This review focuses on vaccine distribution and allocation in the context of current COVID-19 pandemic. The implications discussed are areas equity (at a national level as well worldwide), hesitancy, game-theoretic modeling to guide decision-making policy-making at governmental level, barriers (in particular low-income countries), operations research (OR) mathematical models plan execute alloca...

This paper uses the 1995 and 1998 Survey of Consumer Finances to examine 401(k) asset allocation behavior by individual and household characteristics, including spousal asset allocation behavior. The results provide evidence that, among married households in which each spouse has a 401(k) plan, spouses tend to invest their 401(k)s similarly rather than diversifying their holdings across spouses...

We present and compare two stochastic approaches for solving the buffer allocation problem in reliable production lines. The problem entails the determination of near optimal buffer allocation plans in large production lines with the objective of maximizing their throughput. The allocation plan is calculated subject to a given amount of total buffer slots using simulated annealing and genetic a...

We describe a simulated annealing approach for solving the buffer allocation problem in reliable production lines. The problem entails the determination of near optimal buffer allocation plans in large production lines with the objective of maximizing their average throughput. The latter is calculated utilizing a decomposition method. The allocation plan is calculated subject to a given amount ...

I n most developed countries, except the United States, strategies for providing universal access to health care while containing costs involve formal or informal caps on health-care spending (Pierskalla and Brailer 1994, p. 470). As a result of centrally constrained funds, resource-allocation problems in which a central authority must plan for and allocate limited resources to competing groups...

introduction: family physician plan in iran was conducted to establish service referral system. its urban step began in 2012 and it was supposed that the effectiveness is enhanced and the costs are reduced. the implementation of this program has faced some challenges, especially in human resources management. the aim of this study was to optimally allocate human resources for urban family physi...

Recent events in several countries have underscored the importance of good governance in private occupational pension plans. The present paper uses contract theory to analyze the interplay of residual claims and control rights in private pensions. The residual claimant is the plan sponsor in a defined benefit (DB) plan and the pool of beneficiaries in a defined contribution (DC) plan. The main ...

Resource inventory and monitoring (l&M) programs in national parks combine multiple objectives in order to create a plan of action over a finite time horizon. Because all program activities are constrained by time and money, it is critical to plan l&M activities that make the best use of available agency resources, However, multiple objectives complicate a relatively straightforward allocation ...

Canadian municipalities spend $12 to $15 billion annually on infrastructure but it never seems to be enough. Moreover, some municipal water systems in Canada were installed over 100 years ago. The challenge of funding infrastructure renewal is not really a financial challenge so much as it is a planning challenge. The developed funding renewal plan considers several factors and their effect on ...

TB is one of the top three priority diseases in the Ministry of Health’s National Health Plan. The National TB Programme (NTP) is implementing a National Strategic Plan for TB control, 2011-2015, based on evidence from a 2009-2010 nationwide TB prevalence survey, and in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Stop TB Strategy. The National Strategic Plan aims to accomplish the TB-relate...