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Wang, YunTong. "Axiomatic cost sharing." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape3/PQDD_0014/NQ52194.pdf.
Full textSundararajan, Mukund. "Trade-offs in cost sharing /." May be available electronically:, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTU1MTUmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=12498.
Full textKotsialou, G. "Social context and cost-sharing in congestion games." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2017. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3010452/.
Full textJohansson, Klas. "Cost efficient provisioning of wireless access : infrastructure cost modeling and multi-operator resource sharing." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektro- och systemteknik (EES), 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-580.
Full textNguyen, Duc Thien. "Fair cost sharing auction mechanisms in last mile ridesharing." Thesis, Singapore Management University (Singapore), 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1548073.
Full textWith rapid growth of transportation demands in urban cities, one major challenge is to provide efficient and effective door-to-door service to passengers using the public transportation system. This is commonly known as the Last Mile problem. In this thesis, we consider a dynamic and demand responsive mechanism for Ridesharing on a non-dedicated commercial fleet (such as taxis). This problem is addressed as two sub problems, the first of which is a special type of vehicle routing problems (VRP). The second sub-problem, which is more challenging, is to allocate the cost (i.e. total fare) fairly among passengers. We propose auction mechanisms where we allow passengers to submit their willing payments. We show that our bidding model is budget-balanced, fairness-preserving, and most importantly, incentive-compatible. We also show how the winner determination problem can be solved efficiently. A series of experimental studies are designed to demonstrate the feasibility and efficiency of our proposed mechanisms.
Riha, Iwo. "Entwicklung einer Methode für Cost Benefit Sharing in Logistiknetzwerken." Dortmund Verl. Praxiswissen, 2008. http://d-nb.info/994936656/04.
Full textWoldegiorgis, Emnet Tadesse. "Cost sharing in Ethiopia : an analysis of challenges and prospects." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/3374.
Full textO financiamento do ensino superior é um dos aspectos mais relevantes da análise económica dos sistemas de ensino superior. A importância deste tema tem sido enfatizada pelos constrangimentos financeiros observados quer em países desenvolvidos quer em vias de desenvolvimento, os quais suscitaram a discussão entre investigadores e agentes políticos sobre modos alternativos de suportar financeiramente o ensino superior. Neste trabalho são discutidos os fundamentos teóricos para o desenvolvimento de políticas de partilha de custos e os modos de partilhar esses custos, nomeadamente através de diversos sistemas de empréstimos. Pretende-se também analisar a relevância do contexto político e do grau de desenvolvimento sócio-económico e das implicações destes no sucesso relativo dessas medidas de medidas de partilha dos custos do ensino superior. Estas questões serão analisadas tomando por objecto central deste estudo o sistema de ensino superior da Etiópia. o qual. Este sistema de ensino superior tem sido caracterizado pelo seu padrão de acesso elitista, pelo facto de tradicionalmente excluir a maioria dos potenciais estudantes que poderiam frequentar o sistema e assim contribuir para o desenvolvimento económico e social daquele país. Este sistema de ensino superior enfrenta actualmente um conjunto de desafios importantes, entre os quais se destacam os relativos ao seu modo de financiamento. Desde as medidas de reforma iniciadas em 1994, o sistema tem apresentado um conjunto de mudanças importantes. Umas das principais medidas constitui a adopção de políticas de partilha de custos, a qual se iniciou em 2003 com um conjunto de objectivos. Este estudo pretende analisar os desafios e as perspectivas futuras que se colocam a esta política de partilha custos no ensino superior na Etiópia, nomeadamente tomando em consideração as condições específicas daquele país. ABSTRACT: Higher education finance is one of the main issues in the economic analysis of higher education systems. The financial difficulties witnessed in both developed and developing countries have led researchers and policy makers to discuss about different alternatives of sustaining higher education systems. In this study are discussed the basic theoretical foundations of cost sharing and the different forms of implementing it, namely through student loan systems. This study also aims at discussing the relevance of the political and socio-economic context for the relative success of the adoption of cost-sharing. These aspects will be analysed by focusing in the Ethiopian higher education system. This system has been characterized by an elite enrolment pattern, since it has traditionally excluded the majority of potential students who could join the system and therefore contribute to the development of the country. The Ethiopian system has been facing a number of challenges throughout its recent history, and financing the sector is certainly one of the major ones. Since the reform measures that have started in 1994, that system of higher education has been going through a number of important developments. Cost sharing is one of the main policy changes and has been adopted in 2003 to meet a specific set of objectives. This study investigates the challenges and prospects of cost sharing in Ethiopia, namely by taking into consideration the political and social reality of the country.
