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Mukherjee, Koyel. "Algorithmic approaches to reducing resource costs in data centers." Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3612196.
Full textA substantial portion of resource costs incurred by data centers relate to energy costs, with cooling energy and equipment powering energy accounting for a major fraction. Other major costs incurred by data centers, is due to huge data transmission volume and resultant network bandwidth consumption. In this dissertation, we study problems inspired by the needs to reduce energy consumption and network bandwidth billing costs in data centers.
A significant amount of data center cooling energy is wasted due to thermal imbalance and hot spots. In order to prevent this, the workload should be scheduled in a thermally aware manner based on the overall thermal profile, since machine temperatures depend on local load as well as on neighboring machines' load. We define 'effective load' that captures this spatial cross-interference and analyze different models for: 1) maximizing the profit of scheduled jobs under a cooling energy budget, for which we give ½ − O(ε) approximation algorithms; 2) minimizing the maximum temperature when all jobs have to be scheduled, for which we give a 2-approximation algorithm and a 3-competitive online algorithm for a single rack of machines, where the factors approach 4/3 and 2 respectively as the cross-interference decays.
Servers consume energy while running; hence, shutting down some will reduce the costs. We consider two problems which study this in literature: active time and busy time, the goal being minimizing the total 'on' time of machines. In active time, we have access to a single machine whereas in busy time, number of machines allowed is unlimited. Machines have bounded capacity and jobs have release times, deadlines and lengths. For active time, we show a minimal feasible solution is 3-approximate and give a 2-approximation algorithm via LP rounding. For busy time, we give a 3-approximation algorithm which improves the 4-approximation, and analyze the preemptive problem also.
Data centers need to transmit a huge volume of data daily which results in high network bandwidth costs. Frequently, ISP's charge for Internet use either based on the peak bandwidth usage in any slot in the billing cycle, or according to some percentile cost. We provide an optimal offline algorithm for the percentile problem when jobs can have variable delay. For the online problem of minimizing peak bandwidth, we study small values of delay in a discrete time setting and give much better lower and upper bounds than the best known bound of e that holds when delay allowed is arbitrarily large and time is continuous.
Yu, Wing-chi Winnie. "Contractual arrangements in shopping centre leasing in Hong Kong a transaction cost perspective /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B40987620.
Full textTomosk, Steven. "Applications of Traditional and Concentrated Photovoltaic Technologies for Reducing Electricity Costs at Ontario Data Centers." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34324.
Full textOlson, Darcie Lange. "Trends in work-related injury rates and the associated incurred costs in long-term care centers." Thesis, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3615712.
Full textBackground. Nursing assistants, working in long–term care facilities, have consistently been among the top occupational groups experiencing work-related musculoskeletal injuries. These injuries have been attributed the physical demands of lifting and moving the individuals in their care. Great strides in research have identified successful risk reduction strategies such as the implementation safe patient handling and mobility programs. The benefits of these programs have been advocated over the last two decades, but the rate of injuries among nursing assistants continues to be more than double the national average for all other industries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of safe patient handling and mobility policies and procedures, facility resources, and work practices on the trends in injury rates and the associated costs in long-term care facilities.
Methods. Thirty-eight facilities contributed information to the study. Data were gathered on safe patient handling policies, facility resources, work practices, work-related injuries and workers’ compensation costs for 2002 – 2011.
Results. Eighty-four percent of the facilities had patient handling policies or were preparing to implement in the upcoming year. All of the facilities had mechanical lifting devices, employee training and procedures for embedding safe patient handling into daily work practices. Nineteen facilities contributed one to ten years of data, showing injury rates decreased 63% from 2002 – 2011. Eleven facilities provided worker’s compensation information showing medical and indemnity costs decreased 54% from 2006 – 2011. The presence of a policy, was not found to independently influence these factors. The number of days away from work due to work-related injuries was significantly lower in facilities with patient handling policies. Conclusion. The presence of the policy was not found to independently influence injury rates or costs, but the prevalence of safe patient handling policies, mechanical lifting devices and safe work practices suggested that a safety culture may finally be present in long-term care. Despite the impressive reductions in injuries and costs, the continued higher than average rate of injuries among this occupational group may indicate that other factors now play a greater role in work-related injuries.
