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BL
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1001936
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b756306
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| Title & Author
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Applications of management science in productivity, finance, and operations /\ edited by Kenneth D. Lawrence and Ronald K. Klimberg.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Amsterdam ;Boston :: Elsevier JAI,, 2006.
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| Series Statement
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Applications of management science ;; v. 12
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1 online resource (1 volume).
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| ISBN
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0080456782
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: 9780080456782
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0762312211
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Cover -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Dedication -- Editorial Board -- Part I: Data Envelopment Analysis -- Measuring Organizational Efficiency with Data Envelopment Analysis: The Horace Mann Insurance Company -- Data Envelopment Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Consumer-Packaged Freight Delivery Evaluation: A Multiple Criteria Data Envelopment Analysis Approach -- Introduction -- Data Envelopment Analysis -- Multiple Criteria DEA -- An Example -- Conclusions -- References -- Evaluating the Operational Efficiency of Railway Systems with Sensitivity Analyses to Sampling Variations -- Introduction -- DEA and the Bootstrap -- An Application to Railway Operations -- Model Result -- Conclusion -- References -- Input-Output Variable Evaluation for Studying DEA Efficiency Performance in Electric Utilities -- Introduction -- Performance -- Performance Measurement -- Future Research Proposal -- References -- Part II: Multi-Criteria Applications -- A Survey of Multi-Objective Scheduling Techniques Applied to the Job Shop Problem (JSP) -- Introduction -- Single Objective Optimization Approaches -- Multi-Objective Optimization Problems -- Efficient Schedules -- Integer Programming Approaches -- Multiple-Attribute Value Function Approaches -- Recent Approaches -- References -- A Multi-Objective Mathematical Programming Model for Audit Samples of Balances for Accounts Receivable -- Introduction -- Audit Sampling -- A Multi-Objective Nonlinear Model for Audit Sampling -- An Example Problem -- Conclusions -- References -- A Multi-Criteria Fixed Charge Problem: Location of Service Centers -- Introduction -- A Multicriteria Fixed Charge Problem and its Applications to Service Centers -- Goal constraints -- Example problem -- Conclusion -- References -- Identifying Compounds for Pharmaceutical Companies' Development Tracks Using a Multi-Criteria Decision Model -- Introduction -- A Review of the Literature -- The AHP -- An Application of AHP to the Identification of Potential First-In-Class Patentable Drugs -- Model Validation -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Calculating Disassembly Yields in a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Environment for a Disassembly-to-Order System -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Heuristic Procedure -- Mathematical Model -- Case Example -- Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Operational Applications -- Selection Criteria for a Network Design Model with Uncertain Demand -- Introduction and notation -- Characteristics of the Optimal Spectrum -- Selecting a Network Design -- Efficient Schemes for Generating Design Alternatives -- References -- Appendix. Finding the Optimal Spectrum -- A Novel Approach to the Continuous Flow Truckload Routing Problem -- Introduction -- Truckload routing problem -- Background -- Previous Solution Methods -- TRP Triplet Formulation -- Complete Deterministic Formulation -- Cost Specification -- Sample Problem -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Vertical Cooperative Advertising in a Manufacturer-Retailer Supply Channel -- Introduction -- Assumptions -- Classical co-op Advertising Model -- Full Coordinated Vertical co-op Advertising Model -- Concluding Remarks --T$64.
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| Abstract
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This peer-reviewed volume is part of an annual series, dedicated to the presentation and discussion of state-of-the-art studies in the application of management science to the solution of significant managerial decision-making problems.
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Decision making-- Mathematical models.
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Management science.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Statistics.
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Decision making-- Mathematical models.
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Management science.
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| Dewey Classification
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658.4/033
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| LC Classification
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T56.A67 2006eb
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| Added Entry
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Klimberg, Ronald K.
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Lawrence, Kenneth D.
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