table of contents by volume
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Table of Contents by Volume
Preface.................................................................................................................................................... lx
Acknowledgment.............................................................................................................................lxxxii
About the Editor............................................................................................................................lxxxiii
Volume I
3-Step.Analytics.Success.with.Parsimonious.Models............................................................................. 1Chris Schlueter Langdon, Peter Drucker School of Management, Claremont Graduate University,
California, USA
A.Mathematical.Model.to.Plan.the.Adoption.of.EHR.Systems............................................................ 14Oscar Tamburis, Institute for Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, ItalyFabrizio L. Ricci, Institute for Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, ItalyFabrizio Pecoraro, Institute for Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Italy
A.New.Tree-Based.Classifier.for.Satellite.Images................................................................................. 30Reshu Agarwal, Acadia University, CanadaPritam Ranjan, Acadia University, Canada
Academic.Analytics............................................................................................................................... 39Si Chen, Murray State University, USA
Advance.Information.Sharing.in.Supply.Chains................................................................................... 46Qiannong Gu, Ball State University, USAXiuli He, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USASatyajit Saravane, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Advanced.Methodologies.Descriptions.and.Applications..................................................................... 57Brad Morantz, Prime Solutions Group Inc., USA
Agent-Based.Service.Analytics............................................................................................................. 66Yang Li, British Telecom, UK
An.Overview.of.Cognition.Roles.in.Decision-Making......................................................................... 74Thaís Spiegel, Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil
Analysis.of.Maintenance.Operations:.A.Case.Application................................................................... 85Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Analysis.of.Non-Stationary.Time-Series.Business.Data....................................................................... 96George Saridakis, Kingston University, UKGrammatoula Papaioannou, Loughborough University, UK
Analytic.Rubrics.for.Decision.Making................................................................................................ 104Alan F. Chow, University of South Alabama, USAKelly C. Woodford, University of South Alabama, USA
Analytics.for.Nonprofits....................................................................................................................... 115Caroline M. Mularz, Capital University, USAM. Ali Ülkü, Rowe School of Business, Dalhousie University, Canada
Anonymity.and.Pseudonymity.in.Data-Driven.Science...................................................................... 124Heidelinde Hobel, SBA Research, AustriaSebastian Schrittwieser, St. Poelten University of Applied Sciences, AustriaPeter Kieseberg, SBA Research, AustriaEdgar Weippl, SBA Research, Austria
Ant.Colony.Algorithm.for.Single.Stage.Supply.Chain........................................................................ 131R. Sridharan, National Institute of Technology Calicut, IndiaVinay V. Panicker, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
Ant.Colony.Algorithm.for.Two.Stage.Supply.Chain........................................................................... 143R. Sridharan, National Institute of Technology Calicut, IndiaVinay V. Panicker, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
Applied.Game.Theory.in.Business.Analytics...................................................................................... 156William P. Fox, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
Applying.Process.Mining.to.the.Emergency.Department................................................................... 168Pavlos Delias, Technological Educational Institute of Kavala, GreecePanagiotis Manolitzas, Technical University of Crete, GreeceEvangelos Grigoroudis, Technical University of Crete, GreeceNikolaos Matsatsinis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Artificial.Bee.Colony.Algorithm......................................................................................................... 179Ömür Tosun, Akdeniz University, Turkey
Artificial.Neural.Networks.for.Business.Analytics.............................................................................. 193William A. Young II, Ohio University, USATrevor J. Bihl, Air Force Institute of Technology, USAGary R. Weckman, Ohio University, USA
Assessment.of.Disruption.Risks.in.Supply.Chains.............................................................................. 209Kanokporn Kungwalsong, Pennsylvania State University, USAA. Ravi Ravindran, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Bankruptcy.Prediction.Using.Data.Mining.Tools............................................................................... 220Wikil Kwak, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
Barriers.to.E-Application.in.Agrifood.Supply.Chain.......................................................................... 227Rupesh Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, IndiaRajat Agrawal, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, IndiaVinay Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Bayesian.Variable.Selection................................................................................................................. 241Oleg Okun, SMARTTECCO, Stockholm, Sweden
Behavioral.Performance.Evaluation.................................................................................................... 251Mohsen Afsharian, Technische Universität Braunschweig, GermanyHeinz Ahn, Technische Universität Braunschweig, GermanyNadia Vazquez Novoa, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
Behavioral.Planning.Theory................................................................................................................ 265Shih-Kung Lai, Zhejiang University, China and National Taipei University, TaiwanHaoying Han, Zhejiang University, China
Benchmarking.of.Indian.Rail.Freight.by.DEA.................................................................................... 273Neeraj Bhanot, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, IndiaHarwinder Singh, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, IndiaRajbir Singh Bhatti, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Engineering & Technology, India
Bender.Decomposition......................................................................................................................... 292Georgios K. D. Saharidis, University of Thessaly, Greece