Sweatt, Susan G. "The United States/Japan responsibility sharing for the Marine Corps forces." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA242079.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Jones, Lawrence R. ; Summers, Donald E. "December 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on April 1, 2010. DTIC Descriptor(s): Military Forces(United States), Department Of Defense, Marine Corps, United States, Defense Systems, Theses, Japan, Reduction, Costs, History, Background DTIC Identifier(s): Marine Corps Operations, Economics, United States, Japan, Military Budgets, National Defense, Joint Military Activities, Defense Costs, Theses, GOJ(Government Of Japan) Author(s) subject terms: Responsibility Sharing, Burden Sharing. Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-54). Also available in print.
Le, Duy. "Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Cost-driving factors and the impact of cost sharing on outpatient resource utilization." University of Toledo Health Science Campus / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1461947257.
Full textKim, David T., Francis P. Brown, and Frank T. Skrypak. "The effects of relocation of Yongsan Garrison on labor cost sharing." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10153.
Full textThe object of this project is to estimate the amount of labor cost sharing (LCS) for both the United States Forces Korea (USFK) and the Republic of Korea government, using a forecasting model. This essential tool wiill allow leadership in the Korean peninsula to make decisions ahead of time that may prevent demonstrations and mass layoffs affecting the mission and the objective of U.S. presence in the region. With the planned move of Yongsan Garrison from Seoul to the Pyeongtack region in 2008, there will be a mass consolidation in supporting units. The consolidation will result in reduced need of Korean Nationals (KN) in the region. Although the forecasting model may not result in perfect information, it will give the leadership a better tool to make critical decisions regarding the future of KN employees who are vital to the mission.
Manca, Ivano. "Ingegnerizzazione di un sistema di Fixed-Cost Real-Time Ride-Sharing." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2012. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/3553/.
Full textSadler, Jeffrey Michael. "Hydrologic Data Sharing Using Open Source Software and Low-Cost Electronics." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2015. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4425.
Full textPichler, Eva. "Cost-Sharing of General and Specific Training with Depreciation of Human Capital." Inst. für Volkswirtschaftstheorie und -politik, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 1991. http://epub.wu.ac.at/6280/1/WP_7.pdf.
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Goodwin, Christopher C. H. "The Influence of Cost-sharing Programs on Southern Non-industrial Private Forests." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30895.
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Dadzie, Dominic S. "Cost Sharing and Equity in Higher Education: Experiences of Selected Ghanaian Students." View abstract, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3371486.
Full textAndrade, Rodrigo Bomfim de. "Sequential cost-reimbursement rules." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/11736.
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This paper studies cost-sharing rules under dynamic adverse selection. We present a typical principal-agent model with two periods, set up in Laffont and Tirole's (1986) canonical regulation environment. At first, when the contract is signed, the firm has prior uncertainty about its efficiency parameter. In the second period, the firm learns its efficiency and chooses the level of cost-reducing effort. The optimal mechanism sequentially screens the firm's types and achieves a higher level of welfare than its static counterpart. The contract is indirectly implemented by a sequence of transfers, consisting of a fixed advance payment based on the reported cost estimate, and an ex-post compensation linear in cost performance.
