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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"decision-making tool"”.
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Tradespace as a decision making tool in bioprocess design
… and contexts. In this thesis, a state-of-the art decision and design evaluation method developed for aerospace systems, Multi-Attribute Tradespace Exploration (MATE) is complemented with Design of Experiments (DoE) and applied for the first time to a bioprocess design problem. The implementation …
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Hydrologic modeling as a decision-making tool in wildlife management
… natural resource products, and to justify their decisions. Water is a critical component to consider when managing recreation, wildlife, and wildlife habitats, and is itself a valuable resource to be managed. Unfortunately, the knowledge of hydrology is imperfect, effects of each management …
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Power and negotiation between different cultures presenting a decision-making tool
… This research evaluate the option of using decision-making negotiation tool for the investigation stage and for negotiation process, the thesis provides design and features set for tool based on research done and feedback from potential users, the paper illustrate the negotiation culture …
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Development of a Safety Performance Decision-Making Tool for Flight Training Organization
… by introducing advanced risk assessment and decision-making techniques. The purpose of the dissertation was to create and validate a safety performance decision-making tool to transform a reactive safety model into a predictive, safety performance decision-making tool, specific to large, …
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War games as a decision making tool in military planning and operations
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1983.
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A decision making tool for evaluating uncertainties in electric power system planning
… and applicable to individual as well as group decision makers. However, the results of this method are merely point estimate values. It is the objective of this research to identify a methodology which is capable of evaluating uncertainties with relative ease and accuracy without the need for a …
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The Local Reference Electrification Model : comprehensive decision-making tool for the design of rural microgrids
… This thesis demonstrates how computational tools can provide value to rural electrification planning. The Reference Electrification Model (REM) assists planners by identifying optimal regions for grid extension projects and off-grid solutions, along with technical design and associated …
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A decision making tool for assessing grid electrification versus stand-alone power supply options for remote users
… this study is to compile a micro-computer based tool to aid in the evaluation of power supply options for remote sites. The options considered are stand-alone photovoltaic, diesel generation, and grid extension power supplies. The basis on which the various options are compared is the unit cost …
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The use of data mining as a decision making tool for municipal performance management in the Western Cape
This thesis proposes the use of data mining tools within an operations research process, allowing the integration of ever increasing amounts of data collected worldwide. It is further argued that the wealth of information delivered by DM tools, with their strong visual emphasis, can be used by …
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Risk Analysis Based on Performance Criteria: A Food Safety Control System and Decision-making Tool to Control Salmonella from Whole Broilers
Risk analysis is a powerful science-based tool that can be used to control and mitigate microbial food safety hazards. Codex recommends conducting preliminary risk management activities (PRMAs) to initiate risk analysis and to plan the risk assessment process. The information learned from these …
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Impact of business intelligence systems in managerial decision making at the University of Venda.
… (BI) systems that assist them with planning and decision making processes by providing them with accurate and meaningful information. It is vital that the acquired BI systems be optimally utilised. Unfortunately, the acquisition and utilisation of new technology do not always come together. Full …
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Improving enterprise decision-making : the benefits of metric commonality
… is to identify a new approach in managing, and making internal program-level decisions from, externally tracked performance metrics. Industry observations indicate the increasing challenge for program managers and internal development teams to identify performance improvement opportunities for …
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An Integrated Optimization Model for Distribution Center Location with Considerations of Population and Income
This Paper uses optimization method and decision making tool to find the best possible location of distribution centers. The original optimization method is modified to generate a new method which takes into consideration certain factors which were not present in the original formulation.Two levels …
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Planning Practices of Administrators in Continuing Higher Education
… about whether these models provide a realistic decision-making tool for continuing higher education administrators.
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Understanding Factors Related to Decision Making by State Health Officials in a Public Health Emergency
… critical role in their respective states. Their decisions guide the overall actions of their organizations in executing programs, policies and activities that ultimately affect the health of the state’s population. This study will add to the research and serve as a potential guide to future SHO …
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Understanding the barriers to lifestyle change in the SPHERE study
… qualitative study were used to design a shared decision making tool, the aim of which was to motivate patients to consider making lifestyle changes. Based on barriers and facilitators found in the previous study, questions were designed and the tool was tested in a feasibility study among 12 …
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Emission ambition: the roles institutional investors are playing to mitigate climate change
Reporting can be a decision-making tool for institutional investors around the issue of climate change. Reporting can demonstrate how organizations tie capital allocation to environmental impacts, climate change risks, and sustainability, thereby providing information that could include or exclude …
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A method for selecting HVAC retrofit solutions for existing small- and medium-sized commercial buildings
… development of an advanced data-driven decision-making tool is introduced as a benefit of proposed framework. In recent years, considerable attention has been focused on retrofits of existing commercial buildings (IBE, 2013b). In fact, the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey …
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Linear optimization model for fish processing production planning
… and sensitivity analysis can be beneficial as a decision making tool for production manager in this fast paced environment. The paper proposes a linear optimization model that can be used as a decision aid for one-day production planning. The Net Profit Contribution is maximized subject to raw …
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Favoriser la communication entre les professionnels de la santé, le patient et ses proches dans le processus de choix de soins en contexte de maladie grave : planification d'une intervention dans le cadre d'une recherche-action
… in the communication surrounding the medical decision making process must be improved to insure health care quality. Objectives : The objective of this research was to describe how the communication between a patient, his kin and his health professionals could be improved in regards to the …
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