Biased.Randomization.of.Classical.Heuristics.................................................................................... 304Angel A. Juan, IN3-Open University of Catalonia, SpainJosé Cáceres-Cruz, IN3-Open University of Catalonia, SpainSergio González-Martín, IN3-Open University of Catalonia, SpainDaniel Riera, IN3-Open University of Catalonia, SpainBarry B. Barrios, IN3-Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Big.Data.Analytics:.Trends.and.Case.Studies..................................................................................... 315Hoda Ahmed Abdelhafez, Suez Canal University, Egypt
Big.Data.Mining.and.Analytics........................................................................................................... 328Carson Kai-Sang Leung, University of Manitoba, Canada
Big.Data.Problem,.Technologies.and.Solutions.................................................................................. 338Hoda Ahmed Abdelhafez, Suez Canal University, Egypt
Big.Data.Techniques.and.Applications................................................................................................ 351Gamze Özel, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Bio-Inspired.Modelling.to.Generate.Alternatives................................................................................ 361Raha Imanirad, York University, CanadaJulian Scott Yeomans, York University, Canada
Business.Case.Analytics...................................................................................................................... 372Francisco Cua, FCC Consultants, Inc., Philippines
Business.Intelligence.through.Analytics.and.Foresight....................................................................... 386Hassan Rasheed, Taif University, Saudi ArabiaHoward Rasheed, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, USA
Business.Model.Innovation.and.the.Balanced.Scorecard.................................................................... 396Stephanie Black, University of Texas at San Antonio, USAMontressa Washington, Case Western Reserve University, USAHoward Rasheed, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA
Business.Processes,.Dynamic.Contexts,.Learning.............................................................................. 407Michael M. Richter, University of Calgary, Canada
Business.Successes.of.Malaysian.Housing.Developers....................................................................... 418Mastura Jaafar, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MalaysiaAzlan Raofuddin Nuruddin, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MalaysiaSyed Putra Syed Abu Bakar, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Centralize.vs..Decentralize.Supply.Chain.Analysis............................................................................. 429Eftychia Kostarelou, University of Thessaly, GreeceGeorgios K. D. Saharidis, University of Thessaly, Greece
Chaos.in.Economics............................................................................................................................. 440Wei-Bin Zhang, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
Class-Based.Weighted.NB.for.Text.Categorization............................................................................. 461Mahsa Paknezhad, Shiraz University of Technology, IranMarzieh Ahmadzadeh, Shiraz University of Technology, Iran
Class-Dependent.Principal.Component.Analysis................................................................................ 470Oleg Okun, SMARTTECCO, Stockholm, Sweden
Composite.Classifiers.for.Bankruptcy.Prediction................................................................................ 481Efstathios Kirkos, ATEI of Thessaloniki, Greece
Computational.Intelligence.in.Survival.Analysis................................................................................ 491Malgorzata Kretowska, Bialystok University of Technology, Poland
Concept-Oriented.Model..................................................................................................................... 502Alexandr Savinov, SAP AG, Germany
Concept-Oriented.Query.Language..................................................................................................... 512Alexandr Savinov, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Constrained.Nonlinear.Optimization.in.Business................................................................................ 523William P. Fox, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
Copula-Based.Multivariate.Time.Series.Models................................................................................. 536Iva Mihaylova, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Credit.Scoring.in.the.Age.of.Big.Data................................................................................................. 549Billie Anderson, Bryant University, USAJ. Michael Hardin, University of Alabama, USA
Cuckoo.Search.Algorithm.................................................................................................................... 558Ömür Tosun, Akdeniz University, Turkey
Volume II
Customer.Lifetime.Value.Measurement.using.Machine.Learning.Techniques................................... 565Tarun Rathi, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, IndiaVadlamani Ravi, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), India
Cyber.Physical.Systems:.A.Review..................................................................................................... 574Siddhartha Khaitan, Iowa State University, USAJames D. McCalley, Iowa State University, USA
Data.Envelopment.Analysis.for.Operational.Efficiency...................................................................... 580Ramalingam Shanmugam, Texas State University, USA
Data.Guided.Public.Healthcare.Decision.Making............................................................................... 591Ramalingam Shanmugam, Texas State University, USA
Data.Mining.Applications.in.a.Medical.System:.A.Case.Study.......................................................... 602Morteza Bagherpour, Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and
Technology, Tehran, IranAsma Erjaee, Pediatrics Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranAmir Hossein Rasekh, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University,
Shiraz, IranSeyed Mohsen Dehghani, Pediatrics Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Data.Mining.Applications.in.Accounting.and.Finance........................................................................ 609Wikil Kwak, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USASusan Eldridge, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USAYong Shi, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA & Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Data.Mining.for.Business.Analytics.in.Retail...................................................................................... 618Min Gan, Deakin University, AustraliaHonghua Dai, Deakin University, Australia
Data.Mining.through.Modelling.in.Irrigation.Commands.................................................................. 628Pradeep Kumar Majumdar, Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia
Data.Mining.Tools:.Association.Rules................................................................................................ 646Sanjiv K. Bhatia, University of Missouri, USAJitender S. Deogun, University of Nebraska, USA
Data.Mining.Tools:.Formal.Concept.Analysis.and.Rough.Sets.......................................................... 655Sanjiv K. Bhatia, University of Missouri, USAJitender S. Deogun, University of Nebraska, USA
