Decision by Objectives

Decision by Objectives
Author: Ernest H. Forman
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2001
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9789810241438

Intended for both the student and the professional, this work addresses the art and science of decision-making. It presents a very practical approach to decision-making that has a sound theoretical foundation, known as the analytic hierarchy process.

Decision By Objectives: How To Convince Others That You Are Right

Decision By Objectives: How To Convince Others That You Are Right
Author: Ernest Forman
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2001-12-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9814493945

Decision-making is a process of choosing from possible courses of action in order to attain goals and objectives. Nobel laureate Herbert Simon wrote that the whole process of managerial decision-making is synonymous with the practice of management. Decision-making is at the core of all managerial functions. Planning, for example, involves the following decisions: What should be done? When? How? Where? By whom? Other managerial functions, such as organizing, implementing, and controlling, rely heavily on decision-making.Decision by Objectives is an invaluable book about the art and science of decision-making. It presents a very practical approach to decision-making that has a sound theoretical foundation, known as the analytic hierarchy process. Intended for both the student and the professional, the book includes approaches to prioritizing, evaluating alternative courses of action, forecasting, and allocating resources. By focusing on objectives rather than alternatives alone, it shows the reader how to synthesize information from multiple sources, analyses, and perspectives. The methods presented have been gaining popularity throughout the world.

Analytic Hierarchy Process - Models, Methods, Concepts, and Applications

Analytic Hierarchy Process - Models, Methods, Concepts, and Applications
Author: Antonella Petrillo
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2023-07-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1837695415

Analytic Hierarchy Process is one of the most widely known and applied multi-criteria decision-making methodologies worldwide. Its potential to analyze complex decision-making problems is enormous. This makes the methodology a very flexible "tool" that can be applied in various scenarios (social, engineering, economic, political, environmental, location, market share, etc.). The idea of the book is to present examples and case studies based on a rigorous scientific approach to Analytic Hierarchy Process. This book is intended to be a useful resource for anyone who deals with this issue.

Decision-Making for Sustainable Transport and Mobility

Decision-Making for Sustainable Transport and Mobility
Author: Cathy Macharis
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2018-09-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 178811180X

Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis (MAMCA) developed by Professor Cathy Macharis enables decision-makers within the sectors of transport, mobility and logistics to account for conflicting stakeholder interests. This book draws on 15 years of research and application during which MAMCA has been deployed to support sustainable decisions within the transport and mobility sectors.

GRASP

GRASP
Author: Chris Griffiths
Publisher: FilamentPublishing Ltd
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1905493762

"Chris Griffiths, CEO of ThinkBuzan Ltd, the creators of iMindMap 5, launches a thorough and compelling guide for generating innovative ideas and solving problems creatively and show you how to unleash bold, fresh ideas and solutions in a systematic way to help you triumph over any challenge." --Publisher description.

AI-Based Services for Smart Cities and Urban Infrastructure

AI-Based Services for Smart Cities and Urban Infrastructure
Author: Lyu, Kangjuan
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2020-09-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1799850250

Cities are the next frontier for artificial intelligence to permeate. As smart urban environments become possible, probable, and even preferred, artificial intelligence offers the chance for even further advancement through infrastructure and industry boosting. Opportunity overflows, but without thorough research to guide a complicated development and implementation process, urban environments can become disorganized and outright dangerous for citizens. AI-Based Services for Smart Cities and Urban Infrastructure is a collection of innovative research that explores artificial intelligence (AI) applications in urban planning. In addition, the book looks at how the internet of things and AI can work together to enable a real smart city and discusses state-of-the-art techniques in urban infrastructure design, construction, operation, maintenance, and management. While highlighting a broad range of topics including construction management, public transportation, and smart agriculture, this book is ideally designed for engineers, entrepreneurs, urban planners, architects, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students.

Research Anthology on Big Data Analytics, Architectures, and Applications

Research Anthology on Big Data Analytics, Architectures, and Applications
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 1988
Release: 2021-09-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1668436639

Society is now completely driven by data with many industries relying on data to conduct business or basic functions within the organization. With the efficiencies that big data bring to all institutions, data is continuously being collected and analyzed. However, data sets may be too complex for traditional data-processing, and therefore, different strategies must evolve to solve the issue. The field of big data works as a valuable tool for many different industries. The Research Anthology on Big Data Analytics, Architectures, and Applications is a complete reference source on big data analytics that offers the latest, innovative architectures and frameworks and explores a variety of applications within various industries. Offering an international perspective, the applications discussed within this anthology feature global representation. Covering topics such as advertising curricula, driven supply chain, and smart cities, this research anthology is ideal for data scientists, data analysts, computer engineers, software engineers, technologists, government officials, managers, CEOs, professors, graduate students, researchers, and academicians.

CORP 2012 - Proceedings/Tagungsband

CORP 2012 - Proceedings/Tagungsband
Author: Manfred Schrenk
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 732
Release: 2012
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3950311033

RE-MIXING THE CITY - Towards Sustainability and Resilience? There is nothing permanent except change. (Heraclitus) Cities worldwide are facing rapid social, economic, environmental, technological and cultural changes such as: rapid urbanisation, aging of society, security issues, housing emergency, new solutions on mobility, integration of immigrants, food and water shortage, etc. Especially in times of economic crisis and demographic changes in cities, it is necessary to think about how to best handle what we have, and therefore "RE-MIXING THE CITY" is a challenge to manage and re-combine the elements which make our modern cities in order to better respond to change.

Encyclopedia of Optimization

Encyclopedia of Optimization
Author: Christodoulos A. Floudas
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 4646
Release: 2008-09-04
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0387747583

The goal of the Encyclopedia of Optimization is to introduce the reader to a complete set of topics that show the spectrum of research, the richness of ideas, and the breadth of applications that has come from this field. The second edition builds on the success of the former edition with more than 150 completely new entries, designed to ensure that the reference addresses recent areas where optimization theories and techniques have advanced. Particularly heavy attention resulted in health science and transportation, with entries such as "Algorithms for Genomics", "Optimization and Radiotherapy Treatment Design", and "Crew Scheduling".

The Necessary Art of Persuasion

The Necessary Art of Persuasion
Author: Jay A. Conger
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2008-09-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1633691020

In an age when managers can no longer rely on formal power, persuading people is more important than ever. Persuasion is a process of learning from colleagues and employees and negotiating shared solutions to solving problems and achieving goals. In The Necessary Art of Persuasion, Jay Conger describes four essential components of persuasion and explains how to master them, providing the information you need to fulfill your managerial mandate: getting work done through others.