• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.128-135
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• 2000

This paper considers a consecutive k-out-of-n:F system when the failure of a component in the system induces higher failure rate of the preceding survivor. The reliability, mean time to failure(MTTF), and average failure number of a consecutive k-out-of-n:F system are obtained, when the failure of a component increases the failure rate of the survivor which is working just before the failed component. Then the optimal number of consecutive failed components to minimize this long run average cost rate can be obtained. An example is considered to calculate the reliability, MTTF and average failure number of the system. And two procedures that find the optimal number of consecutive failed components are studied. Then, various cases of system parameters are also studied.

• Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2005

We adopt the P/sub λ, T//sup M/ policy of dam to introduce a service policy with alternating service rates for a Poisson arrival queue, in which the service rate alternates depending on the number of customers in the system. The stationary distribution of the number of customers in the system is derived and, after operating costs being assigned to the system, the optimization of the policy is studied.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.94-105
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• 2002

In this paper, replacement problems for a deteriorating system are considered. In the system under consideration, the successive lifetimes after repair become shorter and shorter, while the consecutive repair times become longer and longer. More specifically, the lifetimes of the system form a nonhomogeneous Poisson process, whereas the consecutive repair times constitute a stochastically increasing geometric process. Optimal replacement policies for the long-run average cost rate and the steady state availability are considered. Also taking the cost and the availability into consideration at the same time, the properties of optimal policies under the Cost Priority Policy and the Availability Priority Policy are obtained.

• 한국통계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국통계학회 2002년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.61-66
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• 2002

We consider a generalized N-policy for an M/M/1 queueing system. The idle server starts to work with ordinary service rate when a customer arrives. If the number of customers in the system reaches N, the service rate gets faster and continues until the system becomes empty. Otherwise, the server finishes the busy period with ordinary service rate. We obtain the limiting distribution of the number of customers in the system. After assigning various operating costs to the system, we show that there exists a unique fast service rate minimizing the long-run average cost per unit time.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.102-127
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• 2004

The objective of this study is to analyze a current trend of and relating factors on profitability of the Korean Public Corporation Medical Centers(KPCMCs, hereinafter, hospitals) in Korea. There are 34 hospitals in Korea as of 2004. Among these hospitals some are red ink hospitals, others are black inks in terms of profitability. Data were collected by Korea Health Industry Development Institute(KHIDI) Statistics for Hospital Management 2000-2002 and Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) financial data of public hospitals which was planned to coordinate public health care services roadmap in the long run. The samples are 32 hospitals. Profitability was measured in the aspect of profit rate with normal profit to total assets, and normal profit to gross revenues as dependent variables in respective. Independent variables were classified by general factors, i.e., location, intern/resident training, period of opening, number of beds, and managerial factors(current ratio, fixed ratio, liability to total assets, total assets turnover, personnel costs, materials cost, administrative cost), and finally factors related to patient treatment(average length of stay, bed occupancy rate, admission ratio of outpatients). The methods of analysis are correlation and multiple regression analysis. This study shows firstly, a lot of hospitals are optimal current ratio. Hospitals in upper 100% current ratio are 81.2%. And the personnel cost in total costs are high. Secondly, the trend of normal profit to gross revenues of hospitals are deteriorating gradually. And lastly, as a result of multiple regression analysis, the factors had on significant effect on normal profit to total assets are fixed ratio(+), liability to total assets(-), bed occupancy rate(+), admissions of outpatients(+), etc. And the factors had on significant effect on normal profit to gross revenues are current ration(+), fixed ratio(+), personnel cost(-), administrative expenses(-), admissions of outpatients(+), etc. In conclusion, to improve the profitability of hospitals, the efforts to reduce personnel cost and average length of stay might be needed. And also beds utilization rate need to be increased.

• 한국통계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국통계학회 2003년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.189-194
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• 2003

We consider an M/G/1 queueing system under P$_{\lambda}^{M}$-service policy. As soon as the workload exceeds threshold ${\lambda}$ > 0, the service rate is increased from 1 to M ${\geq}$ 1 and is kept until the system becomes empty. After assigning several costs, we show that there exists a unique M minimizing the long-run average cost per unit time.

• 한국항해학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.45-79
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• 1980

