The nonlinear department area constraints are modeled in a continuous plane without using any surrogate constraints.
Keep in mind that the department has constraints, and that you will probably not get everything you want.
Big annual plans of the kind cherished by HR departments become constraints rather than enablers.
For example, in Chemistry, much like most other departments, time constraints are a significant barrier; however, "instructional challenges" and "inadequate resources" are also significant barriers; this particular combination of top barriers is unique among the departments in this study.
The additional challenges include: lack of a strategic HR plan, competition with other hospitals (particularly governmental hospitals), limited capacity of the HR department, absenteeism, social constraints, poor communication across departments, hospital location, and lack of trust in hospital administration.
A micro-level recommendation could be implemented by the CB entirely within the same department without major constraints, for example, as regards local procedures, technical skills or staff issues.
The paper proposes some theoretical considerations and concrete strategies to assist academic departments in overcoming constraints to learning within an era of increasing standardisation and accountability.
Based on this information (and on many other constraints), the department then assigns courses to students.
But the State Department probably felt no such constraints: The department and Mr. Helms have been openly feuding for years over ambassadorial appointments and policy.
That said, every department and institution has constraints.
