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

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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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