Ngobeni, Robson Mpande. "The impact of high Telecommunications costs on the callcentre industry in Cape Town, South Africa." Thesis, [S.l. : s.n.], 2009. http://dk.cput.ac.za/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1061&context=td_cput.
Full textYu, Wing-chi Winnie, and 余詠芝. "Contractual arrangements in shopping centre leasing in Hong Kong: a transaction cost perspective." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B40987620.
Full textReddy, Hari Mallam. "Case study on costs and efficiency of Urgent Care Center Desert Valley Medical Group, Victorville." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1733.
Full textŠpicarová, Kateřina. "Využití controllingu v podniku." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2021. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-442964.
Full textЗамула, Олена Василівна. "Управління інформаційними витратами переробних підприємств." Thesis, НТУ "ХПІ", 2016. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/20381.
Full textDissertation on the receipt of scientific degree of candidate in economic science by speciality 08.00.04 – economics and management enterprises (by types of economic activity). – National Technical University "Kharkiv Politechnical Institute", 2016. The thesis is devoted to the theoretical, methodological and practical problems in management information costs of processing enterprises. The paper presents the definition of information costs as the monetary value of resources used to implement the information process. The thesis provides a classification of information costs in which the criteria are grouped in three areas: statistical, administrative, financial and tax developed ones. According to the type of information process it is suggested to distinguish between information technology, innovative and intelligent information costs. The thesis provides guidelines assessing the level of information costs, which suggests using the following indicators: the level of capital information costs, integrated indices of factors influencing the level of current information costs and losses. The management system of information costs has been improved. It is based on the introduction of information technology, innovation and intelligent costs center. There are basic measures to manage the information costs of processing enterprises: formation of a portfolio of investments in information products and services of long-term use (consumption); decision-making to shorten consumption (provision) of information services and purchase (production) of low value information products, monitoring and optimization of information losses. A two-dimensional matrix has been developed that allows selecting a set of management measures for optimization of information costs depending on the level of capital information costs and the level of information losses. The optimal level of capital information costs is achieved by forming the portfolio of investments in information technology, innovative and intelligent products (services) of long-term use (consumption). The level of risk and efficiency are the criteria to select the type of portfolio. The methodical approach has been developed which allows minimizing the information losses to make a decision as for brief consumption (provision) of information services. Practical implementation of these recommendations helps identify sources of increased efficiency of processing enterprises in the formation and use of resources for the implementation of the information process.
Замула, Олена Василівна. "Управління інформаційними витратами переробних підприємств." Thesis, НТУ "ХПІ", 2016. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/20379.
Full textDissertation on the receipt of scientific degree of candidate in economic science by speciality 08.00.04 – economics and management enterprises (by types of economic activity). – National Technical University "Kharkiv Politechnical Institute", 2016. The thesis is devoted to the theoretical, methodological and practical problems in management information costs of processing enterprises. The paper presents the definition of information costs as the monetary value of resources used to implement the information process. The thesis provides a classification of information costs in which the criteria are grouped in three areas: statistical, administrative, financial and tax developed ones. According to the type of information process it is suggested to distinguish between information technology, innovative and intelligent information costs. The thesis provides guidelines assessing the level of information costs, which suggests using the following indicators: the level of capital information costs, integrated indices of factors influencing the level of current information costs and losses. The management system of information costs has been improved. It is based on the introduction of information technology, innovation and intelligent costs center. There are basic measures to manage the information costs of processing enterprises: formation of a portfolio of investments in information products and services of long-term use (consumption); decision-making to shorten consumption (provision) of information services and purchase (production) of low value information products, monitoring and optimization of information losses. A two-dimensional matrix has been developed that allows selecting a set of management measures for optimization of information costs depending on the level of capital information costs and the level of information losses. The optimal level of capital information costs is achieved by forming the portfolio of investments in information technology, innovative and intelligent products (services) of long-term use (consumption). The level of risk and efficiency are the criteria to select the type of portfolio. The methodical approach has been developed which allows minimizing the information losses to make a decision as for brief consumption (provision) of information services. Practical implementation of these recommendations helps identify sources of increased efficiency of processing enterprises in the formation and use of resources for the implementation of the information process.
