Research category: 4571 books
Humanitarian and Relief Logistics
Research Issues, Case Studies and Future Trends
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
This edited volume highlights recent research advances in humanitarian relief logistics. The contributed chapters span the spectrum of key issues and activities from preparedness to mitigation operations (response), planning and execution. The volume also presents state-of-the-art methods and systems...
New Perspectives in Multiple Criteria Decision Making
Innovative Applications and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the latest research on multiple criteria research analysis (MCDA) and related areas, gathering a collection of high-quality chapters prepared by leading scholars in the field. By covering the established streams in MCDA research and simultaneously exploring...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Fuzzy Information & Engineering and Operations Research & Management is the monograph from submissions by the 6th International Conference on Fuzzy Information and Engineering (ICFIE2012, Iran) and by the 6th academic conference from Fuzzy Information Engineering Branch of Operation Research...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
This book presents the latest research findings and state-of-the-art solutions on optimization techniques and provides new research direction and developments. Both the theoretical and practical aspects of the book will be much beneficial to experts and students in optimization and operation research...
Multivariate Applications in Substance Use Research
New Methods for New Questions
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
This edited volume introduces the latest advances in quantitative methods and illustrates ways to apply these methods to important questions in substance use research. The goal is to provide a forum for dialogue between methodologists developing innovative multivariate statistical methods and substance...
Operations Research Proceedings 2014
Selected Papers of the Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), RWTH Aachen University, Germany, September 2-5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2016
This book contains a selection of refereed papers presented at the "International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2014)", which took place at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, September 2-5, 2014. More than 800 scientists and students from 47 countries attended OR 2014 and presented...
by Nicola Secomandi
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
The field of real options is concerned with the management and financial valuation of operational flexibility in business endeavors. From the very outset, energy and commodity markets — which play fundamental roles in the worldwide economy — have provided a relevant context for real option analysis,...
by Dr. Sandra Funk, PhD, FAAN
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
FACILITATES WRITING SUCCESSFUL PROPOSALS OF SUBSTANCE, CLARITY, AND CONVICTION
With an in-depth focus on writing with substance, clarity, and conviction, this comprehensive resource takes the reader step by step through the entire process of writing and submitting a successful proposal. Written...
by G.R. Williamson, Andrew Whittaker
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017
This book is a practical and readable guide that will show you how to successfully complete a research project plan or literature review as part of your final year assessment. It guides you through all the necessary stages from start to finish, beginning with preparation and planning, using and critiquing...
Building In Research and Evaluation
Human Inquiry for Living Systems
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Yoland Wadsworth’s ground-breaking proposition is that the act of inquiry is the way by which every living organism and all collective human life goes about continuously learning, improving and changing. Building in Research and Evaluation explores this new approach, a basic theory of human understanding...
Case Study Research
Principles and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2016
Case Study Research: Principles and Practices provides a general understanding of the case study method as well as specific tools for its successful implementation. These tools are applicable in a variety of fields including anthropology, business and management, communications, economics, education,...
A New Brand of Business
Charles Coolidge Parlin, Curtis Publishing Company, and the Origins of Market Research
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2009
Charles Coolidge Parlin was considered by many to be the founder of market research. Working for the dominant Curtis Publishing Company, he revolutionized the industry by providing added value to advertisers through information about the racial, ethnic, and regional biases of readers and consumers....
Extending the Business Network Approach
New Territories, New Technologies, New Terms
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2016
Contributing pioneering new research, this innovative book proposes new ways and directions in which to extend the influential ‘business networks perspective’ approach to doing business. While previous research has focused upon relationships with customers and suppliers, the authors argue that...
by Dr Paul Richardson, Dr Allen Goodwin, Dr Emma Vine
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
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This accessible introductory text addresses the core knowledge domain of research methods. It provides concise coverage of the central concepts, techniques, problems and debates in this key area, while encouraging a critical approach...