economic interest of...

This paper describes a refined methodology for determining long-term care (LTC) capacity levels over a multi-year planning horizon based on a previous study. The problem is to find a capacity level in each year during the planning horizon to meet a wait time service level criterion. Instead of a...