Management Theories and Strategic Practices for Decision Making

Madjid Tavana (La Salle University, USA)

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There is an immense amount of information to be considered when attempting to solve complex strategic problems. To recognize the complexity of this process, the creation of tools and techniques are essential to aid decision makers in developing a rational model for strategy evaluation.

Management Theories and Strategic Practices for Decision Making brings together a collection of research aiming to provide communication for the management of new methodologies to solve strategic problems and applying decision making approaches. This reference is useful for government agencies, practicing managers, academic and research institutions interested in bringing together strategic decision-making and decision sciences.

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A Decision Support Architecture for Maritime Operations Exploiting Multiple METOC Centres and Uncertainty (pages 1-23)

Raffaele Grasso (NATO Undersea Research Centre, Italy), Marco Cococcioni (NATO Undersea Research Centre, Italy), Michel Rixen (NATO Undersea Research Centre, Italy), Alberto Baldacci (NSIGHT SAS, Italy)

Maritime operations are affected significantly by meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) conditions. The availability of multiple METOC centres able to deliver mor... Sample PDF | More details...

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Searching for Pareto-Optimal Settlements in Negotiations: The Extreme Payoffs Method (pages 24-39)

Joao S. Neves (The College of New Jersey, USA), Behnam Nakhai (Millersville University of Pennsylvania, USA)

Decision-making analysts are generally familiar with the maximin and minimax criteria used in the selection of alternative courses of action when payoffs depend on d... Sample PDF | More details...

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Strategic Diffusion of Information and Preference Manipulation (pages 40-58)

Debora Di Caprio (York University, Canada), Francisco J. Santos-Arteaga (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain)

This paper bridges the existing gap between the empirical consumer choice literature and the theoretical structures built to account for information manipulation bet... Sample PDF | More details...

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Determination of the Number of Clusters in a Data Set: A Stopping Rule × Clustering Algorithm Comparison (pages 59-73)

Derrick S. Boone (Wake Forest University - Schools of Business, USA)

The accuracy of “stopping rules” for determining the number of clusters in a data set is examined as a function of the underlying clustering algorithm being used. Us... Sample PDF | More details...

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The Application of Data Mining to Evaluate the Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Treatment Modalities in a National Medicare Database (pages 74-88)

Phoebe D. Sharkey (Loyola University Maryland, USA), Wesley Hsu (Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, USA), Sachin Batra (Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA), Daniele Rigamonti (Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA)

This paper reports on a case study applying data mining techniques to large Medicare claims databases to discover insights related to the comparative cost effectiven... Sample PDF | More details...

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Third Party Logistics: Key Success Factors and Growth Strategies (pages 90-116)

Omprakash K. Gupta (University of Houston-Downtown, USA), S. Samar Ali (Fortune Institute of International Business, India), Rameshwar Dubey (Asian Council of Logistics Management, India)

Third party logistics (3PL) has been gaining importance in most places in the world. In India the implementation of 3PL practices has made its beginning and it is em... Sample PDF | More details...

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Maintenance Strategy Evaluation Using ANP and Goal Programming (pages 117-138)

Sarojini Jajimoggala (GITAM University, India), V. V. S. Kesava Rao (Andhra University, India), Beela Satyanarayana (Andhra University, India)

An optimal maintenance strategy mix is necessary for increasing availability and reliability levels of production facilities without significantly increasing operati... Sample PDF | More details...

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Backward and Forward Linkages in Chinese Steel Industry Using Input Output Analysis (pages 139-158)

Lafang Wang (Hunan University, China), Rui Xie (Hunan University, China), Jun Liu (Hunan University, China)

This paper measures the direct and indirect contribution made by iron and steel industry in the economy of China and assess the differences between China and other s... Sample PDF | More details...

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Technical Note The South Eastern and Chatham Railways Managing Committee: A Case for Vertically-Integrated Regional Duopolies? (pages 159-168)

Jörg Schimmelpfennig (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany)

In 1898, two railways serving the south-east of England agreed to be managed by a joint committee. This paper finds clear statistical evidence of the negative impact... Sample PDF | More details...

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Pricing and Replenishment Policies for Imperfect Quality Deteriorating Items under Inflation and Permissible Delay in Payments (pages 170-185)

Chandra K. Jaggi (University of Delhi, India), Satish K. Goel (University of Delhi, India), Mandeep Mittal (Amity School of Engineering and Technology, India)

Usually it is assumed that all items in a lot are of good quality, but in reality this assumption may not always be pertinent. Thus, the inspection of lots becomes e... Sample PDF | More details...

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Optimal Ordering Strategy of a Replenishment Policy for Deteriorating Items under Retailer’s Partial Trade Credit Policy (pages 186-202)

Gour Chandra Mahata (Sitananda College, India), Puspita Mahata (Srikrishna College, India)

This paper investigates the economic order quantity inventory model for a retailer under two levels of trade credit to reflect the supply chain management situation.... Sample PDF | More details...