Este trabalho estuda regras de compartilhamento de custos sob seleção adversa dinâmica. Apresentamos um modelo típico de agente-principal com dois períodos, fundamentado no ambiente canônico de regulação de Laffont e Tirole (1986). De início, quando da assinatura do contrato, a firma possui incerteza prévia sobre seu parâmetro de eficiência. No segundo período, a firma aprende a sua eficiência e escolhe o nível de esforço para reduzir custos. O mecanismo ótimo efetua screening sequencial entre os tipos da firma e atinge um nível de bem-estar superior ao alcançado pelo mecanismo estático. O contrato é implementado indiretamente por uma sequência de transferências, que consiste em um pagamento fixo antecipado, baseado na estimativa de custos reportada pela firma, e uma compensação posterior linear no custo realizado.
Theodossiades, R. B. "Establishing low cost, multi-vendor, resource sharing computer networks for highly localised environments." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.314684.
Full textMicale, Linda Marie 1958. "Policy change as innovation and incrementalism: The case of Plan 6 cost-sharing." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291998.
Full textСкрипник, Маргарита Іванівна, and Наталія Йосипівна Радіонова. "Особливості розподілу непрямих витрат на швейних вітчизняних підприємствах." Thesis, Київський національний університет технологій та дизайну, 2018. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/11571.
Full textAnalyzes the influence of the indirect cost' distribution at sewing enterprises on the cost of their products. The influence of the costs’ distribution on the competitiveness of sewing industry enterprises’ products is noted. The bases of the indirect costs' distribution are presented in traditional and combined ways. Comparison of distribution bases of total production costs is made in various ways, taking into account the serving enterprises of sewing industry.
Rose, Pauline Margaret. "Cost sharing in Malawian primary schooling from the Washington to the post Washington consensus." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250124.
Full textSolomon, Matthew D. "The effect of cost-sharing on the utilization of prescription drugs for chronically ill patients." Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2005. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0612/2006279614.html.
Full textJaffe, Heather. "An Investigation of the Effects of Agreeableness and Cost on Willingness to Share Information with Out-of-Loop Managers." OpenSIUC, 2014. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1585.
Full textBagheri, H. (Hamidreza). "Mobile clouds: a flexible resource sharing platform towards energy, spectrum and cost efficient 5G networks." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2017. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526217413.
Full textTiivistelmä Langattomassa viestinnässä on viime aikoina saavutettu useita edistysaskeleita samalla kun suurta kaistanleveyttä edellyttävien ja paljon tehoa kuluttavien langattomien palveluiden käyttö on yleistynyt ja multimediatoiminnoilla varustetut älylaitteet ovat vallanneet nopeasti markkinoita. Tämän seurauksena mobiililiikenne on lisääntynyt huomattavasti. Näiden suuntausten valossa langattoman 5G-viestinnän ja sitä seuraavien sukupolvien langattoman viestinnän kehitystavoitteita ovat muun muassa seuraavat: käyttäjän näkökulmasta energiatehokkuus, mahdollisimman lyhyet viiveajat ja palvelun käytöstä aiheutuvien kustannusten edullisuus sekä verkko-operaattorin näkökulmasta spektritehokkuus, tulojen kasvattaminen ja aiempaa matalammat pääoma- ja käyttökustannukset. Tässä väitöskirjassa tarkastellaan millaisia mahdollisuuksia mobiilipilvet tarjoavat energia-, spektri- ja kustannustehokkuuden parantamiseen ja siten 5G-verkkojen päätavoitteiden saavuttamiseen. Mobiilipilvi on lupaava osa 5G-teknologiaa, jossa perinteiset solukkoverkot ja lyhyen kantaman verkot yhdistyvät aivan uudenlaiseen ja tehokkaaseen tietoliikennearkkitehtuuriin. Mobiilipilvet voidaan nähdä joustavana ja tehokkaana alustana sisällön yhteisjakelulle, yhteistyölle, resurssien jakamiselle ja