In this paper we introduce a new facility location model, called backup multifacility location problem by considering the ideal radius for each customer. In this problem the location of clients are given in the plane. A radius is assigned to each client. We should find the location of new facilities, which some of them may fail with a given probability, such that the sum of weighted distances f...

Adherence to the policy guidelines and standards is necessary for family planning services. We compared public and private facilities in terms of provision of family planning services. We analyzed data from health facility questionnaire of the 2006 Tanzania Service Provision Assessment survey, based on 529 health facilities. Majority of public facilities (95.4%) offered family planning services...

The main purpose of this study is to address the attributes that explain younger generations’ (Generation Y) store loyalty to a shop in the traditional marketplace in Indonesia. This paper acts as the preliminary study with the primary goal in producing hypotheses on Generation Y store loyalty for traditional marketplace shopping in Indonesia. The result of the study will be useful for further ...

India has outlined its commitment to achieving universal health coverage and several states in India are rolling out strategies to support this aim. In 2011, Rajasthan implemented an ambitious universal access to medicines programme based on a centralized procurement and decentralized distribution model. In terms of the three dimensions of universal health coverage, the scheme has made signific...

9 Abstract In rapidly growing urban areas, it is deemed vital to expand (or contract) 10 an existing network of public facilities to meet anticipated changes in the level of 11 demand. We present a multi-period capacitated median model for school network 12 facility location planning that minimizes transportation costs, while functional costs 13 are subject to a budget constraint. The proposed ...

and political issue confronting society today. Estimates of the number of disabled persons in the United States vary greatly, ranging from 27 million to 35 million to 49 million. Disability is associated with an increased likelihood for hospitalization, institutionalization, and loss of economic self-sufficiency and normal role behaviors. In addition, some persons with disabilities face barrier...

Excerpt] The decision for a company to issue shares publicly for the first time is not to be taken lightly. The manager-owner of a private firm must carefully weigh the benefits of an initial public offering (IPO) against the costs. Potential benefits include the ability to raise capital in the public markets on more attractive terms than in private circles; increased liquidity for managers and...

As part of a national effort to improve efficiency in court procedures, the American Bar Association has recommended, on the basis of a number of pilot studies, increased use of current audio-visual technology, such as telephone and live video communication, to eliminate delays caused by unavailability of participants in both civil and criminal procedures. Although these recommendations were ma...

Illnesses resulting from antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are increasing. Recent evidence shows that pathogens once associated with clinical settings are now contaminating non-clinical environments, including public facilities. While methods of isolation and detection of MRSA in clinical settings are established, methods to detect MRSA...

hub location-allocation problems are currently a subject of keen interest in the research community. however, when this issue is considered in practice, significant difficulties such as traffic, commodity transportation and telecommunication tend to be overlooked. in this paper, a novel robust mathematical model for a p-hub covering problem, which tackles the intrinsic uncertainty of some param...