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Estimating cross-sectional regressions in event studies with conditional heteroskedasticity and regression designs that have leverage

Karafiath, Imre - In: International Journal of Managerial Finance 10 (2014) 4, pp. 418-431

Purpose – In the finance literature, fitting a cross-sectional regression with (estimated) abnormal returns as the dependent variable and firm-specific variables (e.g. financial ratios) as independent variables has become de rigueur for a publishable event study. In the absence of skewness...

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Talent management in professional services firms: a HR issue?

Calvo Babío, Nuria; García Rodríguez, Rafael - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 18 (2010) 4, pp. 392-411

marketplace of professional services companies, a dynamic simulation tool has been devised and used to analyze those policies … needs, considering the dynamic of organizational issues. According to the results obtained, the use of dynamic simulation …

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Applying Latin hypercube sampling to agent-based models

J. Collins, Andrew; J. Seiler, Michael; Gangel, Marshall; … - In: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 6 (2013) 4, pp. 422-437

Purpose – Agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS) has seen wide-spread success through its applications in the … be an increase in the number of input variables used within the simulation. Any uncertainty associated with these input … the simulation's output. When there is uncertainty about multiple input variables, then the number of simulation runs …

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Inventory management support systems for emergency humanitarian relief operations in South Sudan

Beamon, Benita M.; Kotleba, Stephen A. - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 17 (2006) 2, pp. 187-212

south Sudan. Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative modeling, simulation, and statistics. Findings – This research … new application of simulation and mathematical modeling (humanitarian relief). …

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Measuring the impact of inaccurate inventory information on a retail outlet

Waller, Matthew A.; Nachtmann, Heather; Hunter, Justin - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 17 (2006) 3, pp. 355-376

error in the inventory system. Design/methodology/approach – The simulation experiments vary the amount of inventory system …

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The impact of integrating return components planning with purchasing decisions on purchasing performance

Jinhui Wu, Sarah; Closs, David J. - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 20 (2009) 1, pp. 57-78

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to apply a simulation experiment to investigate the impact of new components …/methodology/approach – The experimental design is implemented using an ARENA simulation model. Simulation results are used to test the proposed …

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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 …

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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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Managing variability in ocean shipping

Harrison, Alan; Fichtinger, Johannes - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 24 (2013) 1, pp. 7-21

/methodology/approach – The authors conducted simulation modelling of the above variables, and supplemented these by means of interviews with …

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Assessment of empty container repositioning policies in maritime transport

Dong, Jing‐Xin; Xu, Jingjing; Song, Dong‐Ping - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 24 (2013) 1, pp. 49-72

evaluated using a simulation tool. A range of scenarios are designed based on realistic cases considering the stochastic and … dynamic nature of liner services. A comprehensive set of simulation experiments are conducted and analysed; and the relative …

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