A risk assessment was performed to assist in the evaluation of equipment improvements for a chemical storage facility. The risk assessment was accomplished through the use of several different methodologies e.g., fault tree analysis, event trees, and risk perspective techniques. The result of...

A methodology is developed for ranking entry mode alternatives encountered by individual firms considering foreign direct investment (FDI). The methodology deals with the risks and uncertainties related to FDI. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used to solve the multiple criteria...

A procedure for a shipper contracting with ocean container shipping companies is described. The procedure incorporates the solution to a linear programming transportation model with results from sensitivity analysis. The procedure described enables shippers to evaluate all possible means of...