Data.Stream.Mining............................................................................................................................. 664Jesse Read, Universidad Carlos III, SpainAlbert Bifet, Yahoo! Research Barcelona, Spain
Database.Techniques.for.Multi.Cores.and.Big.Memory..................................................................... 667Xiongpai Qin, Renmin University of China, ChinaBiao Qin, Renmin University of China, ChinaCuiping Li, Renmin University of China, ChinaHong Chen, Renmin University of China, ChinaXiaoyong Du, Renmin University of China, ChinaShan Wang, Renmin University of China, China
Data-Driven.Simulation-Based.Analytics............................................................................................ 677Durai Sundaramoorthi, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Decision.Making.Methods................................................................................................................... 690M. Govindarajan, Annamalai University, India
Decision.Support.Systems.in.Business................................................................................................ 696Trevor J. Bihl, Air Force Institute of Technology, USAWilliam A. Young II, Ohio University, USAGary R. Weckman, Ohio University, USA
Defining.a.Business-Driven.Optimization.Problem............................................................................ 708Shokoufeh Mirzaei, California State Polytechnic University, USA
Design.Configuration.in.Industrialized.House.Building...................................................................... 716Fredrik Wikberg, Lund University, SwedenAnders Ekholm, Lund University, SwedenStefan Olander, Lund University, Sweden
Designing.Supply.Chains.Using.Optimization.................................................................................... 726Jairo R. Montoya-Torres, Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia, and University of Leeds, UK
Digital.Watermarking.Techniques.for.Images:.Survey........................................................................ 737Channapragada R. S. G. Rao, Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology, A. P., IndiaVadlamani Ravi, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), IndiaMunaga. V. N. K. Prasad, IDRBT, A. P., IndiaE. V. Gopal, IDRBT, A. P., India
Disaggregate.Model.to.Forecast.Transformer.Usage........................................................................... 747Matthew Roman, University of Missouri, USAWooseung Jang, University of Missouri, USA
Distributed.Programming.Models.for.Big.Data.Analytics.................................................................. 761Rakhi Saxena, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, India
Economic.Value.Added....................................................................................................................... 773Paola Modesti, University of Parma, Italy
Efficient.High.Dimensional.Data.Classification.................................................................................. 779Hari Seetha, VIT University, Vellore, IndiaM.Narasimha Murty, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Emergence.of.NoSQL.Platforms.for.Big.Data.Needs.......................................................................... 787Jyotsna Talreja Wassan, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, India
Empirical.Approaches.to.Assess.Manufacturing.Agility..................................................................... 799P. G. Saleeshya, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (University), India
Empirical.Likelihood-Based.Method.for.LME.Models....................................................................... 812Haiyan Su, Montclair State University, USA
Ensuring.QoS.Over.Wireless.Channels.for.E-Learning...................................................................... 824Sparsh Mittal, Iowa State University, USA
Equilibria.for.Traffic.Network.with.Capacity.Constraints................................................................... 832Zhi Lin, Chongqing Jiaotong University, ChinaJiangtao Luo, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA
Estimating.Risk.with.Copulas.............................................................................................................. 838Iva Mihaylova, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Ethical.Issues.of.Qualitative.Research................................................................................................. 852Md. Salah Uddin Rajib, Wuhan University of Technology, P.R ChinaNusrat Zahan Mou, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Evaluating.Cyber.Attacks.in.Rail.Transit............................................................................................ 864Manoj K. Jha, Morgan State University, USARonald A. Keele, Morgan State University, USA
Evaluating.the.Risks.of.Technological.Evolutions.............................................................................. 873Maximiliano Korstanje, University of Palermo, ArgentinaGeoffrey Skoll, Buffalo State College, USA.
Evolution.of.Simulation.Paradigms.in.OR.......................................................................................... 888Yang Li, British Telecom, UK
Excavating.Business.Intelligence.from.Social.Media.......................................................................... 897Giannis Milolidakis, Technological Education Institute of Crete, Greece & Euromed Management,
FranceDemosthenes Akoumianakis, Technological Education Institute of Crete, GreeceChris Kimble, Euromed Management, France & Université Montpellier II, FranceNikolas Karadimitriou, Technological Education Institute of Crete, Greece
Explaining.Predictive.Model.Decisions............................................................................................... 909Marko Robnik-Šikonja, Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana,
SloveniaErik Štrumbelj, Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
FGP.for.Chance.Constrained.Fractional.MODM.Problem.................................................................. 919Shyamal Sen, Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College, IndiaBijay Baran Pal, University of Kalyani, India
FGP.Model.for.Emission-Economic.Power.Dispatch.......................................................................... 936Mousumi Kumar, Alipurduar College, IndiaBijay Baran Pal, University of Kalyani, India
Finite.Automata.Games:.Basic.Concepts............................................................................................ 951Fernando S. Oliveira, ESSEC Business School, Singapore
Freshness.Management.in.the.Retail.Business.................................................................................... 960Hisashi Kurata, University of Tsukuba, JapanSeong-Hyun Nam, University of North Dakota, USA
Fuzzy.MCDM.Approach.for.Make.or.Buy.Decision.Problem............................................................ 978Ferhan Çebi, Istanbul Technical University, Turkeyİrem Otay, Istanbul Technical UniversityDilay Çelebi, Istanbul Technical University
Fuzzy.Scale.Table:.An.Effective.Research.Tool.................................................................................. 996Ramaraj Palanisamy, St. Francis Xavier University, CanadaBhasker Mukerji, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
Fuzzy-Rough.Data.Mining................................................................................................................. 1005Richard Jensen, Aberystwyth University, UK
