implementation of the risk management concepts into construction practice may enhance the performance of project by taking appropriate response actions against identified risks. this research proposes a multi-criteria group decision making approach for the evaluation of different alternative response scenarios. to take into account the uncertainties inherent in evaluation process, fuzzy logic i...

diabetic self-management is important for controlling the diabetes complications and promoting health-related quality of life in these patients. the objective of this study was to examine a hypothetical model regarding influences of sociostructural determinants, collaborative decision-making and patient's beliefs system on diabetes self-management.in a cross-sectional descriptive study from dec...

 Purpose: Strategic decision-making plays an important role in organizational functions and its effectiveness. As a result, the aim of this study was to identifying and analyzing the dimensions and components of strategic decision-making for the managers of education regions. Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was mixed (qualitative an...

diseases management offers the benefits of lower disease occurrence, improved patient care, and lower healthcare costs. the key mechanism used to identify individuals at risk, stratify patients by risk level and track patients’ progress through the disease management is the data warehouse (dw). this review article describes operational systems, dw features and component and role of it in diseas...

the aim of this study is to find the effect of trader’s biorhythmic cycles on their perceptual decisions in tehran stock exchange. according to author’s point of view, decision making is one of the major factors of management skills, and in some cases, it is equivalent of management (simon’s point of view). also considering this fact that the knowledge of psychological factors and it’s effects ...

conclusions managers and service providers need to know an ordinary woman’s perception of risk to address the gap between current and desired childbirth services and encourage women to use current hospital services. objectives this study explains how baloch women make decisions regarding the risks associated with childbirth at home versus a hospital. this study identifies and defines the factor...

in this paper, first, a conceptual framework has been developed and while truly recognizing different aspects of the technology transfer process, it is trying to introduce a decision-making methodology in the choice of projects. then by choosing effective variables in technology transfer process, a multiple criteria decision-making (mcdm) model has been designed, so that the choice of appropria...

supplier selection is one of the most critical activities of purchasing management in supply chain and managers increasingly face sourcing decisions of how to selected suppliers. this paper illustrates the development of a sourcing decision that provides support for the buyer firm in supply chain.the models developed here, involved selecting between single and dual sourcing. outside and local s...