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A Multi-Item Multi-Component Two Echelon Model For Reusable Items In A Health Care Setting, Boudjelal Boukaabar

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Inventory systems in a health care setting include a multitude of items that are finitely reusable. Examples of such items are linen, glassware, silverware, patient gowns, towels, and, in general, all surgical implements that can be sterilized. Because the economic life of such items is rather long, they represent an investment which cannot be used elsewhere. In addition, the processing of these items might be very costly due to the required investment in the processing equipment and its maintenance, the labor and energy costs, and the high interest cost. As these costs have skyrocketed during the '70s, the cost of …

A Strategic Planning Model For Bank Retail Outlet Development, Sedrak Chitariance, Arnold Reisman

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This paper presents a strategic planning model designed to help commercial banks and financial institutions optimize their retail outlet networks, including full-service branches and ATMs. The model incorporates market share equations based on the distribution of retail outlets across geographical areas, referred to as markets, and integrates these equations into a mathematical optimization framework. The primary objective is to maximize overall retail profit by determining the optimal number of branches and ATMs to open or close during a defined planning horizon. Budget constraints and other optional features influence the model's structure, providing flexibility in variable selection and constraint application. This …

Quality Control And Servicing : A Decision Framework, Charles S. Tapiero, Hau L. Lee

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

It has been widely recognized that quality control and the repair services provided by a firm are important strategic tools for the sales of the firm's product. This paper considers the relationship between these two important decision variables of the firm: quality control and service capacities. For both the cases of degenerate and non-degenerate probability distributions of defective items, analytical results for the determination of optimal quality control inspection policy and optimum service capacities are obtained. The sufficient conditions derived provide a powerful means to determine the optimal strategies under different scenarios. For the non-degenerate case, bounds for the optimal …

A Finite Improvement Algorithm For The Linear Complementarity Problem, Konstantinos Paparrizos

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This research is concerned with the development of a computationally efficient improvement algorithm for the linear complementarity problem (LCP). Our approach to finding a solution to the LCP is to solve the equivalent constrained optimization problem (COP) of maximizing the sum of the minimum of each complementary pair of variables subject to the constraints that each such minimum is nonpositive. An optimal solution with objective function value of zero yields a solution of the LCP. The algorithm, descent in nature, is similar to the simplex method in the sense that it moves between basic points of an associated system of …

Can The Free Enterprise System Survive In An Ethically Schizophrenic Culture?, Richard C. Chewning

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

The stock market remained on a virtual plateau from 1968 until 1983—hardly a sign of vigorous national health. Our long-term decline in productivity indicates economic anemia. The national debt continues to soar even when a President espouses fiscal conservatism and Congress passes the largest single tax increase in its history. There are also many social and political problems: decay in our inner cities; rising crime; environmental concerns; and many international crises. Under these pressures the culture is beginning to manifest some neurotic characteristics as it develops many negative attitudes. There is a growing sense of nonspecific guilt. We seem uneasy. …

The Influence Of Representation In Intrastate Grant Disbursement, Robert W. Cook Jr., Robert C. Dolan

Robins School of Business White Paper Series, 1980-2022

A common rationale in allocating government grants and aid is income redistribution. Consider receipts by individuals for example. Under a host of programs, economic hardship is a necessary and often sufficient condition for receiving benefits. A second major beneficiary category for federal and state aid is municipalities and localities. There again equity considerations frequently affect grant receipts, although purely demographic factors such as population can also influence the level of assistance. Considered together, one would expect disbursements across these two broad aid categories to be explained by varying economic and demographic factors consistent with the intended equity rationale. Recently, however, …

Programs For Students And Educators: A Compendium Of Education Activities Of State Cpa Societies And Aicpa, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

Financial Model Preparation; Management Advisory Services Practice Aids. Technical Consulting Practice Aid, 02, Philip L. Blumenthal

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.

Possible Approaches For The Application Of Decision Support Systems Within The Nonprofit Organization, Robert Eugene Noe

Theses

This thesis, titled Approaches for the Application of Decision Support Systems in Nonprofit Organizations, explores how high-tech solutions, specifically Decision Support Systems (DSS), can be utilized by nonprofits to enhance their operational efficiency and strategic planning. Authored by Robert Eugene Noe, Sr., the work emphasizes the potential for DSS, particularly the Interactive Financial Planning System (IFPS), to offer data-driven decision-making processes tailored for nonprofit needs.

