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Book SynopsisApplications of Management Science is a blind refereed series that is published on an annual basis. Its objective is to present current studies in the application of management science to the solution of significant managerial decision-making problems. It significantly aids in the dissemination of the solution of managerial decision-making problems with management science methodologies. Volume 19 focuses on the application of management science methodologies, data envelopment analysis and multi-criteria decision making. The first section is focused on data envelopment analysis. The second section focuses on multi-criteria decision making. The third section focuses on decision making. This volume will be of significant interested to those involved in the applications of multi-criteria decision making, data envelopment analysis and decision making, in a realistic managerial problem solving environment through the use of state-of-the-art management science modelling.
Trade ReviewThis volume covers managerial applications of data envelopment analysis, applications of multicriteria optimization, and applications of management decision making. Among the topics are an empirical analysis of the performance of residential real estate investment funds, evaluating the impact of advertising on sales and profitability in the apparel industry, a linear physical programming approach for evaluating collection centers for end-of-life products, a weighted-sum approach for bi-objective optimization of fleet size with environmental aspects, and Chinese drywall: a systemic decision-making approach. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsSECTION AChapter 1. Intercollegiate Athletics Efficiency: A Two-Stage DEA Approach;
Mauro Falasca and John F. Kros Chapter 2. An Empirical Analysis of the Performance of Residential Real Estate Investment Funds;
Rashmi Malhotra and D.K. Malhotra Chapter 3. Evaluating the Impact of Advertising on Sales and Profitability in Apparel Industry;
Rashmi Malhotra, D.K. Malhotra, Elizabeth Mariotz and Raymond R. Poteau Chapter 4. Productivity in the U.S. Telecommunications Industry: A DEA Approach;
Kenneth D. Lawrence, Dinesh R. Pai and Sheila M. Lawrence SECTION B Chapter 5. A Linear Physical Programming Approach for Evaluating Collection Centers for End-of-Life Products;
Bandar A. Alkhayyal and Surendra M. Gupta Chapter 6. Enterprise Warranty Programs for Two-Dimensional Policies with Multiple Objectives;
Amit Mitra Chapter 7. Weighted-Sum Approach for Bi-Objective Optimization of Fleet Size with Environmental Aspects;
Bartosz Sawik SECTION C Chapter 8. Chinese Drywall: A Systemic Decision Making Approach;
Patrick T. Hester and Ying Thaviphoke Chapter 9. Decision Support Capabilities in Excel;
Ronald Klimberg and Samuel Ratick