GA.Based.FGP.for.Resource.Allocation.in.Farming......................................................................... 1013Bijay Baran Pal, University of Kalyani
GA.Based.FGP.to.Solve.BLP.Model.of.EEPGD.Problem................................................................ 1030Bijay Baran Pal, University of Kalyani, IndiaPapun Biswas, JIS College of Engineering, India
Game.Theoretical.Models.in.New.Product.Development................................................................. 1047Zhijian Cui, IE Business School, SpainMarc-Elliott Finkelstein, IE Business School, Spain
Game.Theory.and.Supply.Chain.Networks....................................................................................... 1057Fei He, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USASong He, Tyson Foods Inc., USA
Game.Theory.for.Cost.Allocation.in.Healthcare............................................................................... 1067Alexander Kolker, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Global.Induction.of.Classification.and.Regression.Trees.................................................................. 1080Marek Kretowski, Bialystok University of Technology, PolandMarcin Czajkowski, Bialystok University of Technology, Poland
Global.Optimization.of.Economic.and.Social.Policy........................................................................ 1090Sten A. Thore, IC2 Institute (Innovation, Creativity, Capital), University of Texas at Austin, USA
Group.MCDM.Based.on.the.Fuzzy.AHP.Approach......................................................................... 1100Quang Hung Do, Feng Chia University, Taiwan, ROCJeng-Fung Chen, Feng Chia University, Taiwan, ROC
Harnessing.the.Power.of.Big.Data.Analytics..................................................................................... 1107Billie Anderson, Bryant University, USAJ. Michael Hardin, University of Alabama, USA
High-Dimensional.Statistical.and.Data.Mining.Techniques.............................................................. 1117Gokmen Zararsiz, Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey
Volume III
Hub.Location.Problems.with.Allocation.Constraints........................................................................ 1131Jeng-Fung Chen, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Hybrid.SD/DES.Simulation.for.Supply.Chain.Analysis.................................................................... 1139Jaime A. Palma-Mendoza, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico
Imbalanced.Classification.for.Business.Analytics............................................................................. 1145Talayeh Razzaghi, University of Central Florida, USAAndrea Otero, University of Central Florida, USAPetros Xanthopoulos, University of Central Florida, USA
Improving.Cache.Energy.Efficiency.for.Green.Computing............................................................... 1155Sparsh Mittal, Iowa State University, USA
Improving.Medical.Diagnosis:.A.Sociological.Perspective.............................................................. 1162Robert Leslie Fisher, Independent Scholar, USAJoel L. Fisher, Independent Scholar, USA
Improving.the.Forecasting.Process.in.Project.Control...................................................................... 1173Franco Caron, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
In.Memory.Data.Processing.Systems................................................................................................ 1182Xiongpai Qin, Renmin University of China, ChinaCuiping Li, Renmin University of China, ChinaHong Chen, Renmin University of China, ChinaBiao Qin, Renmin University of China, ChinaXiaoyong Du, Renmin University of China, ChinaShan Wang, Renmin University of China, China
Increasing.Visibility.through.Process.Mining................................................................................... 1192Kalyan S Pasupathy, Mayo Clinic, USADavid A Clark, University of North Carolina Hospitals, USA & University of Missouri, USA
Ingredient.Branding.with.Branded.Service....................................................................................... 1203Juan Zhang, University of Science and Technology of China, ChinaQinglong Gou, University of Science and Technology of China, ChinaXiaoyan Li, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Input.Analysis.for.Stochastic.Simulations......................................................................................... 1213David Fernando Muñoz, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, México
Inventory.Models.for.Deteriorating.Items......................................................................................... 1224Vinod Kumar Mishra, B.T. Kumaon Institute of Technology, India
Integrated.Data.Mining.and.Business.Intelligence............................................................................ 1234S M Monzurur Rahman, United International University, BangladeshMd Faisal Kabir, United International University, BangladeshMuhammad Mushfiqur Rahman, Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Integrating.Ontologies.and.Bayesian.Networks.in.Big.Data.Analysis.............................................. 1254Hadrian Peter, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, BarbadosCharles Greenidge, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
Intelligent.Agent.Technology.in.Supply.Chains................................................................................ 1262Youqin Pan, Salem State University, USAZaiyong Tang, Salem State University, USA
Intellectual.Property.in.Mergers.&.Acquisitions............................................................................... 1275Tomoko Saiki, Saiki Patent, Japan
Intelligent.Risk.Detection.for.Healthcare.......................................................................................... 1284Fatemeh Hoda Moghimi, RMIT University, AustraliaNilmini Wickramasinghe, Epworth HealthCare, Australia & RMIT University, Australia
Intelligent.Systems.to.Support.Human.Decision.Making.................................................................. 1297Gloria Phillips-Wren, Loyola University Maryland, USA
Internationalization.Technology.and.IPO.Firm.Growth.................................................................... 1310Fiona Xiaoying Ji, College of Business, Ohio University, USASteve Bin Zhou, College of Business, University of Houston Downtown, USA
Isac’s.Cones.in.General.Vector.Spaces.............................................................................................. 1323Vasile Postolică, Romanian Academy of Scientists,“Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Faculty
of Sciences, Bacău, România
KD-Tree.Based.Clustering.for.Gene.Expression.Data....................................................................... 1343Damodar Reddy Edla, National Institute of Technology, Goa, IndiaPrasanta K. Jana, Indian School of Mines, IndiaSeshaiah Machavarapu, Tata Consultancy Services, India
Kinked.Experience.Curve.................................................................................................................. 1358Yu Sang Chang, Gachon University, Korea & KDI School of Public Policy and Management, KoreaJinsoo Lee, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Korea
Knowledge.Management.in.Collaborative.Business.Networks......................................................... 1367Alexander Smirnov, St.Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation Russian Academy of
