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Cpa Client Bulletin, October 1980, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Profile Vol: 5 No: 1 October 1980, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

October 1980 employee monthly newsletter printed for employees, their families and friends.

1980-09-19, Morehead State Board Of Regents

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Beef Delivery System: Optimal Plant Sizes, Locations And Product Flows, J. C. Hafer, J. G. Kendrick

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The United States beef delivery system is composed of three stages: procurement, processing, and distribution. Minimization of costs associated with these stages can be accomplished best by identification of optimal plant sizes and locations. Research was directed toward an analytical approach that could be used to minimize total costs of the U.S. beef delivery system. This report will discuss the grid system used to divide the · United States into study units, describe features of the model used, discuss research results, and offer conclusions.

1980-1981 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 1980-1981.

Profile Vol: 4 No: 11 August 1980, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

August 1980 employee monthly newsletter printed for employees, their families and friends.

Optimal Regional Conjunctive Water Management, Jay E. Noel, Delworth B. Gardner, Charles V. Moore

Agribusiness

An optimal control model is used to determine the socially optimal spatial and temporal allocation of groundwater and surface water among agricultural and urban uses. The control model is described briefly and its advantages over other dynamic models are enumerated. Optimal rates of groundwater pumpage over the planning horizon were highly sensitive to increasing energy costs. Groundwater basins are shown to react differently to alternative economic and hydrological parameters. In a dynamic setting, a policy of pump taxes was shown empirically to be superior to pro-rata quotas and uncontrolled pumpage.

1980-08-01, Morehead State Board Of Regents

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Technique Of Factor Analysis, M. Venkatesan

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This paper is a review of a statistical technique known as "Factor Analysis". The concepts involved in factor analysis, the model, the methods and the uses of factor analysis are summarized.

Computer Simulation Of A Multiple Server Queue With Scheduled And Nonscheduled Arrivals, Bruce L. Austin

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Whenever customers must queue for a service, waiting time and server utilization problems can result . In a labor intensive industry, the healthcare industry, these problems and their solution are important for they can effect a patient's welfare. A computer simulation model of an actual outpatient clinic function was developed to assist hospital management in developing selection parameters which are used to prioritize scheduled customers (based on their arrival time) and their service so as to reduce the waiting time of on-time customers. The model is an event-oriented simulator with scheduled and unscheduled arrivals. Scheduled arrivals are classified early, an-time, …

Electronic Data Processing: The Computer As An Audit Tool, Elise G. Jancura

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.

Practicing Cpa, Vol. 4 No. 7, July 1980, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Profile Vol: 4 No: 10 July 1980, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

July 1980 employee monthly newsletter printed for employees, their families and friends. Includes the consolidation of Blue Cross of Florida, Inc. and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. to BlueCross and BlueShield of Florida, Inc.

Msvs: An Extended Computer Model For Transport Mode Selection And Vehicle Scheduling, Ronald H. Ballou, Mohammed Chowdhury

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This paper describes a heuristic computer model used to assist business firms and organizations in improving the utilization of their privately-owned truck fleets. The model deals with the problem of selecting between private and for-hire vehicle types as well as scheduling the routing for the privately-owned vehicles. The unique feature of the model is its extended scope to deal with (1) deliveries and pickups on the same route, (2) selection between two modes, and (3) layovers en route. Two applications are described where these additional features have helped to identify potential savings on the order of 15 percent of total …

A User's Guide For An Interactive Computer Software System To Evaluate A Given Frequency Assignment, Kamlesh Mathur, Harvey M. Salkin

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This manual outlines an interactive computer software system to evaluate a given frequency assignment for a particular communication network. The system checks each circuit and ship against the lowest permissible order of intermodulation and the minimum separation required for a receiver/transmitter or transmitter/transmitter pair on a ship. If there are any violations, the software shows the type and location of the violation. Using this information, the user can interactively change one or more of the frequencies until an acceptable set of frequencies is found. The manual includes the description of the program, program listings, and sample input and output.

Alternate Conditions For The Pier Problem, M. Venkatesan

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

A two-dimensional Markov Decision Process model is used to combine the Production-Inventory problem and the Equipment Replacement problem (PIER). A new set of sufficient conditions is provided for optimality of a simply structured monotone policy that achieves the minimum expected discounted cost for any finite horizon problem.

Estimating Impacts Of Industrial Development In Killingly, Connecticut, Daniel A. Lass, Joseph Diamond

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Employer Hiring Practices And Career Opportunities Between Two-Year And Four-Year Accounting Graduates Who Have Full Time Positions In The Work Force Within The State Of Utah, Anita Weston

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study was conducted to determine if employers were inclined to discriminate between two-year and four-year educated accountants in making hiring and promotional decisions. In addition, accounting graduates of two-year and four-year institutions were studied to see if there were differences between these two groups in regard to educational programs taken, perceptions of the benefit received from the courses taken, salaries received, and views concerning employer hiring and promotional practices.