toiminnalle sosiaalisissa verkoissa. Tätä väitöskirjaa varten on tehty tutkimusta sekä mobiilipilviä koskevan perustutkimuksen että soveltavan tutkimuksen parissa. Perustutkimuksessa keskitytään tarkastelemaan pilvien muodostamisessa käytettäviä strategioita ja pilvien ylläpidossa käytettäviä mekanismeja. Soveltavan tutkimuksen alueella mobiilipilvien tarjoamia sisällön jakelun mahdollisuuksia tarkastellaan sekä luvanvaraisilla että vapaasti käytettävillä kaistoilla. Vapaasti käytettävillä kaistoilla toteutettavaa jakelua varten työssä kehitetään useita yhteistoimintastrategioita, joiden tehokkuutta verrataan perinteiseen monilähetysstrategiaan energiatehokkuuden, sisällön jakelun viiveiden ja käyttäjien kokemuksen laadun (Quality of Experience, QoE) osalta. Luvanvaraisilla kaistoilla toteutettavan sisällön jakelun osalta tarkastellaan moniparisessa ja samanaikaisessa molemminsuuntaisessa laitteiden välisessä viestinnässä (D2D-kommunikaatiossa) käytettäviä spektrin jakamisen ja resurssien allokoimisen algoritmeja, jotta spektritehokkuutta ja verkon suorituskykyä sekä palvelun laatua (Quality of Service, QoS) pystyttäisiin parantamaan. Tämän lisäksi työssä kehitellään liiketoimintamallia, jonka avulla voidaan pohtia, miten mobiilipilvillä voidaan vähentää käyttäjien ja operaattorien kustannuksia ja samalla kasvattaa operaattorien tuloja ja parantaa käyttäjien tyytyväisyyttä. Tämän työn tulokset osoittavat, että mobiilipilviteknologia on joustava ja tehokas alusta, jolla voidaan lisätä olennaisesti spektritehokkuutta, parantaa merkittävästi energiatehokkuutta ja verkon suorituskykyä sekä taata kustannustehokkuus sekä käyttäjien että verkko-operaattorien näkökulmasta
Dowell, Margaret Anne. "Influence of three-tier cost sharing on patient compliance with and switching of cardiovascular medications." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1030118543.
Full textTitle from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xvi, 173 p.: ill. Includes abstract and vita. Co-advisors: Craig A. Pedersen, Dept. of Pharmacy; Anne Scheck McAlearney, School of Public Health. Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173).
Smith-Ramirez, Ricardo. "On the evaluation of conservation cost-sharing programs an application of a Monte Carlo EM algorithm /." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2687.
Full textThesis research directed by: Agricultural and Resource Economics. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
Martello, Charles P. "NATO burden-sharing redefinition for a changing European threat /." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA242560.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Gates, William. Second Reader: Doyle, Richard. "December 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on April 2, 2010. DTIC Identifier(s): NATO, Defense Planning, Industrial Production, Economics, Burden Sharing, Defense Industries, Sharing, Costs, Military Forces (Foreign), Military Forces (United States), Military Equipment, Mathematical Models, Military Reserves, Industrial Capacity. Author(s) subject terms: Burden-sharing, NATO. Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-80). Also available in print.
Olvey, Eleanor. "Impact of Cost-sharing on Utilization of Medications for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Medicare Beneficiaries." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/203445.
Full textEKSTRÖM, MARCUS, and CAROLINA FAHNEHJELM. "Incorporating a total cost perspective intothe purchasing strategy : A case study of amedium sized retail compan." Thesis, KTH, Industriell Management, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-189594.
Full textLindrooth, Richard C. "Selective contracting, cost sharing, and utilization management : a theoretical and empirical analysis of the market for health care /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7463.
Full textSoares, Sara Filipa Carreira. "Aumento das taxas moderadoras nas urgências hospitalares : que impacto sobre a procura?" Master's thesis, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública. Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11372.
