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Capacity development through international projects: a complex adaptive systems perspective

McEvoy, Peter; Brady, Malcolm; Munck, Ronaldo - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 9 (2016) 3, pp. 528-545

planning, management and evaluation. This is reflected in the widespread adoption by donor agencies of results-based management … (RBM), side by side with conventionally used tools for monitoring and evaluation (including logical framework analysis …

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Use of big data in project evaluations

Olsson, Nils O.E.; Bull-Berg, Heidi - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 8 (2015) 3, pp. 491-512

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Big Data can be used in project evaluations. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on literature research and interviews with 15 professionals in IT, project and asset management and government agencies. The authors discuss...

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Application of artificial neural network to loan recovery prediction

Adewusi, Amos Olaolu; Oyedokun, Tunbosun Biodun; Bello, … - In: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 9 (2016) 2, pp. 222-238

application of loan recovery probability rather than odds of default as the case with traditional credit evaluation models. Design … of the analysis shows that adopting odds of recovery in ANN classification models can lead to improved loan evaluation …. Originality/value The paper is distinct from extant studies in that it presents a new dimension to loan evaluation in Nigerian …

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Green Marketing: A Grey-based Rough Set Theory Analysis of Activities

Xu, ZhiJun; Liu, Xiaobing; Bai, Chunguang; Hu, Lijie - In: International Journal of Innovation Science 7 (2015) 1, pp. 27-38

those rules to help in the implementation, management, and evaluation of these green marketing activities is valuable to …

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Innovating product appearance within brand identity

Ondra, Martin; Škaroupka, David; Rajlich, Jan - In: International Journal of Innovation Science 9 (2017) 2, pp. 153-169

Purpose This paper aims to study the appearance of drills from one brand by using currently available design tools. It aims to find and discuss the relationship between appearance innovation and maintaining key design features. Design/methodology/approach The innovation process is studied on...

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An Empirical Comparison of Anticipatory and Response‐Based Supply Chain Strategies

Closs, David J.; Roath, Anthony S.; Goldsby, Thomas J.; … - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 9 (1998) 2, pp. 21-34

This paper reports simulation research that empirically investigates and compares supply chain performance under varying conditions of information exchange and demand uncertainty. Specifically, the research objective is to quantitatively document the characteristics and performance impact of...

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Supplier‐Customer Relationships and Company Performance

Groves, Gwyn; Valsamakis, Vassilios - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 9 (1998) 2, pp. 51-64

This paper describes preliminary research into the effect of different approaches to supply chain management on manufacturing company performance. Three generic models were developed to describe the ways in which manufacturers manage relationships with their major suppliers and major customers....

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The Importance of Logistics Efficiency to Customer Service and Firm Performance

Tracey, Michael - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 9 (1998) 2, pp. 65-81

Logistics is considered to have a significant impact on a manufacturing organization's performance. This research utilizes a pilot study, a large‐scale survey of manufacturing managers, and linear structural relations (LISREL). The research methods develop measures and test relationships among...

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Managing Inflexible Supply Chains

Jenkins, Gareth P.; Wright, Derek S. - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 9 (1998) 2, pp. 83-90

Logistics managers are faced with greater customer volatility, higher customer service expectations and pressure to reduce costs. If these conflicting pressures are to be reconciled, increased supply chain flexibility is vital. Enhanced flexibility is achieved through two types of changes to the...

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Evaluation of forecasting models for air cargo

Klindokmai, Sirikhorn; Neech, Peter; Wu, Yue; Ojiako, … - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 25 (2014) 3, pp. 635-655

. The purpose of this paper is to undertake an evaluation of current month-to-date forecasting utilized by Virgin Atlantic …

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