174 articles for “Management Decision”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEconomic Efficiency Analysis for Information Technology in Developing CountriesGhassan F. Issa, Shakir M. Hussain, Hussein Al-BahadiliProblem statement: The introduction of Information Technology (IT) to government institutions in developing countries bears a great deal of risk of failure. The lack of qualified personnel, lack of financial support and the lack of planning and proper justification are just few of the causes of projects failure. Study presented in this study focused on the justification issue of IT … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 10 · 30 Oct 2009 · 6,904 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractForecasting Gold Prices Using Multiple Linear Regression MethodZ. Ismail, A. Yahya, A. ShabriProblem statement: Forecasting is a function in management to assist decision making. It is also described as the process of estimation in unknown future situations. In a more general term it is commonly known as prediction which refers to estimation of time series or longitudinal type data. Gold is a precious yellow commodity once used as money. It was made … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2009 · 11,099 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMarketing Research Merely Reflects The Needs And Wants of ConsumersTheodossiou George, Kourti ChrisaIn the recent years, marketers have focused their attention on the consumer. The aim is the acquisition of comparative advantage in the market. They have succeeded to develop organizations oriented to the market, and departments that support the competition strategy for the satisfaction of the needs and the wants of the consumers. The golden rule of Marketing says that a … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2007 · 13,164 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractA Case of a Young Patient with Acute Endocarditis and Challenging Diagnostic and Treatment DecisionsPau Rello, Teresa González-Alujas, Laura Escolà-Vergé et al.Despite advances achieved in recent years, Infective Endocarditis (IE) remains a disease associated with high mortality and morbidity. When it involves multiple locations at the same time, deciding the best treatment can become challenging. In some cases, especially in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis, a definitive diagnosis can be difficult to achieve and multimodality imaging including Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 9 Jun 2021 · 7,390 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTowards a Frame of Reference for Smart City Strategy Development and GovernanceZineb Korachi, Bouchaib BounabatDespite the importance of the smart city concept, few works address how to define and implement smart cities in a clear manner. Furthermore, the smart city literature provides heterogeneous studies and solutions; this heterogeneity creates misunderstanding regarding the smart city definition and strategy. Moreover, stakeholders have multiple and conflicting interests and concerns, which also increase the ambiguity regarding the smart … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 16, Issue 10 · 28 Oct 2020 · 7,216 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractForecasting Air Passenger Demand: A Comparison of LSTM and SARIMAQuang Hung Do, Shih-Kuei Lo, Jeng-Fung Chen et al.All airports need to have an accurate prediction of the number of passengers for their efficient management. An accurate prediction of the number of air passengers is crucial task since it provides information for planning decisions in the airport infrastructure to stabilize the service and maximize the profit. This study proposes a novel air passenger demand forecasting model based on … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 16, Issue 7 · 25 Jul 2020 · 8,565 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDevelopment of the Municipal Employee’s Performance Efficiency and Effectiveness Indicators on the Basis of Functional and Process ApproachesElena Ivanovna Danilina, Dmitry V. GorelovOne of the most difficult problems in evaluation of performance effectiveness of municipal employees is developing a list of relevant criteria and indicators. The purpose of this article is to develop schematic scientifically grounded criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the professional performance of municipal employees. The article considers the model for the development of a system of performance efficiency … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 2 Jan 2015 · 6,715 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractADAPTIVE RESOURCE CONTROL MECHANISM THROUGH REPUTATION-BASED SCHEDULING IN HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMSMasnida Hussin, Rohaya LatipThe service-oriented distributed systems such as Grids and Clouds are unified computing platform that connect and share heterogeneous resources including computation resource, storage resource, information resource and knowledge resource. While these systems provide a vast amount of computing power their reliability are often hard to be guaranteed. It is due to the increased complexity of processing (e.g., overhead, latency) that … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9, Issue 12 · 25 Nov 2013 · 7,053 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractApplications of Conditional Value at Risk to Full Truckload Pricing Under Demand and Service Time UncertaintiesThitima Wonginta, Sompong SirisoponsilpProblem statement: Pricing is one of the fundamental management decisions required by a truckload carrier. Traditional pricing based on an average all relevant costs including fixed and variable costs is not capable of providing adequate margins that prevent losses during operation uncertainties inherent in truckload operation including demand variability and variation in service times. Approach: This study utilizes Conditional Value … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 28 Jan 2011 · 8,336 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Contractor Perception Towers Industrialised Building System Risk in Construction Projects in MalaysiaSalihudin Hassim, Mohd Saleh Jaafar, Saiful Azri Abu Hasan SazalliThe use of IBS (Industrialised Building System) has attracted a lot of countries like Singapore, Sweden, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom. This system can replace the conventional building system which is labour oriented. However, since the first project of IBS in year 1964 till today, IBS in Malaysia is not well accepted by the construction parties because of failure … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 5 · 31 May 2009 · 9,441 accessesView PDF Cite