Full textABSTRACT - Objetive: Quantify the difference of the demand in the emergency service in Lisbon's Hospital against the increase price of cost sharing at urgency in January 2012. Methodology: This paper uses the analysis of micro data on the use of the emergency service of the Hospital Garcia de Orta in two periods: 1 January 2011 to 30 June 2011 and 1 January 2012 to 30 June in 2012. The sample consists of 156.654 visits to the emergency service of the hospital. It also gauged the demand elasticity over the price by sex, age group, origin, location and cause of admission and destination users. Results: There were 80.344 episodes of urgency in 2011 and 76.310 in 2012 (-5%). Regarding non-exempt users, there was a 12% reduction in total episodes of urgency (26.168 in 2011 and 23.037 in 2012). The price of the urgency increased 108% for individuals not exempt (€ 9.6 to € 20). The values obtained for the elasticity of demand over the price are close to zero for the total demand as well as for all other variables. Conclusions: We conclude that the demand for emergency care is inelastic over the price increase in hospital analyzed. Although there was a reduction of care sought (12%), this was much lower than the increase for the price (108%).
Nylund, Hans. "Electricity across borders : regional cost sharing of grid investments, international benchmarking and the electricity demand of an ageing population." Doctoral thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Samhällsvetenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-26747.
Full textGodkänd; 2013; 20130809 (hannyl); Tillkännagivande disputation 2013-09-06 Nedanstående person kommer att disputera för avläggande av filosofie doktorsexamen. Namn: Hans Nylund Ämne: Nationalekonomi Avhandling: Electricity Across Borders: Regional Cost Sharing of Grid Investments, International Benchmarking and the Electricity Demand of an Ageing Population Opponent: Professor Andreas Stephan, Jönköping International Business School Ordförande: Professor Robert Lundmark, Luleå tekniska universitet Tid: Fredag den 27 september 2013, kl. 13.00 Plats: A109, Luleå tekniska universitet
Williams, Aisha. "The impact of increased patient cost-sharing on pediatric avoidable hospitalizations for SCHIP beneficiaries in the state of Florida." CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC THESIS, 2007. http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4124.
Full textSacks, Naomi Cohen. "The effects of cost sharing in the Medicare Part D benefit on branded and generic oral anti-diabetic adherence." Thesis, Boston University, 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/12844.
Full textThis dissertation includes three papers on oral anti-diabetic (OAD) medication adherence and the Medicare Part D benefit. The data source for all analyses is the IMS Health Longitudinal Prescription database, which contains patient de-identified prescription data from computerized pharmacy records and reflects over 60% of the prescriptions filled in the United States. The analytic samples culled from this database consist of elderly diabetes patients with Medicare Part D standard (non-LIS), low-income-subsidy (LIS), or commercial prescription medication coverage. I compare non-LIS patients, whose coverage contains a gap (also known as the "donut hole"), to patients with LIS or commercial coverage and no gap. The first paper tests the hypothesis that diabetes patients with non-LIS coverage are selective in their use of oral anti-diabetic (OAD) medications, and less likely to be adherent to branded-only class OADs. I use logistic regression to model the effects of this coverage on within-class OAD adherence, comparing non-LIS to propensity-matched LIS and commercially covered patients. I find evidence that the Part D benefit is associated with cost-related non-adherence in branded-only, but not primarily generic, class OADs. In the second paper, I examine the effects of increasing generic medication use on concurrent adherence evaluations. I use the same logistic model to compare three recognized but different concurrent adherence outcome measures. The measures generate estimates of the effects of Part D coverage on adherence that differ in significance and magnitude and that vary further, depending on the distribution of prices in the underlying patient sample. In the third paper, I test the hypothesis that patients decrease more costly branded OAD use in anticipation of the Part D coverage gap. Using a difference-in-difference design, I use GEE via proc genmod to estimate the effects of the gap on within-class OAD adherence over the coverage year. Compared to LIS and commercially covered, non-LIS patients have increasingly lower odds of adherence to branded-only class OADs starting in the first month of the coverage year. These findings provide evidence of forward-looking behavior, and suggest further that deductibles and co-payments, Part D cost sharing components in addition to the gap, adversely affect adherence.
Smith, Joseph L. "Developing the Evidence Base for Mental Health Policy and Services: Inquiries into Epidemiology, Cost-Benefits, and Utilization." Scholar Commons, 2018. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7713.