Science (SPIIRAS), RussiaTatiana Levashova, St.Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation Russian Academy of
Science (SPIIRAS), RussiaNikolay Shilov, St.Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation Russian Academy of Science
(SPIIRAS), RussiaAlexey Kashevnik, St.Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation Russian Academy of
Science (SPIIRAS), Russia
Landscape.of.Unified.Big.Data.Platforms......................................................................................... 1380Xiongpai Qin, Renmin University of China, ChinaBiao Qin, Renmin University of China, ChinaCuiping Li, Renmin University of China, ChinaHong Chen, Renmin University of China, ChinaXiaoyong Du, Renmin University of China, ChinaShan Wang, Renmin University of China, China
Large-Scale.LP.in.Business.Analytics............................................................................................... 1392William Chung, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Linear.Programming.......................................................................................................................... 1402Xiaofeng Zhao, University of Mary Washington, USA
Linkage.Discovery.with.Glossaries................................................................................................... 1411Richard S. Segall, Arkansas State University, USAShen Lu, SoftChallenge LLC, USA
Machine.Learning.Techniques.to.Predict.Software.Defect................................................................ 1422Ramakanta Mohanty, Keshav Memorial Institute of Technology, IndiaVadlamani Ravi, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), India
Management.and.Telework................................................................................................................ 1435Arlene J. Nicholas, Salve Regina University, USA
Management.Science.for.Healthcare.Applications............................................................................ 1446Alexander Kolker, API Healthcare, USA
Mandatory.and.Voluntary.Adoption.of.RFID.................................................................................... 1457Mohammad Alamgir Hossain, North South University, BangladeshMohammed Quaddus, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Marketing.Decisions.with.Reference.Price.Effect............................................................................. 1476Juzhi Zhang, University of Science and Technology of China, P.R. ChinaErfeng Zhou, University of Science and Technology of China, P.R. ChinaQinglong Gou, University of Science and Technology of China, P.R. ChinaSusan Li, Adelphi University, USA
Markovian.Reliability.in.Multiple.AGV.System............................................................................... 1486Hamed Fazlollahtabar, Iran University of Science and Technology, IranMohammad Saidi-Mehrabad, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran
Mathematical.Model.for.Designing.Supply.Chains........................................................................... 1494Jairo R. Montoya-Torres, Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia
Mathematical.Programming.Models.for.Classification..................................................................... 1503Minghe Sun, College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
MCDA.Techniques.in.Maintenance.Policy.Selection........................................................................ 1517María del Carmen Carnero Moya, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Measuring.Relative.Efficiency.and.Effectiveness.............................................................................. 1529David Lengacher, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, USACraig Cammarata, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, USAShannon Lloyd, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, USA
Medical.Diagnosis:.A.‘Garbage.Can’.Perspective............................................................................. 1539Robert Leslie Fisher, Independent Scholar, USAJoel L. Fisher, Independent Scholar, USA
Model.for.Sustainability.in.Healthcare.Organizations....................................................................... 1550María del Carmen Carnero Moya, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Modeling.of.Maintenance.Operations............................................................................................... 1569Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Multi-Label.Classification................................................................................................................. 1581Jesse Read, Universidad Carlos III, SpainAlbert Bifet, Yahoo! Research Barcelona, Spain
Multiobjective.Programming............................................................................................................. 1585Minghe Sun, College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Multiple-Objective.Fractional.TP.with.Impurities............................................................................ 1605Preetvanti Singh, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, India
New.Payment.Models.and.Big.Data.Analytics.................................................................................. 1622Avnish Rastogi, Oracle Corp, USA
Nonlinear.Efficiency.in.DEA.Relative.to.“Ideal.Reference”............................................................. 1637P. Sunil Dharmapala, College of Economics & Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sul-
tanate of Oman
Nonlinear.Programming..................................................................................................................... 1648Xiaofeng Zhao, University of Mary Washington, USA
OLAP.Over.Probabilistic.Data.......................................................................................................... 1658Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR, Italy & University of Calabria, Italy
OLAP.over.Uncertain.and.Imprecise.Data.Streams.......................................................................... 1670Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR, Italy & University of Calabria, Italy
OLAP.over.XLM.Data....................................................................................................................... 1680Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR, Italy & University of Calabria, Italy
Online.Word-of-Mouth.Reviews........................................................................................................ 1689Jing Huo, University of Science & Technology of China, P.R.ChinaQinglong Gou, University of Science & Technology of China, P.R.ChinaQi Dai, University of Science & Technology of China, P.R.ChinaZhimin Huang, Adelphi University, USA
Optimal.Collaborative.Design.in.Supply.Chains............................................................................... 1698Yang Xiang, School of Computer Science, University of Guelph, Canada
Optimal.Policy.for.an.Unreliable.Service.System............................................................................. 1711Gautam Choudhury, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, IndiaLotfi Tadj, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Canada
Optimization.Approaches.to.Assess.Manufacturing.Agility............................................................. 1725P. G. Saleeshya, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (University), India
Volume IV
