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Paperback Book: 25 Years Of Progress: A History Of Blue Shield In Florida 1946-1971, Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

No abstract provided.

Toward A R&D Laboratory Evaluation Methodology, Edward S. Esbeck, Nandakumar M. Balwally, S. Srinivasan, Arnold Reisman, Burton V. Dean, S. Subba Rao

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

The objective of this study is to develop a methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of R&D laboratories. The methods are applied to: (1) determining the input and output variables and (2) weighting and measuring the subjective variables. The results of the study indicate that laboratory effectiveness can be meaningfully quantified and hence evaluated. Further experimentation will be aimed at specific application to the Department of Defense’s Project REFLEX laboratory evaluation.

Algorithms For Stochastic Games: A Comparison Of Efficiency, Arvind Jain

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

There are two convergent algorithms for the solution of two person zero sum nonterminating stochastic games. The first one is developed by Hoffman and Karp and the second one is recently developed by Nair, Rao and Chandrasekaran. This paper presents computer programs for the two algorithms and computational experiments for comparing the efficiency of the algorithms. The results show that the second algorithm requires fewer iterations and moreover, the computation time for each iteration in this is significantly lower. Further, the results show that the ratio of the computation of time of the first algorithms to that of the second …

A Faster Algorithm For Nonterminating Stochastic Games, K.P. K. Nair, S. Subba Rao, R. Chandrasekaran

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

In this paper a two person zero sum nonterminating stochastic game with a finite number of positions or states is considered. The movement of the game from state to state is jointly controlled by the two players depending on their choices of strategies from a finite number of alternatives in each state available to each player, respectively. Considering an infinite number of transitions, Hoffman and Karp have provided a convergent algorithm for the solution of this game. This paper presents a new convergent algorithm for the solution of the above game. The proof of convergence shows also the existence of …

Demonstrating Compliance With Anti Discrimination In Employment Laws: Applications Of I.E./O.R., Arnold Reisman, Burton V. Dean, David E. Sands, Joseph A. Svestka

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 make it illegal to discriminate against women in all aspects of employment, any state statutes to the contrary notwithstanding. In recent months, several cases were tried and many are currently pending. This paper discusses work performed in preparation for expert witness testimony for two cases, both of which were decided in Federal Court, one of which is before a higher court on appeal. Methods of engineering economics, actuarial science, industrial engineering, computer simulation, and statistical analysis are utilized to prove that discrimination existed …

A Corporate Production Planning And Inventory Control Policy, C. Pekmezciler

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

A company which produces a large number of different products is taken as an example where the production of each item is made alternately in lots on the same facility. Depending on their demand forecast and inventory levels lot sizes determined and produced for order or inventory. Description of the production facilities, production, products groups, their inventory and demand pattern in the past is given and discussed. Problems generally faced in overall planning and scheduling of this kind of a company are identified. A dynamic programming approach for aggregate production capacity decision for the case when aggregate production, inventory and …

Ua37 That Was The Year That Was! Hilltopper Basketball 1970-1971, Albert Laird

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Scrapbook created by A.W. Laird regarding the 1970-1971 WKU basketball season. Photographs by Paul Schuhmann, Ed Givens and Mike Morse.

1971 January - June (Radio & Television), Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for radio and television from January to June of 1971.

Bounded Energy-Finite Solutions Of Delta U=Pu On A Riemannian Manifold, Young Koan Kwon, J. Schiff, L. Sario

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

The classification of Riemann surfaces with respect to the equation Δu = Pu (P^O, PΞ£ 0) was initiated by Ozawa [13] and further developed by L. Myrberg [8,9], Royden [14], Nakai [10,11], Sario-Nakai [15], Nakai-Sario [12], Glasner-Katz [3], and Kwon-Sario [7].

Standard Investment Agreement (Draft Translation), A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

The Computer And The Mud Hut: Notes On Multinational Enterprise In Developing Countries, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

1971 Faculty Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty meeting minutes of Morehead State University for 1971.

Ada News Letter - 12/14/1970, American Dental Association

ADA News Letter

A newsletter published monthly to provide current information to officers of state and local dental societies on American Dental Association activities, 1948-1971

1970-12-10, Morehead State Board Of Regents

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Profile: December, 1970. Vol: 3 No: 6, Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc., Blue Cross Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

December 1970 employee monthly newsletter printed for employees, their families and friends.

An Efficient Algorithm For Minimizing Barrier And Penalty Functions, Leon S. Lasdon

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Constrained minimization is often done via interior penalty functions. Such functions can be very difficult to minimize using existing algorithms. In this paper, a new algorithm is described which is specially constructed to deal with such functions. It generates search directions by linearizing the objective and constraints about the current (interior) point, substituting these linearizations into the penalty function, and minimizing the result. Properties of the algorithm are derived, an efficient method for solving the direction finding problem is suggested, and computational results are presented. Preliminary results are also given on an extension to quasi-barrier and exterior penalty functions.

A Computerized Data Base Of Hardware For Real-Time Information Systems, Donald E. Pauley

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

A strategy for evaluation of the information processing requirements of real-time systems is presented with a discussion of future research necessary for the development of algorithms for the automatic design and evaluation of real-time information systems. A model for a database containing the characteristics of the hardware for real-time systems is developed.