Full textOnuzuruike, Emeka. "Telecom Infrastructure Sharing as a Strategy for Cost Optimization and Revenue Generation : A Case Study of MTN Nigeria/Zain Nigeria Collocation." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för management, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-1124.
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Kinser, Amber E. "The Cost of an Education: Exploring the Extended Reach of Academe in Family Life." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1243.
Full textVichare, Anushree M. "Affordability, Utilization and Satisfaction with Care: A Policy Context for Improving Health Care Experiences." VCU Scholars Compass, 2017. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4978.
Full textChi, Sae. "Developing a methodology for evaluating privately operated toll road projects using stochastic cost-benefit analysis." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2018. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/116509/1/Sae_Chi_Thesis.pdf.
Full textJraisat, Luai Eid. "Information sharing in an export supply chain relationship : the case of the Jordanian fresh fruit and vegetable export industry." Thesis, Brunel University, 2010. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5076.
Full textRached, Mansour. "Evaluation de la valeur du partage d’informations et de ses impacts sur la performance des différents maillons dans des réseaux logistiques." Thesis, Lyon, INSA, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015ISAL0008.
Full textWe study the impact of sharing several informations simultaneously in different configurations of supply chains. The valuation is expressed in terms of logistics costs reduction compared to the scenario of non-information sharing. We have evaluated the gain in the overall supply chain, but also at each elementary cost of a particular link. The choice of the shared information is based on their importance in the supply chain management as well as their source (upstream and downstream) in order to establish different exchange mechanisms and negotiation between various links. We have studied the sharing of one, two and three informations simultaneously. Our approach is developed in the context of a mono-product serial supply chain consisting of one supplier, one warehouse, one retailer and customers. We have developed a mathematical model in order to evaluate the gains provided by the sharing of different kinds of information in the context of decentralized decision. In this model, we have injected a perturbation in the shared information in order to be more realistic. This experimental study has highlighted the necessity to establish incentive cooperation mechanisms between the various links in the supply chain, if the gains are benefic exclusively to only one of the links or are particularly unbalanced. These mechanisms are intended in order to lead to a win-win balance between participants. In the second part of our work, we have considered the case of a decentralized decision with sharing simultaneously two pieces of information. This part is carried out in the context of a mono-product and a divergent supply chain integrating several retailers. The quantities allocation from the warehouse to retailers is made in a prorata assignment policy based on retailers’ orders. We have noted that the sharing in its various forms has led to significant reduction cost for the overall supply chain. We have considered later the case of a centralized decision at the warehouse with an assignment of products in order to minimize the supply chain cost. Finally, our approach has been extended to the study of the distribution of gains between retailers for different customer demand configurations. This has allowed us to identify the beneficiaries of this information sharing in different studied contexts. The obtained gains are rarely balanced between links; this resulted in imposing the establishment of cooperative mechanisms incentive for sharing. We have concluded by the fact that a decentralized decision with information sharing is close in performance to a centralized context and we plan to continue this comparative study by taking into account all costs and benefits of these two pilot modes
Wang, Yuntong. "Axiomatic Cost Sharing." Thèse, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/1241.
Full textJuarez, Ruben. "Essays in strategic cost sharing." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1911/22268.
Full textGopalakrishnan, Ragavendran. "Characterizing Distribution Rules for Cost Sharing Games." Thesis, 2013. https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/7822/1/gopalakrishnan_ragavendran_2013.pdf.
Full textIn noncooperative cost sharing games, individually strategic agents choose resources based on how the welfare (cost or revenue) generated at each resource (which depends on the set of agents that choose the resource) is distributed. The focus is on finding distribution rules that lead to stable allocations, which is formalized by the concept of Nash equilibrium, e.g., Shapley value (budget-balanced) and marginal contribution (not budget-balanced) rules.
