Life expectancy rates have increased substantially in Ireland in recent years, driven mainly by reductions in mortality rates at older ages. Accordingly, Ireland has seen large increases in its older population, and along with this increasing demand for health and social care services,...

Background: Hospital capacity planning can help to balance quality, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility of inpatient services. Achieving all three objectives equally is complex and requires a balanced and targeted approach. Moreover, the implementation of a national reform in this field in...

Life expectancy rates have increased substantially in Ireland in recent years, driven mainly by reductions in mortality rates at older ages. Accordingly, Ireland has seen large increases in its older population, and along with this increasing demand for health and social care services,...

To ensure security of supply in the power sector, many countries are already using or discussing the introduction of capacity mechanisms. Two main types of such mechanisms include capacity markets and capacity reserves. Simultaneously, the expansion of variable renewable energy sources increases...

Background: Over the past decade, the growth of ecommerce and omnichannel order fulfillment has led to a spike in last-mile delivery services. Last-mile delivery being the most expensive portion of the supply chain has resulted in process improvement initiatives by industry and academia...

Die Energiewende in Deutschland schreitet voran. Erneuerbare Energien decken bereits mehr als die Hälfte der deutschen Stromnachfrage. Allerdings nehmen mit steigenden Anteilen der fluktuierenden Wind- und Solarenergie auch die Schwankungen in der Stromerzeugung zu. Flexibilität auf der...

Die Energiewende in Deutschland schreitet voran. Erneuerbare Energien decken bereits mehr als die Hälfte der deutschen Stromnachfrage. Allerdings nehmen mit steigenden Anteilen der fluktuierenden Wind- und Solarenergie auch die Schwankungen in der Stromerzeugung zu. Flexibilität auf der...

Over the coming decades, Kenya is likely to see a large increase in electricity demand driven by economic growth and wider electrification of different sectors. At the same time, Kenya remains committed to maintain its high share of renewable generation. This study proposes a novel framework to...

Purpose: Although the authors of the Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) argue that the method DDMRP is the solution to the limitations of traditional production management methods, its capacity management system remains unclear. Since DDMRP operates at infinite capacity, it is...

Purpose: This research develops a model integrating inventory with order pick-up that considers both the vendor's capacities and the pick-up time for the multi-vendor single-buyer (MVSB) system. Design/methodology/approach: A model of integrating inventory with pick-up of order considering both...

The aim of this bibliometric study is to examine carbon transparency within global supply chains and the mediating roles of institutional and innovative capacities. The study retrieved 116 documents from Scopus and Web of Science databases for the period 2001-2023. The study unveils three...

The presence of congestion is a common scenario in tertiary-level hospitals worldwide. Current research suggests that an increase in hospital bed capacity is not a long-term solution given that patient demand adapts to added capacity. Recent literature suggests the need for the implementation of...

One objective of retail electricity markets is to enable end-use consumers to incorporate their reliability preferences into their purchasing decisions. This paper investigates if and how this can be done in electricity markets with a capacity requirement. It integrates the standard loss of load...