This paper describes the reconnaissance function for the siting of deployable field hospitals. It reports two levels of reconnaissance, theatre/operational and tactical. The paper describes the factors to be considered when conducting the reconnaissance and the format of the reconnaissance report.

We investigate why QuiBids has survived a string of bankruptcies and closings of penny auction sites over the past two years. We find that although inherently profitable on an auction by auction basis, penny auction sites have problems retaining users. In order to alleviate this problem, many sites implemented a Buy-Now system, where bidders could contribute money already lost in an auction tow...

The paper determines the effects of different influencing variables on the media company’s optimal subscription and advertising prices and editorial content. The company maximizes profit consisting of subscription and advertising revenue, minus the costs of content, advertising, and circulation, by setting the subscription and advertising prices and the amount of editorial content. Subscription...

Consumer arbitrage affects international pricing in several ways. If all consumers face the same arbitrage costs, a monopolist's profit increases with arbitrage costs, and world welfare declines with them (if output does not rise). If arbitrage costs differ across consumers, a monopolist may sell in a second country even if there is no local demand—it can use the second country to discriminate ...

Using data from the 2004 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), we reexamine the impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – formerly known as the Food Stamp Program – on child food insecurity. By far the largest food assistance program in the United States, SNAP‟s central goal is to alleviate food insecurity. In this light, policymakers have been p...