Khantaphixay, Sisomphone. "Managing the cost of usable data centers." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2007. http://165.236.235.140/lib/SKhanthaphixay2008.pdf.
Full textStratila, Dan. "Combinatorial optimization problems with concave costs." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46661.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 83-89).
In the first part, we study the problem of minimizing a separable concave function over a polyhedron. We assume the concave functions are nonnegative nondecreasing on R+, and the polyhedron is in RI' (these assumptions can be relaxed further under suitable technical conditions). We show how to approximate this problem to 1+ E precision in optimal value by a piecewise linear minimization problem so that the number of resulting pieces is polynomial in the input size of the original problem and linear in 1/c. For several concave cost problems, the resulting piecewise linear problem can be reformulated as a classical combinatorial optimization problem. As a result of our bound, a variety of polynomial-time heuristics, approximation algorithms, and exact algorithms for classical combinatorial optimization problems immediately yield polynomial-time heuristics, approximation algorithms, and fully polynomial-time approximation schemes for the corresponding concave cost problems. For example, we obtain a new approximation algorithm for concave cost facility location, and a new heuristic for concave cost multi commodity flow. In the second part, we study several concave cost problems and the corresponding combinatorial optimization problems. We develop an algorithm design technique that yields a strongly polynomial primal-dual algorithm for a concave cost problem whenever such an algorithm exists for the corresponding combinatorial optimization problem.
(cont.) Our technique preserves constant-factor approximation ratios as well as ratios that depend only on certain problem parameters, and exact algorithms yield exact algorithms. For example, we obtain new approximation algorithms for concave cost facility location and concave cost joint replenishment, and a new exact algorithm for concave cost lot-sizing. In the third part, we study a real-time optimization problem arising in the operations of a leading internet retailer. The problem involves the assignment of orders that arrive via the retailer's website to the retailer's warehouses. We model it as a concave cost facility location problem, and employ existing primal-dual algorithms and approximations of concave cost functions to solve it. On past data, we obtain solutions on average within 1.5% of optimality, with running times of less than 100ms per problem.
by Dan Stratila.
Ph.D.
Di, Pietro Stefano. "Erfolgszentren für öffentliche Verwaltungen /." Göttingen : Cuvillier, 1992. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=003670798&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
Full textRemmer, Leonard. "A Methodology for Identifying Opportunities for Direct Shipping." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1128719056.
Full textNogueira, Danielly Negrão Guassú. "Gestão de resíduos de serviço de saúde: mensuração do custo em centro cirúrgico." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/7/7140/tde-10122014-174803/.
