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Leveraging Slack Capacity in IaaS Contract Cloud Services
Production and operations management, 2015We study capacity planning in the context of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud services. Concretely, we propose models for optimal pricing and virtual machine allocation to maximize revenue while maintaining service reliability.
Manuel A. Nunez, Xue Bai, Linna Du
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Smart Contract Designs on Blockchain Applications
International Symposium on Computers and Communications, 2020The rapid increase of the world’s urbanization process has been improving citizens’ quality of living. Combining new technologies of smart government, smart healthcare, smart transportation and other services under a framework of smart city minimizes ...
Alkhansaa A. Abuhashim, C. C. Tan
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Contract Versus Shared Services
Journal of Clinical Engineering, 1980Contract service and shared service organizations are the two primary alternatives to in-house maintenance of medical equipment. The emphasis on manufacturer-based service has been decreasing lately for all but the most specialized equipment. This development is due to a variety of influences, chiefly related to the economy, and the need of the ...
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An Overview of Smart Contract: Architecture, Applications, and Future Trends
2018 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), 2018With the rapid development of cryptocurrency and its underlying blockchain technologies, platforms such as Ethereum and Hyperledger began to support various types of smart contracts. Smart contracts are computer protocols intended to digitally facilitate,
Shuai Wang +5 more
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The law and the outlaw: is legal prohibition a viable solution to the contract cheating problem?
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020Contract cheating happens when students commission someone else to do assessed work for them. While it is already illegal in 18 jurisdictions, others are considering making the provision of contract cheating services illegal. To date, legal approaches to
Alexander Amigud, P. Dawson
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TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 1989
Abstract Growth in the use of contract analytical facilities to supplement in-house capabilities has been marked by a sharp increase in recent years. The purpose of this article is to discern the causes for this growth and therefore provide better or more specialized services to industry and government. The statistical information was obtained during
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Abstract Growth in the use of contract analytical facilities to supplement in-house capabilities has been marked by a sharp increase in recent years. The purpose of this article is to discern the causes for this growth and therefore provide better or more specialized services to industry and government. The statistical information was obtained during
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Application of Blockchain in Collaborative Internet-of-Things Services
IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, 2019Innovating business processes involves cutting-edge technologies where the Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain are technological breakthroughs. IoT is envisioned as a global network infrastructure consisting of numerous connected devices over the ...
Li D. Xu, Wattana Viriyasitavat
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Intergovernmental Service Contracts
Urban Affairs Quarterly, 1991A model of intergovernmental service contracting is tested for U.S. cities of 25,000 and over population. In this model, the decision process is assumed to be shaped by many of the same forces that affect contracting to the private sector, namely, cost considerations, fiscal pressures, and political influences.
David R. Morgan, Michael W. Hirlinger
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2023
Abstract This chapter examines the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on investment services contracts focusing on Directive 2014/65/EU (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, MiFID II), the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 on Prospectus (Prospectus Regulation) and sectorial legislation on specific investment ...
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Abstract This chapter examines the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on investment services contracts focusing on Directive 2014/65/EU (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, MiFID II), the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 on Prospectus (Prospectus Regulation) and sectorial legislation on specific investment ...
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Administration & Society, 1985
Government's practice of contracting out with outside organizations for public services has become a major recommendation for cutting costs and improving service delivery. However, few scholars have examined this alternative in terms of the requisite procedures and conditions that lead to the expected benefits. This article focuses on three conditions-
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Government's practice of contracting out with outside organizations for public services has become a major recommendation for cutting costs and improving service delivery. However, few scholars have examined this alternative in terms of the requisite procedures and conditions that lead to the expected benefits. This article focuses on three conditions-
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