Stochastic Cash Flow Formulae Under Conditions Of Inflation, Arnold Reisman, Arza K. Rao

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This paper presents time-dependent deterministic and stochastic variations of common discounted cash flow formulae with explicit consideration given to inflation. The cash flows, the rates of discount or of compounding, and the rate of inflation are allowed to vary with time in a deterministic as well as random fashion in equations for the Compound Amount of a Single Payment, Present Worth of a Single Payment, Amount of an Annuity, Periodic Deposits to Accumulate a Future Amount, Present Worth of an Annuity, Capital Recovery, and the Present Worth of a Deferred Annuity.

Toward A Tuition Credit Allocation Methodology For Institutions Of Higher Learning, Arnold Reisman, Burton V. Dean, Robert R. White

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This paper describes a methodology developed at the Case Western Reserve University for the purposes of more rationally keeping track of the costs of education and for the allocation of tuition revenue credits. One of the co-authors recognized the lack of a database necessary for more rational decision making. This paper reports on a methodology designed to provide the tuition element segment of such a base.

Ada News Letter - 11/30/1970, American Dental Association

ADA News Letter

A newsletter published monthly to provide current information to officers of state and local dental societies on American Dental Association activities, 1948-1971

Ada News Letter - 11/17/1970, American Dental Association

ADA News Letter

A newsletter published monthly to provide current information to officers of state and local dental societies on American Dental Association activities, 1948-1971

Ada News Letter - 11/02/1970, American Dental Association

ADA News Letter

A newsletter published monthly to provide current information to officers of state and local dental societies on American Dental Association activities, 1948-1971

Profile: November 1970. Vol: 3 No: 5., Blue Cross Of Florida, Inc., Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

November 1970 employee monthly newsletter printed for employees, their families and friends.

Dynamic Programming And Fuzzy Allocation Processes, Augustine O. Esogbue, Vengalathur Ramesh

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

The modeling and computational aspects of certain allocation processes are studied through a new concept in systems theory --- fuzzy decision making. The use of these concepts will generally provide models of better proximity to the systems modelled than the traditional deterministic and stochastic approaches. Some concepts of fuzzy systems theory are first introduced. Fuzzy dynamic programming models with their corresponding flow charts are then provided for an allocation problem arising in R&D systems. The computational problems in fuzzy algorithms are discussed. An extensive bibliography on fuzzy decision theory is included.

A Special Linear Program, R. Chandrasekaran

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This study addresses an optimization problem within a water resources system, focusing on the allocation of firm power. Demands for power occur in fixed ratios throughout the year, with total annual demand being substantial. The challenge lies in determining the total amount of power to supply for the year while ensuring it is distributed proportionally across months. At the beginning of a contractual period, a utility company must be promised a specified amount of power, delivered according to seasonal ratios (e.g., higher demand in winter). This paper formulates the problem in detail, providing a framework for optimizing the allocation of …

Mechanical Rules For Trading In Wheat Futures, William J. Brown, Thomas B. Crabill, Burton V. Dean

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

An answer to the question of whether to buy, wait, or sell when trading in wheat futures is sought through the use of heuristic mechanical trading rules. Two basic models are examined. In the first, an updated price band is maintained about the daily close. The relationship between a given day's closing price and the previous day's price band is the signal to buy, wait, or sell. In the second approach, a linear regression is calculated for closing prices over time, and a tolerance band is established about the calculated line. Both fixed and variable bands are considered. Whenever a …

A Pseudo Dual All-Integer Algorithm For The Set Covering Problem, Harvey M. Salkin, Ronald D. Koncal

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

A modified linear programming method for the inequality or equality set covering problem (i.e., minimize cx subject to Ex ≥ b or Ex = b, where E is a zero-one matrix, b is a column of ones, and c is a nonnegative integral row) is presented. The "almost unimodular" property of the (zero-one) constraint matrix suggested an algorithm in which one performs (dual) simplex interactions whenever unit pivots are available and adjoin Gomory all-integer cuts when they are not. Finiteness, time reducing criteria, the elimination of roundoff errors, and applications to enumerative schemes are discussed. Preliminary computational experience, being very …

Ada News Letter - 10/19/1970, American Dental Association

ADA News Letter

A newsletter published monthly to provide current information to officers of state and local dental societies on American Dental Association activities, 1948-1971

Ada News Letter - 10/05/1970, American Dental Association

ADA News Letter

A newsletter published monthly to provide current information to officers of state and local dental societies on American Dental Association activities, 1948-1971

Ua12/2/36 Scrapbook, Gamma Sigma Sigma

Student Organizations

Scrapbook chronicling Gamma Sigma Sigma activities and events of Fall 1970.

• Alberico, Karen
• Alpha Phi Omega
• Bacon, Dorothy
• Bader, Margaret
• Baggett, Diane
• Bambower, Paul
• Becker, Margaret
• Bradbury, Debbie
• Breeden, Nancy
• Browne, Kay
• Browne, Ray
• Browning, Gwen
• Buchanan, Sharon
• Crane, Doug
• Cropper, Sharon
• Cross, Connie
• Darnell, Linda
• Duning, Beth
• Galloway, Kaye
• Gamble, Mildren
• Gamma Sigma Sigma
• Gerard, Theresa
• Guyton, Susan
• Hagan, Barry
• Halbrook, Alice
• Harrell, Woody
• Hartle, Ginger
• Hayden, Mari
• Jackson, Jeanne
• Johnson, David
• Kinnaird, Judy
• Leopold, Beth
• Lish, Mary
• Lloyd, Martha
• McCoy, Karen
• McDonald, Aaron
• McWhorter, James
• Myers, Jim
• Pais, Vicky
• Parks, Joe
• Patterson, Jim
• Perkins, Cheryl
• Piper, Curtis
• Powell, …