This study included three different groups consisting of 39 employers in the private business sector as well as 43 two-year accounting associate degree graduates and 43 bachelor accounting degree graduates. …

A Study Of The Physiological And Mental Effects Of Various Shift Patterns On Registered Nurses, Carolyn Taylor Smith

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The effects of shift work on circadian I an rhythms has become a subject of great Interest to many industries, hospitals, and sleep researchers. More and more recognition is being given to the results of these studies, especially the possible adverse effects on those working the night shift or a shift they are unable to adapt to adequately. Only a few of these studies, however, have been conducted on registered nurses, a major group involved with shift work.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects on nurses working the a.m. shift (7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.), …

Selection Of Secondary Keys And Indices For A Database, Antonio Kovacevic

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This dissertation presents the problem of selecting secondary keys and indices as a zero-one nonlinear programming model. The ASSIST model, originally proposed by Hoffer [30], has been taken as a starting point and base. Specifically, two contributions are made. First, as a front-end enhancement, the model has been compacted to treat only two types of queries which actually cover the whole spectrum of possibilities, that is, known and ad hoc queries in disjunctive normal form. Second, as a back-end enhancement, a heuristic algorithm is developed to produce a close-to optimal solution. Several indexing selection problems were also solved by using …

Estimating And Auditing Aggregate Inventory Levels At Multiple Stocking Points, Ronald H. Ballou

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Relatively little attention has been given to methods for estimating and auditing distribution network inventories in the aggregate. This article shows a polynomial equation of the form I_T = Σ(w+mD_i+aD_i^b) which has theoretical verification is a good, basic tool for estimating overall inventory levels as well as providing insight into the effectiveness of inventory control policies at different stocking points. It also serves as a method for auditing and controlling current inventory policies on an on-going basis. Testing the model in a number of cases where "pull" distribution strategies were in effect revealed that good inventory policy could be represented …

1980-04-26, Morehead State Board Of Regents

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Multi-Echelon Inventory System In Health-Care Delivery Organizations, Shahriar Javad

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

It is the aim of this work to develop optimal decision rules for consumable supplies' inventory control policies for multi-facility, multi-department Health-Care Delivery Organizations. Analytical techniques of operations research have been widely used in industrial inventory control. Health-care inventory control can benefit from this knowledge. The analogies, however, are not perfect and their limits must be recognized. The theory must be enriched by considerations specific to the health-care industry. Therefore, the optimum policies must respond to: (1) The realities of a multi-echelon inventory system; (2) The urgency requirements of a health-care delivery system. The relevant literature corresponding to the aforementioned …

Audit Report Is Not Understood By Investors: The Form And Terminology Of The Report Should Be Changed, Andrew H. Barnett

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.

Woman Cpa Volume 42, Number 2, April 1980, American Woman's Society Of Certified Public Accountants, American Society Of Women Accountants

Woman C.P.A.

No abstract provided.

Safety First Selection Techniques For Option Spread Positions, Harvey M. Salkin, Peter H. Ritchken

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Two models for evaluating option spread positions are described. The general procedure is to search through numerous candidate spreads and to screen out those which fail a desired risk reward relationship. The strength of the screening procedure is largely dependent on the nature of the speculator's utility function, with the procedure becoming more effective as the utility function becomes more explicit. In the illustrations, we characterize the risk reward relationship by two parameters, the first relating to the control of risk and the second to the potential reward. By exploiting the special structure that exists between the underlying security and …

No. 95 1980 April

International Journal for Business Education

SIEC Historical Documents

1980 January - June, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases from January to June of 1980.

A User's Guide For A Fortran Subprogram Containing A Dual Backtrack Algorithm For Finding The Lowest Order Of Intermodulation, Susumu Morito, Harvey M. Salkin

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This manual outlines a search enumeration (or backtrack) algorithm contained in the radio frequency intermodulation (RFI) backtrack code, SEARCH, and presents user operating instructions and sample computer printouts. Program RFIBCK, written as a FORTRAN subprogram, can be used to find the lowest order of an intermodulation product for a fixed set of frequencies, given such parameters as the guard band, the maximum number of concurrent threats, and the lowest permissible order of intermodulation. A listing of the program, and several randomly generated sample problems, together with their optimal solutions, are also included.

Computational Experience With A Dual Backtrack Algorithm For Identifying Frequencies Likely To Create Intermodulation Problems, Susumu Morito, Harvey M. Salkin, Kamlesh Mathur

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This paper describes the results of a computational study using a particular enumeration procedure, called a backtrack algorithm, to find the lowest order of radio frequency intermodulation. The average lowest order and its standard deviation, the average computer time and its standard deviation, along with other relevant statistics are obtained for a series of randomly generated problems with sets of 5 to 75 threat or source frequencies. Other parameters, such as the guard band, the maximum number of concurrent threats, and the size of the frequency band on the lowest order of intermodulation are varied during the computations. Statistics for …