Optimize.Short.to.Long.Run.Supply.Chain.Planning........................................................................ 1735Tan Miller, Rider University, USA
Order.Statistics.in.Simulation............................................................................................................ 1750E Jack Chen, BASF Corporation, USA
Outlier.Detection.in.Big.Data............................................................................................................ 1762Victoria J. Hodge, University of York, UK
Outlier.Detection.in.Multiple.Linear.Regression............................................................................... 1772Divya D., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology, IndiaBhraguram T.M., Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering & Technology, India
Parallelization.and.Load.Balancing.Techniques.for.HPC.................................................................. 1781Siddhartha Khaitan, Iowa State University, USAJames D. McCalley, Iowa State University, USA
Pattern.Recognition.Methods............................................................................................................. 1788Gamze Özel, Hacettepe University, Department of Statistics, Turkey
Pattern.Warehouse:.A.Dedicated.Pattern.Management.System........................................................ 1799Vivek Tiwari, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, IndiaRamjeevan Singh Thakur, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, India
Pattern-Based.Approaches.for.Organizations’.Agility....................................................................... 1809Darko Galinec, Polytechnic of Zagreb, Croatia
Penalized.Splines.with.an.Application.in.Economics........................................................................ 1827Chaojiang Wu, Drexel University, USA
Performance.Evaluation.of.Mobile.Phone.Producers........................................................................ 1836Nalan Gülpınar, Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UKKazım Barış Atıcı, Department of Business Administration, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Performance.Measures.and.RTB.Optimization................................................................................. 1847Wenxue Huang, Guangzhou University, ChinaYuanyi Pan, InferSystems Corp., CanadaJianhong Wu, York University, Canada
Personalized.Meta.Actions................................................................................................................ 1856Hakim Touati, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USAZbigniew W. Ras, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA, & Warsaw University of Tech-
nology, Poland
Portfolio.Optimization.using.Rank.Correlation................................................................................. 1866Chanaka Edirisinghe, University of Tennessee, USAWenjun Zhou, University of Tennessee, USA
Portfolio.Procurement.in.Supply.Chain.Management....................................................................... 1880Min Shi, California State University, Los Angeles, USAWei Yu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA
Privacy.Preserving.OLAP.Data.Cubes.............................................................................................. 1886Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR and University of Calabria, Italy
Process.Mapping.and.RFID:.Complementarities.............................................................................. 1898David A Clark, University of North Carolina Hospitals, USA, & University of Missouri, USAKalyan S Pasupathy, Mayo Clinic, USA
Profit.Maximization.Modeling.for.Supply.Chain.Planning............................................................... 1910Tan Miller, Rider University, USARenato de Matta, University of Iowa, USA
Project.Appraisal.Techniques............................................................................................................ 1922Tony Jackson, University of Dundee, Scotland UK
Project.Management.for.Transformational.eGovernment.................................................................. 1935Shauneen Furlong, University of Liverpool (LJMU), UK & University of Ottawa, Canada
Projects,.Routines.and.Economies.of.Repetition............................................................................... 1945Dajana D’Andrea, University G. d’Annunzio, Italy
Question.Answering.Systems.for.Managing.Big.Data...................................................................... 1954Sparsh Mittal, Iowa State University, USA
Queuing.Networks.for.Designing.Shared.Services............................................................................ 1961Hai Wang, Saint Mary’s University, CanadaYezheng Liu, Hefei University of Technology, ChinaYuanchun Jiang, Hefei University of Technology, ChinaShouhong Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA
Radial.Efficiency.Measures.in.Data.Envelopment.Analysis.............................................................. 1967Hirofumi Fukuyama, Fukuoka University, Japan
Randomizing.DEA.Efficiency.Scores.with.Beta.Distribution........................................................... 1977P. Sunil Dharmapala, College of Economics & Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sul-
tanate of Oman
Rational.and.Intuitive.Decision.Making.Style................................................................................... 1986Olga Pilipczuk, University of Szczecin, Poland
Recommending.Rating.Values.on.Reviews.for.Designers................................................................. 1998Jian Jin, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongPing Ji, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongYing Liu, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Reinforcement.Learning.for.Business.Modeling............................................................................... 2010Fernando S. Oliveira, ESSEC Business School, Singapore
Relational.Data.Access.for.Business.Data.Analytics......................................................................... 2020Veit Köppen, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, GermanyAndreas Lübcke, regiocom LLC, Magdeburg, Germany
Revenue.Management.in.the.Hotel.Industry...................................................................................... 2028Anna Hawkins, University of Winnipeg, CanadaJing Chen, Dalhousie University, Canada
Reverse.Logistics.Design.with.Neural.Networks............................................................................... 2038Gül Tekin Temur, Istanbul Technical University, TurkeyBersam Bolat, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Reverse.Logistics.Network.Design.Literature.Review...................................................................... 2053Gül Tekin Temur, Istanbul Technical University, TurkeyBersam Bolat, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
RIP.Technique.for.Frequent.Itemset.Mining..................................................................................... 2071Shorya Agrawal, GLA University, Mathura, U.P., India
Risk.and.Risk.Aversion.in.Supply.Chain.Management..................................................................... 2081B.C. Giri, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Robust.Supply.Chain.Risk.Management........................................................................................... 2093Amir H. Ansaripoor, ESSEC Business School, SingaporeFernando S. Oliveira, ESSEC Business School, Singapore
