The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), a multicriteria decision support system that has been successfully applied to numerous decision-making situations, has been applied to patient assessment. The AHP was used with Timeslips™, a group storytelling program that encourages creative expression...

A common problem that many universities face, especially with their specialized programs, is coordinating faculty availability and class offerings. The schedule is usually developed using paper and pencil after numerous iterations. As a result, the objectives of the program, such as course...

With the use of meta-goal programming, a portfolio model, based on Morningstar Stock Sector and Morningstar Bond Sectors, is developed. These sectors are part of an indexed mutual fund for stock and for bonds. The asset allocation is based upon a set of four meta-goals: (1) forecasted earnings...