<title>Abstract</title> Developing a precise and accurate model of gold price is critical to assets management because of its unique features. In this paper, adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and artificial neural network (ANN) model have been used for modeling the gold price, and compared with the...

<title>Abstract</title>Renewable energies are well-known as one of the most important energy resources not only due to limited other energy resources, but also due to environmental problems associated with air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. Renewable energy project selection is a multi actors and...

<title>Abstract</title> Mining plays one significant role in most countries and it acts as a foundation for growth and development. It produces raw material for other sectors such as industry, agriculture, etc. So, determining and prioritizing the strategies of mining are so important. Miscellaneous types of...

<title>ABSTRACT</title> Asset management, as a systematic process of operating, maintaining, and upgrading physical assets, is an important element of decision-making in heavy equipment management and operation. Maintenance strategy selection plays a significant role in mining design. However, the nature of...

This paper deals with problems of determining possible values of earliest and latest starting times of an activity in networks with minimal time lags and imprecise durations that are represented by means of interval or fuzzy numbers. Although minimal time lags are practical in different...

Brand extension is one of the most popular strategies in marketing. This is due to the fact that consumers usually take into account the brand first because it indirectly reflects the design, quality, and functions. According to the significant role of brand in creating benefit and diminishing...

DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS <bold> <italic>Reviewed book:</italic> </bold> Dalé Dzemydiené. <italic>Intelektualizuotų informacinių sistemų projektavimas ir taikymas</italic>: monografija. Vilnius: Mykolo Romerio universiteto leidybos centras, 2006. 352 p. [Design and Application of Intelligent Information...

OPTIMIZATION METHODS FOR A STAKEHOLDER SOCIETY <bold> <italic>Reviewed book:</italic> </bold> Willem K. Brauers. <italic>Optimization Methods for a Stakeholder Society: A Revolution in Economic Thinking by Multi‐objective Optimization</italic>. Boston / Dordrecht / London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.

<title>Abstract</title> This paper considers the application of methodology for the defining the utility and market value of a real estate. The theoretical basis of the methodology is developed. The proposed methods, the method of multiple criteria complex proportional assessment (COPRAS) and the method of...