Retailers who sell seasonal products often face challenges in demand management due to weather uncertainty. In many cases, they make their ordering and pricing decisions prior to the regular selling season but the vast majority of sales do not occur until after the season starts, during which...

There is a burgeoning literature using non-parametric frontier methods to measure mutual fund performance. These articles measure the relationship between the various characteristics (mainly return information and some costs of ownership) of these specialized financial products to establish a...

Today's uncertain and volatile market conditions require investors to utilise Information Technology (IT) to drive future investment decisions through correct analysis and judgement. Based upon this setting, this study investigates the effectiveness of the portfolio selection model by...

Today's uncertain and volatile market conditions require investors to utilise Information Technology (IT) to drive future investment decisions through correct analysis and judgement. Based upon this setting, this study investigates the effectiveness of the portfolio selection model by...