Journal of Modelling in Management: Volume 5 Issue 3

Applying a non‐deterministic conceptual life cycle costing model to manufacturing processes

Ettore Settanni, Jan Emblemsvåg

The aim of this paper is to introduce uncertainty analysis within an environmentally extended input‐output technological model of life cycle costing. The application of this…

Issues with the modelling of manufacturing performance: the trade‐offs: Cumulative capabilities paradox

Roberto Sarmiento

The purpose of this paper is to highlight issues with current methodologies and rationales used to model the achievement of high business performance in operations management…

Analytical modeling of third party service provider selection in lead logistics provider environments

Rajbir Singh Bhatti, Pradeep Kumar, Dinesh Kumar

The purpose of this paper is to model the choice parameters for selection of third party logistics service providers in global lead logistics provider (LLP) environments.

A dynamic model of the systemic causes for patient treatment delays in emergency departments

David Cooke, Thomas Rohleder, Paul Rogers

The purpose of this paper is to report on the development of a qualitative systems model developed to understand why average emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) was…

Construction project selection using fuzzy TOPSIS approach

Yong‐tao Tan, Li‐yin Shen, Craig Langston, Yan Liu

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a quantitative method for assisting contractors to select appropriate projects for bidding by considering multiple attributes and…

Open-source statistical software: R and the R Commander

Editorial

Luiz Moutinho, Kun Huang Huarng

Special issue on Multi-criteria decision aid methods for modelling and solving business and management problems