Improving logistical decision making—applications for analysing qualitative and quantitative information

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarmo Toivonen ◽  
Anne Kleemola ◽  
Hannu Vanharanta ◽  
Ari Visa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative

scholarly journals Architectural Photovoltaic Applications: Lessons Learnt and Perceptions from Architects

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Zoheir Haghighi ◽  
Mahboubeh Angali Dehnavi ◽  
Thaleia Konstantinou ◽  
Andy van den Dobbelsteen ◽  
Tillmann Klein
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Experience Design ◽  
Substantial Cost ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Photovoltaic Applications

Researchers have reported that despite technological development in photovoltaic technology and substantial cost reduction, there is still a narrow interest in architectural photovoltaic applications (APA). Lack of interest is correlated to various bottlenecks, and one of them is a lack of knowledge among architects on the possibilities and approaches to adopt APA. In response to the issues mentioned, the aim of the research presented was collecting qualitative and quantitative information from architects as lessons learned and perceptions in regards to APA. In total, 30 architects with and without experience of using photovoltaics (PV) were invited and interviewed. They were asked about their experience, design and decision-making process with PV, their understanding of integration, and the decisive factors to use APA. The results showed apparent differences between the experiences and perceptions, and they highlighted the lessons learned from realized projects. The analysis of the visual implication of PV integration shows that, to the eyes of architects, integration of PV into architecture does not depend on the PV product used, but instead, that when PV is part of the design concept and design process, the outcome is seen as a meaningful integration.

Transition to a New Model of Russian Governors’ Appointments as a Reflection of Regime Transformation

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-184
Author(s):  
Yevgeny Ivanov ◽  
Nikolay Petrov
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Regional Variation ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
North Caucasus ◽  
Regional Monitoring ◽  
New Model ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The North ◽  
Special Case

Abstract An array of qualitative and quantitative information on 2016–2020 Russian governors’ replacements is used to analyze decision-making and the patterns of governors’ appointments as well as their evolution in conjunction with regime transformation and regional variation. Regression analysis is used to establish what factors influence replacements, based on regional monitoring data from the Committee of Civic Initiatives. Ethnic republics in the North Caucasus are taken as a special case.

In situ microprobe quantitation of inorganic particle burden in paraffin sections of lung tissue

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 990-991
Author(s):  
Jerrold L. Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Lung Tissue ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Particulate Material ◽  
Paraffin Sections ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Past ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Data Result

Inorganic particulate material of diverse types is present in the ambient and occupational environment, and exposure to such materials is a well recognized cause of some lung disease. To investigate the interaction of inhaled inorganic particulates with the lung it is necessary to obtain quantitative information on the particulate burden of lung tissue in a wide variety of situations. The vast majority of diagnostic and experimental tissue samples (biopsies and autopsies) are fixed with formaldehyde solutions, dehydrated with organic solvents and embedded in paraffin wax. Over the past 16 years, I have attempted to obtain maximal analytical use of such tissue with minimal preparative steps. Unique diagnostic and research data result from both qualitative and quantitative analyses of sections. Most of the data has been related to inhaled inorganic particulates in lungs, but the basic methods are applicable to any tissues. The preparations are primarily designed for SEM use, but they are stable for storage and transport to other laboratories and several other instruments (e.g., for SIMS techniques).

scholarly journals Land Saturation in SE Niger: Triangulating Qualitative and Quantitative Information for Critical Assessment of Land Use Trajectories

Land ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 508-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anette Reenberg ◽  
Issoufou Maman ◽  
Ibrahim Bouzou Moussa ◽  
Bjarne Fog
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative

Preparation of Sub-Criteria for Mathematical Modeling of Multi-Criteria Decision Making

2014 ◽  
Vol 1020 ◽  
pp. 765-768
Author(s):  
Eva Berankova ◽  
František Kuda ◽  
Stanislav Endel
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Individual Selection ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Quantitative Characters ◽  
The Subject

The subject of this paper is to evaluate criteria in the decision-making process for choosing new usable office facilities in light of a big company or public service seeking for new usable office facilities. The criteria defining the requirements for individual selection variants enter into this decision-making process. These criteria have qualitative and quantitative characters. In order to model the criteria, it is desirable that their values are standardized. The method of standardization of these criteria is given in this paper. In this paper, attention is paid to the decision-making process in the course of choosing new usable facilities in administration objects. This decision-making process is based on input data analyses and on conclusions for a certain selection variant resulting from them.

scholarly journals Evolución del sector servicios de alojamiento y restauración y su contribución al desarrollo económico de Ayangue, Provincia de Santa Elena

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-85
Author(s):  
Sabina Villón Perero ◽  
Brusela Vásquez Farfán ◽  
Tannia Aguirre Suárez
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Economic Study ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Field Investigations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Santa Elena ◽  
Social Level

