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Showing 1 to 20 of 473 for “"supply and demand"”.
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Identifying data center supply and demand
This thesis documents new methods for gauging supply and demand of data center capacity and addresses issues surrounding potential threats to data center demand. This document is divided between a primer on the composition and engineering of a current data center, discussion of issues surrounding …
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An energy supply and demand model for South Africa
… thesis is the development of a model of energy supply and demand in South Africa to project energy flows up to the year 2005 and also to assess the implications of policy actions. South Africa in the 1980's will be faced by a complex energy planning problem. Politically, socially and …
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Factors affecting the supply and demand for nursing services
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1992.
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A partial equilibrium analysis of global fertilizer supply and demand
Prices of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizer spiked between 2008 and 2012. A partial equilibrium model of global nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer markets is constructed that is capable of producing a baseline of economic variables against which the impacts of various alternative …
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Supply and demand planning for crude oil procurement in refineries
The upstream petroleum supply chain is inefficient and uneconomical because of the independence of the four complex and fragmented functions which comprise it. Crude oil exploration, trading, transportation, and refining are functions which may be integrated through unified decision-making …
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Destination Attractiveness As A Function Of Supply And Demand Interaction
… attraction studies are necessary in the understanding of the elements that encourage people to travel. Achieving the goal of measuring destination attractiveness requires the understanding of its components and their relationships. There are two ways of examining attractiveness: by studying the …
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STUDY OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND DYNAMICS OF THE STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS MARKET
… descriptive research methods to investigate the supply and demand dynamics of structured settlement markets, wherein individuals enter into contractual agreements to settle a personal injury case through the delivery of an annuity issued by a highly rated insurance carrier. This dissertation …
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Pilot Supply and Demand: A Quantitative Forecast Examining Changing Industry Dynamics
… therefore, it becomes critical to understand the historical and current state of the industry in order to progress into the future. The creation of Public Law 111-216, along with new flight time/duty time regulations and accelerating retirements, is creating a demand within the industry …
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A decision support system for sugarcane irrigation supply and demand management
… use of mathematical modelling to better understand water supply and demand management on a commercial sugarcane farm. Due to the complex nature of water stress on sugarcane, non-linearities occur in the model. A piecewise linear approximation is used to handle the non-linearity in the water …
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Recruiting and managing managers in China : supply and demand case studies
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1998.
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Essays in supply and demand in energy economics: a frontier analisys approach
… los ensayos restantes, se estiman funciones de demanda de energía frontera para obtener información sobre la eficiencia energética de los países y el llamado efecto rebote en el consumo de energía. En el tercer ensayo se emplea de nuevo un enfoque de clases latentes, en este caso con el objetivo …
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Understanding interactions between chip architecture and uncertainties in semiconductor supply and demand
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-12-04 without embargo terms
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Food safety supply and demand across the agricultural value chain in China
This thesis studies the food safety supply and demand in China with the focus on the producing entities and the end consumers. The first chapter concerns different farmers' organizational models and their implications for food safety issues. We conducted three research trips to China and …
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Firm's Optimal Resource Portfolio under Consumer Choice, and Supply and Demand Risks
… firm under a consumer choice model with supply and demand risks. The firm sells two products that are vertically differentiated, and has the option to invest in both dedicated and flexible resources. Our objective is to understand the effectiveness of the two hedging mechanisms, resource …
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Effects of emphysema and chronic hypoxemia on skeletal muscle oxygen supply and demand
… muscle function, limit physical performance, and can lead to significant disability. While the etiology of the dysfunction is unknown, this study was conducted to test the hypothesis that chronic hypoxemia leads to alterations in oxygen transport and muscle function. A primary objective was to …
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Child Care Supply and Demand: Parental Choice at the Area and Family Levels
"To better understand the child care options available to families in East Central Illinois, this study assessed a new measure of parental choice of child care using---supply-demand congruence (SDC)---which compared the number of child care slots requested by parents with the number of vacant slots …
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The Supply and Demand of Physician Assistants in the United States: A Trend Analysis
The supply of non-physician clinicians (NPCs), such as physician assistant (PAs), could significantly influence demand requirements in medical workforce projections. This study predicts supply of and demand for PAs from 2006 to 2020. The PA supply model utilized the number of certified PAs, the …
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