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Modeling Oscillatory Shortage of Electricity Generating Capacity in China: A System Dynamics Approach
(Master thesis, 2008-05-28)China has experienced a persistent shortage of electricity generating capacity since the late 1960s. This capacity shortage is mainly due to the shortage of thermal generating capacity. However, the shortage of thermal ... -
Modeling Resource-Based Growth for Development Policy Analysis
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-09-11)This dissertation focuses on the design and implementation of simulation models fordevelopment policy analysis, to support a broader understanding of the development processand the identification of effective development ... -
”No byggjer vi nye Høyanger” - Ein diskursanalytisk studie av omstillingsprosessen i Høyanger
(Master thesis, 2007)Oppgåva omhandlar omstillingsprosessen i Høyanger kommune. Med utgangspunkt i ei diskursanalytisk tilnærming, har eg fokusert på korleis Høyanger som stad narrativiserast, korleis dette endrar seg gjennom ein omstillingsprosess, ... -
Non-Revenue Water Reduction Programs in Colombia: Methodology Analysis using a System Dynamics Approach
(Master thesis, 2008-08-19)All across the world there are concerns about water availability that inviteutilities to perform better as water stewards. One of the ways to get a betterperformance, both operational and financial, is to reduce water ... -
Norske bedrifter i en fremmed kontekst – en studie av norske bedrifter i Shanghai, Kina
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Nærmiljøarbeid i et flerkulturelt område - Studie av drabantbyen Fjell i Drammen
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”Oss” og ”dei Andre” på Bømlo. Ein studie av representasjonar og diskursar i det rurale rom
(Master thesis, 2007)Oppgåva handlar om det rurale rommet, bygda i Noreg, og kva førestillingar som eksisterar om den. Vidare er fokuset på kva som passar inn i førestillinga og kva som ikkje gjer det, og på kva måte det viser seg i framstillinga ... -
Patient flow through the central surgery unit at Haukeland Universitetssykehus – A System Dynamic approch
(Master thesis, 2007)The Central operation division at Haukeland Universitets sykehus is considered to be the”hart” of the hospital. At the same time surgery units are often singled out as anorganizational unit that can constitute a bottleneck ... -
Pipes and Prayers. Global changes and water management in two Himalayan villages
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Planning for an elderly boom; A System Dynamics Approach to strategic healthcare planning in Bergen, Norway
(Master thesis, 2008-06-09)The thesis addresses the future development and potential future scenarios of the geriatric health care situation in the city of Bergen. Due to population dynamics and demographic processes the city of Bergen may expect ... -
Policy Sensitivity Analysis: simple versus complex fishery models
(3/2003, Working paper, 2003)Sensitivity analysis is often used to judge the sensitivity of model behaviour touncertain assumptions about model formulations and parameter values. Since theultimate goal of modelling is typically policy recommendation, ... -
Portfolio Contracts In Supply Chain Risk Management: Analysis of Procurement Strategy with System Dynamics Models
(Master thesis, 2008-06-04)This paper presents a simulation study on procurement contract management. The purpose of the study is to develop a general framework for supply contracts, which aims to drive costs down and reduce risks of inventory and ... -
Potential Contribution of Existing Computer-Based Models to Comparative Assessment of Development Options
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Prison overcrowding: finding successful policies to manage capacity utilization.
(Master thesis, 2010-06-07)The prison population of the United Kingdom is the largest in Western Europe. It has been operating beyond its designed capacity for over 20 years. This paper addresses the root causes of this overcrowding and why despite ... -
Public Indebtedness and Fiscal Policy Restructuring for Socio-Economic Development
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-12-03)The flow of finance across national boarders is not an exclusively twentieth century phenomenon(Korner, Maass et al. 1987). In the Middle Ages and later, in the early modern era, when creditoperations and modern banking ... -
Seasons in the sun - weather and climate front-page news stories in Europe’s rainiest city, Bergen
(International Journal of Biometeorology 52(1): 17-31, Journal article, 2007-01-24)This paper is a portrayal of aspects of weather and climate as front-page news in Europe’s rainiest city, Bergen, Norway. It descriptively explores the coverage and different contextualization of weather and climate. By ... -
"Senk skuten!" Byutvikling i lys av makt, rasjonalitet og demokrati
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Shortage of qualifed science teachers in Norway. A System Dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2007)In the following research we present a work which addresses the problem of a shortage of qualified science teachers in secondary school education in Norway. The shortage of qualified science teachers in secondary schools ... -
SOPS – A Tool to Find Optimal Policies in Stochastic Dynamic Systems
(2/2005, Working paper, 2005)The task of finding optimal policies in stochastic dynamic systems is challenging.The theory of stochastic dynamic programming (SDP) is quite complex and theavailable software packages are not intended for non-specialists. ...