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Fuzzy Knowledge-Based Approach To Treating Uncertainty In Inventory Control, Dobrilla Petrovic, Edward Sweeney
Fuzzy Knowledge-Based Approach To Treating Uncertainty In Inventory Control, Dobrilla Petrovic, Edward Sweeney
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Inventory control in complex manufacturing environments encounters various sources of uncertainity and imprecision. This paper presents one fuzzy knowledge-based approach to solving the problem of order quantity determination, in the presence of uncertain demand, lead time and actual inventory level. Uncertain data are represented by fuzzy numbers, and vaguely defined relations between them are modeled by fuzzy if-then rules. The proposed representation and inference mechanism are verified using a large numbers of examples. The results of three representative cases are summarized. Finally a comparison between the developed fuzzy knowledge-based and traditional, probabilistic approaches is discussed.
The Senior Market: Opportunity Or Oxymoron?, Darach Turley
The Senior Market: Opportunity Or Oxymoron?, Darach Turley
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The “senior market” – males and females of 65 and over – is of enormous size and growth potential worldwide and commands sizeable financial resources. Yet stereotypical thinking abounds when it comes to this senior market: over 65s are too “rigid” to innovate; they lack spending power; it is inappropriate to segment this apparently homogeneous market. However, recent research is indicating that the opposite is in fact the case. Despite this evidence, few firms appear to operate the marketing concept in a comprehensive fashion for older consumers; their response is at best lacklustre, at worst denigratory. This article attempts to …
Productivity In The Hotel Industry, Frank Mcmahon
Tuairiscí Ón Ind Agus Ón Afraic, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Linda Byrne
Tuairiscí Ón Ind Agus Ón Afraic, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Linda Byrne
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Dhá ghearrscéal scríobha ag Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire agus maisithe ag Linda Byrne. 'Bás, Beatha agus Time Magazine' - scéal faoi eachtra a thárla do Bheilgeach agus é ag taisteal san Ind in 1993. 'Míriúlt an Mara' - cur síos ar thuras ó Nairobi, Kenya, go dtí an Masai Mara in 1993.