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A data analytics framework for key financial factors
Jun Huang, Haibo WangThe purpose of this paper is to identify a subset of key financial ratios and factors that provide the best discriminating power to distinguish between creditworthy companies…
Price protection policies with demand uncertainty and strategic consumers
Tingting Wang, Chuiri ZhouThis paper aims to study a retailer’s decision on the price and inventory when facing strategic consumer behavior and demand uncertainty. Price protection is a kind of rebate that…
Evaluation of success factors for medical device development using grey DEMATEL approach
Milind Shrikant Kirkire, Santosh B. RaneSuccessful device development brings substantial revenues to medical device manufacturing industries. This paper aims to evaluate factors contributing to the success of medical…
3PL evaluation and selection using integrated analytical modeling
Abhijeet Haldar, Umer Qamaruddin, Rakesh Raut, Sachin Kamble, Manoj Govind Kharat, Sheetal Jaisingh KambleThe purpose of this paper is to propose a framework for evaluating and selecting the most optimal third-party logistics (3PL) service provider vendor among the available ones…
Identifying meaningful neighbors for an improved recommender system
Rahul Kumar, Pradip Kumar BalaCollaborative filtering (CF), one of the most popular recommendation techniques, is based on the principle of word-of-mouth communication between other like-minded users. The…
Accounting for asymmetry between strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in outranking methods
Nassim DehoucheThe purpose of this paper consists in discussing and modeling the asymmetrical nature of evaluation criteria that are notably relevant in strategic planning, project portfolio…
Using decision analysis to explore cable television delivery: A case study in university technology adoption
Keith Willoughby, Christopher ZappeThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the efficacy of decision analysis in determining the most efficient strategy for installing cable television in the residence halls of…
Changes in customer preference heterogeneity patterns: a simulation study
Devanathan Sudharshan, Andreas MildAt the core of the success of any firm is its ability to satisfy customer preferences. It has also been part of managerial wisdom that it is good management practice to treat a…
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1746-5664e-ISSN:
1746-5672ISSN-L:
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2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Zhimin Huang