Discussion on “A two-rate tariff system without time-operated control”

A voice operated system for environment control

Comparison of Broadband Internet Pricing System: flat rate tariff vs. usage-based tariff

This paper examines the properties of two Internet pricing systems – a flat rate and a usage-based pricing system – in terms of the social welfare, by generalizing the theory advocated by the scholars. This study contributes not only to the systematic generalization of the theory but also to the examination of the waste of resource innate in the flat rate tariff. We found that the superiority b...

a study on rate making and required reserves determination in reinsurance market: a simulation

reinsurance is widely recognized as an important instrument in the capital management of an insurance company as well as its risk management tool. this thesis is intended to determine premium rates for different types of reinsurance policies. also, given the fact that the reinsurance coverage of every company depends upon its reserves, so different types of reserves and the method of their calc...

JOINT ECONOMIC LOT SIZING PROBLEM IN A TWO ECHELON PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH FINITE PRODUCTION RATE AND LEAD TIME

In this study, a two-echelon supplier-manufacturer system with finite production rate and lead time is proposed. It is assumed that shortage is not permitted and the lot size of manufacturer (second echelon) is m-factors of the lot size of supplier (first echelon) and supplier can supply the manufacturer’s lot size in several shipments in each cyc...

Tariff Dependent Error Control for Heterogeneous Real-Time Multicast Services

Multicast transport of audio and video is becoming an important application for IP-based networks. A desired application-level QoS can be achieved by network-layer QoS provision, by transport-layer error control, or by a combination of both. The most suitable approach depends on the tariffs set by the provider for network services with different QoS, the overhead introduced by error control, an...