In this paper, the relationship between operations strategy and performance through ̄exibility as a moderating variable is analysed within the service setting of engineering consulting ®rms in Spain. A framework for service strategy dimensions is suggested while manufacturing ̄exibility dimensions are applied to service operations considering necessary adaptations. A path analysis model is applie...

When executing Fortran 90 style data-parallel array operations on distributed-memory multiprocessors, intraprocessor data movement due to shift operations can account for a signiicant fraction of the execution time. This paper describes a strategy for minimizing data movement caused by Fortran 90 CSHIFT operations and presents a compiler technique that exploits this strategy automatically. The ...

Introduction: Design of an effective dust mitigation system to support NASA’s new initiative to return to the surface of the Moon must be a high priority [1,2]. A number of strategies have been proposed based on brushing, magnetic susceptibility or magnetic attraction, variable EMF or other surfaces, and particle guns for charging or repelling dust [2]. Brushing was demonstrated to be effective...

AIMS Cardiac surgery patients are prone to bleeding postoperatively owing to the extensive sternotomy wound, multiple vessel and heart sutures, and disorders of hemostasis. In this study we retrospectively analyzed the outcomes for all patients in our department who were re-operated for bleeding, over a 5 year period. METHODS A total of 4297 patients underwent heart surgery between February 2...