Abstract In this study, we developed a vehicle allocation model that can meet the requirements and cost best, data related to number of calls in each zone, variability required respond different types calls. First, several indicators are extracted quantify advantages station construction hierarchical analysis method TOPSIS used score then select stations need be built according score. Subsequen...

In the context of the European Union ban on battery cages by 2012, a survey was conducted among Flemish egg producers (60% response rate, 140 completed questionnaires) about the introduction and opinion of alternative housing systems. Belgium appears to be among the countries in the European Union that are slower to adopt alternative housing. Belgium's egg industry is thus likely to undergo dra...

The use of litter and manure in welfare-oriented systems for laying hens may negatively affect the air quality and the work environment. The objective of the current case study was to compare concentrations of ammonia, dust and bacteria in 3 such systems: 1) a floor housing system, 2) a multilevel system, and 3) a system with furnished cages. Data was collected from 3 houses of each type, and 1...

porosity is one of the fundamental petrophysical properties that should be evaluated for hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs. it is a vital factor in precise understanding of reservoir quality in a hydrocarbon field. log data are exceedingly crucial information in petroleum industries, for many of hydrocarbon parameters are obtained by virtue of petrophysical data. there are three main petrophysical...

the science parks have important role in development of technology and are able to make economic growth of the countries. the purpose of this paper is the presentation of a fuzzy expert system (fis) as intelligent systems to evaluate the science and technology parks. one of the problems for evaluating science and technology parks is to have the high number of criteria and science parks which ah...

A test of nonfinancial measures used as part of a management-incentive program by a U.S.-based, full-service hotel chain found that improvements in the nonfinancial measures were followed shortly by increases in revenue and profit. The two nonfinancial measures are customer satisfaction as measured by guests’ comment card indications of likelihood to return and level of complaints. The lag betw...