Index

Applications of Management Science

ISBN: 978-1-80071-552-3, eISBN: 978-1-80071-551-6

ISSN: 0276-8976

Publication date: 8 August 2022

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(2022), "Index", Lawrence, K.D. and Pai, D.R. (Ed.) Applications of Management Science (Applications of Management Science, Vol. 21), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 165-170. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0276-897620220000021012

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INDEX

Abstraction
, 152–153

Additive DEA model
, 51

Administrative fraud

basic flow chart
, 133

case analysis
, 145–148

case example
, 142–145

customer modeling
, 136–137

design of experiment
, 140–142

experiment model
, 133–135

fraud modeling and associated costs
, 143–145

investigation process
, 138–139

limitations and extensions
, 148–149

literature review
, 131–133

methodology
, 133–142

model and settings
, 136–140

other model assumptions
, 140

proposed model scenarios
, 133–135

remanufactured product and warranty service
, 142–143

results
, 145–149

sensor behavior assumptions
, 139–140

service agent modeling
, 137–138

Alpha measures
, 16

Alternative strategy
, 102–103

Altman five-factor model
, 91, 93

Amazon
, 102

American Funds American Mutual A
, 17–18

American Funds New World A
, 17–18

AmericanHealth
, 47

Analytic Solver®
, 8

Analytics
, 151

problem-solving skills
, 152–153

Anti-crisis management
, 92

Apparel companies
, 30

Artificial intelligence development diagnostic
, 92

Assessment of company’s information potential
, 92

Associated costs, fraud modeling and
, 143–145

Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning (ABSEL)
, 153

Auditing process assumptions
, 138–139

Beaver’s model
, 91

Benchmark setting
, 109–111

BlackRock LifePathÒ Index Retire K
, 17–18

BlackRock Technology Opportunities Instl.
, 17–18

Bootstrapped Tobit Regression
, 30

Bundling
, 104, 112, 115

Business analysis of cosmetic industry
, 29

Business analytics (BA)
, 151, 159

Business diagnostics
, 88

original methodology of
, 89

tools
, 89

Business frauds
, 131

Business Units
, 73

Capital efficiency ratio
, 31–32

Capital efficiency/intensity ratio (CIR)
, 30–31

Capital productivity
, 31–32

Charnes, Cooper and Rhodes DEA model (CCR DEA model)
, 40–42, 50–51

Circular recursive process
, 102

Climate models
, 67–68

CO2 emission, reduction in
, 82

Color cosmetics
, 27–28

Comprehensive business diagnostics
, 95–96

factors’ influence on profitability
, 96

factors’ influence on return
, 95

methods
, 90–92

multiloop model of
, 89–90

Pavlovo Posad Shawl Manufactory, JSC
, 94

results
, 92–95

two-factor model
, 96

Comprehensive diagnostics loop (CD loop)
, 91–92

Constant returns to scale (CRS)
, 31

Consumer Product Goods (CPG)
, 156

Corrective maintenance strategy
, 136

Cosmetic industry
, 27–28

COVID-19 impact on
, 28

data and methodology
, 31–33

empirical results
, 33–37

model
, 30–31

previous studies
, 29–30

Cost saving from recycling
, 81

COVID-19 impact on cosmetic industry
, 28

Craft Beer League (CBL)
, 152, 154–155

bringing game to classroom
, 156–159

Credit Karma
, 102

Customer
, 130–131

claims
, 136

fraud
, 137

modeling
, 136–137

network
, 73

side
, 106–107

Data envelopment analysis (DEA)
, 3–4, 15–16, 29–30, 40, 42, 50–51

analysis
, 7–9

change in net written premium
, 6

change in policyholder surplus
, 7

data description
, 4–7

DEA process and US Pharmaceutical Industry
, 51

efficiency and financial status comparison
, 9

model description
, 7–8

model explicit description
, 8

model symbolic description
, 8–9

NWP-to-PHS Ratio
, 6

overall industry
, 4–5

relative efficiency results
, 9

runs for PPO health insurance
, 42–44

selected company ratios
, 5–7

Days in inventory ratio (DIO)
, 31–32

Debt management
, 29

Decision-making unit (DMU)
, 30, 40, 50

Demanufacturing cost
, 81

Design for Assembly (DfA)
, 74–76

Design for Disassembly (DfD)
, 74–76

Design for Environment (DfE)
, 74, 76–77

Design of experiment
, 140–142

Developer side. See Seller side

Development
, 73, 152–153

Discrete event simulation
, 132–133, 144–145

E-tailer
, 29–30

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)
, 30–32

Eco-material selection
, 80

Ecology
, 67–68

Economic crisis
, 3–4

Economic instability
, 88

Economic modeling
, 93

Education Testing Service (ETS)
, 152

Efficiency of unit
, 8

End-of-life (EOL)
, 129–130

example for spring
, 81

Energy saving from recycling
, 81–82

Enterprise development
, 89

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
, 76–77

Environmental protection legislation
, 74–76

Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing and Product Recovery (ECMPRO)
, 131

Environmentally conscious manufacturing and product recovery techniques (ECMPRO)
, 130

