A. Esfahanipour

Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - An Application of Genetic Network Programming Model for Pricing of Basket Default Swaps (BDS)

The credit derivatives market has experienced remarkable growth over the past decade. As such, there is a growing interest in tools for pricing of the most prominent credit derivative, the credit default swap (CDS). In this paper, we propose a heuristic algorithm for pricing of basket default swaps (BDS). For this purpose, genetic network programming (GNP), which is one of the recent evolutiona...

[ 2 ] - Using Genetic Algorithm to Robust Multi Objective Optimization of Maintenance Scheduling Considering Engineering Insurance

Efficient and on-time maintenance plays a crucial role inreducing cost and increasing the market share of an industrial unit. Preventivemaintenance is a broad term that encompasses a set of activitiesaimed at improving the overall reliability and availability of a systembefore machinery breakdown. The previous studies have addressed thescheduling of preventive maintenance. These studies have co...

[ 3 ] - مدیریت ریسک درآمدهای ارزی ایران بر اساس ارزش در معرض ریسک قیمت نفت خام و تئوری مقادیر حدی

چکیده نوسانات و تغییرات قیمت انرژی به طور اعم و نفت خام به طور اخص، به عنوان یکی از مهم ترین عناصر موجود در بازارهای کالایی، همواره مورد توجه و دغدغه قابل توجه مصرف کنندگان، تولیدکنندگان و دولت ها بوده است. اگرچه از دید کشورهای مصرف کننده، عمده حساسیت ها متوجه افزایش قیمت های انرژی و نفت خام به سبب اثر محدودکننده آن بر بخش صنعت و اقتصاد این کشورها بوده است، اما از دید تولیدکنندگان این محصول است...

[ 4 ] - A hybrid multicriteria approach for performance evaluation: the case of a holding company

In today’s competitive business situation, performance evaluation of firms is an extremely important concern of all the people who are typically stakeholders of the business game. In case of holding companies, this is a more important issue since the parent firm must permanently control the situation of its subsidiaries in their sectors to make appropriate investment decisions. This paper...

[ 6 ] - Computing optimal subsidies for Iranian renewable energy investments using real options

For the valuation of the renewable energy investments, providing private investors with a financial incentive to accelerate their investment is a very significant issue. Financial subsidies are known by the majority of the people to be one of the most important drivers in renewable energy expansion and one of the main reasons which result in the development of any industry. In this paper, we pr...