The rise of the Industrial Revolution is often depicted as a cause of hazardous working conditions and is skillfully epitomized in William Blake’s tale of a child chimney sweeper. Conventional wisdom puts firm profit in conflict with occupational safety. We reexamine this argument noting that...

This paper aims at evaluating the relationship existing between the level of health and safety of selected types of working position with their economic value. Ten stationary positions in different branches of economics were studied. Estimated costs associated with the work of man, estimated the...

Supply chain models frequently tackle manufacturing issues but must also account for the distinctive nature of the disease. Conversely, most epidemiological models solely concentrate on the disease's spread but must address logistical challenges. The medical supply chain encounters numerous...

We compare experimentally a traditional random inspection policy and a variant where the agency may carry out a preliminary inspection of the level of ambient pollution before implementing any individual inspection. Since the agency may have an incentive to announce high inspection probabilities...