Recent work that seeks to characterize the space of all such rules shows that the only budget-balanced distribution rules that guarantee equilibrium existence in all welfare sharing games are generalized weighted Shapley values (GWSVs), by exhibiting a specific 'worst-case' welfare function which requires that GWSV rules be used. Our work provides an exact characterization of the space of distribution rules (not necessarily budget-balanced) for any specific local welfare functions remains, for a general class of scalable and separable games with well-known applications, e.g., facility location, routing, network formation, and coverage games.
We show that all games conditioned on any fixed local welfare functions possess an equilibrium if and only if the distribution rules are equivalent to GWSV rules on some 'ground' welfare functions. Therefore, it is neither the existence of some worst-case welfare function, nor the restriction of budget-balance, which limits the design to GWSVs. Also, in order to guarantee equilibrium existence, it is necessary to work within the class of potential games, since GWSVs result in (weighted) potential games.
We also provide an alternative characterization—all games conditioned on any fixed local welfare functions possess an equilibrium if and only if the distribution rules are equivalent to generalized weighted marginal contribution (GWMC) rules on some 'ground' welfare functions. This result is due to a deeper fundamental connection between Shapley values and marginal contributions that our proofs expose—they are equivalent given a transformation connecting their ground welfare functions. (This connection leads to novel closed-form expressions for the GWSV potential function.) Since GWMCs are more tractable than GWSVs, a designer can tradeoff budget-balance with computational tractability in deciding which rule to implement.
TANG, YA-CHING, and 湯雅清. "Discussion on the Cost of New Sharing Logistics." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6ag3wc.
Full text國立屏東大學
資訊管理學系碩士班
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As the globalization and the internet is becoming mature, the fast development of the mobile device has made the change in the consumer shopping habit. The consumer behavior has changed from the less-option and more-quantity to the more-option and less-quantity. Consumers are now pursuing more their shopping and its flow customized, more exquisite, and faster service. How the logistic will also rapidly cope with such change to lower the cost has become the main topic in its industry. This study has shown that new Sharing Logistic by comparing with E-Logistic type, this new Share-Logistic type has lowered the cost in every category, including the transportation, each warehousing, and management. With the participation members increasing, the earning of operative platforms and the logistic drivers will both grow up. Some simulations has proven the new Sharing Logistic works, and can be utilized the model to the logistic industry who wants to make the change to cope with sharing economy impact.
Gau, Gary, and 高得祐. "The Study of Knowledge Sharing - Transaction Cost Perspective." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/49052474063679424073.
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管理科學研究所
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According to the research of knowledge sharing by Davenport & Prusak (1998) and Teece (1998), the knowledge has so-called "the internal market " in the organization, and it cause the impact for organizational and inner sharing of the knowledge. In 1960 the Coase mentions " when the transaction cost is a zero, no matter law to property right how to definition, the resource make use of to will reach maximum of efficiency " in a text of "The problem of the social the cost ". But actually the market function operation is not perfect, therefore the Coase also point outs to include: The cost of searching cost, bargain cost, execution cost, so must through firm to make allocate efficiency. However, Now the theory of the transaction cost is not only limit to result the problem in the economy, but also explains the knowledge shares of organization. This research is based on the research of knowledge sharing by Davenport & Prusak (1998) and the theory of Transaction Cost; make use of the theories of transaction cost to inquire in to the action of market in knowledge sharing. According to result of the empirical research, main detection of this research: 1. The Bounded rationality and the knowledge sharing present the negative correlation. When Bounded rationality is higher, will urge organization had more, high knowledge sharing the action. 2. The opportunism and the knowledge sharing present the negative correlation. 3. The uncertainty and complexity of the environment and the knowledge sharing present the negative correlation. The knowledge sharing would be under the influence of the uncertainty and complexity of the environment, if the uncertainty and complexity of the environment were higher then the knowledge sharing would be lower. 4. The small number exchange to present with the knowledge sharing the negative correlation. 5. The information asymmetric and the knowledge sharing present the negative correlation. If the information asymmetric of the knowledge is higher then the sharing of the knowledge will be lower. 6. The atmosphere and the knowledge sharing to present the positive correlation. If the atmosphere of the sharing of the knowledge is higher then the sharing of the knowledge is higher. 7. The uncertainty of knowledge and the knowledge sharing present the negative correlation. 8. The asset specificity of the knowledge is higher, then will decline the knowledge shares the action, the asset specificity of knowledge and the knowledge sharing presents the negative correlation.
