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Knowledge management in the Malaysian aerospace industry

Tat, Lim Wai; Hase, Stewart - 2007

Abstract: Purpose – This paper aims to study existing knowledge practices, the use of knowledge management (KM) as a strategic tool and the factors affecting the use of KM in the Malaysian aerospace industry.Design/methodology/approach – Senior personnel in the industry were interviewed...

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How do prizes induce innovation?learning from the Google Lunar X-prize

Kay, Luciano - 2011

Inducement prizes-where cash rewards are given to motivate the attainment of targets--have been long used to encourage scientific research, develop technological innovations, or stimulate individuals, groups, and communities to accomplish diverse goals. Lately, prizes have increasingly attracted...

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Resource allocation in the Grid. A market engineering approach

Schnizler, Björn - 2007

The Grid provides access to distributed computational capabilities such as processors or storage space. One of the key problems is deciding which jobs are to be allocated to which resources at what time. In this context, the use of market mechanisms is a promising approach to solve these...

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Market-Based Scheduling in Distributed Computing Systems

Stößer, Jochen - 2009

In verteilten Rechensystemen (bspw. im Cluster und Grid Computing) kann eine Knappheit der zur Verfügung stehenden Ressourcen auftreten. Hier haben Marktmechanismen das Potenzial, Ressourcenbedarf und -angebot durch geeignete Anreizmechanismen zu koordinieren und somit die ökonomische...

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Resource aggregation issues and effects in mixed model assembly

Burdett, Robert L.; Kozan, Erhan - 2003

sequencing and scheduling decisions may be performed more efficiently. Resource aggregation can potentially and significantly … machine scheduling environment and for any combination of distinct and indistinct resources. A number of alternative measures …

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Sequencing and scheduling in flowshops with task redistribution

Burdett, Robert L.; Kozan, Erhan - 2001

scheduling. From an extensive numerical investigation, the benefits achieved by the application of this methodology are detailed. …

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Inducing Optimal Scheduling with Selfish Users

Enders, Paul; Gandhi, Anshul; Gupta, Varun; Debo, Laurens; … - 2008

It is well known that scheduling jobs according to the Shortest-Remaining-Processing-Time (SRPT) policy is optimal for … minimizing mean response time in a single-server system with online arrivals. Unfortunately, SRPT scheduling requires users to … approach for inducing the informed users into self- scheduling themselves according to (an approximation of) SRPT while not …

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Cost Estimating Certifications Offered by Professional Societies in the United States and Abroad

Remer, Donald S.; Ahle, Karen; Alley, Kevin; Silny, John; … - 2007

Many projects in industry and government go over budget and schedule. In most engineering economics courses, the emphasis is on how to compare alternatives and learn about time value of money and interest and inflation rates. The students are usually given the costs and asked to compare the...

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A cell-based simultaneous route and departure time choice model with elastic demand

Szeto, WY; Lo, HK - 2004

This paper develops a cell-based formulation for the simultaneous route and departure time choice problem with elastic demands through a variational inequality problem (VIP). This formulation follows the ideal Dynamic User Optimal (DUO) route and departure time choice principle and encapsulates...

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Can Flexibility Be Constraining?

Pinker, E; Lee, HH; Berman, O - 2010

Five Common Options For Workforce Flexibility And Their Robustness Under Uncertain Demand Are Investigated. In The First Stage, A Firm Makes Optimal Staffing Decisions According To Estimated Demand And A Given Workforce Flexibility Policy. In The Second Stage, It Reallocates Its Workforce To...

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