Blar i Department of Geography på emneord "753907"
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An Object-oriented approach to managing model complexity
(Master thesis, 2011-11-28)System dynamics is a methodology for improving the understanding and management of complex systems. Often these complex systems are large, and require a simulation model with a significant level of detail to represent them ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Profit motive and natural resource overexploitation: misperception of the bioeconomic dynamics; the case of a fishery
(Master thesis, 2010-11-30)Over-exploitation of fishery resources has become a major concern not only to users of the resource but society as a whole. Management of the resource has not yielded the desired result of sustainability despite huge efforts ... -
Sovereign debt crisis in Greece: A system dynamics approach to policy analysis
(Master thesis, 2011-06-06)Although the budget deficit modification by new elected government and following government bonds downgrading by world rating agencies directly triggered the sovereign debt crisis in Greece, the most substantial cause is ... -
Studying the dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis epidemic in India - A system dynamic approach for policy development
(Master thesis, 2011-08-23)Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis, also called Kala-azar is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by the parasite Leishmania donovani. The transmission of the parasite to human beings occurs via the bite of adult female ... -
Subsidy Policy Design for Increasing Solar Photovoltaic Installed Capacity in China -A System Dynamics Based Study
(Master thesis, 2009-09-08)China's photovoltaic (PV) based electricity generating capacity is obviously lagging behind the world level, although its manufacturing capacity of PV cells and modules has remained ahead worldwide since 2006. The Chinese ... -
A system dynamics study of instability in the Colombian coffee market
(Master thesis, 2010-08-04)The coffee market in Colombia is highly unstable, being moreunstable in the last 20 years (since theremoval of the ICO agreement). During 1980 and 1990 thecoffee price was varying around 8%around a mean and over the last ... -
Teaching mathematics to deaf and hard of hearing students: an experimental system dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2010-12-01)Abstract Studies over thirty years show that many deaf and hard of hearing students are under performers in the field of mathematics as compared to their hearing counterparts. This study explored the contribution of system ... -
What is wrong with the implementation of auto pollution policy in Zimbabwe? A system dynamics perspective.
(Master thesis, 2011-06-08)Zimbabwe has in recent years experienced rapid growth in the national vehicle population. Since 1994, the vehicle population has increased by a total of over 150%. Many of these are poorly maintained low-cost second hand ...