Applications of Management Science

by Kenneth D. Lawrence, Gary Kleinman

Overview

Applications 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787566521
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date:	08/06/2018
Series:	Applications of Management Science , #19
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kenneth Lawrence, PhD, is a Professor of Management Science and Business Analytics at the Tuchman School of Management at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dr. Lawrence’s professional employment includes over 20 years of technical management experience with AT&T as Director, Decision Support Systems and Marketing Demand Analysis, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Prudential Insurance, and the U. S. Army in forecasting, marketing planning and research, statistical analysis and operations research.
Gary Kleinman is a Professor of Accounting at the Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State University. He has taught auditing and many other accounting courses for many years at both undergraduate and masters levels. He has a CPA license and obtained his PhD from Rutgers University, Newark, NJ. In addition, Dr. Kleinman has an extensive research background, writing about auditing, auditor judgment, auditor independence, auditor behavior and statistical sampling in auditing.

Table of Contents

SECTION A

Chapter 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

Editorial Reviews

This 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

This 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

Nine studies in this year's volume cover multi-criteria optimization, applications of optimization, and supply chain management. Among specific topics are multi-objective traveling salesman and transportation problems with environmental aspects, selecting multi-criteria green vehicle routing problems, optimal process parameters for multiple characteristics with several objectives, an integer programming solution to the folding carton printing plate layout problem, and coordinating supply chains with fairness concerns using option contracts.

Annotation ©2017 Ringgold Inc.

Nine studies in this year's volume cover multi-criteria optimization, applications of optimization, and supply chain management. Among specific topics are multi-objective traveling salesman and transportation problems with environmental aspects, selecting multi-criteria green vehicle routing problems, optimal process parameters for multiple characteristics with several objectives, an integer programming solution to the folding carton printing plate layout problem, and coordinating supply chains with fairness concerns using option contracts.

Annotation ©2017 Ringgold Inc.