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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 PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractResearcher, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown UniversitySabithulla KhanThis paper aims to provide an overview of the American Muslim giving patterns and specifically also attempts to map American Muslim giving, over the last 10 years, i.e., 2002-2012. It is also an attempt to capture the major shifts, trends and challenges to the Islamic philanthropic sector in the U.S. There are several competing theories about how the giving patterns … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 8 Feb 2017 · 7,745 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDetecting Malaysian Housing BubblesYip Chee Yin, Wong Woei Chyuan, Woo Kok HoongThis paper examines whether Malaysia is facing an impending housing bubble by using a graphical analysis, logical deduction and two statistical tests. Our research results are robust and supported by a three prone approach: Logical deduction working on the historical price trend based on most recent research findings on bubble; testing the stability of the price cycle and a statistical … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 3 · 20 Mar 2016 · 8,336 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOptimal Ordering Policy with Stock-Dependent Demand Rate Under Retailer’s Two Stages Trade Credit Financing Using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) ApproachRakesh Prakash Tripathi, Harendra Singh, Neha SangMany researchers have assumed one stage trade credit financing. In this study, we considered two levels of trade credit policy using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) approach. Demand rate is considered to be stock-dependent for the first level (credit demand) and constant for second level (cash demand). Mathematical models are derived under two different circumstances i.e., case I: The permissible delay … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 18 Nov 2015 · 7,085 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of the Greek Economic Crisis on the Greek Construction Companies. Back to Basics: tHe Statistical Cost Accounting ModelEriotis Nikolaos, Kalantonis Petros, Papadopoulou Eleni et al.This study applies to the statistical cost accounting model to capture the impact of the Greek economic crisis on the returns of the Greek construction sector using the published financial statements of the construction firms listed on the Athens Exchange during 2005-2011. The evidence from our analysis suggests that the construction sector has been affected by the Greek crisis since … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 24 Jun 2014 · 7,745 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSTRATEGY TO INCREASE THE FARM COMPETITIVENESSFilippo Sgroi, Anna Maria Di Trapani, Riccardo Testa, Salvatore TudiscaItaly’s wine-growing production structure is highly pulverized. So, for many wine-growing farms lowering the production cost represents the only way of gaining a competitive advantage. Production at average unit costs lower than competitors allows to improve profitability. Among farming operations, winter pruning and tying of productive vine-branches require a high human labor. For this reason the paper presents the results … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 16 Jun 2014 · 7,793 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Cost Advantage of Sicilian Wine FarmsSalvatore Tudisca, Anna Maria Di Trapani, Filippo Sgroi, Riccardo TestaThis study presents the results of research carried out on a Sicilian wine farm in order to demonstrate the economic convenience of the mechanized harvest. After the determination of the minimum optimal farm size that justifies the introduction of grape harvester in the farm, it has been estimated production cost and the relative profitability of two wine grape cultivars (Chardonnay … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 12 · 18 Oct 2013 · 7,184 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPublic Funding and Affordability of Substance Abuse Treatment ServicesRoberto A. Trevino, Alan J. RichardProblem statement: Substance abuse continues to cause significant personal, social and economic costs to the US economy. In order to decrease these costs, the goal of the US public health policy has been to increase access to drug treatment services by increasing their affordability. Government policy makers try to achieve such a goal by providing direct public funding to private … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2012 · 8,260 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMeasuring ICT Usage among West Coast Fishermen: Pre-Test Results from Port Dickson, Negeri SembilanHayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Siti Zobidah Omar, Musa Abu Hassan et al.Problem statement: The government has admitted the effectiveness of ICT in bringing changes to the socio-economic aspects of the community. Groups such as farmers, entrepreneurs, rural community and housewives for examples have been proven by a number of past studies to profit the huge advantages offered by ICT. Nonetheless, there is inadequacy in term of study related to ICT usage … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 5 Jan 2012 · 8,690 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCreating and Developing a Service Network of Stage Costume Business in Isan CommunityOurarom Chantamala, Suphanni Luaboonchu, Terdchai PantachiProblem statement: A lot of stage costume businesses in Isan community (northeast community of Thailand) cannot expand their business into larger scales because the owners mange everything by themselves so it cause a lot of difficulties such as a lack of low cost stage costume sources. Approach: This research aimed to examine 3 points. First, to examine the background of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,479 accessesView PDFCite