Full textThis study aimed to validate the mapping and management of subprocesses handling of waste of health services in the operation room. To calculate the cost of materials involved and generation rates and proportion on HG/U, Surgery by specialty, location of generation and segregated groups. It´s a descriptive exploratory research, a quantitative approach in the form of case study . This place was the SC (surgery center) of Hospital Universitário da USP. Considering the number of surgeries performed in the last four years, we calculated the probabilistic stratified sample with sampling power of 95%. The final sample was made from 1120 surgeries average. During data collection, the subprocesses of RSS-based classification of RDC 306/04 of Anvisa were mapped. The residues were weighted daily for 82 days with the help of 8 collectors considering the point of generation and the gorup of RSS. To measure cost, was described subprocesses of RSS and we identified the executors, drawed flowcharts, rose the quantities and the cost of materials involved, we identified the drivers of NR surgeries and calculated each process. RSS DC represented 6,38% compared with total production of HU-USP. The most representative group was A-infective (50,62%) and the percentage of recycled waste D was 19,26%, which is higher than hospital (10,34%). A representative for the local generation was: operation room (55,93%), REC (4,02%) of not recycable area of support (11,55%). Evaluated the inference that means were HTE buccal maxillary surgery followed by gynecological, highest producers of RSS. The average generation of waste by surgery was 3,72 pounds. The cost of 1 kgrs: the A group: (R$ 1,10), B group: (R$ 5,70), recycled group D (R$ 0,96), D group not recycled (R$ 1,01) and E group (R$ 3,23). Thus, the total average cost per surgery was R$ 8,64. R$ 5,52 which corresponds to operation room. The share of other points of generation: R$ 0,53 REC, R$ 0,48 of ordinary residues, R$ 2,09 / recycled and NOT recycled materials from ordinary area of support. It follows the total weight of the RSS sample that is 8.102,64 kgrs and total cost of R$ 9.679,88 and we mapped the entirely process that generates an annual projection of 36.066,63 kgrs with the average f daily generation 98.812 kgrs daily and an annual cost of R$ 43.087,27 with an average cost of R$ 118,04 per day.
Remotti, Becerra David Enrique, and Zavaleta César Anderson Segovia. "El impacto de la gestión de activos fijos contable en la toma de decisiones financieras en las empresas del sector pesquero asociadas a la Sociedad Nacional de Pesquería del Perú en el año 2018." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/652521.
Full textThis research work aims to analyze the impact of the management of accounting fixed assets in financial decision making in the companies of the fishing sector associated with the National Fisheries Society of Peru in 2018. Due to the fact that in this sector the companies They use fixed assets throughout the entire capture, production and finished product process. Companies in the fisheries sector focus their operations on the basis of fixed assets for this reason a relevant factor to consider is the management of fixed assets, whose purpose is to mitigate the inherent risks that they present throughout their life cycle. Based on the correct application of the fixed asset, it is intended that companies in this industry have efficient asset management, more reliable financial information, improve financial indicators, among others. All this allows management to make more accurate financial decisions based on economic reality. The following thesis work is intended to demonstrate whether there is an impact between the management of accounting fixed assets and the making of financial decisions, so that companies in the sector identify these possible advantages and can optimize their processes. As a result of the investigation, the objectives and hypotheses were validated, both general and specific, demonstrating the correlation between the study variables.
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Harsono, Jessica Elizabeth. "Optimizing distribution center packing operations to reduce volumetric shipping costs." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128405.
Full textThesis: M. Eng. in Advanced Manufacturing and Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2019
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-82).
Improving the efficiency within a distribution center by reducing waste and optimizing process flow can result in significant cost savings regarding distribution center operation. One area with a large potential for improvement is outbound order packaging. Shipping costs are calculated based on package weight or volume, whichever results in a higher cost. With a finite number of box sizes stocked and available in the distribution center to package orders, some orders will inevitably be shipped in a box that is larger than needed to accommodate the SKUs inside. However, if a custom sized box could be made for every order, then the average box volume per order, and in turn the shipping cost, is reduced. This thesis details an integration plan and impact analysis for adding custom box-making technology to a current packing process flow. It compares the cost, sustainability, and throughput benefits to other solutions such as introducing padded envelopes as a packing option or creating algorithms to assist packers in choosing the most economical stock box while packaging an order.
by Jessica Elizabeth Harsono.
M. Eng. in Advanced Manufacturing and Design
M.Eng.inAdvancedManufacturingandDesign Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Urbonaitė, Monika. "Išlaidų atsakomybės centrų formavimas ir jų veiklos vertinimas žemės ūkio verslo subjektuose." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2013. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2013~D_20130621_131807-74072.