The study examines the evolution of decision-making technologies and their historical underutilization in nonprofit sectors due to prohibitive costs and limited resources. IFPS is presented as a tool that enables scenario modeling, budgeting, and …

The Installation Of A Standard Cost System In A Small Manufacturing Environment, Joseph M. Taylor

Theses

This culminating project by Joseph M. Taylor presents a detailed case study of the installation of a standard cost system in a small manufacturing environment, specifically at Hofman Manufacturing, Inc.—a pseudonym for a real St. Louis-based hardware company. The project explores the integration of management accounting principles with a computerized management information system, aiming to improve internal planning and control processes. Prior to the system's implementation, Hofman Mfg. lacked an internal accounting department, relying instead on external public accountants. The absence of timely and accurate cost data hindered effective pricing and decision-making, particularly amid a volatile economic environment.

Through direct …

Controlling Market Variability By The Restructuring Of The Investment Portfolio, Dennis G. Welker

Theses

The major concern in a financial transaction is to maximize profit while minimizing the possibilities of capital loss . The first step necessary to obtain either of these goals is to enhance the financial investor's knowledge of the industry and specific company's history, prospects, and management intentions for the future. Secondly, the present and future economic conditions should be analyzed and their effect on how the respective investment reacts in these types of environments should be determined. After this knowledge has been obtained the investor may have enough supportive information to quantify the components of risk and make his investment …

Microcomputers In The Banking Industry, Chun H. Lam, Geogre H. Hempel

Historical Working Papers

The challenges stemming from deregulation in the 1980's are outlined and the potential role of technology, specifically microcomputers, as a means of improving performance is suggested.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 25 Number 3, Fall 1982, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

8 - A CHRISTIAN IN A NUCLEAR WORLD by William C. Spohn, S.J. Exploring an issue crucial to our time from a Christian perspective.

13 - A TEACHER FOR ALL SEASONS by Paul L. Locatelli, S.J. Discussing the challenges and the relationship between teaching and scholarship that beset today's teachers.

16 - NO MORE PUNCH AND COOKIES 20 successful years at Santa Clara mean women's sports are here to stay.

18 - KRASSOWSKI ON COMMUNICATION by Jeanne Huber '72. Some suggestions on the art from one of the university's most skilled communicators.

21 - ON CONSERVATORSHIP by George J. Alexander. …

A Mathematical Contraction And Automated Analysis Of Internal Controls, Andrew D. Bailey Jr, Gordon Leon Duke, James Gerlach, Chen-En Ko, Rayman D. Meservy, Andrew B. Whinton

Faculty Publications

This paper presents a precedent oriented computer assisted method of designing, analyzing and evaluating systems of internal controls. The ..!..nternal Control _!iodel, TICOM III, is fundamentally a design and analysis tool useful in the context of Automated Office Information Systems (AOIS's). Traditional analysis and evaluation tools, such as flowcharting, written narratives and questionnaires, are inefficient, if not insufficient, to support the design and control analysis of these new systems. The advantages of TICOM III over traditional methods such as narrative description, questionnaires and flowcharts are: (1) the evaluation can be more rigorous and exhaustive because of the speed, accuracy and …

Workforce Scheduling With Cyclic Requirements And Constraints On Days Off, Weekends Off And Workstretch, Hamilton Emmons

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

For a seven-day workweek with cyclic demand requiring D workers on weekdays and E workers on weekend days, we provide a formula to calculate the minimal workforce necessary to meet these requirements while ensuring each worker receives two off-days per week. This includes the flexibility for workers to have A out of B weekends off, for any A and B (A is equal to or lesser than B). Additionally, we present an algorithm to generate a feasible schedule that ensures all work stretches are between two and four days, except when a worker receives two consecutive weekends off, in which …

No. 100 1982 November

International Journal for Business Education

SIEC Historical Documents

1982-10-27, Morehead State Board Of Regents

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Issues In Retail Banking: A Survey Study, Sedrak Chitariance, Arnold Reisman

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

A nationwide survey of U.S. commercial banks was conducted to assist the authors in developing a long-range planning model for bank retail outlet expansion and/or contraction. The model relates to both full-service branches and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). The survey questions were categorized in four groups: (1) Bank size and branching activities. (2) Analysis of branch development. (3) Future of retail outlets. (4) Market share for deposits and its relation to retail outlets. The results of this survey, particularly issues concerning the future of retail outlets and of market share, are being incorporated in building a mathematical model for retail …

Flood Insurance Study, City Of Layton, Utah, Davis County

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and severity of flood hazards in the City of Layton, Davis County, Utah, and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This study will be used to convert Layton to the regular program of flood insurance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Local and regional planners will use this study in their efforts to promote sound flood plain management.

