The subject of this book is the small firm's financial structure and the differences in financial structure that can be observed both within and between small business industries. After an introductory description of small business (financial) characteristics possible determinants of financial...

This book gives an analysis of capacity performance of multi-stage, multi-product production systems. Special attention is given to performance criteria like throughput, average work-in-process and average throughput time. A model is developed to represent such production systems. A development...

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the Eighth International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM). MCDM has been an active research area for over 20 years and the previous conferences clearly showed a tremendous growth of interest. A variety of successful...

In this book, production rules are studied for situations which share some important elements. The most important one is that the products are manufactured according to customer specifications and they will not be manufactured unless they have been ordered. Other elements are the set-ups on the...

The book studies nonlinear economic dynamics. Formation of spatial patterns, population dynamics in space and time, and spatial waves of business cycles are discussed. The main part dwells on business cycle theory, using a multiplier-accelerator model in a spatial setting with interregional...

The behavior of nonlinear dynamical systems can differ completely from that of linear dynamical systems. Regular oscillatory motion as well as seemingly irregular motion can emerge in these systems without resort to exogenous influences or peculiar parameter values. Recent mathematical advances...

This book presents the recent developments in methodology, theory, software and implementation of Decision Support Systems. This includes: - Theory and algorithms for multiple criteria optimization with such topics dicussed, like multiple criteria optimization in hierarchical systems, relations...

For linear optimization models that can be formulated as linear programs with the block-angular structure, i.e. independent subproblems with coupling constraints, the Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition principle provides an elegant framework of solution algorithms as well as economic interpretation....

The book contains contributions in the field of aspiration-led Decision Support Systems (DSS). It consists of 3 parts. Part 1 is composed of 15 theoretical papers. It starts with general papers explaining the methodological approach and the theoretical backgrounds of the methodology presented in...

This book provides a systematic treatment of the mathematical aspects of evolutionary stability, which has become a central concept in theoretical biology and biomathematics in recent years. The purpose of the book is to create a general mathematical theory for evolutionary stability, which...