The aim of this paper is to analyze the mechanics of price formation in the tramp shipping. For the purpose of this study, the main characteristics of tramp freight rates and the market is examined, and a brief examination of the nature ofthe costs of operation is given which are essential for the understanding of the functioning of shipping firms as well as for the understanding of developments in the tramp freight market. The demand and supply relationships in the market is also analysed in detail. Tramp shipping is an industry that has a market which functions under conditions that are not dissimilar to the theoretical model of perfect competition. However, it does notmean that tramp shipping market is a perfectly competitive market. It is apparent that this realworld competitive system has its imperfections, which means that the market for tramp shipping is near to being a perfectly competitive market on an internaitonal scale and it is freight are therefore subjext to the laws of supply and demand. In theory, the minimum freight rate in the short term is that at which the lowest cost vessels will lay-up in preference to operating, and is equal to the variable costs minus lay-up costs; and this would imply that in all times except those of full employment for ships there is a tendency for newer low-cost, and, probably, faster vessels to be driving the older high-cost vessels in the breaker's yards. In this case, shipowners may be reluctant to lay-up their ships becasue of obligations to crews, or because they would lose credibility with shippers or financiers, or simply because of lost prestige. Mainly, however, the decision is made on strictly economic grounds. When, for example, the total operating costs minus the likely freight earnings are greater than the cost of taking the ship out of service, maintaining it, and recommissioning it, then a ship may be considered for laying-up; shipowners will, in other words, run the ships at freight earnings below operating costs by as much as the cost of laying them up. As described above, the freight rates fixed on the tramp shipping market are subject to the laws of supply and demand. In other words, the basic properties of supply and demand are of significance so far as price or rate fluctuations in the tramp freight market are concerned. In connection with the same of the demand for tramp shipping services, the following points should be brone in mind: (a) That the magnitude of demand for sea transport of dry cargoes in general and for tramp shipping services in particular is increasing in the long run. (b) That owning to external factors, the demand for tramp shipping services is capable of varying sharphy at a given going of time. (c) The demad for the industry's services tends to be price inelastic in the short run. On the other hand the demand for the services offered by the individual shipping firm tends as a rule to be infinitely price elastic. In the meantime, the properties of the supply of the tramp shipping facilities are that it cannot expand or contract in the short run. Also, that in the long run there is a time-lag between entrepreneurs' decision to expand their fleets and the actual time of delivery of the new vessels. Thus, supply is inelastic and not capable of responding to demand and price changes at a given period of time. In conclusion, it can be safely stated that short-run changes in freight rates are a direct result of variations in the magnitude of demand for tramp shipping facilities, whilest the average level of freight rates is brought down to relatively low levels over prolonged periods of time.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.3-19
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• 1991

인플레기대심리(期待心理)의 지속으로 통화량규제(通貨量規制)의 중요성이 부각되는 가운데 투자금융회사의 업종전환(業種轉換), 금리자유화추진(金利自由化推進) 등으로 각종 통화지표(通貨指標)의 움직임이 불안정해질 우려 때문에 통화정책운용(通貨政策運用)에 어려움을 주고 있다. 그러나 본고(本稿)의 연구결과(硏究結果)에 의하면 70년대 중반 이후 금융환경(金融環境)이 급변하여 왔음에도 불구하고 실질(實質)M2는 실질(實質)GNP 및 기회비용(機會費用)(예상(豫想)인플레율(率)에서 M2가중평균수신금리(加重平均受信金利)를 뺀 것)과 장기적으로 안정적인 관계를 가지며, 이는 유통속도(流通速度)와 기회비용간(機會費用間)의 정(正)의 장기적 균형관계로 간략화 시킬 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 사안(事案)의 성격에 따라서 다르겠으나 앞으로의 금융구조변화(金融構造變化)가 반드시 M2유통속도(流通速度)의 움직임을 불안정하게 할 것으로 미리 단정할 필요는 없겠다. 또한 예상(豫想)인플레율(率)이 M2가중평균수신금리(加重平均受信金利)를 지속적으로 상회한다면 유통속도(流通速度)도 그 간의 하락추세에서 벗어나 궁극적으로 상승하게 되며, 이는 기존의 금융정책기조(金融政策基調)의 변화를 요구하는 것이다. 즉 금리자유화(金利自由化)가 이루어져 있지 않은 현여건(現與件) 하에서나 혹은 향후(向後)에 일부(一部) 금리(金利)만을 자유화할 경우에는 정책당국이 시장기능(市場機能)을 대신하여 예상(豫想)인플레율(率)의 변화를 감안하여 수신금리(受信金利)를 수시로 조정하여야 한다. 또한 실물적(實物的) 요인(要因)이 아닌 금융산업개편(金融産業改編)과 같은 금융적(金融的) 요인(要因)에 의한 통화증가가능성(通貨增加可能性)이 존재한다면 수신금리(受信金利)를 탄력적(彈力的)으로 상향조정함으로써 실물경제(實物經濟)에 대한 충격을 최소화하는 등 금리정책(金利政策)의 중요성을 제고하여야 한다.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.93-106
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• 1997

