scholarly journals QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS AND TERRITORIAL METHODS: HOW TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH TOOLS IN GEOGRAPHY

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1111-1126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Ricart Casadevall
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Stakeholder Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Model Approach

Interest in obtaining a more accurate snapshot of the territory is increasingly relevant in most geographic studies. This proposal is based on the stakeholder analysis approach and the governance model approach to analysing any topic with a geographical profile or interest from an educational and methodological point of view. The selection of those approaches and the application of some related techniques have been used to generate a new tool for identifying and characterizing the key stakeholders in order to understand their behaviour and its influence or power on decision-making processes. This methodology can be used by educational members and geographers as a working basis to analyse an exchange social-learning from confronted interests.

scholarly journals SELECTION OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY FOR TRACKING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS USING A FUZZY DECISION MODEL / BELAIDŽIO RYŠIO TECHNOLOGIJŲ ATRANKA STATYBINĖMS MEDŽIAGOMS STEBĖTI, TAIKANT NEAPIBRĖŽTŲJŲ AIBIŲ SPRENDIMO MODELĮ

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaohua Jiang ◽  
Won-Suk Jang ◽  
Mirosław J. Skibniewski
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Wireless Technologies ◽  
Scope Of Application ◽  
Fuzzy Decision Model ◽  
Specific Technology ◽  
Selection Of

As the size and scale of construction projects increase, inefficiencies related to the manual operations about field data in current tracking systems are becoming an important issue. While emerging wireless technologies are providing a feasible vision of ubiquitous computing and sensor networks applicable to the large-scale construction industry, it has become even harder to select a suitable technology for tracking construction materials because of the differing functionalities, capabilities, and scope of application of the specific technology. This research proposes a multi-criteria decision-making model that leverages the decision process in choosing various wireless technologies available on the market. To justify the selection of a specific technology, a fuzzy method was adopted to provide an appropriate way to decide among five alternatives (e.g., RFID, GPS, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, and UWB). Fuzzy ranking was obtained from the aggregated fuzzy appropriate index (FAI) based on a person's point of view (optimist, pessimist, or neutral). The results showed that Wi-Fi might be a suitable solution for optimists and neutral persons, but UWB might be the better alternative for pessimists. The results of this research may assist construction engineers in applying reasonable decision-making procedures in a fuzzy environment such as construction sites, and rank the relative importance of the various criteria and alternatives specified in this research. Santrauka Augant statybos projektų mastui, rankinis dabartinių stebejimo sistemų duomenų apdorojimo neefektyvumas tampa svarbia problema. Nors naujos belaidžio ryšio technologijos gali sudaryti galimybę įvesti visur prieinamus kompiuterinius ir jutiklių tinklus, naudojamus plataus masto statybos pramonėje, tampa vis sudėtingiau pasirinkti tinkamas technologijas statybinėms medžiagoms stebėti, nes kiekviena technologija atlieka skirtingas funkcijas, skiriasi jų galimybės ir taikymo apimtis. Šiame tyrime siūlomas daugiakriterinis sprendimų priėmimo modelis, kuris, sprendimų priėmimo procesą pasirenkant rinkoje, siūlomas belaidžio ryšio technologijas išskaido į atskirus lygius. Siekiant pagrįsti tam tikros technologijos pasirinkimą, buvo pritaikytas neapibrežtųjų aibių metodas, pasirenkant geriausią technologiją iš penkių alternatyvų (t. y. RFID, GPS, Wi-Fi, Zigbee ir UWB technologijų). Neapibrežtumo rangas buvo gautas taikant agreguotą neapibrežtumo tinkamumo indeksą (FAI), atsižvelgiant į asmens požiūrį (optimistinis, pesimistinis ar neutralus). Gauti rezultatai parodė, kad Wi-Fi technologija yra tinkama optimistams ir neutraliems asmenims, o UWB technologija būtų geresnė alternatyva pesimistams. Šio tyrimo rezultatai gali padėti statybos inžinieriams priimti pagrįstus sprendimus neapibrėžtoje aplinkoje, tokioje kaip statybos aikštelės, ir suranguoti pagal svarbą įvairius kriterijus bei aptartas šiame tyrime alternatyvas.

scholarly journals Use of capital budgeting practices: an integrative review

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-157
Author(s):  
Paula de Souza Michelon ◽  
Rogério João Lunkes ◽  
Antonio Cezar Bornia
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Capital Budgeting ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Practical Point ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
Theory Practice Gap ◽  
Selection Of

This article aimed to highlight the relationships between these characteristics and the use ofcapital budgeting practices. For the selection of articles published on “capital budgeting” it wasused the Proknow-C tool. It was found that the theory-practice gap is both related with the organizationaland managerial characteristics from the practical point of view, but requires a reviewby academicians. Organizations should seek professionals with experience in capital projectsappraisal and who are familiar with and knowledgeable in the use of adequate practices for decision-making. This research contributes by indicating the research gaps that need to be explored by researchers and by trying to identify the difficulties found by managers that interfere in the capital budgeting results. 

