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Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

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2007

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Some Economic Issues In Indian Textile Sector, Badri Narayanan G. Dec 2007

Some Economic Issues In Indian Textile Sector, Badri Narayanan G.

Badri Narayanan G.

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Application Of Probabilistic Model By Rasch Measurement To Establish A Performance Index: A Case Study In Audits On Malaysian Institutions Of Higher Learning, Razimah Abdullah, Rosmawati Abd Halim, Azami Zaharim, Rozeha A Rashid, Mohd Saidfudin Masodi Oct 2007

Application Of Probabilistic Model By Rasch Measurement To Establish A Performance Index: A Case Study In Audits On Malaysian Institutions Of Higher Learning, Razimah Abdullah, Rosmawati Abd Halim, Azami Zaharim, Rozeha A Rashid, Mohd Saidfudin Masodi

Razimah Abdullah

Performance measurement has traditionally been determined using historical data to establish the ‘best fit line’. Measuring performance in an appropriate way is vital to ensure valid quality information can be generated for meaningful use. A matter of prime concern in organisational excellence is internal audit, a control mechanism against systems failures. This paper promulgate the attempt of a new approach in establishing a performance measurement based on the Plan-Execute-Report-Monitor (PERM) model, in this case the Audit Performance index; APi. Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik, UTM (FKE) is certified to ISO9001:2000 and is subjected to audit of their engineering program effectiveness at planned …

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Outsourcing Via Service Competition, Ehsan Elahi, Saif Benjaafar, Karen Donohue Jan 2007

Outsourcing Via Service Competition, Ehsan Elahi, Saif Benjaafar, Karen Donohue

Ehsan Elahi

We consider a single buyer who wishes to outsource a fixed demand for a manufactured good or service at a fixed price to a set of potential suppliers. We examine the value of competition as a mechanism for the buyer to elicit service quality from the suppliers. We compare two approaches the buyer could use to orchestrate this competition: (1) a Supplier-Allocation (SA) approach, which allocates a proportion of demand to each supplier with the proportion allocated to a supplier increasing in the quality of service the supplier promises to offer, and (2) a Supplier-Selection (SS) approach, which allocates all …

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Paul, J., Hariharan, G. (2007). Hospital Capacity Planning For Effective Disaster Mitigation During A Bioterrorist Attack., Jomon Aliyas Paul, Govind Hariharan Dec 2006

Paul, J., Hariharan, G. (2007). Hospital Capacity Planning For Effective Disaster Mitigation During A Bioterrorist Attack., Jomon Aliyas Paul, Govind Hariharan

Jomon Aliyas Paul

Effective hospital capacity planning can not only significantly enhance the capability and effectiveness of the treatment provided to patients during a bioterrorist attack but can also provide critical information. While a lot of work has been done to model hospital capacity estimates for natural disasters the same cannot be said for manmade biological disasters like anthrax or smallpox. In this paper, we develop a generic simulation model of hospital capacity planning during a bioterrorist attack. We model both cases in which the occurrence of the attack and the type of agent used are known as well as when they are …

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The Communication Of Corporate Social Responsibility, Laura Hartman, Robert Rubin, Kathy K. Dhanda Dec 2006

The Communication Of Corporate Social Responsibility, Laura Hartman, Robert Rubin, Kathy K. Dhanda

Kathy K Dhanda

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Some Comparisons Among Quadratic, Spherical, And Logarithmic Scoring Rules, Eric Bickel Dec 2006

Some Comparisons Among Quadratic, Spherical, And Logarithmic Scoring Rules, Eric Bickel

Eric Bickel

Strictly proper scoring rules continue to play an important role in probability assessment. Although many such rules have been developed, relatively little guidance exists as to which rule is the most appropriate. In this paper, we discuss two important properties of quadratic, spherical, and logarithmic scoring rules. From an ex post perspective, we compare their rank order properties and conclude that both quadratic and spherical scoring perform poorly in this regard, relative to logarithmic. Second, from an ex ante perspective, we demonstrate that in many situations, logarithmic scoring is the method least affected by a nonlinear utility function. These results …

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Assessment Of Thinking In Adult Learners, Darlene Eleanor Crone-Todd Dec 2006

Assessment Of Thinking In Adult Learners, Darlene Eleanor Crone-Todd

Darlene Crone-Todd

Higher-order thinking is one of the defining characteristics of higher education, yet the rating of such behavior has been neither reliable nor valid. Recent research involving the use of categories has yielded relatively high inter-rater reliability, with nominal categories of behavior identified. The current study applies an ordinal-scale model of hierarchical complexity (MHC) to educational tasks. The initial results suggest that the MHC can be used to score questions with varying degrees of complexity and support, and that future research should concentrate on determining the reliability and validity of this scoring system for educational purposes.

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