LANG, HUI-ZHU, and 郎慧珠. "Taipei metropolitans'' wllingness for cost-sharing health insurance." Thesis, 1989. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/61891515084523341390.
Full textWheatley, David. "Cross-monotonic Cost-Sharing Methods for Network Design Games." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3317.
Full text"Secure implementation, network cost sharing and oligopolistic price discrimination." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1911/62222.
Full textRamachandran, Arthi. "The Cost of Sharing Information in a Social World." Thesis, 2017. https://doi.org/10.7916/D8H99HNX.
Full textChihombori, Daniel. "Cost-sharing in higher education financing in Zimbabwe, 1957- 2009." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3266.
Full textCost-sharing is neither a new subject nor a recent practice in the financing of students’ higher education in Zimbabwe. The practice of cost-sharing in Zimbabwe’s higher education dates back to the colonial period. Unlike those African countries that have historically had free higher education, in Zimbabwe cost-sharing has always been part of its higher education financing formulae. As a result, whereas the challenge in other African countries has been to shift from free higher education to cost-sharing, the challenge in Zimbabwe has been that of moving from one cost-sharing model to another. While Zimbabwe has experimented with various cost-sharing strategies, literature on the country’s experiences with the practice is limited. This study fills the knowledge gap by identifying and accounting for the shifts in the conception and practice of cost-sharing in the financing of students’ higher education in Zimbabwe. Consistent with the study’s focus on describing and understanding historical processes (shifts in cost-sharing policy over time) in higher education financing in Zimbabwe, a qualitative approach was adopted to gather and analyze data. In particular, the study used an historical research design to identify and account for the policy shifts in higher education financing in Zimbabwe from 1957 to 2009. The scope of the study was limited to student funding in the public university sector. The study used documents as the major sources of data, while interviews and focus group discussions with key actors in higher education financing in Zimbabwe provided additional data to validate data generated from document sources. The study demonstrates that Zimbabwe adopted cost-sharing in higher education financing at the very point of inception of the first university in the country, the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, which is now the University of Zimbabwe in 1957. Starting (in 1957) with a deferred tuition fee policy that was complemented by a mortgage type loan system and government grants, a confluence of global, national and local forces combined in specific fashion in specific historical epochs over time to ‘negotiate’ and ‘renegotiate’ the student funding models. It is further shown that during the colonial era, while the cost-sharing model rode on the back of a favourable Government loan and grant system aimed at promoting access to higher education, the racist basis of colonial education policies created bottlenecks that severely curtailed access to higher education by the majority black population. Colonial education policy iii regimes deliberately limited the feeding streams into university enrolments by black students, resulting in a proportional mismatch between the number of white students entering university and that of black students. Thus, during the colonial era, access to higher education was largely a function of the ‘barrier’ system in African education that defined inequality between whites and Africans. Independence in 1980 saw the new socialist government embracing the loan and grant based cost-sharing model and further implementing radical measures to democratize access to education. However, the increase in student numbers and in higher education institutions, coupled with poor loan recovery, and the ascendancy of neoliberalism at about the turn of the twenty-first century presented serious challenges to the state’s capacity to adequately fund higher education. In the process, the loan and grant system declined gradually and was eventually replaced by an upfront tuition fee policy that took a toll on access to higher education. Noting the inadequacies of policy interventions through the introduction of the Cadetship Scheme, the ‘successor’ to the loan and grant system, the study recommends the resuscitation of the loan system. It is however, important that such reintroduction of the loan system be predicated on the development of a robust framework that ensures that loans are allocated to students who are in real financial need and that there is in existence, effective and efficient loan recovery machinery.