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The Asymmetric Game Strategies Utilizing R&D Incentives under Uncertain Patent Race and Non-infringing Imitation 

Kang, Wonseok (2014-05-14)
The primary objective of this research is to provide the optimal strategies for firms and decision makers to take advantage of competitive situations in which they obtain the greatest benefits. We analyze the various ...

Decision Models for a Two-Stage Supply Chain Planning under Uncertainty with Time-sensitive Shortages and Real Option Approach 

Lee, Hwansik (2010-03-23)
The primary objective of this research is to develop analytical models for typical supply chain situations to help inventory decision-makers. We also derive closed form solutions for each model and reveal several ...

Electric Power Bidding Models for Competitive Markets 

Yucekaya, Ahmet (2008-12-15)
Profit maximization for power companies is highly related to the bidding strategies used. In order to sell electricity at high prices and maximize profit, power companies need suitable bidding models that consider power ...

Electric Power Generation Expansion in Deregulated Markets 

Kaymaz, Pinar (2007-08-15)
The generation expansion problem involves increasing electric power generation capacity in an existing power network. In competitive environment, power producers, distributors, and consumers all make their own decisions ...

Estimating Project Volatility and Developing Decision Support System in Real Options Analysis 

Han, Hyun (2007-12-15)
Today’s uncertain world requires firms to have a system in place that can analyze the flexibility of their projects. Real options are utilized frequently to quantify the benefits of taking a particular risk. The real options ...

An Evaluation Framework and Decision-Making Model for Defense Acquisition Projects - Real Options and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) 

Park, Seungbae (2014-05-30)
In this dissertation, strategic decision--making models based on real options and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) are proposed to assess the value of risky defense acquisition projects. A large-scale acquisition ...

A Floor Space Valuation Method for Automotive Electronics Manufacturing 

Sarpkaya, Gokhan (2009-05-15)
Manufacturing complex products in order to survive the competition in the automotive electronics industry requires high volume manufacturing combined with high levels of quality and automation at a very low cost. All of ...

Group versus Staggered Replacement Policy-Strategic Replacement Decisons 

Kim, Kyongsun (2008-08-15)
Replacement decisions are critical in most businesses, because assets are subject to deterioration or obsolescence with usage and time. In addition, technological improvement affects the replacement cycle of assets. In our ...

A Markov Chain Dynamic Social Network Modeling and Simulation to Assess the Impact of Out-of-School Suspensions on Dropouts and Truancy 

Peters, Kim (2010-08-03)
Generally, a social network is mainly concerned with actors, the actions of actors, and the interactivities among actors in a community. Employing graph theory to represent overall social network structure, this study ...

Real Options Evaluation of Financial Investment in Flexible Manufacturing Systems in the Automotive Industry 

Zhang, Duoxing (2008-05-15)
Applying financial option pricing theory to real world investment evaluation practice, real option analysis is quickly emerging as a new approach to economic evaluation and selection of strategic investment alternatives ...

Supply chain planning for hurricane response with information updates 

Taskin, Selda (2008-08-15)
Planning inventories of supplies for the hurricane season can be challenging. For instance, in 2004, manufacturing and retail firms experienced stock outs because they were not prepared for responding to the demand ...

Transmission Expansion Planning to Alleviate Congestion in Deregulated Power Markets 

Sozer, Sevin (2006-12-15)
Transmission expansion planning is a challenging task that affects all aspects of the power generation system in different ways. Since the deregulation of the power industry, the competition between power generators has ...

Using Real Options Analytics to Improve the Capital Budgeting Process under Uncertainty 

Kim, Kyongsun (2018-04-13)
Capital allocation processes are complex and time consuming in large organizations because of the diverse choices from projects proposed by various departments within the organization. Invariably these projects reveal ...

Valuation of Power Generation Investments in Deregulated Capacity Markets 

Balci, Huseyin (2008-05-15)
Electricity is a very unique product that has yet to become efficiently storable, and it is uniform in its nature independent of what technology is being used to produce it. This factor makes the valuation of a power ...