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We examine the evolving structure of the U.S. hospital industry since 1970, focusing on how ownership form influences entry and exit behavior. We develop theoretical predictions based on the model of Lakdawalla and Philipson, in which for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals differ regarding...
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We examine the evolving structure of the U.S. hospital industry since 1970, focusing on how ownership form influences entry and exit behavior. We develop theoretical predictions based on the model of Lakdawalla and Philipson, in which for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals differ regarding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441241
Building Agent-Based Models requires assumptions (as does building any model).The advantage of ABM is the assumptions can be realistic, rather than made in order to solve a calculus-based problem. But what does "realistic" mean? I shall outline the issues of verification of a model (is it...
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healthcare applications to e-passport. The expansion of RFID technology, however, gives rise to severe security and privacy … RFID authentication protocols based on symmetric key cryptography. We identify the security and privacy requirements for an … RFID system. We present four protocols in this thesis. First, we propose a lightweight authentication protocol for typical …
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dimensions. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology challenges both what is possible and what is ethical. On this basis …, this paper incorporates an analysis of RFID development and provides penetrating insight concerning the ethical issues … society faces and will face. Attention is given to the burgeoning and challenging field of human-centred RFID technology and …
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has received considerable attention from practitioners, driven by … mandates from major retailers and the United States Department of Defense. RFID technology promises numerous benefits in the … supply chain, such as increased visibility, security and efficiency. Despite such attentions and the anticipated benefits …
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has the potential to revolutionize the retail industry, yet the linking of this … perceived as a barrier stopping RFID adoption in retail in its tracks. When investigating other complex information and … as another important factor. The paper presents a review of literature, commencing with RFID technology itself and …
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This paper examines the case of one supply chain in the electricity sector where RFID technology integrated with firm … explain how the implementation of RFID technology can increase the visibility of information at various layers of the supply …, while RFID technology has the potential to automate some processes, human intervention is still required. Therefore, use …
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enhance system integration. In this study we show that the full potential of RFID technology is dependent upon the involvement …This paper presents the impact of RFID technology on the picking and shipping processes of one RFID-enabled warehouse … in the 3PL industry. The findings from our study confirm initial results from many studies where RFID implementation has …
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The benefits of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in the supply chain are fairly compelling. It has the … potential to revolutionise the efficiency, accuracy and security of the supply chain with significant impact on overall … for RFID products and services will increase significantly in the next few years. Despite this trend, there are major …
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