Using a data base of the movements of over two thousand professional footballers in the top two divisions of the English Football League between 1969 and 1995, this article examines the impact on talent distribution through the movement of players after gaterevenue sharing was abandoned in this league in 1983 and compares the results with the predictions of the Walrasian and Nash theoretical mo...

Abstract The more dynamic the markets become, i.e., surprises have in store for companies, important it becomes companies to react quickly these changes order market-driven and individual solutions. This is especially tier 1 suppliers, as competition fierce customers, OEMs, also adapt changing market thus customer needs. In be best prepared this, necessary align one's own company a flexible res...

The structural transformation of modern societies (e.g., aging of population, mobility) as well as continuously increasing market dynamics (e.g., mergers, technological advancement) induces health care organizations to reduce their costs while enhancing service delivery. In other industrial sectors this was achieved by optimizing cooperation, coordination, and communication particularly with re...

In this paper, we analyze negotiations of investment shares in interorganizational supply chains. To formulate the research issue more precisely, we develop a taxonomy of enterprise networks in general. We propose an investment sharing model that makes use of Shapley values as indicators of relative negotiation power in a network. It turns out that a focal buyer (supplier) in a supply chain can...

The paper examines the relationship between supplier network organization and regional economic development. A distinctive feature of the German economy is the existence of a large and productive base of small and medium companies, commonly called the Mittelstand. Chambers of Commerce, trade associations, local research institutes and other para-public institutions provide a public infrastructu...

Usually, cellular networks are modeled by placing each tier (e.g macro, pico and relay nodes) deterministically on a grid. When calculating the metric performances such as coverage probability, these idealized for not considering interference. Overcoming limitation realistic models is much appreciated. This paper considered two- two-hop network, consisting of transmission, nodes relaying messag...

Six years after Congress began reducing defense outlays, small California machine shops and aircraft parts suppliers remain highly dependent on the aerospace industry. Many firms in these two segments of the state's small defense aerospace supplier base have not branched into production of cutting-edge products for commercial customers. And other firms in these segments also may face shortages ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES In the emergency medical services (EMS) system, appropriate prehospital care can substantially decrease casualty mortality and morbidity. This study designed a simulation model, evaluated the existing EMS system, and suggested improvements. METHODS The study focused on 23 networked EMS hospitals affiliated with 36 emergency response units (subgroups) to perform two-tier rescu...

To fully exploit the benefits of heterogeneous network (HetNet), in which macro BSs (base stations) and small BSs coexist, the intercell interference mitigation and radio resource management has attracted general attention. We propose a cross-tier cooperative transmission strategy with precoding at downlink OFDMA resource block level, supported by macro BSs and small BSs ,to reduce the intercel...