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship and Strategy the Perspective of Logic Effectuation

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-249
Author(s):  
Emanuelly Alves Pelogio ◽  
Luiz Célio Souza Rocha ◽  
Hilka Vier Machado ◽  
Miguel Eduardo Moreno Añez
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
Uncertain Environment ◽  
Decision Making Model ◽  
Alternative Decision ◽  
The Way

Entrepreneurs are part of a dynamic and uncertain environment involving multiple decisions, which are interdependent and simultaneous. However, the action of the entrepreneur has been widely questioned. One of the main questions made about this entrepreneur’s strategy is that it isn’t consistently planned or prescribed in a deterministic way, the way that a lot of research in entrepreneurship and strategy seem to emphasize. Thus, this paper aims to conduct a theoretical construct designed to expose and discuss the topic entrepreneurship and strategy from the perspective of Effectuation logic, which is a alternative decision making model to the classic decision making model. Therefore, we carried out a bibliographic, exploratory and with qualitative analysis approach study. We conclude that there is a need to consider other approaches to understand the action of the entrepreneur in a non deterministic and nonlinear sight.

Selection of the 3rd/4th Party Logistics Provider

2014 ◽  
pp. 197-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Voulgarakis Nikolaos ◽  
Aidonis Dimitris ◽  
Achillas Charisios ◽  
Triantafillou Dimitrios ◽  
Moussiopoulos Nicolas
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Cost Minimization ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Competitive Markets ◽  
Electre Iii ◽  
Core Business ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
Selection Of

Logistics’ role in today’s global and competitive markets is critical for enterprises’ viability, since it can provide the grounds for firms to become leaders of the markets by simultaneously achieving performance maximization and cost minimization. Towards improving competitiveness and achieving their targets enterprises mostly paid attention to production and generally developing their core business. In a way to also achieve high performances in their logistics workload, enterprises often outsource non-core business, such as transportation, warehousing, et cetera. In this light, outsourcing has become lately a very common practice. However, nowadays there are numerous competitive firms that offer such services and decision-making towards selection of the most effective one is usually challenging. Towards this direction, a multi-criteria analysis approach has been developed for the selection of the optimal outsourcing strategy involving a number of service logistics providers. The approach follows the path of an outranking multi-criteria method, namely ELECTRE III. The approach is illustrated through two case studies.

scholarly journals Formalization and elaboration of a company’s business strategy

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina V. Balashova ◽  
Aleksandr M. Batkovskiy ◽  
Pavel A. Kalachikhin ◽  
Elena G. Semenova ◽  
Yury F. Telnov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Theoretical Interpretation ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Strategic Goal

The article deals with issues of formalization and elaboration of business strategies. The authors have formulated a hypothesis that there is no universal strategy ensuring maxi¬mum benefit to an enterprise. The choice of a company’s strategy is considered from the point of view of a game-theoretical interpretation as a competition component. The process of engineering a company’s business strategy is presented in the form of a technological network. The study shows the possibility of automating the selection of a strategy by decision-making support systems. The article outlines the problem of classifying enterprise strategies by general features. The structure of a company’s strategy is formalized as a relationship of a set of strategic objectives in the S.M.A.R.T. technique and a set of means to achieve the goals limited by a company’s capabilities. The authors examine the indicator structure for achieving strategic goals. A definition is given to the type and form of a strategy based on the pattern concept. The article defines a methodology for assessing the probability of achieving the strategic goal. A new concept of a fluid strategy has been introduced along with several other variations of business strategies that might be encountered.

