Ebook: Modeling and Simulation in Engineering, Economics and Management: International Conference, MS 2012, New Rochelle, NY, USA, May 30 - June 1, 2012. Proceedings

This book contains the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Modeling and Simulation in Engineering, Economics, and Management, MS 2012, held in New Rochelle, NY, USA, in May/June 2012. The event was co-organized by the AMSE Association and Iona College. The 27 full papers in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 78 submissions. In addition to these papers a summary of the plenary presentation given by Ronald R. Yager is also included. The book mainly focuses on the field of intelligent systems and its application to economics and business administration. Some papers have a stronger orientation towards modeling and simulation in these fields.

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This book contains the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Modeling and Simulation in Engineering, Economics, and Management, MS 2012, held in New Rochelle, NY, USA, in May/June 2012. The event was co-organized by the AMSE Association and Iona College.

The 27 full papers in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 78 submissions. In addition to these papers a summary of the plenary presentation given by Ronald R. Yager is also included. The book mainly focuses on the field of intelligent systems and its application to economics and business administration. Some papers have a stronger orientation towards modeling and simulation in these fields.

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This book contains the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Modeling and Simulation in Engineering, Economics, and Management, MS 2012, held in New Rochelle, NY, USA, in May/June 2012. The event was co-organized by the AMSE Association and Iona College.

The 27 full papers in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 78 submissions. In addition to these papers a summary of the plenary presentation given by Ronald R. Yager is also included. The book mainly focuses on the field of intelligent systems and its application to economics and business administration. Some papers have a stronger orientation towards modeling and simulation in these fields.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Social Networks and Social Information Sharing Using Fuzzy Methods....Pages 1-1
Using Analytical Methods in Business Continuity Planning....Pages 2-12
Using Neural Networks to Model Sovereign Credit Ratings: Application to the European Union....Pages 13-23
Measuring Errors with the OWA Operator....Pages 24-33
Solvency Capital Estimation and Risk Measures....Pages 34-43
Decision Making of Customer Loyalty Programs to Maintain Consumer Constancy....Pages 44-53
User and Usage Constraints in Information Systems Development – Application to University: A Case Study of Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria....Pages 54-61
Online Business Registration and Congolese Entrepreneurs in Cape Town....Pages 62-77
The Algorithm of Optimal Polynomial Extrapolation of Random Processes....Pages 78-87
An Analytic Framework for Assessing Automobile Sales Loss from Recalls: A Toyota Case Study....Pages 88-97
A Method for Uncertain Sales Forecast by Using Triangular Fuzzy Numbers....Pages 98-113
A Metaheuristic Approach for Supply Chain Network Design Problems....Pages 114-122
Random Forests for Uplift Modeling: An Insurance Customer Retention Case....Pages 123-133
Age Diversity in the Boardroom: Measures and Implications....Pages 134-143
Hierarchical Structure of Variables in Export Agribusiness: The Case of Michoacan....Pages 144-150
Division of Labour and Outsourcing: Mutually Exclusive Concepts?....Pages 151-165
OWA Operators in the Assignment Process: The Case of the Hungarian Algorithm....Pages 166-177
Mathematic Modeling of Reactor’s Temperature Mode of Multiloop Pyrolysis Plant....Pages 178-187
Step Size Bounds for a Class of Multiderivative Explicit Runge–Kutta Methods....Pages 188-197
Tapping the Potential of Virtual World-Based Simulations in Higher Education....Pages 198-209
Evaluating the Impact of Virtual Reality on Liver Surgical Planning Procedures....Pages 210-218
A Model to Determine the Effect of International Business Competences....Pages 219-229
Ant Colony Optimization for Solving the Vehicle Routing Problem with Delivery Preferences....Pages 230-239
Metaheuristic for the Multiple Level Warehouse Layout Problem....Pages 240-248
Study of the Reaction of Dissolution of Sphalerite Using the Model of Pitzer-Variation in the Activity Coefficient of Zinc Sulfate....Pages 249-258
Application of Geometric Explicit Runge–Kutta Methods to Pharmacokinetic Models....Pages 259-269
Frequency Tuning Algorithm for Loudspeaker Driven Thermoacoustic Refrigerator Optimization....Pages 270-279
Back Matter....Pages -

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This book contains the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Modeling and Simulation in Engineering, Economics, and Management, MS 2012, held in New Rochelle, NY, USA, in May/June 2012. The event was co-organized by the AMSE Association and Iona College.

The 27 full papers in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 78 submissions. In addition to these papers a summary of the plenary presentation given by Ronald R. Yager is also included. The book mainly focuses on the field of intelligent systems and its application to economics and business administration. Some papers have a stronger orientation towards modeling and simulation in these fields.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Social Networks and Social Information Sharing Using Fuzzy Methods....Pages 1-1
Using Analytical Methods in Business Continuity Planning....Pages 2-12
Using Neural Networks to Model Sovereign Credit Ratings: Application to the European Union....Pages 13-23
Measuring Errors with the OWA Operator....Pages 24-33
Solvency Capital Estimation and Risk Measures....Pages 34-43
Decision Making of Customer Loyalty Programs to Maintain Consumer Constancy....Pages 44-53
User and Usage Constraints in Information Systems Development – Application to University: A Case Study of Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria....Pages 54-61
Online Business Registration and Congolese Entrepreneurs in Cape Town....Pages 62-77
The Algorithm of Optimal Polynomial Extrapolation of Random Processes....Pages 78-87
An Analytic Framework for Assessing Automobile Sales Loss from Recalls: A Toyota Case Study....Pages 88-97
A Method for Uncertain Sales Forecast by Using Triangular Fuzzy Numbers....Pages 98-113
A Metaheuristic Approach for Supply Chain Network Design Problems....Pages 114-122
Random Forests for Uplift Modeling: An Insurance Customer Retention Case....Pages 123-133
Age Diversity in the Boardroom: Measures and Implications....Pages 134-143
Hierarchical Structure of Variables in Export Agribusiness: The Case of Michoacan....Pages 144-150
Division of Labour and Outsourcing: Mutually Exclusive Concepts?....Pages 151-165
OWA Operators in the Assignment Process: The Case of the Hungarian Algorithm....Pages 166-177
Mathematic Modeling of Reactor’s Temperature Mode of Multiloop Pyrolysis Plant....Pages 178-187
Step Size Bounds for a Class of Multiderivative Explicit Runge–Kutta Methods....Pages 188-197
Tapping the Potential of Virtual World-Based Simulations in Higher Education....Pages 198-209
Evaluating the Impact of Virtual Reality on Liver Surgical Planning Procedures....Pages 210-218
A Model to Determine the Effect of International Business Competences....Pages 219-229
Ant Colony Optimization for Solving the Vehicle Routing Problem with Delivery Preferences....Pages 230-239
Metaheuristic for the Multiple Level Warehouse Layout Problem....Pages 240-248
Study of the Reaction of Dissolution of Sphalerite Using the Model of Pitzer-Variation in the Activity Coefficient of Zinc Sulfate....Pages 249-258
Application of Geometric Explicit Runge–Kutta Methods to Pharmacokinetic Models....Pages 259-269
Frequency Tuning Algorithm for Loudspeaker Driven Thermoacoustic Refrigerator Optimization....Pages 270-279
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