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Rescheduling of unrelated parallel machines under machine breakdowns
Arnaout, Jean-Paul; Rabadi, Ghaith - In: International Journal of Applied Management Science 1 (2008) 1, pp. 75-89
In this paper, new repair and rescheduling algorithms are developed for the unrelated parallel machine environment. The … decision maker to easily determine the most appropriate repair/rescheduling rule depending on the performance measure … performance measures to ensure the optimisation of both the schedule quality and stability. Schedule quality is assessed based on …
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Different risk-adjusted fund performance measures: a comparison
Grau-Carles, Pilar; Sainz, Jorge; Otamendi, Javier; … - 2009
Traditional risk-adjusted performance measures, such as the Sharpe ratio, the Treynor index or Jensen's alpha, based on the mean-variance framework, are widely used to rank mutual funds. However, performance measures that consider risk by taking into account only losses, such as Value-at-Risk...
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Information asymmetries and the value-relevance of cash flow and accounting figures: empirical analysis and implications for managerial accounting
Rapp, Marc Steffen - 2010
While some of the modern performance measures used in managerial accounting rely on cash flow based figures others try to take advantage of the information content of accounting figures. However, whether the additional information content in the accrual components of earnings improves the...
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Performance management system implementation in a Southeast European transitional country
Jankulović, Aleksandar; Škorić, Vladimir - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 18 (2013) 2, pp. 173-190
Very few papers analyse PMS implementation in developing and transitional countries and the importance of PMS implementation for success in transition. Providing a Serbian perspective on PMS implementation, the study aims to identify and analyze important factors and variables that influence PMS...
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Gender Gaps in Performance: Evidence from Young Lawyers
Azmat, Ghazala; Ferrer, Rosa - 2015
This paper documents and studies the gender gap in performance among associate lawyers in the United States. Unlike other high-skilled professions, the legal profession assesses performance using transparent measures that are widely used and comparable across firms: the number of hours billed to...
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Performance measures and worker productivity
Sauermann, Jan - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Measuring workers’ productivity is important for public policy and private-sector decision-making. Due to a lack of reliable methods to determine workers’ productivity, firms often use specific performance measures, such as how different incentives affect employees’ behavior. The public...
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Vendor managed forecasting: A case study of small enterprise
Borade, Atul B.; Bansod, Satish - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (JIEM) 2 (2009) 1, pp. 153-175
Enterprises use supply chain management practices for improving business or supply chain performance. It is observed that supply chain technologies like VMI are now becoming an integral part of enterprise's strategy. Even small and medium enterprises can adopt this practice and improve the...
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Performance evaluation of a merge supply system with a distribution centre, two reliable suppliers, one buffer and Erlang lead times
dalis, Michael; Koukoumialos, Stelios; Ntio, Despoina; … - In: International Journal of Business Science & Applied … 7 (2012) 3, pp. 42-55
In this work a two echelon merge supply chain is examined. Specifically, two non identical reliable suppliers feed a distribution centre with a shared buffer. The first echelon consists of the distribution centre and the shared buffer, the second echelon includes two non identical reliable...
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Key decision-making attributes for project inception
Smith, Jim; Wyatt, Ray; Love, Peter E.D. - 2008
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the intense research activity with regard to the project inception stage. The need to establish the project parameters and performance requirements is crucial to the success of any construction project. Many organizations have been developing...
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Performance Measure Properties and Incentives
Gibbs, Michael; Merchant, Kenneth A.; van der Stede, Wim A. - 2004
We examine the effects of performance measure properties on incentive system design, using data on incentive contracts for auto dealership managers. The data include information on five properties: two indicators of risk; two indicators of distortion; and one indicator of potential manipulation....
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