Most of the literature on reviewer assignment problem (RAP) considers fitness or efficiency as the evaluation criterion of an assignment, e.g., the degree of matching between reviewers and proposals. In this study, we consider fairness of an assignment and establish two multi-objective linear...

This study considers a supply chain consisting of a commodity supplier and a final product manufacturer with uncertain demand. In addition to purchasing from the supplier through a forward contract, the manufacturer can adjust their inventory by trading the commodity in an online spot market...

Taking a chairman's native place of origin in Northern (Southern) China as a proxy for chairman individualism (collectivism), this paper examines how such individualism affects firms' cost structure decisions within a sample of Chinese listed firms. The results show that individualistic chairmen...

Technological innovation of private enterprises is an important condition for promoting high-quality development of China's economy. This paper matches the regional business environment data with the data of A-share private listed companies from 2017 to 2020 to study the impact of business...

The power frequency high voltage divider is widely used to measure the power frequency high voltage and it is an important measuring instrument for high voltage test. Whether it is accurate or not directly affects the insulation monitoring level of power equipment closely related to the safety...

Based on the GTEM chamber for the equivalent height detection method of UHF partial discharge tester, this paper simulates the electric field at the top of the GTEM window. The results show that the electric field strength changes significantly along the position of the top fenestration axis....

This study constructs a theoretical framework for technological progress (TP) on firm output (FOP) and examines the nonlinear influence between them. First, the empirical findings indicate that TP has a "positive U-shaped" correlation with FOP. This impact is particularly pronounced among firms...

Background China started a pilot public hospital reform in 2012 to improve governance and efficiency in healthcare services delivery among county-level hospitals. This study aims to investigate the impact of the pilot reform on hospital efficiency and productivity by using a unique dataset of...