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Reconsidering Volume‐Based Drug Procurement Policy: The Consequences of Manufacturers' Optimal Production Planning and Breach Strategies

Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impacts of Volume‐Based Procurement (VBP) policies on pharmaceutical supply chains, with a focus on the strategic behaviors of manufacturers. VBP aims to reduce costs and stabilize supplies by centralizing procurement through competition based on volumes and prices.
Nani Zhou, Tong Wang, Guohua Wan
wiley   +1 more source

Fundraising as Contracting: Why Nonprofits Accept In‐Kind Donations

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In‐kind (nonmonetary) donations are a popular form of philanthropy that have received much less scholarly attention than monetary gifts. This study documents the prevalence of types of in‐kind giving and associated organizational practices, then explores links between the perceptions of nonprofit managers, organizational practices, and ...
Elizabeth Searing, Sarah Jacobson, Angela de Oliveira, Tianyi Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Autonomous Decision‐Making for Cooperative Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles: A Search and Rescue Real World Application

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents the first end‐to‐end framework that combines guidance, navigation, and centralized task allocation for multiple UAVs performing autonomous search‐and‐rescue (SAR) in GNSS‐denied indoor environments. A twin delayed deep deterministic policy gradient controller is trained with an artificial potential field (APF) reward that ...
Thomas Hickling, Maxwell Hogan, Abdulla Tammam, Nabil Aouf   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tool Auctions

Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2018
We introduce tool auctions, a novel market mechanism for constructing a cost-efficient assembly line for producing a desired set of products from a given set of goods and tools. Such tools can be used to transform one type of good into a different one.
Döcker, J., Dorn, B., Endriss, U., de Haan, R., Schneckenburger, S.   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Aslihan Arslan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Vulnerability and Renewable Energy Consumption: The Moderating Role of Financial Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the nexus between climate vulnerability (CVUL) and renewable energy consumption (RECO) and tests the moderating effect of financial development (FD) on this relationship. The analysis is, particularly, relevant for the 162 panel countries observed between 1995 and 2022, which face diverse climate risks and exhibit ...
Sorin Gabriel Anton
wiley   +1 more source

Achieving Carbon Neutrality Through Green Supply Chain Management, Eco‐Innovation, and Green Energy: The Moderating Effect of Green Finance

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 7, 9, 12, and 13, centered on affordable clean energy, industrial innovation, responsible production, and climate action, has gained momentum across Latin American economies. However, the region continues to face the dual challenge of achieving economic growth while mitigating rising carbon ...
Agyemang Kwasi Sampene, Sami Ullah, Ugur Korkut Pata   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Auction theory for auction design [PDF]

, 2004
van Damme, E.E.C., Börgers, T.
openaire   +7 more sources

Probing the Energy Trilemma Pillars: Do Innovation Pathways Deliver Cleaner and More Equitable Energy Systems?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing reliable energy supply, equitable access, and environmental sustainability is a central challenge of the global energy transition. This study examines how innovation influences the energy trilemma by shaping energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability across 115 countries from 2011 to 2023.
Kingsley Imandojemu, Omozele Lynda Showunmi, Felix Orole, Damilola Felix Eluyela, Hammed Oluwaseyi Musibau, Romanus Osabohien   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Hydrogen as a Sustainability Transition in Spain: Motivations and Implications for Energy Governance

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Green hydrogen has emerged as a strategic component of Spain's decarbonization agenda, with the country leveraging its renewable energy potential and industrial capabilities to align with the European Union's climate goals. Drawing on a multidimensional theoretical framework, this article examines the key drivers shaping Spain's green hydrogen
Zeynep Arıöz, Xira Ruiz‐Campillo
wiley   +1 more source