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A novel procedure is described for accelerating the convergence of Markov chain Monte Carlo computations. The algorithm uses an adaptive bootstrap technique to generate candidate steps in the Markov Chain. It is efficient for symmetric, convex probability distributions, similar to multivariate...
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O agronegócio do Leite desempenha um papel importante dentro do setor agropecuário; todavia, tem sofrido os efeitos das diversas políticas macroeconômicas e setoriais. De forma semelhante, o agronegócio do leite tem relevância para o estado de Rondônia. A característica da produção no...
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A manufacturer, in a fast moving consumer goods industry, buys Nat-ural oils from a number of oil suppliers world-wide. The prices of theseoils are the major raw material cost in producing the consumer goods,which are also sold world-wide. The volatility in the international pricesof the Natural...
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, which deals with decision making in contexts that are presumed to be simple and, therefore, disconnected from complex …
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when it is not necessarily the best decision. The question then arises and becomes the purpose of this study: How does a … company decide if offshore outsourcing is the right decision and, if so, how do they do it properly?The purpose of this …
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When making marketing mix decisions, marketing managers of companies that offer a broad range of product categories … their degree of intelligence. During the conference, we will present the underlying mechanism of our decision-support tool …
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This paper examines the effect of state control and ownership structure on the leverage decision of firms listed in the …
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This study aims at understanding the decision to buy "Made in Mozambique" products, which is important for developing … definition and discussion of Means-end theory and consumer decision-making. …
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computer decision aid by analyzing the impact of such a decision support tool on military team decision making. Decision … support systems (DSS) are becoming increasingly popular as an approach to aid decision makers in making better decisions in a … guarantee that a DSS will actually improve decision making or problem solving performance. This work shows that although a DSS …
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We often make decisions repeatedly. In these repeated-decision situations, consumers' prior knowledge and experiences … literature is currently silent as to how the influence of prior decision processes or outcomes operates in making subsequent … the decision structure of an initial decision can differentially affect a subsequent one. Specifically, we compare the …
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