ROC.Analysis.in.Business.Decision-makings................................................................................... 2104Nan Hu, University of Utah, USAXiao-Hua Zhou, University of Washington, USA
Scientific.Workflows.for.Game.Analytics.......................................................................................... 2115Apostolos Georgas, Hellenic Open University, GreeceDimitris Kalles, Hellenic Open University, GreeceVasileios A. Tatsis, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Muenster, Germany & Hellenic
Open University, Greece
Segmenting.Big.Data.Time.Series.Stream.Data................................................................................ 2126Dima Alberg, SCE - Shamoon College of Engineering, IsraelZohar Laslo, SCE - Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel
Semantic.Document.Networks.to.Support.Concept.Retrieval........................................................... 2135Simon Boese, University of Hamburg, GermanyTorsten Reiners, Curtin University, Australia & University of Hamburg, GermanyLincoln C. Wood, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand & Curtin University, Australia
Sentiment.Analysis.in.Supply.Chain.Management............................................................................ 2147Lincoln C. Wood, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand & Curtin University, AustraliaTorsten Reiners, Curtin University, AustraliaHari S. Srivastava, PNG University of Technology, Papua New Guinea
Simulation.Optimization.and.a.Case.Study....................................................................................... 2159Banu Y. Ekren, Izmir University of Economics, TurkeySunderesh S. Heragu, Oklahoma State University, USAGerald W. Evans, University of Louisville, USAWilliam E. Biles, University of Louisville, USA
Simulation.Optimization.for.Finite.Parameter.Space........................................................................ 2171Banu Y. Ekren, Izmir University of Economics, TurkeyGerald W. Evans, University of Louisville, USAWilliam E. Biles, University of Louisville, USASunderesh S. Heragu, Oklahoma State University, USA
Simulation.Optimization.via.Metamodeling.Approach..................................................................... 2178Mehdi Zakerifar, University of Louisville, Louisville, USAWilliam E. Biles, University of Louisville, USABanu Y. Ekren, Izmir University of Economics, TurkeyGerald W. Evans, University of Louisville, USASunderesh S. Heragu, Oklahoma State University, USA
Six.Sigma.Innovation.and.Design...................................................................................................... 2190Rick Edgeman, Aarhus University, Denmark
Small-Data.Analytical.Culture.Analytics.in.ERP.............................................................................. 2201Francisco Cua, FCC Consultants, Inc., Philippines
Social.Capital.in.Technology-Based.Firms....................................................................................... 2212Francesca Masciarelli, University G. d’Annunzio, Italy
Social.Network.Analysis.................................................................................................................... 2221Roberto Marmo, University of Pavia, Italy
Social-Ecological.Innovation............................................................................................................. 2231Rick Edgeman, Aarhus University, DenmarkJacob Eskildsen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Solutions.for.Integrated.Systems....................................................................................................... 2242Federica Ceci, University G.d’Annunzio, Italy
Volume V
Spatial.Data.Analysis.Using.Kernel.Density.Tools........................................................................... 2252Boris A. Portnov, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelMarina Zusman, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Stochastic.Frontier.Analysis.and.Cancer.Survivability..................................................................... 2265Ramalingam Shanmugam, Texas State University, USA
Stochastic.Logistics.Network.Design.with.Deadlines....................................................................... 2277Gang Wang, Kean University, USA
Stochastic.Models.for.Cash-Flow.Management.in.SME................................................................... 2288Rattachut Tangsucheeva, Pennsylvania State University, USAHyunJong Shin, Pennsylvania State University, USAVittaldas Prabhu, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Stochastic.Programming.and.Value.Based.Decisions........................................................................ 2299Yuri Pavlov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information and Communication Tech-
nologies, BulgariaRumen Andreev, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information and Communication
Technologies, Bulgaria
Stock.Counting.System.Using.PDA:.Case.Study.............................................................................. 2311Chantana Chantrapornchai, Kasetsart University, ThailandW. Chedsiri, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Stress.Testing.for.Insolvency............................................................................................................. 2323Frank Wolf, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern, USAHon. Gerardo Carlo, Carlo & Lozada LLC, San Juan, PR, USAWilliam M. Peters, R.J. Peters Associates, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Supply.Chain.Collaboration:.A.Conceptual.Maturity.Model............................................................ 2333Goknur Arzu Akyuz, Atilim University, Ankara, TurkeyGuner Gursoy, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, TurkeyNes’e Celebi, Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey
Supply.Chain.Analytics.in.the.Era.of.Big.Data................................................................................. 2350Ching-Chung Kuo, University of North Texas, USAZhen Li, Middle Tennessee State University, USA
Supply.Chain.Analytics:.Challenges.and.Opportunities.................................................................... 2364Xiuli He, University of North Carolina at Charlotte,USASatyajit Saravane, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USAQiannong Gu, Ball State University, USA
Supply.Chain.Integration,.Collaboration,.and.Coordination............................................................. 2376Genevieve Mushaluk, University of Manitoba, CanadaJing Chen, Dalhousie University, Canada
Supply.Chain.Process.Modeling.for.Manufacturing.Systems........................................................... 2386Henry Huaqing Xu, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland, Australia
Support.Vector.Machine.Models.for.Classification........................................................................... 2395Minghe Sun, College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Survey.of.DSS.Development.Methodologies.................................................................................... 2410Natheer K. Gharaibeh, College of the Computer Science and Engineering, Taibah University,Yanbu
Branch, Saudi ArabiaAbdulaziz Al-Raddadi, College of the Computer Science and Engineering, Taibah University,Yanbu
Branch, Saudi Arabia
