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inventory. However most of this has been related to the control of stock products whose demand is smooth and continuous. When … demand is lumpy these methods are inefficient in their attempts to minimise thé operating cost. A simple regression model is … developed for computing optimal (s, S) policies for items with lumpy demand patterns. Continuous review of inventory level is …
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Applies a modified Keynesian money demand function to household money demand in Poland from 1969 to 1993. Co …‐integration between the demand for broad money, income and shortage, despite the regime shifts during the 1980s and full liberalization of … concerning portfolio arguments in the money demand function. Because the Polish economy has developed from a cash into a savings …
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Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the recovery of the Balinese and Egyptian tourism industries after experiencing terrorist attacks, to see what can be learnt by Caribbean destinations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper applies the principles of consumer behaviour to the observed...
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Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...
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innovations. The size of innovation returns seems to be affected positively by demand growth, by product standardization, and by … Schmoockler’s (1966) theory of demand‐pool innovation, the price‐elasticity of demand effects postulated by Kamien & Schwartz …
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Demand forecasting models are past the point of academic curiosity, and although they are still in the early stages of … their life cycle, they are well beyond the development stage. The modelling of demand phenomena may be viewed as having two …
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The difficulties of basing healthcare on literary warrant have been explained in different ways: busy practitioners have no time to read extensively, physical access is difficult, and adequate surrogates for texts like indexes, abstracts, systematic reviews are partial in their coverage. The...
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Focuses on the dilemma for health care professionals of providing customer satisfaction without being significantly influenced by the advertising claims of pharmaceutical manufacturers and other commercial concerns. Notes that marketing could be a tool for encouraging patients to be more...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarise findings of a review of service user and carer involvement in safeguarding and recommendations for good practice. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved a review of selected literature and a consultation exercise with experts in...
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This paper presents new prototype powered wheelchair systems that are easy to use and safe. The systems use simple ultrasonic sensor systems to assist users in steering their powered wheelchairs. The new systems could improve the chances of some disabled children learning that behaviour and...
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