This thesis investigated the distribution of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Public Service Employment (PSE) funds to counties in Indiana from a rural-urban perspective. A four-prong approach was employed to determine if nonmetropolitan areas in Indiana had received an equitable share of the total Public Service Employment funds, Titles II and VI, allocated in Indiana. Relative need, as indicated by shares of population, unemployment, and disadvantaged, was calculated; the severity of barriers to employment opportunity were assessed; the efficiency and costs of program operation were examined; and, population growth and migration was reviewed.In addition, this thesis attempted to ascertain if alternative distribution mechanisms (formulas) might allocate the manpower funds in a more equitable fashion. / Department of Urban Planning

Die effiziente Nutzung beschränkter Kapazitäten (z.B. Flugzeugplätze, Hotelzimmer) erweist sich für Anbieter als kritischer Erfolgsfaktor. Zur Steuerung der Buchungsanfragen wird daher Revenue Management angewandt. Um langfristig profitable Kundenbeziehungen aufzubauen, sollten auch kundenwertbezogene Informationen (den langfristigen Wert des Kunden für den Anbieter repräsentierend) einbezogen werden. In der Folge sieht sich der Anbieter vielen Unsicherheiten gegenüber. Da die Berücksichtigung von Unsicherheiten die Effizienz der Steuerungsentscheidungen und damit die Erlöshöhe beeinflusst, widmet sich die Dissertation zunächst der Analyse und Systematisierung der unsicherheitsbasierten Problemfelder und nachfolgend der Erweiterung traditioneller Steuerungsmethoden, die in Simulationsstudien evaluiert werden. Die Intention des Beitrags ist es, das Forschungsvorhaben in seiner Zielstellung und Methodologie nachvollziehbar darzulegen.

As natural resources are decreasing and environmental pollution is increasing, the buildings that play an important role in this problem should be constructed sustainably so their affects are kept to a minimum. Hospitals operate 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, therefore they are one of the largest energy consumers. Hence designers have started to design healthcare facilities according to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria, believing that it will reduce waste production, energy consumption and increase patient satisfaction by creating brighter and less stressful facilities. To understand if the claims are correct or not, this thesis first studied the results of the patient survey, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HCAHPS), undertaken at most of the hospitals in the U.S., and compares the results to LEED and non-LEED certified hospitals. To find answers for the claims related to the financial benefits, this thesis compared three financial indicators; cost of operation of plant, profitability, and inpatient revenue. In the cases where there is a large enough sample size, a t-test is used to compare two groups, however when the sample size was not large enough, two groups are compared based on their means. For the cost of operation of plant and profitability, non-LEED certified hospitals are performing better. However, the patient satisfaction and inpatient revenues are significantly higher at the LEED-certified hospitals.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Texas at El Paso, 2007. / Title from title screen. Vita. CD-ROM. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

Zugl.: Braunschweig, Techn. Univ., Diss., 2006

Project (M.U.A.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 27). Also available via the Internet.

Zugl.: München, Techn. Univ., Diss., 2007 / Hergestellt on demand

Diss. Univ. St. Gallen, 2008.

Diss. Univ. Duisburg-Essen, 2007.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. / Dr. Dirk Gunther, Committee Member ; Dr. Hayriye Ayhan, Committee Member ; Dr. Ellis L. Johnson, Committee Chair ; Dr. Pinar Keskinocak, Committee Co-Chair ; Dr. Julie Swann, Committee Member