In the current proposal, three objectives have defined which need to be considered while solving the resource allocation problem in ASD. This multi objective has then been solved using Goal Programming approach. The three approaches to solving a Goal Programming Problem i.e. the Weighted...

This paper, explains why prepayment risk makes an MBS portfolio less attractive and discusses three different models for pricing this risk. The applicability of these three models are tested in Indian conditions by using them to price the prepayment risk for a synthetically created portfolio...

The purpose of this paper is to determine the internal/external factors that lead to fluctuation in marketplace. Before introducing new products in the market, organization needs proper understanding of the market which can be realized through sound mathematical modeling and scientific decision...

Purpose: Today, a firm’s major concern is to know the way in which an innovation is adopted in the marketplace. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the two-stage nature of diffusion process in which the time lag between people being informed and their act of making final purchase is...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a mathematical framework to optimally allocate resources required for the discovery of vulnerabilities pertaining to different severity risk levels. Design/methodology/approach: Different sets of optimization problems have been formulated and...

Purpose: The purpose of the present work is to mathematically model the reliability growth of a multi-version software system that is affected by infected patches. Design/methodology/approach: The work presents a mathematical model that studies the reliability change due to the insertion of an...

Purpose: In the current market scenario, software upgrades and updates have proved to be very handy in improving the reliability of the software in its operational phase. Software upgrades help in reinventing working software through major changes, like functionality addition, feature...