Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 181-185). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 181-185). Also available on the Internet.

<p> Three chapters comprise this project. The first chapter deals with the global picture of energy supply and demand, and concludes that other sources of energy must be developed in the next fifty years.</p> <p> Chapter Two considers a number of alternate sources of energy and examines two sources in particular: (i) Hydrogen and its dependence on electricity, and (ii) Nuclear energy used to produce electricity. Certainly, Ontario has a very viable option to produce electricity by means of nuclear energy.</p> <p> Home heating can, to some extent, be controlled by the individual, and Chapter Three discusses the operation of a heat pump and its feasibility as a heating device for homes in the Southern Ontario climate.</p> / Thesis / Master of Science (Teaching)

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<p> In this thesis we study three problems of joint pricing and inventory in a retail setting.</p> <p> The first problem deals with pricing and ordering for a retailer facing uncertain supply as well as price-sensitive uncertain demand. We first formulate the problem as two cases of pricing: a simultaneous pricing strategy where the price and the order quantity are simultaneously determined and a postponed pricing strategy where the price and the order quantity are sequentially determined. We provide a solution procedure to find the optimal price and order quantity that maximizes the retailer's profit. By conducting sensitivity analysis, we find that if the supplier is very unreliable, then the retailer is better off postponing the pricing decision in order to maximize profit. Reducing supply variability does not have the same impact on retailer's profit as much as increasing the expected supply amount. Most importantly we find that the difference between the expected profits in the two cases is not due to higher expected revenue, but due to lower expected salvage and shortage losses when the pricing decision is postponed.</p> <p> Next, we study a price setting retailer selling two substitutable goods to consumers. The retailer must decide on the optimal price and inventory that maximize the expected profit. Aside from making these decisions under demand uncertainty, the retailer must also account for the substitution that occurs upon stock out of one of the two products. Furthermore, we also take into account the related cannibalization of the available stock due to customers substituting. We formulate the problem and find the optimal prices analytically as well as conduct sensitivity analysis. We compare our findings to a model that does not consider substitution and the resultant cannibalization of inventory and find that the model that does not consider substitution tends to overestimate the expected profit for low degrees of substitution and tends to underestimate the expected profit for high degrees of substitution. Furthermore, the prices charged and the inventory held at the retailer for each product, tend to be suboptimal. The total quantity stocked in general, for both products, is lower when we account for substitution and cannibalization.</p> <p> Lastly, we study the problem of finding optimal order quantities and prices for the bundle (a collection of two or more goods sold jointly at one price) and individual items as well as how a supplier can use bundles to achieve coordination with its retailer. In a decentralized supply chain, we show that bundling is not always a feasible or a very profitable strategy. This is especially true if the products or the bundle are discounted beyond a certain point, because it may make the supplier worse off while making the retailer better off. This reduces the effectiveness of the bundling strategy in a supply chain setting. We find that the supplier, retailer and the supply chain can simultaneously improve their profits by offering bundled goods to the consumers and achieve performance of a coordinated supply chain when the supplier charges the retailer a bundling fee upfront and in exchange offering a bundling discount to the retailer.</p> <p> In the last chapter, we summarize our findings as well as provide direction for future research.</p> / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-109). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-109). Also available on the Internet.

This thesis deals with health care and health systems in Slovakia. Aim of the study is focused on exploring the formation of supply and demand for health services in inpatient facilities in Slovakia and expected use of health care based on real demographic. Results of the analysis indicate that on current healthcare market in Slovakia is possible to characterize the supply, demand and elasticity only with data bias given by restrictions on the market.

Submitted by Adriana Alves Rodrigues (aalves@espm.br) on 2018-03-01T13:40:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Erlana_Castro.pdf: 1838318 bytes, checksum: 9a7f3a27611787ca466f20d648a0a552 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Alves Rodrigues (aalves@espm.br) on 2018-03-01T13:42:00Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Erlana_Castro.pdf: 1838318 bytes, checksum: 9a7f3a27611787ca466f20d648a0a552 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Debora Cristina Bonfim Aquarone (deborabonfim@espm.br) on 2018-03-01T18:45:15Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Erlana_Castro.pdf: 1838318 bytes, checksum: 9a7f3a27611787ca466f20d648a0a552 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-05T10:51:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Erlana_Castro.pdf: 1838318 bytes, checksum: 9a7f3a27611787ca466f20d648a0a552 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-29 / Decisions on the international branding strategy are among the most researched themes in global branding, but there is no predominant theoretical framework that guides research in this academic field, nor in its management practice. The present study aims to propose a conceptual model for global brand management based on the identification of the critical factors that influence this activity. To reach the proposed goal the research is divided into two stages. In the deductive stage a systematic review of the most cited articles in the field of global branding is carried out to identify the determining factors 'a priori'. At the inductive stage, 14 experienced global brand managers of different nationalities are interviewed in order to identify critical factors that emerge from their perspective and practice. Confronting literature with management practice, it is also possible to conclude that main theoretical principles of global branding are still valid and under discussion; even though globalization‘s current phase is presenting a much more complex business environment than it was predicted 30 years ago, when the theoretical foundations of this field were created. The main contribution of this study is the establishment of a relationship between internal and external determinant factors and its influence on the global management of brands. The aim is to contribute to the formulation of a theory on Global Branding. / As decisões sobre a estratégia internacional de marcas figuram entre as questões mais pesquisadas no âmbito do Global Branding, porém não há um framework teórico predominante que oriente as pesquisas no campo acadêmico, tampouco a prática gerencial. O presente estudo tem objetivo propor um modelo conceitual para gestão global de marcas a partir da identificação dos fatores que influenciam esta atividade de maneira crítica. Para alcance do objetivo proposto a pesquisa é dividida em duas etapas. Na etapa dedutiva realiza-se uma revisão sistemática de literatura dos artigos mais citados no campo de Global Branding para identificação dos fatores determinantes ‗a priori‘. Na etapa indutiva, são entrevistados 14 gestores de diferentes nacionalidades, com atuação e experiência na gestão global de marcas a fim de identificar fatores críticos emergentes. Por meio do método de análise de conteúdo qualitativa dirigida é proposto o modelo conceitual. Confrontando a literatura com a prática gerencial conclui-se que os princípios teóricos do Global Branding são válidos e continuam em discussão; não obstante a atual fase da globalização apresente um ambiente de negócios mais complexo do que era possível prever há 30 anos, quando as bases teóricas do campo foram criadas. A principal contribuição alcançada foi o estabelecimento da relação entre fatores determinantes internos e externos à empresa e sua influência sobre a gestão global de marcas. Busca-se assim contribuir com a formulação de uma teoria sobre Global Branding.