This work intends to be a generalization and a simplification oI me tecm~,~=~o employed in [2], by the proposal of a general strategy to prove satisfiability theorems for NLGM-s ( normal logics with graded modalities), analogously to the well known technique of the canonical models by Lemmon and Scott for classical modal logics.

this article develops a theoretical structural model representing the repurchase behavior so that it can measure the repurchase index. the basic model was the european customer satisfaction index that is developed here by adding two latent variables: advertisement as an independent variable and repurchase intention as a dependent variable. data from a questionnaire survey of 150 respondents fro...

Many software applications have been developed on client-server and web-based architectures, with client software installed in numerous clerks’ devices spread over the whole of Taiwan along the hierarchical organization of large-scaled service companies. The damage for a large-scaled service company would be caused by an inconsistent system, in which client software fails to receive updated con...

This article explores how the exchange of social resources delivered by service employees and economic resources provided through service operations creates social and structural bonds that enhance business-to-business relationships. It describes an empirical study of experienced business customers of a large telecommunications company. The study shows that social bonds created by employee-deli...

in restructured power systems and in a wholesale power market, a distribution company as a market player intends to maximize its profit by utilizing its options. hence determining an optimal energy acquisition strategy for a distribution company is vital, for attaining to this goal. however an important challenge for determining these strategies is forecasting other competitors and generation c...

We use a case study of residential appliance efficiency standards in the Nevada Power Company service territory t o illustrate an integrated method for evaluating the load shape and economic impacts of demand side utility programs. The method consists of four models: the LBL Residential Energy Demand Model, the DOE-2 Building Energy Analysis Model, the LBL Residential Hourly Load and Peak Deman...

We address a problem of inventory management of spare parts in the context of a large energy company, producer of oil and gas. Spare parts are critical for assuring operational conditions in offshore platforms. About 200,000 different items are held in several inventory plants. The inventory system implemented at the company corresponds to a min-max system. The control parameters are decided ba...

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