By the increase of the rate of existence of the hemodialyzing patients, they were required the long run treatment. Regardless of medical insurance expansion, hemodialyzing cost much expenses so that hospital has been considering the reuse of hemodialyzer and flowing euqipments along with the diverse study and progress of the ways of hemodialyzing and medical instruments. This study was aimed to provide the basic materials regarding the reuse of hemodialyzer which is used for the patients of chronic renal disease. The reusing program in the artificial kidney center of K hospital has been used for this study from 50 patients aften one year result from Sep. 1995 through Aug. 1996. Automatic equipment of DRS-4 made by Seratronic Co., was used as the equipment and it was retreated with the function test simultaneously. Compliaction and confirmation of the infection were by the records of the hemodialysis of the patients. SPSS was used for the analysis of the materials by computerization. The character of the patients and the rate of removal was by mistake and percentage, function test and rate of complication by Ftest(ANOVA) and the rate of complication per items by ${\chi}^2$ and Ftest. As the post test the Duncan's test was used for the statistically significant different variables in the standard of p<.05 after Ftest. The followings are the summary of the result : 1) In the function test of the new hemodialyzer and the reused one, and in all of CA110 and CF15.11, the dialyzer ultrafiltration coeffient(KUf) was appeared to have been higher in the reusing groups than the first use ones. This has been the normal limit showing no troubles with them. 2) In the function test of the new and reused hemodialyzer, in all of CA110 and CF15.11, the total blood volume was appeared to have been the less value in the reuse groups than the new ones. This was the price within 80% of the first price that both showed possible for use. 3) The result of reuse hemodialyzer of CA110 was $29.48{\pm}7.83$ in average in the test of leak test while $17.3{\pm}7.96$ in reuse of CF15.11. The normal limit of <60 was the leak test result. So both of the hemodialyzer was normal for reuse. 4) The rate of removal of Blood Urea Nitrogen(BUN) was 72.25% in CA110 hemodialyzer by reusing 16-20 times as the highest rate showing the better result in the reuse hemodialyzer, while in CF15.11 hemodialyzer showed 71.16% by highest rate in the first use by the highest rate with no difference from the reuse. 5) The rate of removal of serum creatinine of CA110 was 64.08% by highest rate in reuse of 1-5 times by showing better result in reuse hemodialyzer. While in CF15.11 66.47% the highest by reuse of 16-20 times showing no difference from each other. 6) No patients were admitted or precribed by antibiotics in relation with reuse dialyzer and no reports were shown about hepatitis $B{\cdot}C$. AIDS in fection. 7) Of the total 248 episods of complication due to the hemodialyzing, 86 by first use, 73 by 1-5 times, 35 by 6-10 times, 35 by 11-15 times and 19 by 16-20 times have been shown which have had no significant difference between the groups. 8) In the comparison of the expense for the hemodialyzer, there was the effect of saving 11,597.6 Won between the first and reuse hemodialyzer. And by decreasing the extracted materials, they did the great role of disposing the waste matters.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.115-134
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• 1991

연금계획(年金計劃)은 그 계획의 형태와 관계없이 경제(經濟) 및 인구(人口)와 여러가지 경로로 상호반응(相互反應)한다. 인구(人口)의 연령구조변화(年齡構造變化)는 연금수급권자(年金受給權者)의 수(數)에 영향을 미치고 인구변화(人口變化)는 노동력(勞動力)의 규모(規模)나 연령구성(年齡構成)에 또한 영향을 미쳐서 연금계획(年金計劃)이 국가재정(國家財政) 또는 국민소득규모(國民所得規模)에 영향을 미치게 된다. 인구변수(人口變數)는 따라서 국민연금계획(國民年金計劃)의 경제적(經濟的) 부담(負擔)과 그 부담을 지탱해 주는 경제력(經濟力) 양자에 영향을 미치게 된다. 그동안의 연금(年金)에 관련된 추계(推計)는 경제적(經濟的) 제변수(諸變數)를 외생변수(外生變數)로 가정(假定)하고 연금재정(年金財政)을 시뮬레이션하여 왔는데 연금기금(年金基金)이 소규모(小規模)인 초기단계(初期段階)에서는 무난한 방법(方法)이라고 볼 수 있지만 공적연금제도(公的年金制度)의 규모가 커지고 연금제도가 경제(經濟) 제변수(諸變數)에 영향을 미치는 단계에서는 이러한 상호반응관계(相互反應關係)를 반영(反映)하여야 한다. 본(本) 모형(模型)은 경제를 인구노동부문(人口勞動部門), 일반경제부문(一般經濟部門), 연금부문(年金部門)으로 3등분하여 상호연계시킴으로써 연금부문내(年金部門內)의 변수(變數)들이 일반경제(一般經濟)에 미치는 효과를 측정할 수 있도록 하여 연금재정운영방식(年金財政運營方式), 연금급부(年金給付)의 실질가치(實質價値) 유지방법(維持方法), 저축행태(貯蓄行態), 연금급부율(年金給付率), 인구구조(人口構造)의 변화(變化) 등 연금제도(年金制度)와 관련한 제변수(諸變數)가 국민경제(國民經濟)에 어떤 영향을 미치는가를 분석(分析)하고 있다. 시뮬레이션의 결과 적립방식(積立方式)의 연금제도도입(年金制度導入)은 본격적인 연금급부(年金給付)가 시작되는 시점(時點)까지는 경제성장(經濟成長)을 오히려 돕는 역할을 수행하는 것으로 나타났고, 연금급부지출(年金給付支出)이 총수입(總收入)을 초과하는 시점(時點) 이후부터는 경제(經濟)에 부담을 가중시켜 경제성장률(經濟成長率)을 둔화시키는 것으로 나타났으며 물가지수연동제(物價指數連動制) 대신에 임금지수연동제(賃金指數連動制)를 도입할 경우 연금급부지출(年金給付支出)이 증대되어 연금재정수지(年金財政收支)를 더 악화시키는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 출생률(出生率) 및 사망률(死亡率) 수준도 장기적인 부담(負擔)을 결정하는 요소로 분석되었다.