Accounting History Hobbies; My Old Books, Perry Beckerman

Accounting Historians Notebook

I began my collection of old accounting books in 1978 when my wife took me into a small antique store in New Hope, Pennsylvania. While she was looking at furniture I browsed through some old books and came across a copy of A Practical System of Bookkeeping by Ira Mayhew, published in 1855. I was intrigued by this small volume and purchased it. This led to my starting a collection of accounting and bookkeeping books published prior to 1900.

Accounting Historians Notebook, 1982, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Fall) [Whole Issue]

Accounting Historians Notebook

Copyright held by: Academy of Accounting Historians

1982 July - December, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases from July to December of 1982.

R&D Portfolio Selection, Gregory Richard Madey

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This is a proposal for an applied thesis research project in the area of R&D management. The environment of the problem that will be modeled is within Goodyear Aerospace Corporation at the division level. The decision problem is one of determining an optimum portfolio of projects focusing on new business development. The major funding categories are Research & Development (R&D) and Bid & Proposal (B&P). The problem involves selecting projects from a large group of proposed projects and then determining what level to fund them at. Goals or objectives of this process include achieving a prescribed ROI and sales growth …

Ua62/2 The Graduate, Wku Bowling Green College Of Business

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created to commemorate accreditation of the college in 1982. It relates the history of the Bowling Green College of Commerce from the Glasgow Normal School and the Bowling Green Business University.

• Progress & Growth
• Accounting
• Business - Distributive Education & Office Administration
• Economics
• Finance & Quantitative Business Analysis
• Management & Marketing
• We've Got What You're Looking For - College of Business Administration Associates
• Wilder, Jerry. Opportunities for Business Graduates Remain Strong
• Working Papers Series
• Undergraduate Brochure
• Graduate Brochure
• Faculty & Staff

Ua28/1 The Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by Personnel Services to disseminate information to WKU faculty and staff. This issue has articles about retirement contributions, John Reasoner, Jim Wayne Miller and United Way.

Mcdonnell Douglas Spirit, August 1982, Mcdonnell Douglas

McDonnell / McDonnell Douglas Corporate Newsletters

McDonnell Douglas Spirit, August 1982 corporate newsletter.

Portfolio Management Techniques For The Selection Of Stock/Option Positions, Robin Scott Symes

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Stock options are distinguished from more conventional investment vehicles by the contingent claim status of the option and the dependence of the value of the option on the value of a related common stock. As a result of these properties, portfolios which include options behave differently from diversified equity portfolios consisting of common stocks alone. The behavior of portfolios which include options is the primary focus of this research. Assuming that risk-averse investors maximize utility by minimizing risk at every level of expected return, a technique for constructing stock/option portfolios is devised. If option prices conform to the equilibrium values …

Distribution System Design: A Problem-Solving Approach, Mohammed Ali Chowdhury Hakim

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This paper presents a methodology for designing an effective two-echelon multicommodity distribution network. Addressing key logistics issues, such as warehouse location and product distribution, the model integrates cost and service trade-offs, regional warehousing practices, and shipment alternatives. Unlike previous models, this approach offers comprehensive problem representation and accurate cost structure, enhancing solution quality and flexibility. Using a linear programming (LP) approach, it generates solutions within 3% of the optimum for all tested cases. Comparative evaluation against existing models highlights its superior problem representation, computational efficiency, and analytical versatility. The study emphasizes the importance of a global consideration of design alternatives …

Development And Implementation Of A Large Scale Linear Programming Code, Taher Esshaghi-Bayat

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

The objective of this research is to develop a computationally efficient computer code for solving large linear programming (LP) problems up to size (100 x 400). This program can handle upper and lower bounds on variables without affecting the size of the constraint set. The value of nonbasic variables can be initiated at a prespecified value other than its lower or upper bound by using the concept of superbasic variables. Multiple problems can also be run in one compilation. This program uses additional features to improve computational efficiency and to allow the solution of large-scale problems. These features include: 1) …

1982-1983 Operating Budget Request, Southern University System. Office Of Finance & Administration.

All Southern University System Budgets

The Southern University at Shreveport Campus Operating Budget Request for fiscal year 1982-1983.