International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 4, No. 11, November 2009, all in one PDF file

Euro Observer Vol 11, No 4, 2009

Ever since the US Congress adopted the diagnosis related group (DRG) system for paying hospitals for Medicare patients in 1983, case payment mechanisms gradually have become the principal means of reimbursing hospitals in most industrialized countries. Nevertheless, the motives underlying the introduction and the development, as well the specific design features of DRG systems, vary greatly acr...

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European journal of American studies, Vol 4, No 1 | 2009

This paper identifies and discusses the western vernacular and minimalist tendencies in Norman Mailer’s 1980 Pulitzer Prize winning “true-life story” The Executioner’s Song. Mailer’s use of a lean, often flat style of narration is read in relation to Truman Capote’s “non-fiction novel” In Cold Blood to measure the extent to which Mailer moved beyond a conventional novelistic approach. The artic...

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International Journal of Management and Transformation: Vol.5, No.2

In this study, the effect of a temporary price discount for a larger order than the regular order offered by the supplier on the retailer’s ordering policy is studied. The demand is assumed to be stock-dependent. The units in inventory deteriorate at a constant rate. This study will help the retailer to take the decision whether to adopt a regular or special order policy. The optimum special qu...