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Hardback. Focuses on decision problems where the performance is measured in terms of money. This book demonstrates that scheduling must be combined with project financing, and that scheduling helps to give an answer to the planning issue of the amount of resources required. It also makes clear the relevance of scheduling to cutting budget costs. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; PBW; UM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792373865
- ISBN
- 9780792373865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Hardback. Covers the essentials of information security technologies, including application-related topics, and issues relating to application development and deployment: Security Protocols; Smart Card; Network Security and Intrusion Detection; Trusted Platforms; eSociety; TTP Management and PKI; Secure Workflow Environment; and Secure Group Communications. Editor(s): Dupuy, Michel; Paradinas, Pierre. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 500 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KJQ; URY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792373896
- ISBN
- 9780792373896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.53
€ 241.53
Hardback. Provides an introduction to both the general mathematical methods and specific models used for human health risk assessment. This book focuses on methods and models that students and professionals are likely to encounter in practice. It includes examples from exposure assessment, pharmacokinetic modeling, and dose-response modeling. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792373926
- ISBN
- 9780792373926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.12
€ 123.12
Hardback. Brings together researchers and practitioners in diverse areas of computer science and software engineering to explore their technical innovations to problems in security and privacy in e-commerce. This work introduces them to innovations in secure and private e-commerce. It is also suitable as a secondary text for a graduate level course. Editor(s): Ghosh, Anup K. Series: Advances in Information Security. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; KNP; UDB; UTN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1000.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792373995
- ISBN
- 9780792373995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.48
€ 122.48
Hardback. Editor(s): Figlewski, Stephen; Levich, Richard M. Series: The New York University Salomon Center Series on Financial Markets and Institutions. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374275
- ISBN
- 9780792374275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.16
€ 185.16
Handbook of Markov Decision Processes: Methods and Applications
. Ed(S): Feinberg, Eugene; Schwartz, Adam
hardcover. The theory of Markov Decision Processes - also known under several other names including sequential stochastic optimization, discrete-time stochastic control, and stochastic dynamic programming - studies sequential optimization of discrete time stochastic systems. This title deals with models with finite state and action spaces. Editor(s): Feinberg, Eugene; Schwartz, Adam. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 565 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; PBT; PBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 984.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 565
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374596
- ISBN
- 9780792374596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 407.51
€ 407.51
Hardback. Considers multiple motives of searcher and hider analytically and mathematically. This book stimulates considerable research in a variety of fields including Computer Science, Engineering, Biology, and Economics. It examines a whole variety of configurations of theory and problems that arise from various aspects of the analysis. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374688
- ISBN
- 9780792374688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.19
€ 125.19
Hardback. Includes papers, which contain research on individual and interactive decision behavior in various branches of business research including, but not limited to, economics, marketing, management, finance, and accounting. This volume is suitable as a secondary text for a graduate level course, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners. Editor(s): Zwick, Rami; Rapoport, Amnon. Num Pages: 410 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374831
- ISBN
- 9780792374831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.72
€ 188.72
Hardback. Bridges the gap between the technical and social aspects of information systems and information technology. This title deals with communication and pragmatics, and organisational systems. It focuses on organisational systems, which may or may not include a computer system as a component. Editor(s): Liu, Kecheng; Clarke, Rodney J. (Dept. of Information Systems, Wollongong University, Australia); Andersen, Peter Bogh; Stamper, Ronald K. Series: Information and Organization Design Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375098
- ISBN
- 9780792375098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.04
€ 124.04
hardcover. This volume deals with innovative trends in communications systems, information processing, and security and trust in electronic commerce, business, and government. Editor(s): Schmid, Beat; Stanoevska-Slabeva, Katarina; Tschammer, Volker. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 875 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; KNP; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1511.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 875
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375296
- ISBN
- 9780792375296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.83
€ 238.83
Hardback. Describes three global changes that enabled the developments in the field of supply chains. This book presents the changes to be the explosive growth of the Internet; the growth in free-market economies with the corresponding political interest in global economic stability; and the emergence of a global managerial culture focused on performance. Editor(s): Song, Jing-Sheng; Yao, David D. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375340
- ISBN
- 9780792375340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.23
€ 189.23
Hardback. With global e-business and e-commerce initiatives, it has become important that all businesses carefully validate their business objectives, requirements, and strategies through a careful process of formal business modelling. This text negotiates the vast arena of research and practice. Editor(s): Holsapple, C. W.; Jacob, Varghese S. (School of Management, The University of Texas, Dallas, USA); Rao, H. Raghav (State University of New York, Buffalo, USA); Chaudhury, Abhijit; Agrawal, Manish. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 487 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 487
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375555
- ISBN
- 9780792375555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.33
€ 190.33
Hardback. In this volume, several authors consider various aspects and contexts of performance measurement with regard to the public sector. Editor(s): Fox, Kevin J. Series: Studies in Productivity and Efficiency. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 623.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375630
- ISBN
- 9780792375630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.01
€ 182.01
Hardback. Activist business ethics is needed in order to remedy the wrongdoing committed to stakeholders and minority shareholders. This book examines international aspects, the personification of stakeholders, the predominance of values and ethics for CEOs and the inefficient safeguards of the stakeholders' interests. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375661
- ISBN
- 9780792375661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.33
€ 119.33
Comprehensive Assessment of the Role of Risk in U.S.Agriculture
. Ed(S): Just, Richard E.; Pope, Rulon D.
