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Testing for Stochastic Dominance Efficiency
Scaillet, Olivier; Topaloglou, Nikolas - Swiss Finance Institute - 2005
possible portfolios constructed from a set of assets. We propose and justify approaches based on simulation and the block …
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The Impacts of Farm Size and Economic Risk on No-Till Rice Whole-Farm Profitability
Watkins, K. Bradley; Hignight, Jeffrey A.; Anders, Merle M. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2011
This study evaluated the impacts of farm size and stochastic return variability on no-till (NT) rice profitability at the whole-farm level. Mixed integer programming was used to determine optimal machinery complements, fuel consumption, and machinery labor requirements for conventional till (CT)...
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A method for clustering surgical cases to allow master surgical scheduling
van Oostrum, van Oostrum, J.M.; Parlevliet, Parlevliet, T. - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen, Erasmus … - 2008
Master surgical scheduling can improve manageability and efficiency of operating room departments. This approach cyclically executes a master surgical schedule of surgery types. These surgery types need to be constructed with low variability to be efficient. Each surgery type is scheduled based...
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Managerial implications and suitability of a master surgical scheduling approach
van Oostrum, van Oostrum, J.M.; Bredenhoff, Bredenhoff, E. - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen, Erasmus … - 2008
Master surgical scheduling can improve manageability and efficiency of operating room departments. This approach cyclically executes a master surgical schedule of surgery types. These surgery types need to be constructed with low variability to be efficient. Each surgery type is scheduled based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010732640
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Managerial implications and suitability of a master surgical scheduling approach
Oostrum, J.M. van; Bredenhoff, E.; Hans, E.W. - Erasmus University Rotterdam, Econometric Institute - 2008
Master surgical scheduling can improve manageability and efficiency of operating room departments. This approach cyclically executes a master surgical schedule of surgery types. These surgery types need to be constructed with low variability to be efficient. Each surgery type is scheduled based...
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A method for clustering surgical cases to allow master surgical scheduling
Oostrum, J.M. van; Parlevliet, T.; Wagelmans, A.P.M.; … - Erasmus University Rotterdam, Econometric Institute - 2008
Master surgical scheduling can improve manageability and efficiency of operating room departments. This approach cyclically executes a master surgical schedule of surgery types. These surgery types need to be constructed with low variability to be efficient. Each surgery type is scheduled based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005450904
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The Changing Financial Structure of Farmer Cooperatives
Griffin, Nelda; Wissman, Roger; Monroe, William J.; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1980
Combined assets of 5,795 farmer marketing and supply cooperatives amounted to $18.6 billion at the close of fiscal year 1976. Equity capital represented 42 $18.6 billion at the close of fiscal year 1976. percent, borrowed capital 33 percent, and other liabilities 25 percent of total this report...
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION: MANAGING EXPLORATION-EXPLOITATION BY BALANCING CREATIVITY AND CONSTRAINT
SÆTRE, ALF STEINAR; BRUN, ERIC - In: International Journal of Innovation and Technology … 09 (2012) 04, pp. 1250025-1
in innovation projects rests upon the balancing of opposing needs. …
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Simultaneous balancing and buffer allocation decisions for the design of mixed-model assembly lines with parallel workstations and stochastic task times
Tiacci, Lorenzo - In: International Journal of Production Economics 162 (2015) C, pp. 201-215
The buffer allocation problem (BAP) and the assembly line balancing problem (ALBP) are amongst the most studied …, consisting in coupling the most recent advances of simulation techniques with a genetic algorithm approach, is presented to solve … a very complex problem: the Mixed Model Assembly Line Balancing Problem (MALBP) with stochastic task times, parallel …
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The Extrajurisdictional Effects of Environmental Measures in the WTO Law Balancing Process
Will, Ulrike - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
environmental policy measure, both measures can refer to the same rule. If both environmental measures then fulfil the balancing … requirements, but the realization of both regulatory goals is not possible, the balancing process results in stalemate. This paper …
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