A Non-Radial Input Relaxation Model Approach for Evaluating Input Congestion in Data Envelopment Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-60
Author(s):  
M. Khodabakhshi ◽  
H. Kheirollahi ◽  
M. Rezaee ◽  
Barnett R. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Additive Model ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Relaxation Model ◽  
Computational Point ◽  
Radial Model ◽  
Decision Making Units ◽  
Model Approach

This paper develops a non-radial model, unified additive model approach, for evaluating decision making units in data envelopment analysis. Based on the proposed additive input relaxation model, two approaches, a two model approach and a one model approach are provided for determining input congestion. It is shown that the proposed two model approach determines the amount of congestion and, simultaneously, identifies factors responsible for congestion and distinguishes congestion amounts from other components of inefficiency. These amounts are all obtainable from non-zero slacks in a slightly altered version of the additive input relaxation model which we further extend and modify to obtain additional details. One model approach, also, determines input congestion, and is preferred from computational point of view. Numerical and empirical examples are used to illustrate the proposed non-radial methods.

scholarly journals Desenvolvimento de um Modelo Dinâmico e Adaptativo como Ferramenta para a Orientação Estratégica em Organizações do Setor Aeroespacial

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-263
Author(s):  
Dinah Eluze Sales Leite ◽  
Milton De Freitas Chagas Junior
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Abductive Logic ◽  
Strategic Model ◽  
Aerospace Sector ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Selection Of

Objective: The article proposes a strategic model, dynamic and adaptive, aiming to improve the capture and use of opportunities in the selection of the technology portfolio in complex and uncertain environments.Method: The methodology defined in this research is the study of multiple cases in the Design Science approach. We seek to generate scientific knowledge about the selection of technologies in organizations in the aerospace sector through the development and application of the proposed model. The study also considers a combination of inductive and abductive logic to deal with the inherent uncertainty in the RD environment.Originality/Relevance: From a theoretical point of view, the main gaps in technological strategy in the aerospace sector can be highlighted: decision making under uncertainty, the lack of integration between areas in decision making, and limitations in the time horizon of strategic development.Results: The main expected results, with the application of the model, are: (1) improve the capture, and use of opportunities, (2) improve the competitive advantage of the organization, and (3) contribute to a more flexible technology strategy in the long term. The cases explored allowed the detailing of the impacts of decision making on strategic development and the technologies domain in the definition of technological routes.Theoretical contributions: From a theoretical point of view, the research contributes to the dynamic capabilities model, including seizing to generative sensing.Management contributions: From a practical point of view, the development of the model contributes to aerospace organizations' strategic management to make them more robust, agile, and flexible.

Selection of the 3rd/4th Party Logistics Provider

2013 ◽  
pp. 296-312
Author(s):  
Voulgarakis Nikolaos ◽  
Aidonis Dimitris ◽  
Achillas Charisios ◽  
Triantafillou Dimitrios ◽  
Moussiopoulos Nicolas
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Cost Minimization ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Competitive Markets ◽  
Electre Iii ◽  
Core Business ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
Selection Of

Logistics’ role in today’s global and competitive markets is critical for enterprises’ viability, since it can provide the grounds for firms to become leaders of the markets by simultaneously achieving performance maximization and cost minimization. Towards improving competitiveness and achieving their targets enterprises mostly paid attention to production and generally developing their core business. In a way to also achieve high performances in their logistics workload, enterprises often outsource non-core business, such as transportation, warehousing, et cetera. In this light, outsourcing has become lately a very common practice. However, nowadays there are numerous competitive firms that offer such services and decision-making towards selection of the most effective one is usually challenging. Towards this direction, a multi-criteria analysis approach has been developed for the selection of the optimal outsourcing strategy involving a number of service logistics providers. The approach follows the path of an outranking multi-criteria method, namely ELECTRE III. The approach is illustrated through two case studies.

scholarly journals Decision making in fuzzy environment

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 227-232
Author(s):  
Vladimír Konečný
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
New Product ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
View Selection ◽  
Fuzzy Environment ◽  
Employment Increase ◽  
Selection Of

This paper is attended on simple method for support decision process in their final stage, i.e. by selection of suitable variant, from a set acceptable variant and by using fuzzy sets. In this entry are presented two approaches to solution: one without acceptance of weights point of view selection and second with acceptance weights point of view selection, including a method easy determination weights view points.Approaches are documented with sample decision making about choice new product for extension of produce. As a view points ware selected: costs realization, time realization, employment increase, benefit, environmental impact.

Medical Diagnosis from a Clinician’s Point of View

1978 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
F. T. De Dombal
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Medical Diagnosis ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
The World

This paper discusses medical diagnosis from the clinicians point of view. The aim of the paper is to identify areas where computer science and information science may be of help to the practising clinician. Collection of data, analysis, and decision-making are discussed in turn. Finally, some specific recommendations are made for further joint research on the basis of experience around the world to date.

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