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- Interpretation as Conflict Resolution
- Optimality-theory provides a framework to deal with conflicts in interpretation in a systematic way by means of constraint-ranking. In 2002, NWO, the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research, funded a project proposal submitted by Petra Hendriks Groningen University, Helen de Hoop University of Nijmegen and the first author of this paper...
- White papers 2004-02-26
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- On the Optimality of Proportional Reinsurance
- Proportional reinsurance is often thought to be a very simple method of covering the portfolio of an insurer. Theoreticians have not been particularly interested in analyzing the optimality properties of these types of reinsurance covers. This paper uses a real-life insurance portfolio in order to compare four proportional structures: quota...
- White papers 2005-04-22
- Risk Aversion, Liability Rules, and Safety
- This paper investigates the performance of liability rules in two-party stochastic externality problems where negotiations are feasible and side payments are based on the realized level of externalities. Results show that an increase in polluter liability does not necessarily increase safety or efficiency in cases where the polluter is risk...
- White papers 2001-09-01
- Suboptimality of Sales Promotions and Improvement Through Channel Coordination
- This paper deals with sales promotions in the form of consumer price discounts in fast-moving consumer goods. First, it shows analytically that sub optimality is to be expected with respect to the size of the consumer price discount. This is due to the separate decision making of the retailer and...
- White papers 2002-01-01
- Supply Chain Optimization Using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms
- In the work presented in this paper, multi-objective evolutionary algorithms are used to model and solve a three stage supply chain problem for Pareto Optimality. Typically all supply chain problems are characterized by decisions that are conflicting by nature. Modeling these problems using multiple objectives gives the decision maker a...
- White papers 2004-04-29
- USDA production forecasts for pork, beef, and broilers: An evaluation
- One-step-ahead forecasts of quarterly beef, pork, and poultry production are examined and evaluated based on traditional criteria for optimality-efficiency and unbiasedness-as well as their performance versus a univariate time-series model. However, tradiOne-step-ahead forecasts of quarterly beef, pork, and poultry production are examined and evaluated based on traditional criteria for optimality-efficiency...
- Research articles 2002-07-01
- Algorithms for Collision-Avoidant Formation Flying
- A report discusses algorithms for realtime planning of translation paths of multiple spacecraft flying in formation. The algorithm takes account of requirements to avoid collisions while operating within resource constraints (e.g., not calling for an acceleration greater than maximum possible) and striving for optimality (e.g., completing a change of formation...
- Research articles 2002-03-01
- Product Costing And Pricing Under Long Term Capacity Commitment
- This white paper discusses about a model that is developed to analyze optimal product costing and pricing decisions when a firm must make long term commitments to some activity resource capacities. The problem is complex because of interactions between the initial capacity choices and adjustments in product costs and prices...
- White papers 2001-07-30
- A New Global Optimization Algorithm for Process Design: Its Application to Thermal Desalination Processes
- A new deterministic algorithm [1] to solve a nonconvex, nonlinear optimization problem a desalination process model to global optimality is presented in this paper. The objective was to determine the optimal process design and operating conditions for a given water production. Although the model for the desaltor was derived from...
- White papers 2004-02-26
- A Note on a Multi-Period Profit Maximizing Model for Retail Supply Chain Management
- This report presents an efficient exact algorithm to solve the joint pricing and inventory problem for which Bhattacharjee and Ramesh (2000) proposed two heuristics. The algorithm appears to be superior also in terms of computation time. Furthermore, it also points out several mistakes in the paper. The paper shows that...
- White papers 2003-10-20
- Are Americans Saving "Optimally" for Retirement?
- This paper examines the degree to which Americans are saving optimally for retirement. The standard for assessing optimality comes from a life-cycle model that incorporates uncertain lifetimes, uninsurable earnings and medical expenses, progressive taxation, government transfers, and pension and social security benefit functions derived from rich household data. It solves...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Using the Compensation Scheme to Signal the Ease of a Task
- Since Holmstrom, the optimal shape of an incentive scheme has been studied in both the economics and the marketing literatures. While much of the literature has either focused on - or assumed - the optimality of linear schemes, casual empirical observation of sales force contracts reveals that they are quite...
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Evaluating Pricing Strategy Using eCommerce Data: Evidence and Estimation Challenges
- As Internet-based commerce becomes increasingly widespread, large data sets about the demand for and pricing of a wide variety of products become available. These present exciting new opportunities for empirical economic and business research, but also raise new statistical issues and challenges. In this paper, the authors summarize a program...
- White papers 2005-10-15
- Evaluating Pricing Strategy Using e-Commerce Data
- As Internet-based commerce becomes increasingly widespread, large data sets about the demand for and pricing of a wide variety of products become available. These present exciting new opportunities for empirical economic and business research, but also raise new statistical issues and challenges. In this paper, we summarize research that aims...
- White papers 2006-08-08
- Internal Markets For Supply Chain Capacity Allocation
- This paper explores the possibility of solving supply chain capacity allocation problems using internal markets among employees of the same company. Unlike earlier forms of transfer pricing, IT now makes it easier for such markets to involve many employees, fine-grained transactions, and frequently varying prices. The paper develops a formal...
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Bandwidth selection for indirect density estimation based on corrupted histogram data.
- A modified version of the method of unbiased risk estimation is proposed. The statistical methodology is based on formulas that use adjustments for correction factor variability applied to the generation of reconstruction histograms. It can accommodate extra-Poisson variation and reduces naturally to a new cross-validation type. Computational experiment show the...
- Research articles 1996-06-01
- Towards a typology of stop assibilation
- Abstract In this article we propose that there are two universal properties for phonological stop assibilations, namely i assibilations eannot be triggered by /i/ unless they are also triggered by /j/, and ii voiced stops cannot undergo assibilations unless voiceless ones do. The article presents typological evidence from assibilations...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
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