Sustainable.(Green).Initiatives.in.Corporations................................................................................. 2426Agatha E. Jeffers, Montclair State University, USALaurence A. DeGaetano, Montclair State University, USABeixin Betsy Lin, Montclair State University, USASilvia Romero, Montclair State University, USA
Sustainable.Enterprise.Excellence..................................................................................................... 2443Rick Edgeman, Aarhus University, DenmarkJacob Eskildsen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Taxonomy.Outline.of.Big.Data.Analytics.Literature......................................................................... 2456Sapna Sinha, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, IndiaVishal Bhatnagar, Ambedkar Institute of Advance Communication Technologies & Research, IndiaAbhay Bansal, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, India
Teaching.a.Data.Mining.Course.to.MBA.Students............................................................................ 2472Sathasivam Mathiyalakan, Winston-Salem State University, USAGeorge Heilman, Winston-Salem State University, USASharon White, Winston-Salem State University, USA
Teaching.and.Using.Analytics.in.Management.Education................................................................ 2479Owen P. Hall Jr., Pepperdine University, USA
The.Bullwhip.Effect.in.Supply.Chains.............................................................................................. 2492Susanne Hohmann, Westfälische Hochschule, University of Applied Sciences, Germany
The.Cosine.Similarity.in.Terms.of.the.Euclidean.Distance............................................................... 2498Marzena Kryszkiewicz, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
The.E-Commerce.Business.Model.Implementation.......................................................................... 2509Alessia D’Andrea, National Research Council, ItalyFernando Ferri, National Research Council, ItalyPatrizia Grifoni, National Research Council, Italy
The.Practice.of.Structural.Equation.Modeling.................................................................................. 2521Ho Yin Wong, Deakin University, AustraliaJason Sit, Bournemouth University, United KingdomJia-Yi Hung, Tzu Chi College of Technology, Taiwan
TOPSIS.in.Business.Analytics........................................................................................................... 2531William P. Fox, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
Tourism.Knowledge.Destination....................................................................................................... 2542Wolfram Höpken, University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten, GermanyMatthias Fuchs, Mid-Sweden University, SwedenMaria Lexhagen, Mid-Sweden University, Sweden
Traffic.Signal.Timing.Optimization.Analysis.and.Practice............................................................... 2557Manoj K. Jha, Morgan State University, USAHellon G. Ogallo, Maryland State Highway Administration, USA
Transportation.Network.Optimization............................................................................................... 2570A. Ogunbanwo, Brunel University, United KingdomA. Williamson, Brunel University, United KingdomM. Veluscek, Brunel University, United KingdomR. Izsak, Brunel University, United KingdomT. Kalganova, Brunel University, United KingdomP. Broomhead, Brunel University, United Kingdom
Trust.and.Technology.Acceptance.on.Mobile.Banking..................................................................... 2584Sindhu Singh, K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai, IndiaR.K. Srivastava, Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship
Education, Mumbai, India
Unconstrained.Optimization.in.Business.Analytics........................................................................... 2594William P. Fox, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
Utility.Function.................................................................................................................................. 2607Gino Favero, University of Parma, Italy
Utility.Functions.and.Risk.Attitudes.in.Decision.Analysis............................................................... 2616Candice H. Huynh, University of California, Irvine, USAWenting Pan, Saint Mary’s College of California, USA
Value.Based.Decision.Control.for.Complex.Systems........................................................................ 2630Yuri Pavlov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information and Communication
Technologies, Bulgaria
Vertical.Integration.in.Telecoms........................................................................................................ 2643Clementina Bruno, University of Piemonte Orientale and HERMES, Italy
Visualization.of.High.Dimensional.Data........................................................................................... 2653Gokmen Zararsiz, Hacettepe University Ankara, TurkeyCenk Icoz, Anadolu University Eskisehir, TurkeyErdener Ozcetin, Anadolu University Eskisehir, Turkey
Watermarking.Using.Artificial.Intelligence.Techniques.................................................................... 2665Channapragada R. S. G. Rao, Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology, A. P., IndiaVadlamani Ravi, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), IndiaMunaga. V. N. K. Prasad, IDRBT, A. P., IndiaE. V. Gopal, IDRBT, A. P., India
Watermarking.Using.Intelligent.Methods:.Survey............................................................................ 2675Channapragada R. S. G. Rao, Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology, A. P., IndiaVadlamani Ravi, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), IndiaMunaga. V. N. K. Prasad, IDRBT, A. P., IndiaE. V. Gopal, IDRBT, A. P., India
Web.Page.Classification.Using.MDAWkNN..................................................................................... 2685J. Alamelu Mangai, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, DubaiV. Santhosh Kumar, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, DubaiKarthik Ramesh, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Dubai
Web.Service.Composition.for.Tourism.Information......................................................................... 2696Chantana Chantrapornchai, Kasetsart University, ThailandVarisa Sirimun, Silpakorn University, Thailand
Weighting.Imputation.for.Categorical.Data....................................................................................... 2706Liang-Ting Tsai, National Taichung University of Education, TaiwanChih-Chien Yang, National Taichung University of Education, TaiwanTimothy Teo, University of Macau, Macau
Weights.and.Multi-Edges.in.Link.Prediction..................................................................................... 2717Victor F. Cavalcante, IBM Research BrazilAna Paula Appel, IBM Research Brazil
What.Would.Cloud.Computing.Learn.from.Quantum.Mechanics.................................................... 2727Nilo Serpa, UNIP - Universidade Paulista, Brazil
WikOLAP:.Integration.of.Wiki.and.OLAP.Systems......................................................................... 2744Sandro Bimonte, IRSTEA, TSCF, FranceMyoung-Ah Kang, LIMOS-UMR CNRS 6158, ISIMA, Blaise Pascal University, France
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Index................................................................................................................................................. lxxxv