Full textGraduation paper of Master’s studies, 56 pages, 18 Figures, 15 Tables, 50 references, 7 Appendices, in Lithuanian. KEY WORDS: records according to the spheres of responsibility, responsibility centers, cost responsibility centers, formation of cost responsibility centers, evaluation of activity of cost responsibility centers. Object of investigation: cost accumulation and evaluation of cost effectiveness in Public Institution (PI) “ASU Mokomasis Ūkis”. Aim of the investigation: to identify the problems of cost accumulation and distribution, to work out the methods of expenses accumulation and to evaluate the cost effectiveness. Objectives: 1. According to the example of PI “ASU Mokomasis Ūkis” to analyze the cost accumulation and distribution in the subjects of agricultural business and identify the problems; 2. To analyze the theoretic aspects of formation of cost responsibility centers and prepare the model of formation of cost responsibility centers and the methods of its application; 3. To choose the methods of evaluation of cost responsibility activity; 4. To adapt the model of formation of cost responsibility centers in PI “ASU Mokomasis Ūkis”; 5. To evaluate the activity of cost responsibility centers in PI “ASU Mokomasis Ūkis”. Methods of investigation: analysis and synthesis of scientific literature, functional decomposition of classification features, expert evaluation, questionnaire, analysis of secondary data, graphic depiction. Research results: In the first... [to full text]
Lopes, Rui Miguel Soares Ferreira. "Application of a multiple indirect cost pool system to a real case." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/20433.
Full textEste trabalho avalia o desempenho do sistema de custeio em vigor numa grande empresa portuguesa. O sistema atual, em que os custos indiretos de produção são alocados aos objetos de custo com base num único fator de alocação, é avaliado por comparação com um sistema mais sofisticado, onde os custos indiretos são agregados por diferentes tipo de custo e afetos aos objetos de custo por múltiplos fatores de alocação. Este trabalho revelou que, quando a análise é feita ao nível do produto/ família de produtos, o sistema de custeio em vigor introduz distorções de custo não desprezíveis. O uso de um fator de alocação único, baseado no volume de horas consumido, quando aplicado a um portfolio de produtos muito diferentes, em estágios muito diferentes do ciclo de vida, ou seja, com necessidades muito diferentes de investimento e suporte, conduz a distorções significativas no cálculo de custo e, por consequência, de lucro. As conclusões deste trabalho sobre a forma como a estrutura de alocação de custos impacta na rentabilidade dos produtos servirão de base a uma remodelação do sistema de custeio. As primeiras alterações, em avaliação para serem introduzidas em 2020, são a valorização dos custos associados a máquinas e a imputação do custo de engenharia.
This study assesses the performance of the costing system in place in a large Portuguese company. The current cost system, which allocates indirect manufacturing costs to cost objects via a single cost driver, is evaluated by comparison to a more sophisticated system that uses multiple cost pools and several cost drivers. This study shows that when the analysis is done at the product/ product family level, the current costing system introduces non-negligible cost distortions. The use of a single cost allocation base (incurred labor hours), applied to a very different product portfolio, in very different stages of the life cycle, i.e. with very different investment and support needs, leads to significant distortions in the product cost calculation and, therefore, in product profitability. The conclusions of this study regarding how the cost allocation structure impacts product profitability will be the basis for a cost system redesign. The first changes under evaluation to be introduced in 2020 are the valuation of machine costs and the assignment of engineering costs.
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Bechel, Diane Lynn. "The effect of patient-centered care on hospital inpatient cost and quality outcomes the experience in southeast Michigan." Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, 1998. http://books.google.com/books?id=bhUvAAAAMAAJ.
Full textHromádková, Simona. "Efektivní řízení nákladů ve firmě Bosch Diesel s.r.o." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2007. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-221481.
Full textJohnson, Joseph P. "Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic Worker Cost Comparison." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/7364.
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This report creates a financial view of billets at Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic (FRCMA). FRCMA is the largest Intermediate Maintenance Facility in the U.S. Navy. FRCMA provides maintenance and repair support to aviation squadrons, and is staffed by military, civilian, and contract employees. This report conducts an analysis of direct and indirect costs to build a wage comparison between a military, contractor, and civilian wage employee. This analysis uses a single pay grade comparison. All available direct and indirect costs are aggregated, and these costs are traced as accurately as possible to each billet. An analysis of various accounting methods for cost tracing and allocation is conducted, along with the methods for tracing and allocating indirect and direct costs to each comparative pay category. A focus on labor costs and overhead allocation is included, along with an analysis of appropriation categories.