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Explaining Involuntary Spinoffs from Teams (pages 203-224)

T. V. S. Ramamohan Rao (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India)

A firm consists of different teams with each of them producing a separate product (which may be related to other products of the firm). In turn, each team has indivi... Sample PDF | More details...

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Fuzzy Economic Production Quantity Model for Weibull Deteriorating Items with Ramp Type of Demand (pages 225-261)

M. Valliathal (Chikkaiah Naicker College, India), R. Uthayakumar (Gandhigram Rural University, India)

This paper discusses an Economic Production Quantity model for Weibull deteriorating items over an infinite time horizon under fuzzy environment. Fuzziness is introd... Sample PDF | More details...

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Retailer’s Ordering Policy in a Supply Chain when Demand is Price and Credit Period Dependent (pages 262-277)

Chandra K. Jaggi (University of Delhi, India), Amrina Kausar (University of Delhi, India)

Trade credit is a well established promotional tool in the present competitive world and its impact on demand cannot be ignored. Businesses often use trade credit to... Sample PDF | More details...

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Optimal Thresholds of an Infinite Buffer Discrete-Time Two-Server System with Triadic Policy (pages 279-293)

Veena Goswami (KIIT University, India), G. B. Mund (KIIT University, India)

This paper analyzes a discrete-time infinite-buffer Geo/Geo/2 queue, in which the number of servers can be adjusted depending on the number of customers in the syste... Sample PDF | More details...

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Two-Facility Location Problem with Infinite Retrial Queue (pages 294-310)

Ebrahim Teimoury (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran), Mohammad Modarres Yazdi (Sharif University of Technology, Iran), Iman Ghaleh Khondabi (ETKA Center of Advanced Science and Technology, Iran), Mahdi Fathi (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)

This paper analyzes a two-facility location problem under demand uncertainty. The maximum server for the ith facility is It is assumed that primary service demand a... Sample PDF | More details...

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A Logit Model for Budget Allocation Subject to Multi Budget Sources (pages 311-327)

Saeed A. Bagloee (Parsons Overseas Limited, UAE), Christopher G. Reddick (The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)

In a complex and extended system such as a government, the proper allocation of the budget to its sub-entities is always a major challenge. As such for cases like go... Sample PDF | More details...

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Mapping the Critical Links between Supply Chain Evaluation System and Supply Chain Integration Sustainability: An Empirical Study (pages 329-352)

Abirami Radhakrishnan (Morgan State University, USA), Dessa David (Morgan State University, USA), Douglas Hales (The University of Rhode Island, USA), V. Sri Sridharan (Clemson University, USA)

Supply Chain Integration is widely advocated as an important factor to attain superior supply chain performance. While firms are able to achieve integration, they fi... Sample PDF | More details...

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Cost Framework for Evaluation of Information Technology Alternatives in Supply Chain (pages 353-372)

Jagdish Pathak (University of Windsor, Canada), Navneet Vidyarthi (Concordia University, Canada)

Organizations are often facing the problem of determining the degree of investment in building information links with their suppliers and buyers to reduce costs, lea... Sample PDF | More details...

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Effectiveness of Inter-Organizational Systems in Global Manufacturing: Evidence from Industrial Cases in Taiwan (pages 373-389)

Jun-Der Leu (National Central University, Taiwan), Yu-Tsung Huang (Kaulin Manufacturing Company, Taiwan), Li-Ting Huang (Chang Gung University, Taiwan)

Enterprise Information Systems, such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, have been applied to integrate business processes within a global manufacturing e... Sample PDF | More details...

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Topics Covered

Complexity Theory
Decision analysis
Decision Support Systems
Information technology
Knowledge –Based Systems
Neural Networks
Supply Chain Management

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Author(s)/Editor(s) Biography

Madjid Tavana is a professor of Business Systems and Analytics and the Lindback Distinguished Chair of Information Systems and Decision Sciences at La Salle University, where he served as Chairman of the Management Department and Director of the Center for Technology and Management. He is a Distinguished Research Fellow at Kennedy Space Center, Johnson Space Center, Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center, and Air Force Research Laboratory. He was recently honored with the prestigious Space Act Award by NASA. He holds a MBA, PMIS, and PhD in Management Information Systems and received his Post-Doctoral Diploma in Strategic Information Systems from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Decision Analytics, International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences, International Journal of Management and Decision Making, International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences, and International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems . He has published several books and over one hundred research papers in academic journals such as Information Sciences, Decision Sciences, Information Systems, Interfaces, Annals of Operations Research, Advances in Space Research, Omega, Information and Management, Expert Systems with Applications, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Computers and Operations Research, Energy Economics, Applied Soft Computing, and Energy Policy.

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