cause cascading sequences of capacity losses. Historically, enterprises havelacked viable tools for addressing operational … volatility. As a result, each year UScompanies forfeit billions of dollars to unpredictable capacity disruptions and … insurancepremiums. In this dissertation we develop a number of stochastic models thatcapture the dynamics of capacity disruptions in …

Since the reform in the 1980s, the Chinese electric power industry has experienced rapid expansion in both capacity and … setting and the capacity expansion with reference to OECD experience. By comparing power prices of China with the West, we … cost efficiency. The firms are planned by the state for their outputs. Will the state plan affect the capacity of power …

the influence of information, production and capacity on market structure and competition. Three game-theoretic models are … Commission. The models analyze the effects of subcontracting and exchange agreements on information sharing, capacity decisions … subcontracting model first signalling via subcontracting and secondly the effects on product variety and capacity decisions are being …

the micro and macro level pharmaceutical service providers in the formation ofPPPs. Capacity building within the sphere of …

one hand firms may need to expand capacity in order to improve their competitive position, and on the other they also seek … to avoid industry excess capacity causing poor industry conditions to destroy the intended value creation. These … considerations are opposite to each other. Too much capacity leads to underutilized resources and drives costs up. In contrast, too …

The purpose of this study is to examine factors affecting the lives of women who weave carpets in rural Turkey by … carpet design? 3) In what ways is the government involved in the weaving industry? Data were collected in Turkey during the …