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Response-adaptive allocation for circular data
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)
Response-adaptive designs are used in phase III clinical trials to allocate a larger proportion of patients to the better treatment. Circular data is a natural outcome in many clinical trial setup, e.g., some measurements ...
A novel approach for designing rental vehicle repositioning strategies
(IIE Transactions, 2014)
An important tactical decision for vehicle rental providers is the design of a repositioning strategy to balance vehicle utilization with customer wait times due to vehicle unavailabilities. To address this problem, this ...
Blocking effects in warehouse systems with autonomous vehicles
(IEEE Transactions on Automation Science & Engineering, 2014)
Autonomous vehicle-based storage and retrieval system (AVS/RS) offers considerable flexibility with respect to throughput capacity in the transfer of unit loads in high density storage areas. AVS/RS relies on autonomous ...
State of the practice: a review of the application of OR/MS in freight transportation
(INFORMS, 2014)
Freight transportation is an important part of the global supply chain. As distances shipped grow and supply chains become more complex and fragile, operations research (OR) can play an important role in improving the ...
Performance implications of industry appropriability for manufacturing SMEs : the role of technology orientation
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014)
Purpose
– Industry appropriability – the degree to which firms in an industry can appropriate benefits from their innovations – is a crucial dimension of industry environment. Small and medium manufacturing enterprises ...
A multi-model analysis of post-2020 mitigation efforts of five major economies
(World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2014)
This paper looks into the regional mitigation strategies of five major economies (China, EU, India, Japan, and USA) in the context of the 2°C target, using a multi-model comparison. In order to stay in line with the 2°C ...
Survivable network design with shared-protection routing
(Elsevier, 2014)
In this paper we study the problem of designing a survivable telecommunication network with shared-protection routing. We develop a heuristic algorithm to solve this problem. Recent results in the area of global re-routing ...
The influence of role ambiguity and goal acceptance on salesperson performance and commitment
(Marketing Management Journal, 2014)
A multi-industry sample of industrial salespeople was studied to construct a model that considers the effects of role ambiguity on goal acceptance, salesperson performance, and organizational commitment. Results indicate ...
Support system for women entrepreneurship in India, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, China, Uganda and Russia: a comparative exploratory study
(Serials Publications, 2014)
Over centuries, extensive work has been done in the area of entrepreneurship and its impact on economic performance. Gradually, policy makers have realized that women can also contribute in the spur of economic development. ...
The effect of surveillance and appreciative inquiry on puerperal infections: a longitudinal cohort study in India
(PLoS ONE, 2014)
Objective: To evaluate the effects of an intervention comprising surveillance and an organisational change called Appreciative Inquiry on puerperal infections in hospitals in Gujarat state, India. Methods: This longitudinal ...