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Effective Dual Sourcing With A Single Index Policy

We consider a single stage periodic-review inventory system with backorders and dual sourcing: Replenishment can occur through a regular channel and/or a more expensive expedited channel with a smaller lead time. Globally optimal policies for these problems are in general highly complex; we therefore introduce a simple class of heuristic...

Tags: Sourcing, Policy, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Investment, Business Operations, Management, Finance

White papers 2006-06-14

Latin American Central Bank Reform: Progress and Challenges

This study takes stock of the institutional reform of monetary policy in Latin America since the early 1990s. It argues that strengthening the legal independence of central banks, together with macroeconomic policies, was instrumental in reducing inflation from three-digit annual rates in the 1990s to single-digit territory in 2004. The...

Tags: Bank, IMF, Policy, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Financial Services, Investment, Finance

White papers 2005-06-01

Evaluation Of Current Policy Towards Inbound FDI

The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficacy of current federal government policies toward inbound foreign direct investment. At first glance there would not appear to be much of an issue. While there are huge new investment opportunities in transition economies, Canada remains a relatively safe and attractive...

Tags: Investment, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Carleton University, Foreign Direct Investment, Policy, Finance

White papers 2005-05-19

Deconstructing the Art of Central Banking

This paper proposes a markedly different transmission mechanism from monetary policy to the macro economy, focusing on how policy changes nominal inertia in the Phillips curve. Using recent theoretical developments, the paper examines the properties of a small, estimated monetary model distinguishing four monetary regimes employed since the late 1950s....

Tags: IMF, Investment, Finance, Financial Services, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Policy, Inertia, Banking

White papers 2004-10-01

Resolving the Tug-of-War Between Medicare's National and Local Coverage

Medicare?s decentralized local coverage policy process leads to policy variation, raising serious equity and quality issues. The policy debate resembles a tug-of-war, with advocates favoring nationalization of all local policies or arguing for the status quo. The paper analyzes thousands of local policies and surveyed Medicare?s contractors. It was found...

Tags: Policy, Project HOPE, Medicare, Investment, Financial Services, Finance

White papers 2004-08-01

Investment Policy, Financial Policies, and the Control of Agency Conflicts

This paper analyzes the interaction among investment, financing and hedging policies in a model where managers derive perquisites from investment. In this model, both hedging and financing policies affect a firm's investment policy, thus changing costs of over- and underinvestment. The paper demonstrates that combinations of financing and hedging policies...

Tags: Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance, Financial, Investment Policy, Financing, Policy, Agency

White papers 2004-04-01

Policies and Market Factors Driving Wind Power Development in the United States

This paper explores the policies and market factors that have been driving utility-scale wind energy development in the United States, particularly in the states that have achieved a substantial amount of wind energy investment in recent years. Although there are federal policies and overarching market issues that are encouraging investment...

Tags: U.S. Department Of Energy, Policy, Investment, Finance

White papers 2003-07-01

The Backing of Government Debt and the Price Level

This paper studies the interdependence between fiscal and monetary policies, and their joint role in the determination of the price level. The government is characterized by a long-run fiscal policy rule whereby a given fraction of the outstanding debt, say d, is backed by the present discounted value of current...

Tags: Government, Policy, Investment, Enterprise Software, Vertical Industries, Debt, Software, Finance

White papers 2003-07-01

Foreign Investment Regulation In Historical Perspective

During the last several years, the developed countries have been stepping up their pressure to install a multilateral investment agreement that prevents countries from controlling investment activities, and possibly the activities of portfolio investors. When this failed, the issue was shortly shelved, but it has came back to an unusual...

Tags: Finance, Investment, Free Trade, Regulation, Policy

White papers 2003-03-01

Management : Risk Standards 1-9

The article gives the idea of risk standards 1 to 9. The risk standard 1 states that Fiduciary responsibilities should be defined in writing and acknowledged in writing by the parties responsible. The standard 2 says that the Primary and Manager Fiduciaries should approve formal written policies, which reflect their...

Tags: Capital Market, Strategy, Investment, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Quality, Standards, Policy, Business Operations, Finance, Management

White papers 2003-01-01

Mergers and the Claims-Made Policy

If there is a merger or acquisition in the company’s future, getting the appropriate carriers on board as early as possible is vital, especially when negotiating run-off coverage. Although it is usually easier to negotiate run-off with the carrier on the expiring policy. Understanding the composition and language of the...

Tags: Investment, D&O, Mergers & Acquisitions, Policy, Merger, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

White papers 2003-01-01

Competitive Pay Policy

A competitive pay policy articulates an organization's strategy for competing within targeted labor markets to recruit the employees it needs to achieve business success. Such policy guides managers in making effective decisions regarding the company's investment in human capital assets. How a company articulates its competitive pay policy, therefore, is...

Tags: Salary.com, Policy, Pay Policy, Human Capital, Asset Management, Investment, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance

White papers 2002-10-28

Additional Resources

Research and Markets Adds Report: Sugar Monthly Market

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Research and Markets Adds Report: Sugar Monthly MarketC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and has announced the addition of China Sugar Monthly Market Report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:...

Articles 2009-06-08

Gathering the real data from creative industries graduates one year out

University student outcome data in Australia is collected via the Graduate Destination Survey component of the Australian Graduate Survey at the referent date three months post-graduation. This timeline gives consideration to graduates to enter directly into traditional vocations. For graduates from non-traditional areas and/or with non-traditional career...

Articles 2008-09-22

At my desk

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This column includes some observations from my recent participation at the Fourth International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy in Scotland, and visits to LearnDirect and Careers Scotland. The outcomes of the Symposium and the latter two major initiatives directly link to...

Articles 2008-09-22

GWS Technologies, Inc. to Participate in Carbon Markets USA

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- GWS Technologies, Inc., (OTCBB: GWSI) a renewable energy technology company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered alternative energy products and solutions, today announced that it will be sending a delegate to participate in Carbon Markets USA, a renewable energy conference for key carbon market experts, brokers, buyers...

Articles 2008-09-03

Drug sales may not benefit from ads directed to patients

Spending on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs continues to rise, but a new study suggests it might not always be a wise investment. Drug companies spent an estimated $4.24 billion on direct-to-consumer, or DTC, ads in 2005 -- more than triple what they spent in 1996, but still...

Articles 2008-09-02

Fortisphere Announces New Version of Virtualization Management Suite

Virtual Essentials[TM] v2.0 extends Fortisphere's leadership in delivering next-generation policy-based automation CHANTILLY, Va. -- Fortisphere, a leading provider of policy-based virtualization management software, today announced the release of Fortisphere Virtual Essentials[TM] 2.0, the industry's most comprehensive solution for policy-based management of heterogeneous virtual infrastructures. With extensive eco-system integration...

Articles 2008-09-02

Glass Lewis Announces Membership of Research Advisory Council

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC, a leading independent proxy advisory and investment research firm, today announced the membership of the Glass Lewis Research Advisory Council and the appointment of Charles A. Bowsher, former Comptroller General of the United States, as Chairman of the...

Articles 2008-09-02

Hope for the Best. Prepare for the Worst. Is Your Life Insurance Policy Adequate?

The Principal Financial Group helps Americans keep their life insurance needs top-of-mind DES MOINES, Iowa -- Nearly half of U.S. employees and retirees are unsure of how they would cover expenses in the event of their death or that of a spouse. One quarter of those surveyed said...

Articles 2008-09-02