Hemingway, Anne Wilson. "Cost center financial management : training the OPTAR managers." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/23847.
Full textSanders, Mike W., and David G. Mascarin. "Naval Postgraduate School Cost Center Financial Management Guide." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27153.
Full textChkirbene, Zina. "Network topologies for cost reduction and QoS improvement in massive data centers." Thesis, Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017UBFCK002/document.
Full textData centers (DC) are being built around the world to provide various cloud computing services. One of the fundamental challenges of existing DC is to design a network that interconnects massive number of nodes (servers)1 while reducing DC' cost and energy consumption. Several solutions have been proposed (e.g. FatTree, DCell and BCube), but they either scale too fast (i.e., double exponentially) or too slow. Effcient DC topologies should incorporate high scalability, low latency, low Average Path Length (APL), high Aggregated Bottleneck Throughput (ABT) and low cost and energy consumption. Therefore, in this dissertation, different solutions have been proposed to overcome these problems. First, we propose a novel DC topology called LCT (Linked Cluster Topology) as a new solution for building scalable and cost effective DC networking infrastructures. The proposed topology reduces the number of redundant connections between clusters of nodes, while increasing the numbers of nodes without affecting the network bisection bandwidth. Furthermore, in order to reduce the DCs cost and energy consumption, we propose first a new static energy saving topology called VacoNet (Variable Connection Network) that connects the needed number of servers while reducing the unused materials (cables, switches). Also, we propose a new approach that exploits the correlation in time of internode communication and some topological features to maximize energy saving without too much impacting the average path length
Burke, Gerald Francis. "Improving trading cost information at the Naval Avionics Center." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/28280.
Full textAcimovic, Jason Andrew. "Lowering outbound shipping costs in an online retail environment by making better fulfillment and replenishment decisions." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77825.
Full textCataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-185).
As online retailing - or e-tailing - continues to grow as more and more customers buy physical goods on the internet, finding ways to reduce the cost and environmental impact of outbound shipping in this sector will become increasingly important. We investigate the impact of making poor fulfillment and replenishment decisions using data obtained from a large American online retailer. Then, we propose implementable - i.e., computationally tractable and relatively intuitive - solutions for both the fulfillment and replenishment problems, both tested either on actual data from our industrial partner or on small but realistic models. We first focus on the fulfillment problem, namely, deciding from which warehouse(s) to fulfill a customer's order when several options exist. We propose a heuristic that utilizes the dual values of a transportation linear program to estimate the opportunity cost of depleting inventory from a warehouse. This linear program values inventory at a warehouse due to both its geography and the size of its catalogue. After showing that this linear program is asymptotically optimal - using concepts developed in airline network revenue management - we then test the heuristic on industry data, showing a 1% reduction in outbound shipping costs as compared to a myopic fulfillment policy. The last part of the thesis focuses on replenishment. Every period, for each item, the network places an order to restock all the warehouses. Complicating this decision are two factors. First, the orders will not arrive immediately, but rather require a lead time to be delivered. During this time a random number of customers will place orders with the network. Second, any customer's order may be filled from any warehouse, which becomes important when warehouses stock out of an item. Therefore, it is not trivial to calculate the optimal inventory to order to each warehouse. We show that using a standard replenishment policy - popular in practice - can lead to dynamics that result in increased outbound shipping costs. We propose a replenishment policy heuristic that is intuitive and performs well on examples. This heuristic has two variants: a simpler one that assumes deterministic demand, and a more complicated one that accounts for stochasticity.
by Jason Andrew Acimovic.
Ph.D.
Hollingsworth, Bradley K. "Decision strategy to minimize replenishment costs in a distribution center with forward-reserve storage." Ohio : Ohio University, 2003. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1056745087.
