DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS <bold> <italic>Reviewed book:</italic> </bold> Dalé Dzemydiené. <italic>Intelektualizuotų informacinių sistemų projektavimas ir taikymas</italic>: monografija. Vilnius: Mykolo Romerio universiteto leidybos centras, 2006. 352 p. [Design and Application of Intelligent Information...

OPTIMIZATION METHODS FOR A STAKEHOLDER SOCIETY <bold> <italic>Reviewed book:</italic> </bold> Willem K. Brauers. <italic>Optimization Methods for a Stakeholder Society: A Revolution in Economic Thinking by Multi‐objective Optimization</italic>. Boston / Dordrecht / London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.

<title>Abstract</title> Developing a precise and accurate model of gold price is critical to assets management because of its unique features. In this paper, adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and artificial neural network (ANN) model have been used for modeling the gold price, and compared with the...

<title>Abstract</title> Lately, distance studies, which are attempting at the best possible education for students and satisfaction of as many of their study needs as possible, are gaining wider popularity. Online questionnaires are increasingly used to get detailed opinions of distance learning students on...

<title>Abstract</title> Construction industry and its impact on the national economy in different countries had been investigated. In general, it can be noted that development trends of the construction industry is almost the same as the development trends of the whole country economy itself. Efficiency level...

<title>Abstract</title> Market segment evaluation and selection is one of the critical marketing problems of all companies. This paper presents a novel approach which integrates fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) and COPRAS<italic>-</italic>G method for market segment evaluation and selection. Fuzzy AHP is used to...

<title>Abstract</title>Export promotion programs are incentives to increase the participation of companies in international markets. On the other hand, governments try to help exporting companies with developing their goal markets. Therefore, for this purpose, many different programs have been created. To show...

<title>Abstract</title> Contractor selection is a vital part of the project management cycle and deals with risk and risk management. This paper presents contractors’ assessment and selection based on the multi‐attribute methods in a competitive and risky environment. The model is based on a...

<title>Abstract</title>Renewable energies are well-known as one of the most important energy resources not only due to limited other energy resources, but also due to environmental problems associated with air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. Renewable energy project selection is a multi actors and...

<title>Abstract</title> Construction, taking off, maintenance and facilities management of a building is a typical example of consumer sovereignty: the new owner likes to have a reasonable price to pay, to have confidence in the contractor, to know about the duration of the works, the service after completion...