Journal of Modelling in Management: Volume 14 Issue 2

Psychological antecedents of apparel-buying intention for young Indian online shoppers: Scale development and validation

Vinita Singh, Ranjan Chaudhuri, Sanjeev Verma

This paper aims to determine a scale for measuring psychological factors of apparel-buying intention for young Indian online shoppers.

Integrating fuzzy case-based reasoning and discrete-event simulation to develop a decision support system for part-fixture assignment and fixture flow control

Fentahun Moges Kasie, Glen Bright

This study aims to propose a decision support system (DSS) that performs a decision-based part-fixture assignment and fixture flow control in planned production periods.

A hybrid multi-criteria decision-making model for optimal coal blending

Shankar Chakraborty, Ankan Mitra

The purpose of this paper is thus to develop a hybrid decision-making model for optimal coal blending strategy. Coal is one of the major resources contributing to generation of…

Investigating the impact of inventory inaccuracy on the bullwhip effect in RFID-enabled supply chains using colored petri nets

Maria Drakaki, Panagiotis Tzionas

Information distortion results in demand variance amplification in upstream supply chain members, known as the bullwhip effect, and inventory inaccuracy in the inventory records…

A study on behaviour of bullwhip effect in (R, S) inventory control system considering DWT-MGGP demand forecasting model

Sanjita Jaipuria, Siba Sankar Mahapatra

The purpose of this paper is to propose a forecasting model to predict the demand under uncertain environment to control the bullwhip effect (BWE) considering review-period…

Identifying dynamics in strategic groups

Gabriel Ignacio Penagos-Londoño, Felipe Ruiz-Moreno

The purpose of this paper is to characterize the situation in the Spanish banking industry through the identification of strategic groups based on a set of variables.

A DoE–TOPSIS method-based meta-model for parametric optimization of non-traditional machining processes

Shankar Chakraborty, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Partha Protim Das

To meet the requirements of high-dimensional accuracy and surface finish of various advanced engineering materials for generating intricate part geometries, non-traditional…

Modeling and classification of enablers of CSR in Indian firms

Divesh Kumar, Praveen Goyal, Vinod Kumar

The purpose of this paper is to study corporate social responsibility (CSR) enablers, with special reference to Indian firms. Further, the CSR enablers have been identified and…

Developing model to analyze factors affecting firms’ agility and competitive capability: A case of a volatile market

Waqar Ahmed, Arsalan Najmi, Yusra Mustafa, Asif Khan

The purpose of this study was to investigate and explain the factors contributing to supply chain agility in service-oriented firms and therein to enhance competitive capabilities…

A passenger-centred model in assessing airport service performance

Dedy Wiredja, Vesna Popovic, Alethea Blackler

Assessing airport service performance requires understanding of all passenger processing and discretionary activities at airport passenger terminals – a need that has not yet been…

Modeling of the time-dependent multi-skilled RCPSP considering learning effect: An evolutionary solution approach

Amir Hossein Hosseinian, Vahid Baradaran, Mahdi Bashiri

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new mixed-integer formulation for the time-dependent multi-skilled resource-constrained project scheduling problem (MSRCPSP/t…

A review on risk-taking in tournaments

Zejun Li, Chengyuan Wang, Qiong Wang, Biao Luo

This paper aims to summarize antecedents and consequences of risk-taking in tournaments and show the development of tournament optimization considering risk-taking. Moreover…