• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 대한전자공학회 2008년도 하계종합학술대회
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• pp.163-164
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• 2008

In this paper, we study a dynamic price-based call admission control algorithm for communication networks. When a call arrives at the network, the network calculates the price for the call such that its expected revenue is maximized. The optimal price is dynamically adjusted based on some information of the call, and the congestion level of the network. If the call accept the price, it is admitted. Otherwise, it is rejected. Simulation results show that our dynamic pricing algorithm provides higher call admission ratio and lower price than the static algorithm [1][2], even though they provide almost the same revenue.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2003년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.648-652
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• 2003

In the GPRS(General Packet Radio Service) network, the transport layer between SGSN(Serving GPRS Support Node) and GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) is based on IP-Over ATM Network. which means that the connectionless IP traffic is transmitted through connection oriented ATM transport layer. Efficient resource management is needed to perform connection and disconnection of the pertinent VC because of the connectionless IP traffic being passed through ATM transport layer In this paper, Internet Web service traffic model in the GPRS network is applied to the various VC holding Cost Pricing Model. each method is compared through analyzing each VC utilization and setup rate.

• Korea Journal of Hospital Management
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-23
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• 2003

General drug prices involve three stages: shipment stage, wholesaler stage and retail stage. Policies on drug price differ from country to country. Shipment stage prices are tightly regulated in countries like France and Netherlands. They are free in only a minority of advanced countries, even if these include some major players such as the US, Germany and, in a very limited sense, Japan. The situation in the UK is very complex with a semi-free system, where drug companies are free to set their own prices but cannot exceed a predetermined profit ceiling. Mark-up at both wholesaler and retail stages is formally admitted in most countries observed. Apart from the general drug prices, reimbursement price of insured drugs has been major policy concerns. Most countries reviewed in this study has exerted some control over reimbursement prices, but differ both in the way how and in the extent to which prices are admitted or fixed. Price fixing has been used in France and Japan. Some countries have transformed their system over time, particularly to move to reference pricing in the last decade. This mechanism has empowered the customer, and improved price competition on the market. Referring to the drug price policies in the advanced countries, this study makes some suggestions for the redirection of Korean price policy for reimbursement drug in health insurance as follows: to match appropriate policy tools to each policy goal; to maximize market mechanism through effective reimbursement price fixing which admits mark-ups in wholesaler and retail prices; to introduce reference pricing system in order to redirect patient's demand with a financial incentive to choose the best-priced drugs and to save the finance of health insurance; and to strengthen surveillance and monitoring mechanism in the drug market.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.755-765
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• 2015

A thermostatically controlled load (TCL) can be one of the most appropriate resources for demand response (DR) in a smart grid environment. DR capability can be effectively implemented in a TCL with various intelligent control methods. However, because traditional on-off control is still a commonly used method in a TCL, it is useful to develop a method for adding DR capability to the TCL with an existing on-off controller. As a specific realization of supervisory control for implementing DR capability in the TCL, two methods are proposed - a method involving the changing of a set point and a method involving the paralleling of an identified system without delay. The proposed methods are analyzed through the simulations with an electric heater for different power consumption levels in the on-state. Considerable cost benefit can be achieved with the proposed methods when compared with the case without DR. In addition, the observations suggest that a medium power consumption level, instead of the maximum power, in the on-state should be used for consistently obtaining the cost benefit without severe temperature deviation from the specified temperature range for DR.

• Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.17-31
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• 2010

This study investigates two-stage return policy and recycling issues in an e-marketplace supply chain consisting of consumers, a retailer and a manufacturer. The manufacturer, a focal company in the e-marketplace supply chain, considers the recycling of commercial returns so offers the retailer a buy-back contract of which transfer payment consists of a wholesale price and a buy-back price. Then, under the given contract offer, the retailer determines a selling price and a return policy to control consumers' demand and return requests. We consider the retailer's opportunistic behavior and supply chain coordination issues based on the principal-agent paradigm. We compare the first-best and second-best optima and conduct comparative static analyses to evaluate the performance results of the buy-back contract and provide important managerial implications.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 한국경영과학회 1996년도 추계학술대회발표논문집; 고려대학교, 서울; 26 Oct. 1996
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• pp.186-189
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• 1996

In most of the recent research literature, network performance is expressed in terms of network engineering measures such as delay or loss. These performance measures are important to network owners and operators, but it is believed that user preferences should be the primary consideration which drives the resource allocation scheme. A network is only as valuable as its users perceive it to be. Therefore, it is advocated that the users themselves determine relative traffic priorities. This paper describes the role of feedback in network resource allocation, which could be part of a user-oriented framework for network operation and control. Feedback mechanism can also be used to improve the two types of efficiency in the network; network efficiency and economic efficiency.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.493-513
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• 2002

This empirical study analyzed the policy effect of deregulation in oil product prices. To investigate the effect of deregulation, it is tested whether gasoline prices are determined by market power. Also, the role of government in gasoline tax system is investigated. The empirical analysis has been done by using error correction model. The major findings are as follows. First of all, no significant empirical evidence is found to support that the deregulation affects the determination of gasoline prices. Secondly, the short-term CIF elasticity is estimated to be 0.14. This finding implies that if CIF increases 10%, the gasoline prices increase 1.4%. Finally, the investigation on government role in deregulated market shows that the government has still exercise the power of control through the tax system. For example, the government is seemed to increase the gasoline price more than the increase amount caused by the international oil prices and the exchange rates, because of the intention to achieve the internal revenue increases and lead to gasoline conservation.

• Journal of Distribution Research
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.115-140
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• 1996

This study analyses the Chinese and the Russian distribution systems comparatively focusing on the economic system. Before the economic transformation both nations were socialistic planned economy. After the economic transformation China is under the socialistic market economy, and Russia under the capitalistic market economy. The purpose of this study is to see how the distribution systems of both nations were changed according to the transformation of economic system. It analyses the relationship between nationalized manufacturing companies and distribution companies, and the national planned distribution of products before the economic transformation of both nations. It examines the privatization of distribution-related companies and the structurally exclusive supply of manufacturing companies in distribution system in Russia after the economic transformation. It also investigates the institutionalized control of nationalized manufaturing companies over distribution companies, and the national intervention of product pricing in China.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전력기술부문
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• pp.201-203
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 주파수제어보조서비스의 제공에 대한 비용평가 산정방안을 제안하여 향후 도매전력시장에서 이루어질 계통운영자와 주파수제어보조서비스 제공자 간의 보조서비스 계약 시 계약단가에 대한 합리적인 수준을 제시하고자 한다 이를 위하여 국내 도매전력시장에서의 주파수제어보조서비스 항목에 대한 단가를 추정하기 위해 호주와 영국의 전력시장 운영사례를 통해 주파수제어보조서비스가 차지하는 비율을 이용하여 보조서비스의 거래금액을 추정하고 서비스 제공 항목별 단가를 산정하기 위해 주파수제어보조서비스 분류(안)에 해당 서비스의 요구량을 모의 산정하여 비용을 평가하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.692-694
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• 2004

As the electric power industry has gone for a deregulated environment from a vertically integrated structure, operations and controls of systems invite new challenges. In the past certain activities, such as voltage and frequency control, were considered as a part of integrated power supply. But now, these become parts of ancillary services which are independent and detailed, and have situations non-disregardable for operation of systems. This paper examines a management of reactive power services adopted in deregulated foreign and domestic markets.