Hardback. After the research on agricultural risk, the treatment of risk in agricultural research is far from harmonious. This book is intended to: define the state of the literature on agricultural risk research; provide a critical evaluation of economic risk research on agriculture; and set a research agenda that meets future needs and prospects. Editor(s): Just, Richard E.; Pope, Rulon D. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 600 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJMD; KNAC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1017.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375678
- ISBN
- 9780792375678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.32
€ 243.32
Hardback. Examines the effects of deregulation on the energy and telecommunications industries in an economic environment that has changed dramatically since deregulation was first introduced in those industries several years ago. This book discusses the aspects of deregulation that appear to be succeeding and those that seem to be failing. Editor(s): Crew, Michael A.; Schuh, Joseph C. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; KJU; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375692
- ISBN
- 9780792375692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.35
€ 123.35
Hardback. There is synergy between the diverse methodologies of Operations Research (OR) and Management Science (MS), and the many problems it seeks to solve. This book examines selected research in and applications of Operational Research/Management Science. It covers a range of topics from major fields of OR/MS in a systematic and coherent fashion. Editor(s): Kozan, Erhan; Ohuchi, Azuma. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 427 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1750.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 427
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375883
- ISBN
- 9780792375883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.85
€ 188.85
Human Resource Development and Information Technology
. Ed(S): Sleezer, Catherine M.; Wentling, Tim...
Hardback. Describes the changes that are occur as technology plays a more central role in human resource development. This book compares methods and tools that organizations can use to create their own practices for developing their most critical resource-people. Editor(s): Sleezer, Catherine M.; Wentling, Tim L.; Cude, Roger L. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interface S. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375944
- ISBN
- 9780792375944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.15
€ 186.15
Hardback. Proposes the idea of networked business school to cope with the challenges. This book deals with economic and organizational realities which can best be viewed from the perspective of network organization, management knowledge and education which should reflect these transformations to survive. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375951
- ISBN
- 9780792375951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
hardcover. Addresses the issues facing utilities, retailers, regulators, and customers in the changing electricity market. This book deals with issues in competitive pricing, and reviews the role of demand response and product design in chaotic marketplace. It provides practitioners with guidance on how to avoid the major pitfalls in pricing electricity. Editor(s): Faruqui, Ahmad; Eakin, Kelly. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376002
- ISBN
- 9780792376002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.93
€ 187.93
Hardback. Organized around two broad themes: Graph Theory with path-breaking contributions on the theory of flows in networks and project scheduling, Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding with the invention of the family of ELECTRE methods and methodological contribution to decision-aiding which lead to the creation of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA). Editor(s): Bouyssou, Denis; Jacquet-Lagreze, Eric; Perny, Patrice; Slowinski, Roman; Vanderpooten, Daniel (LAMSADE - Universite Paris Dauphine, France); Vincke, Philippe. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 558 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376118
- ISBN
- 9780792376118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.88
€ 242.88
Hardback. Addresses the questions, 'What is health risk analysis?' and 'How can its potentialities be developed to be most valuable to public health decision-makers and other health risk managers'. Risk analysis provides methods and principles for answering these questions. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 556 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376156
- ISBN
- 9780792376156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.43
€ 191.43
Hardback. Offering insights to problems in postal and delivery economics, this book covers issues including international postal policy, the universal service obligation, regulation, competition, entry, the role of scale and scope economies, the nature and role of cost analysis in postal service, productivity, and interaction of law and economics. Editor(s): Crew, Michael A.; Kleindorfer, Paul R. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376385
- ISBN
- 9780792376385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.61
€ 188.61
Hardback. Investigates optimal investment problems for stochastic financial market models. This work is intended for academics and students who are interested in the mathematics of finance, stochastic processes, and optimal control, and also for practitioners in risk management and quantitative analysis. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376484
- ISBN
- 9780792376484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.49
€ 119.49