Full textOrtiz, Melissa Anne. "ASSESSING DIVERSITY: A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF CULTURE CENTERS AND TARGETED STUDENTS' SUCCESS." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1373300504.
Full textChoy, Chee San Sandra. "Corporate real estate occupancy costs and its correlation to company performance." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97962.
Full textCataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 48).
Real estate owned by non-real estate firms represent a substantial portion on most corporate balance sheets, yet they are often being overlooked with a lack of investment strategy and treated as the necessary evil for operating the core businesses. Corporate real estate generally involves activities such as long-term leasing, acquisition, in some cases ground-up developments, management, and disposal of real estate assets. Due to the long lasting nature of real estate, corporate real estate decisions are non-easily reversible. Different industries approach corporate real estate in ways that best support their operational needs. This paper quantitatively compares the relationship between the share price, occupancy costs per employee, and net income during the period 1999 to 2013 for U.S. Fortune 500 financial and technology companies. The first part of the paper explains our data collection methodology. We collected share prices and extracted data from 10-k filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The extracted data consists of firm gross revenue, net income, total full-time employee number, plant, property equipment (PPE), real estate PPE, rental expense, and occupancy costs. The derivation of occupancy costs is also explained in this part. The second part studies the relationship between share price, occupancy costs, and net income for the two sectors. Consistent with our expectations, there is positive and significant correlation between share price and net income for both sectors. On the contrary, the market punishes technology firms for higher occupancy costs per employee but not as much for financial firms. The third part of the paper examines the relationship between occupancy costs and net income per employee. Contrary to common belief that occupancy costs per employee would negatively affect the net income generated by each employee, we discover a positive correlation between the two which we believe is a result of reversed causality.
by Chee San Sandra Choy.
S.M. in Real Estate Development
Rebagliati, Beltroy Renzo. "Complejo recreacional cultural en la Costa Verde." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/273250.
Full textGrissom, Amanda. "Effects of Perceived Costs and Rewards on Motivation and Retention of Rape Crisis Center Volunteers." TopSCHOLAR®, 2003. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/596.
Full textSuchá, Martina. "Ekonomická rentabilita veřejné zdravotní péče v ČR na příkladu porodnictví." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-113330.
Full textHung, Hui-Chih. "Allocation of jobs and resources to work centers." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1141849609.
Full textRussell, Mardi L. "Cost and Throughput Modeling of Manual and Automated Order Fulfillment Systems." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32476.
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Handy, Quincy Von. "Strategies for Achieving Patient-Centered Healthcare and Cost Containment." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7387.
Full textDewar, Althea C. Savanh Bobby. "Analyzing C2 Greyhound capacity at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRC SW)." Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA501383.
Full textAdvisor(s): Heath, Susan ; Euske, Kenneth. "June 2009." "MBA professional report"--Cover. Description based on title screen as viewed on July 14, 2009. DTIC Identifiers: CPI (Continuous Process Improvement), C2 Greyhound, capacity analysis, process flow. Author(s) subject terms: C2 Greyhound; Capacity Analysis; AirSpeed Toolset; Process Flow; Precedence Diagram; Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); PMI3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-44). Also available in print.
Blacka, Aaron E. "Financing University Conference Centers: A Multiple Case Study Approach." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35471.
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Oliveira, Guilherme da Silva Correia de. "Improving contact center cost efficiency and customer experience in a retail company." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11790.
Full textThe purpose of this Work Project is to recommend feasible solutions aimed to decrease the costs of a Retail Company Contact Center associated to the high volume of inbound calls. In order to promote a higher impact on the volume of calls reduction, the Work Project focuses on the Portuguese Customers contacts regarding repair processes within the defined period for the Company to proceed with the repair and centers the research on a profound understanding of the main motivations for the Customers to call. The proposed solutions diverse from Stores and Contact Center new specific training modules to specific actions as a follow up SMS adapted to the different types of processes, a new IVR, among others. For the solutions which are possible to compute a cost-benefit analysis, the annual savings may reach values between 41.500€ and 47.100€ for the Company.
