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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"contingency planning"”.
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Task and contingency planning under uncertainty
Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1995.
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Government-led contingency planning for urban transit service disruptions
… of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1982.
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Nuclear Proliferation in the 1990's: Implications for Uited States Army Contingency Planning
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Managing major emergencies : recommendations to develop effective contingency planning in the United Arab Emirates
… due to coordination problems, and lack of planning arrangements that incorporate lessons learned makes the occurrence of major emergencies more severe than it should be. This means that in-depth knowledge, understanding and coordination of major emergencies is mandatory for emergency …
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Discrete Event Simulation of Mobility and Spatio-Temporal Spectrum Demand
… a significant impact on network performance. Planning and design, network resource allocation and performance evaluation in cellular networks require realistic traffic modeling. We propose a Discrete Event Simulation framework, Diamond - (Discrete Event Simulation of Mobility and …
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Dealing with Y2K computer compliance with regards budgetary planning and control
… of the effects of the Y2K on the budgetary planning aspect of organisations and raise the awareness about the Year 2000 within this environment although it is a bit too late. ‘The year 2000 problem is not an IT problem, but a business problem.’ The management accountant must keep in mind …
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Guidelines for the development of strike contingency plans
… develop guidelines for the formulation of strike contingency plans to assist school administrators and boards of school trustees during a teacher strike. The study was designed to secure and evaluate strike contingency plan items currently being utilized by school administrators as well as ideas …
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Shielding Achilles' heel: challenges facing Northern Command in the maritime domain
… assigned for missions. Instead, it relies on contingency planning for future events and theoretically acts as a coordinating bridge between the Navy and Coast Guard for Maritime Homeland Defense/ Security issues. The primary objective of this research is to answer the question: Can NORTHCOM …
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Recalibrating Student Services: Examining Staff Perceptions of Services during COVID-19
… The findings from this study could inform contingency planning and illuminate innovative strategies for serving students. Incorporating data regarding the perceptions about deciphering and implementing college policies of front-line staff during COVID-19 could inform future institutional …
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Abb Inc. medium-voltage products' supply chain analysis, including inventory, supplier scorecard, and risk assessments
… focus to best address supply chain risk and contingency planning. The project team identified opportunities to improve order processing using an electronic ordering system. The team investigated the feasibility of eliminating or reducing air freight to improve transportation costs. Also, the …
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Patient presentations during the 2010 FIFA World Cup: Cape Town, South Africa's public emergency centres
… requirements, capacity/throughput assessment and contingency planning, or not.
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Proximity operations of a miniature inspector satellite using emulated computer vision
… inspection of a damaged system is crucial for planning the EVA to repair it. To assist the CEV team with inspection and contingency planning, an inspector satellite can be an essential tool. This thesis presents the idea of using a miniature satellite to inspect the CEV for damage while flying …
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100% container scanning : security policy implications for global supply chains
… delays, financial burdens, sourcing issues and contingency planning concerns in global supply chain operations. Using port statistics, field study data as well as industry insights, frameworks are developed to identify major stakeholder issues and quantify the financial costs and delay risks …
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An Airspace Planning and Collaborative Decision Making Model Under Safety, Workload, and Equity Considerations
We develop a detailed, large-scale, airspace planning and collaborative decision-making model (APCDM), that is part of an $11.5B, 10-year, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-sponsored effort to increase U.S. National Airspace (NAS) capacity by 30 percent. Given a set of flights that must be …
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Attribution-based parametric insurance: towards affordable premiums
… African countries against drought events through contingency planning, risk pooling and transfer facilities. While the ARC insurance initiative seems promising, the current approaches used to estimate risk and determine premiums do not consider the change in risk from anthropogenic climate change. …
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The Use Of Pc Based Simulation Systems In The Training Of Army Infantry Officers - An Evaluation Of The Rapid Decision Trainer
… unit movement, internal unit communication and contingency planning, and other dismounted infantry operations. Over the past year, some Infantry Officer Basic Course platoons at Ft. Benning have used the RDT in an experimental manner. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the system is beneficial in …
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Environmental evaluation of alternative options for the disposal of oily waste following a marine oil spill off the South African coast and development of a decision strategy
Oil spill contingency planning for the South African Coast undertaken by the Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Department of Environment Affairs, has revealed that alternative disposal methods for oily waste need to be investigated in order to cope effectively and timeously with a major oil …
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The effectiveness of Vhembe District Municipality in the provision of potable water services at Thohoyandou
… management to reduce reliance. There must be contingency planning that addresses interruptions. The institution must address funding and resource constraints. Financial management must be strengthened, and non-revenue water must be reduced. The Vhembe District should integrate water service …
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Monte Carlo Simulation Models to Enhance Air Cargo Network Resilience and Sustainability
… that a structured approach to capacity and contingency planning can influence network resilience. These findings can also be translated into actionable playbooks for capacity management, fleet allocation, and surge planning. Ultimately, this method provides a means for operators to safeguard …
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A neural relevance model for feature extraction from hyperspectral images, and its application in the wavelet domain
… by military applications related to aspects of contingency planning. Of recent interest is the identification of landmasses which can support the landing and takeoff of fixed wing and rotary aircraft where accurate classification of the surface cover is of utmost importance. In a supervised …
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