Las actividades turísticas, en especial los servicios de alojamiento y restauración han mantenido una importante participación en la economía del Ecuador durante los últimos años, a partir de esta premisa se consideró relevante realizar el presente estudio que consiste en el análisis de la evolución del sector en mención y su contribución al desarrollo económico de la comuna Ayangue ubicada en la provincia de Santa Elena. Para ejecutar la investigación de campo se tomó una muestra de establecimientos dedicados a las mencionadas actividades, así como también se realizó un estudio socioeconómico mediante la aplicación de  encuestas y entrevistas las mismas que permitieron  obtener información cualitativa y cuantitativa, cuyos resultados evidenciaron cómo ha  evolucionado este sector y el impacto que ha generado en el desarrollo de la comunidad a través del tiempo, los mismos que reflejaron el incentivo de emprendimientos, la  generación de plazas de trabajo y el mejoramiento del nivel económico y social de los comuneros.  AbstractTourist activities, specially Accommodation and provision of food and beverages services, have had an important participation in the economy of Ecuador in the last years, based on this premise it was considered relevant to carry out the present study, which is an analysis of the sector in question and their contribution to economic development of the Ayangue Commune, in Province of Santa Elena. For perform field investigations, it took a sample of establishments and was performed a socio-economic study, using surveys and interviews, which they allowed to obtain qualitative and quantitative information, whose results showed the evolution of this sector and the impact generated in the community development through time, resulting incentive enterprises, generating jobs and improving the economic and social level of the community members. 

scholarly journals Fogyasztói magatartás a hazai utazási szolgáltatások piacán - a hibrid vásárlói magatartás vizsgálata (Consumer behaviour on market of the Hungarian travel services – Examination of hybrid consumption)

2010 ◽  
pp. 50-62
Author(s):  
Ágnes Neulinger ◽  
Judit Simon ◽  
Kata Kelemen ◽  
Ágnes Hofmeister Tóth ◽  
Edit Bódi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Travel Services

A szerzők kutatási projektjükben a hazai lakosság utazással kapcsolatos fogyasztási, vásárlási magatartását vizsgálták, különös tekintettel a hibrid fogyasztói viselkedés alakulására. A kutatás a rendszeresen utazó vagy az utazás iránt érdeklődő csoportra terjedt ki. Az első, kvalitatív fázisban a nyaralás értelmezését, a keresés és döntés kritériumait tárták fel, majd következő lépésben statisztikai elemzésekkel vizsgálták a fogyasztói magatartás jellemzőit. Indexszámítás alapján besorolták a válaszadókat a hibrid fogyasztás kategóriáiba. Besorolásuk szerint a megtakarításorientált olcsón vásárlók és a komfortorientált márkavásárlók jelentik a legnagyobb csoportokat, az előbbi 31,9%-ot, az utóbbi 29,6%-ot képviselve a mintában. A megtakarítás-orientált márkavásárlók 21%-ot, a komfortorientált olcsón vásárlók 17,5%-ot tesznek ki. Elemzésük igazolta, hogy a hibrid vásárlói magatartás elméleti megközelítése jól használható a hazai utazási piac elemzésekor. ________ Recent study examines travelling behaviour in Hungary with special emphasis on hybrid consumption. Using qualitative and quantitative analysis the study explore the decision making process related to hybrid consumption in travel services. Based on indexes the authors classified respondents into categories of hybrid consumption. According to their classification the main groups are savings-oriented budget shoppersand comfort-oriented brand shoppers, representing 31,9% and 29,6% share in the total sample, accordingly. Based on their analysis the approach of hybrid consumption proved to be useful to analyse consumer behaviour in travel services.

scholarly journals Tariffs and the textile trade between Brazil and Britain (1808-1860)

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-342
Author(s):  
Thales Augusto Zamberlan Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Institutional Changes ◽  
Product Price ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Textile Trade ◽  
Monetary Instability

Abstract The commercial treaty with Britain in 1810, along the authorization of foreign trade in ports in 1808, are among the most important institutional changes in nineteenth century Brazil. The 1810 treaty lowered tariffs for British manufactures while maintaining high tariffs in Britain for Brazilian sugar and coffee. These terms are generally viewed as disastrous for the Brazilian economy, although there is still limited quantitative information about how much the tariff affected the demand for British imports. This paper provides new qualitative and quantitative evidence on the operation and effect of Brazil’s imports tariffs in the period. I find that the effect of the tariffs is different from what traditional literature assumes. First, the monetary instability in the 1820s and conflicts over product price assessment often led the de facto tariff to be higher than the 15 percent established by the treaty. Second, even with higher rates, quantitative analysis shows they did not have decrease imports of British textiles.

scholarly journals Information and communication technologies and gender in climate change and green economy: Situating women’s opportunities and challenges in Zambian policies and strategies

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Justina Namukombo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Gender

Zambia’s 2012 report on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO +20) identifies existing opportunities on the country’s transitioning to green economy. The RIO +20 conference of 2012 has resulted in new momentum in addressing problems of sustainable development. However, this article argues that there are practical challenges that require paying attention to, especially those involving women. The article addressed one key question: To what extent can women participate in the transitioning process to green economy in Zambia and what opportunities and challenges exists? The study used document analysis to answer the above question. National policy documents were reviewed to understand interventions on environmental management. Whilst going through the documents, the study used gender analysis frameworks (education, skills, roles in family and society, access to infrastructure) to bring out qualitative and quantitative information on women. Using suggested green economy interventions in the literature as benchmark, qualitative analysis was used to project possible participation of women in green economy activities and possible challenges to be faced. The study found that participation of women will be limited despite existing opportunities because of challenges of access to information and communication technology infrastructures, low educational levels and skills and financial constraints. As Zambia undergoes a transitioning process, these limitations should be addressed in planned green economy policies and interventions to maximise benefits.Keywords: Green economy; Gender; Policies; Strategies; ICT; Zambia

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