Liao, Te-San. "Modeling and cost analysis of global logistics and manufacturing system." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/42803.
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Schorr, Raphael Avram 1976. "Marginal social cost auctions for congested airport facilities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84837.
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Šimčíková, Daniela. "Controlling společnosti Gumárny Zubří, a.s." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222557.
Full textCastro, Liliana Cristina de. "O custo de desperdício de materiais de consumo em um Centro Cirúrgico." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/7/7140/tde-22082012-162211/.
Full textIn the management of material resources the importance of waste is emphasizes, which is described as all products/services absorbed in an inefficient and ineffective mode; and as it adds no value to them, they must be minimized an/or eliminated. The objective of this research is to a) identify all types and quantity of consumable material in surgeries, which were utilized, returned/sent back, or wasted during the intra surgery period; b) classify the waste as avoidable or inevitable when the materials were unwrapped and not utilized; c) measure the cost of the wasted material on surgical proceedings and d) calculate the index of waste material in HU-USP Surgical Center. This is a descriptive and investigative case study with quantitative approach. For the data collection, we used a form divided in two parts, one for raising the real consumption of material and the other for waste material. The sample was composed by 105 types of hospital and medical consuming material which were addressed to 275 surgery observed between Feb and May 2011. The results showed that the most used and recoiled/returned material have been surgical gloves and disposable syringes; the most wasted items were Surgeries threads, Surgical cotton thread, 45x45cm, 7.5x7.5cm and 30x30cm compress gauze. Above all, the item most wasted material was Surgical thread on average of 1.3 unit by surgeries. The cost of the utilized materials was R$ 133.730,30; the cost of total waste R$ 709,84, where R$ 327,48 were avoidable and R$ 382,36 were inevitable. Therefore the average of the percentage on waste in this sample was 9.34% where 1,23% were avoidable and 8.14% inevitable. Thus, it is assumed that the real waste was 1.23%. The lack of studies on the subject does not allow for comparisons, but the content presented may be considered low for a university hospital
Malleret, Véronique. "Une approche de la performance des services fonctionnels : l'évaluation des centres de coûts discrétionnaires." Paris 9, 1993. https://portail.bu.dauphine.fr/fileviewer/index.php?doc=1993PA090042.
Full textThe thesis is divided into three parts. The first part is devoted to performance evaluation in functional departments. It describes the strategic importance of these departments, defines their role and the nature of their contribution to the achievement of the organization's general goals. This first part then analyses the concept of performance, showing the specific difficulties of this problem in functional departments and suggests a performance evaluation model designed for functional activities. The second part of the thesis addresses the subject of discretionary activities, as covered in management control literature. It proposes a definition and a typology of these activities. An analysis of the various processes and models of control suggested for these activities and of the available performance evaluation methods leads to a hypothesis relating the various characteristics of the discretionary activities to specific listed methods. The third part presents the results of two empirical studies; one of them was a survey addressed to controllers; the second study consisted of interviews of either controllers or functional managers. Both studies describe performance evaluation systems and practices in functional departments in companies operating in France, as well as the respondent’s perception of the problem
Barandiarán, Misic Mirjana. "Acuario de Lima Metropolitana en la Costa Verde." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/273371.
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Harrison, Donald Lee 1956. "Modeling the cost-effectiveness of a regional poison control center using decision analysis." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282117.
Full textBrown, James L., and Dan C. Boger. "A cost benefit analysis of two products of the Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/24139.
Full textLaganiere, Simon Erik. "Uncompensated Care provided by Physicians at an Academic Medical Center during 2007-2008 using an Opportunity Cost Model." Yale University, 2010. http://ymtdl.med.yale.edu/theses/available/etd-04222010-160438/.
Full textKviklienė, Elida. "Gamybos išlaidų klasifikavimas." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2005. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2005~D_20050525_145552-84580.
Full textCooke, Andrew. "An application of the travel cost approach to local authority sports centres in Nottinghamshire." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293220.
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