We consider the problem of balancing two competing objectives in the pursuit of efficient management of operating rooms in a hospital: providing surgeons with predictable, reliable access to the operating room and maintaining high utilization of capacity. The common solution to the first problem...

Adaptive sampling strategies for ecological and environmental studies are described in this paper. The motivations for adaptive sampling are discussed. Developments in this area over recent decades are reviewed. Adaptive cluster sampling and a number of its variations are described. The newer...

High-tech rivalry typically involves sellers introducing a sequence of models each offering greater capacity/functionality. Given heterogeneous consumers this both creates and erodes any quality/novelty premium as innovation segments the market and imitation then populates the segments so...