Cost-effectiveness can be quantified as the amount that the value of the application exceeds the cost of implementing it. Value can be computed by considering savings in labor costs, increased staff effectiveness, and benefits of improved quality-ofcare delivery. If computer applications are purchased as a service, cost determination and cost-effectiveness analysis are straightforward. If, howe...

Decades of experience have shown that there is no single one-sizefits-all solution that can be used to provision Internet globally and that invariably there are tradeoffs in the design of Internet. Despite the best efforts of networking researchers and practitioners, an ideal Internet experience is inaccessible to an overwhelming majority of people the world over, mainly due to the lack of cost...

The Airline industry faces various issues and difficulties related to its management, which have a peculiar and a complex solution. The objective of this paper is to introduce new and simplified methodologies for improving the airline sector by introducing cost efficient and relatively high payout services. In this paper, we have applied strategic sharing of modules in service family design usi...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Technological developments have revolutionized both diagnosis and treatment in neonatal surgery. However, it has been increasingly recognized that financial resources might become insufficient to provide all the medical care that is technically feasible or that patients and families might desire. The purpose of this study is to apply the theory of health economics to neonatal...

As contracting of public transport services increases in sophistication, there is a growing focus on an increasing number of key performance indicators that emphasis service quality. Although contracts won under competitive tendering or by negotiation are assessed on a number of evaluation criteria, cost efficiency still remains the main basis for selecting a preferred operator. There has been ...

in the early stages of a construction project, the reliability and accuracy of conceptual cost estimates are major concerns for clients and cost engineers. previous studies applied scoring methods and established common rules or mathematical methods to assess the quality of cost estimates. however, those approaches have some limitations in adapting to real-world projects or require understandin...

Quality of service has emerged as an important issue in post-reform regulation of electricity distribution networks. Regulators have employed partial incentive schemes to promote cost saving, investment efficiency, and service quality. This paper presents a quality-incorporated benchmarking study of the electricity distribution utilities in the UK between 1991/92 and 1998/99. We calculate techn...

45 eregulation of the energy market is bringing about a fundamental change in the way power equipment assets have to be operated, maintained and replaced. High power-equipment performance is key to cost-efficient energy trading and to the success of the efforts being made by utilities to satisfy end-user demand for high power quality . Three main trends are shaping power equipment life manageme...

BACKGROUND Oomph! Wellness organises interactive exercise and activity classes (Oomph! classes) for older people in care homes. We investigated the cost-effectiveness of Oomph! classes. METHODS Health-related quality of life was measured using the EQ-5D-5 L questionnaire at three time points; 3 months and 1 week prior to the start of the classes and after 3 months of Oomph! classes. Costs inc...