Decision Making: Applications in Management and Engineering  

Haresh Kumar Sharma, Kriti Kumari, Samarjit Kar

This paper introduces the performance of different forecasting methods for tourism demand, which can be employed as one of the statistical tools for time series forecasting. The Holt-Winters (HW), Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA)... see more

Ömer Nuri Çam, Hayrettin Kemal Sezen

The paper deals with the question, “What is the Vehicle Routing Problem, Which Is Minimized Idle Time, and How Its Linear Programming Model Is Written?” In this study, a linear programming (LP) model has been developed for the vehicle routing problem (VRP... see more

Sanjib Ganguly

The paper presents an approach for simultaneous optimization of Distributed Generation (DG) penetration level and network performance index to obtain the optimal numbers, sites, and sizes of DG units. Two objective functions are formulated. These are: (II... see more

Manoranjan De, Bibhas Chandra Giri

This paper is determines the optimal decisions on pricing and greening strategies of substitutable products which are manufactured by duopoly competitor firms in a consumer sensitive market where a consumer can choose a particular product by its retail pr... see more

Dmitri Muravev, Nemanja Mijic

The supply chain is a very complex area aimed at obtaining the optimum from the point of view of all participants. In order to achieve the overall optimum and satisfaction of all participants, it is necessary to make an adequate evaluation and selection o... see more

Malay Bhattacharjee, Gautam Bandyopadhyay, Banhi Guha, Sanjib Biswas

This study has tried to see what factors do play a significant role in the B-School selection process of an aspirant. The study also would like to see the constituent elements of the factors which come to the mind of the prospective takers, herein, the pr... see more

Feta Sinani, Zivko Erceg, Marko Vasiljevic

Third-party logistics (3PL) has involved a significant response among researchers and practitioners in the recent decade. In the global competitive scenario, multinational companies (MNCs) not only improve the quality of the service and increase efficienc... see more

Bibhas Chandra Giri, Sushil Dey

In this paper, a dual-channel closed-loop supply chain is consi-dered for waste recycling. The manufacturer produces the finished product using recycled and recyclable waste materials as well as fresh raw materials. The recyclable wastes collected by the ... see more

Irena Ðalic, Željko Stevic, Caglar Karamasa, Adis Puška

In this paper is presented a novel integrated fuzzy – rough Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) model based on integration fuzzy and interval rough set theory. Model integrates Fuzzy PIvot Pairwise RElative Criteria Importance Assessment - fuzzy PIPRECI... see more

Ivan Petrovic, Milan Kankaras

In this paper the criteria for selection of air traffic control (ATC) radar position that provide successfully fulfilled role of radar in air traffic management are determined and evaluated. Using the questionnaire, experts determined the initial criteria... see more