This paper presents results of a pilot study completed as part of the BestLog (Best Practices in Logistics) project. BestLog (www.bestlog.org) is a research project initiated by the European Commission (EC) and financed from the 6th Framework Programme. One of the project goals is to identify...

This thesis seeks to explain the extent and quality of financial ratio disclosures within the 2007 annual reports of 300 Australian listed firms. Agency theory is utilised as the underlying theoretical framework. The extent of financial ratio disclosures (EFRD) is captured through a 43-item...

It’s neccesary an early warning system to predict financial distress firm. Prediction model could be used as early warning system for user of financial ratio such as lender, investor, regulator, auditor, and management in decision making that relevant with likelihood of financial distress for...

This research is the examine of the influence financial ratio to earning forecasting in the future. This research aim to give empirical finding about the influence financial ratio to earning forecasting in the future. This examine has been done by using random sampling as many as 86...

Diese Arbeit untersucht die Anwendung von Support Vektor Machines (SVMs) zur Vorhersage der Insolvenz von deutschen Unternehmen. Die Vorhersage basiert auf 24 finanziellen Kennzahlen, die in vier Kategorien unterteilt sind: Profitabilität, Fremdfinanzierung, Liquidität und Aktivität. SVMs...

Monitoring and adjusting financial health problems play central role in the firm’s performance.Usually, small firms face difficulties in these tasks for lacking human resources and incapacityto afford a consultant. By analyzing the nature of the diagnosis and the solution of financialproblems...

PT. Bank Sumut is a bank which 59.95% of its capital is owned by North Sumatra Province government, and 40.05% is owned by North Sumatera local government. The bank has a branch office in each of the local government area and also in Jakarta. The head office and Medan Main Branch of PT. Bank...

The current study evaluates the potential of the solvency ratio in predicting corporate bankruptcy. The research is focused on Romania and, in particular, on Timis County. The interest for the solvency ratio was based on the recommendations of the scientific literature, as well as on the...

It has become generally accepted that to maximise patronage, transit must take people to where they want to go in a timely and convenient fashion. The benchmark in this case may be the most attractive available alternative mode, such as the private car with its door-to-door high level of...