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Applications of management science in productivity, finance, and operations /
This peer-reviewed volume is part of an annual series, dedicated to the presentation and discussion of state-of-the-art studies in the application of management science to the solution of significant managerial decision-making problems.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier JAI,
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Applications of management science ;
v. 12. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Dedication
- Editorial Board
- Part I: Data Envelopment Analysis
- Measuring Organizational Efficiency with Data Envelopment Analysis: The Horace Mann Insurance Company
- Data Envelopment Analysis
- Conclusion
- References
- Consumer-Packaged Freight Delivery Evaluation: A Multiple Criteria Data Envelopment Analysis Approach
- Introduction
- Data Envelopment Analysis
- Multiple Criteria DEA
- An Example
- Conclusions
- References
- Evaluating the Operational Efficiency of Railway Systems with Sensitivity Analyses to Sampling Variations
- Introduction
- DEA and the Bootstrap
- An Application to Railway Operations
- Model Result
- Conclusion
- References
- Input-Output Variable Evaluation for Studying DEA Efficiency Performance in Electric Utilities
- Introduction
- Performance
- Performance Measurement
- Future Research Proposal
- References
- Part II: Multi-Criteria Applications
- A Survey of Multi-Objective Scheduling Techniques Applied to the Job Shop Problem (JSP)
- Introduction
- Single Objective Optimization Approaches
- Multi-Objective Optimization Problems
- Efficient Schedules
- Integer Programming Approaches
- Multiple-Attribute Value Function Approaches
- Recent Approaches
- References
- A Multi-Objective Mathematical Programming Model for Audit Samples of Balances for Accounts Receivable
- Introduction
- Audit Sampling
- A Multi-Objective Nonlinear Model for Audit Sampling
- An Example Problem
- Conclusions
- References
- A Multi-Criteria Fixed Charge Problem: Location of Service Centers
- Introduction
- A Multicriteria Fixed Charge Problem and its Applications to Service Centers
- Goal constraints
- Example problem
- Conclusion
- References
- Identifying Compounds for Pharmaceutical Companies' Development Tracks Using a Multi-Criteria Decision Model
- Introduction
- A Review of the Literature
- The AHP
- An Application of AHP to the Identification of Potential First-In-Class Patentable Drugs
- Model Validation
- Summary and conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Calculating Disassembly Yields in a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Environment for a Disassembly-to-Order System
- Introduction
- Literature Review
- Heuristic Procedure
- Mathematical Model
- Case Example
- Conclusions
- References
- Part III: Operational Applications
- Selection Criteria for a Network Design Model with Uncertain Demand
- Introduction and notation
- Characteristics of the Optimal Spectrum
- Selecting a Network Design
- Efficient Schemes for Generating Design Alternatives
- References
- Appendix. Finding the Optimal Spectrum
- A Novel Approach to the Continuous Flow Truckload Routing Problem
- Introduction
- Truckload routing problem
- Background
- Previous Solution Methods
- TRP Triplet Formulation
- Complete Deterministic Formulation
- Cost Specification
- Sample Problem
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Vertical Cooperative Advertising in a Manufacturer-Retailer Supply Channel
- Introduction
- Assumptions
- Classical co-op Advertising Model
- Full Coordinated Vertical co-op Advertising Model
- Concluding Remarks
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