Purpose: This study describes the trends and applications of machine learning systems in the management of water supply networks. Machine learning is a field in constant development, and it has a great potential and capability to attain improvements in real industries. The recent tendency of...

Psychosocial risk is a concern for employers across Europe. Psychosocial risk management, however, is younger than other risk management fields such as safety, hygiene, and ergonomics. Psychosocial risk control prevents accidents and absenteeism. This study examines strategies for psychosocial...

Revenue management (RM) is becoming an increasingly important technique in the service sector, particularly in activities involving perishable goods or services which cannot be stored. The integration of RM into businesses results in simultaneity in the production and consumption of services and...

The management of fixed-income securities investment portfolios enjoys a long tradition in the capital markets. This paper analyses robust optimisation models as efficient tools for risk management of fixed-income securities. The study includes the analysis of scenario-based optimisation models...

Distribution problems are of high relevance within the supply chain system. In real life situations various different commodities may flow in the distribution process. Furthermore, the connection between production and demand centres makes use of complex mesh networks that can include...

This paper discusses revenue management; a technique that focuses on decision making that will maximize profit from the sale of perishable inventory units. New technologies management plays an important role in the development of revenue management techniques. Each new advancement in technology...

The city of Seville is currently developing a land - use reorganisation policy aimed at increasing the number of pedestrian spaces. This paper contains the microscopic simulation built to assess one of those pedestrianisation initiatives from the point of vi ew of its effects on traffic flows...