The matching identification problem (MIP) is a combinatoric search problem related to the fields of learning from examples, boolean functions, and knowledge acquisition. The MIP involves identifying a single "goal" item from a large set of items. Because there is commonly a cost associated with...

This paper provides confidence intervals for the probability of bankruptcy through the control of financial accounting variables. Our analysis differs in several aspects from standard bankruptcy techniques studied in previous studies. This bankruptcy literature generally provides classification...

The Resource‐Based View of the Firm (RBV) has become an important stream of literature in strategic management. RDV's main prescription is that strategic assets are crucial determinants of sustainable competitive advantage and thus firm performance. Unfortunately, little empirical research has...

This paper suggests a conceptual scheme to represent the knowledge base of Management Science/Operations Research (MS/OR). Such a scheme could be utilized within the framework of a Decision Support System (DSS). Its purpose is to facilitate expansion of knowledge. An illustrative example is...

In the paper we focus on the class of M/G/1 single vacation models, where a server takes exactly one vacation immediately after service completion and there are no items available in the system. This vacation model class includes model types with different vacation disciplines and, particularly,...

This paper explores the economic performance of the parallel path R&D approach to product innovation in the absence of patent protection. This is done within the context of a formal model in which competitive innovation is characterized as a dynamic game. The dynamic programming approach used by...

A commonly used method of measuring cardinal preferences for the purpose of evaluating health related quality of life is the time trade-off (TTO) technique. The TTO technique, although offered as a substitute to the standard gamble (SG) technique, is not related in a general way to any existing...