A study has been conducted to investigate current practices on decision-making under risk and uncertainty for infrastructure project investments. It was found that many European countries such as the UK, France, Germany including Australia use scenarios for the investigation of the effects of...

Any activity that is undertaken involves, time, resources, and has an intended outcome. Such an activity could be construction of a physical infrastructure such as a highway, a bridge, a building, other forms of infrastructure; and major and minor maintenance works related to such physical...

Purpose – Using computer simulation, this paper seeks to model the emergency care process in a hospital and evaluate the effects of some proposed changes to improve patient wait times in the process. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based upon a case study conducted at the hospital...

This study examines the roles of market demand, industry structure, and firm strategy in the development of the robotics industry in the United States and Japan, focusing on differences between the two countries. On the demand side, Japan had a strong market for robots in the automotive and...

Purpose – The paper aims to investigate cost reduction in logistics and supply chain management of medical supplies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of a case study. Findings – In many healthcare systems, executives focus on cost containment efforts to lower...