Cross-training decisions in field services with three job types and server-job mismatch
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Field service managers must balance the high cost of machine downtime with the high cost of corss-taining technicians in multiple skills, in order to be cost-effective. When there is even a small cost for cross-training, complete cross-training is not required as a limited amount of cross-training involves most of the benefits of complete cross-training.
Publication Name: Decision Sciences
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0011-7315
Year: 2004
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Managing risks in multiple online auctions: an options approach
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Utilization of online auction markets to reach consumers and sell new products is a common scenario, established by business sellers. An option approach was developed for sellers, to assess the price and volume of a product. In online auctions, options that provide valid benefits leads to efficiency of markets.
Publication Name: Decision Sciences
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0011-7315
Year: 2005
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A wavelet-based approach to preserve privacy for classification mining
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The applicability of a wavelet- based approach for the regulation of signals, to preserve the integrity of data during data mining and data sharing for the purpose of information classification, is discussed.
Publication Name: Decision Sciences
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0011-7315
Year: 2006
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