Book review: Export promotion. A decision support model approach

Book Review: "Biometric and Intelligent Decision Making Support"

This book is meant to familiarize the reader with the state-of-art of research and application results obtained in the domain of Intelligent Decision Support Systems (IDSS), biometric technologies and their integration. The author of the book is prof. A. Kaklauskas, the head of the Department of Construction Economics and Real Estate Management of the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Fac...

A Bayesian model decision support system: dryland salinity management application

Addressing environmental management problems at catchment scales requires an integrated modelling approach, in which key bio-physical and socio-economic drivers, processes and impacts are all considered. Development of Decision Support Systems (DSSs) for environmental management is rapidly progressing. This paper describes the integration of physical, ecological, and socio-economic components i...

Book review ENZYME KINETICS A Modern Approach

Book Review of Simulation: A Modeler’s Approach

This book partially fills a gap between mathematical models and agent-based approaches, acting as a primer in statistically-sophisticated simulation of concise models. Although Thompson’s moderately mathematical book contains some minor errors and is not comprehensive enough to be a “handbook of simulation”, it is definitely worth perusing for researchers interested in the intersection of simul...

A Decision Support System for Planning Manufacturers’ Sales Promotion Calendars

A common event in the consumer packaged goods industry is the negotiation between a manufacturer and a retailer of the sales promotion calendar. Determining the promotion calendar involves a large number of decisions regarding levels of temporary price reductions, feature ads, and in-store displays, each executed at the level of individual retail accounts and brand SKUs over several months or a...