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Effects of information structure and problem solving on decision‐support system choice

Raggad, Bel G. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 96 (1996) 1, pp. 21-27

manager either immediately adopts the DSS, or performs problem solving at the design phase. At this phase a new signal will be …

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Data analysis and mining environment: a distributed intelligent agent technology application

Sugumaran, Vijayan; Bose, Ranjit - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 99 (1999) 2, pp. 71-80

presents the design and development of an intelligent software agent based data analysis and mining environment called IDM …

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Constrained economic design of S control charts for random process shifts

Castagliola, Philippe; Celano, Giovanni; Costa, Antonio; … - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 28 (2011) 3, pp. 298-316

Purpose – The use of control charts to monitor a product quality characteristic requires the selection of their design … parameters. To select feasible design parameters, the constraints related to the inspection resources available at the … discuss the design of Shewhart and EWMA control charts monitoring dispersion in the presence of these constraints and for …

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Development of an intelligent decision support system for benchmarking assessment of business partners

Lau, H.C.W.; Lee, W.B.; Lau, Peter K.H. - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 8 (2001) 5, pp. 376-395

In today’s competitive industrial environment, it is essential that companies are able to focus on their core activities and collaborate with business partners to achieve the common objective of meeting the best satisfaction of customer demands. However, selecting partners based on accumulated...

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An integrated information system for quality management

Lari, Alireza - In: Business Process Management Journal 8 (2002) 2, pp. 169-182

design verification and validation activities. This paper analyzes the information requirements of ISO 9000 standards and …

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CAPPLAN: a decision‐support system for planning the pricing and sales effort policy of a salesforce

Albers, Sönke - In: European Journal of Marketing 30 (1996) 7, pp. 68-82

Describes the decision‐support system CAPPLAN. CAPPLAN has been developed for firms which sell their products through a salesforce to industrial customers or wholesalers and retailers. Explains that in such situations, it is common practice to negotiate the price based on guidelines provided...

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A Decision Analysis Approach to Repetitive Competitive Bidding

Bunn, Derek; Thomas, Howard - In: European Journal of Marketing 12 (1978) 8, pp. 517-528

Discusses how a repetitive competitive bidding model, developed previously, can be adapted to the differing features of the situation. Focuses, first, on identifying the implications for decision analysis of the strategic nature of repetitive bidding and then on the impact of data to aid in...

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An evaluation of styles of IT support for marketing planning

Wilson, Hugh N.; McDonald, Malcolm H.B. - In: European Journal of Marketing 35 (2001) 7/8, pp. 815-842

IT support for marketing planning can aid in the use of marketing tools, facilitate group planning, and support moves towards continuous planning based on a live marketing model of the business. But, amongst other factors, achieving these benefits depends on the style of support provided by the...

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Adaptive AHP: a review of marketing applications with extensions

Davies, Mark - In: European Journal of Marketing 35 (2001) 7/8, pp. 872-894

A review of marketing applications of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) shows that major concerns involve the accuracy of knowledge elicitation and choice of a suitable knowledge base. Decision support is suggested with a series of decision rules based on different variations of AHP for both...

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A conceptual model for selecting and evaluating third‐party reverse logistics providers

Meade, Laura; Sarkis, Joseph - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 7 (2002) 5, pp. 283-295

The selection of third‐party logistics providers is an intriguing practical and research question. With the development and advancement of reverse logistics concepts and practice, the selection of partners for the specific function of reverse logistics support becomes more important. This...

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