Excel®
, 8

Execution
, 152–153

Exergy
, 74

Experiential learning (EL)
, 152–153

application results
, 159–161

background
, 152–154

CBL
, 155

gamification
, 154–159

Express diagnostics loop (ED loop)
, 90–92

of Pavlovo Posad Shawl Manufactory, JSC
, 93

Facebook
, 102

Fantasy games
, 154–155

FidelityÒ Select Health Care
, 17–18

Financial frauds
, 131

Financial instability
, 88

Financial status and efficiency comparison
, 9

5-star Morningstar mutual fund rating
, 14–15

Five forces
, 29

Five-star mutual funds
, 14

Flow chart
, 133

Forecasting techniques
, 154

Four-factor model
, 95

Fraud mitigating scenario
, 135

Fraud modeling and associated costs
, 143–145

Functionality problems
, 136

Gamification
, 154–159

General diagnostics loop (GD loop)
, 91–93

Generalized Nash Bargaining Game (GNB)
, 108

Generalized optimization methodology
, 30

Geothermal energy
, 57

analysis of potential scenarios
, 64–65

basic data used in analysis
, 59–60

data used in model
, 62

geothermal energy in Podhale region and actual plan of application
, 58–59

geothermal heating systems
, 59

heat receivers
, 59

mathematical model
, 63–64

in Podhale region
, 57–58

problem formulation
, 61–62

Geothermal heating systems
, 59

Global warming
, 74

“Gold medal” mutual funds
, 14

data
, 16–17

empirical analysis
, 17–25

literature review
, 14–15

model
, 15–16

peers for inefficient mutual funds
, 20–21

slack variables
, 22, 24

Google
, 102

Greenhouse gas emission (GHG emission)
, 69, 72–74, 76

Gross domestic product (GDP)
, 28

Growing digitalization diagnostic
, 92

Heat consumer types
, 59

Heat receivers
, 59

HEDIS (measurement system)
, 39

Helical spring, sustainable design equation development for
, 77–82

minimize total embodied energy
, 78–80

Hollywood membership
, 102

Human well-being
, 67–68

Human-Environment Systems
, 68

Individual businesses
, 88

Individual consumers
, 59

Information
, 88

Input-oriented DEA model
, 30

Insurance frauds
, 131

Insurance Regulatory Information System (IRIS)
, 4–5

Internet of things
, 132–133

Investigation process
, 138–139

Investments
, 29

Investors
, 14

iQIYI
, 102

iShares S&P 500 Index K
, 17–18

Joint membership
, 102–103

JPMorgan Equity Income I
, 17–18

Large-scale consumers
, 59

Lees’s model
, 91, 93–94

Life cycle Analysis (LCA)
, 76–77

Life cycle cost (LCC) calculation of helical spring
, 80–81

Linear programming (LP)
, 3–4, 7–8, 41, 50–51

Liss’s model
, 91

Major League Baseball
, 154–155

Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI)
, 30

Management

anti-crisis management
, 92

decisions
, 88

SME
, 97

Material selection model (MSE)
, 78

Mathematical modeling
, 93

Mathematical programming techniques
, 68

Medium-scale consumers
, 59

Microsoft Excel program
, 90

Min-max optimization model
, 80

Modern society
, 88

Modern technologies
, 57

Morningstar rating system
, 14

Motivation
, 137

Multi-fraud scenario
, 135

Multiloop business diagnostics model
, 96

Multiloop model

comprehensive business diagnostics
, 89–90, 95–96

main methods and results of
, 91

Mutual fund ratings
, 13–15

Nash bargaining game
, 109

Nash equilibrium
, 132–133

Natura &Co Holding S. A.
, 35

Negative data in data envelopment analysis

data envelopment analysis
, 50–51

DEA process and US Pharmaceutical Industry
, 51

pharmaceutical industry in United States
, 49

results of DEA analysis
, 52

Net Written Premium (NWP)
, 5

change in
, 6

Net Written Premium to Policyholder Surplus Ratio (NWP-to-PHS Ratio)
, 6

New Jersey PPO Health Insurance Industry

data envelopment analysis
, 40–42

DEA runs for PPO health insurance
, 42–44

results
, 47

“One size fits all” methodology
, 132–133

Opportunity
, 137

Optimal bundling strategy
, 104–105

Optimal pricing
, 103

Optimal solution
, 65

Optimization

problem
, 68

techniques
, 77

Optimization of geothermal energy

analysis of potential scenarios
, 64–65

basic data used in analysis
, 59–60

data used in model
, 62

geothermal energy in Podhale region and actual plan of application
, 58–59

geothermal heating systems
, 59

heat receivers
, 59

mathematical model
, 63–64

in Podhale region
, 57–58

problem formulation
, 61–62

Pavlovo Posad Shawl Manufactory
, 92

People, planet, and profit (3 PS)
, 69–70

profit vs. sustainability
, 70

Performance index
, 79

Performance index for environmental impact
, 82

PEST analysis
, 91–92

Pharmaceutical industry in United States
, 49

Platform businesses
, 102

Platform economy development
, 102

Platform memberships under horizontal cooperation

benchmark setting
, 109–111

bundling
, 112–115

customer side
, 106–107

literature review
, 104–105

model analysis
, 109–115

notation
, 106

numerical research
, 115–119

platform pricing analysis
, 116–118

platform strategy analysis
, 118–119

platforms
, 108–109

problem description and model
, 105–109

seller side
, 107

Platform pricing analysis
, 116–118

Platform strategy analysis
, 118–119

Podhale region, geothermal energy in
, 58–59

Policyholder Surplus (PHS)
, 5

change in
, 7

Porter’s value chain
, 29

PPO health insurance industry
, 39–40

DEA runs for
, 42–44

Pricing analysis, platform
, 116–118

Pricing strategies
, 105

Probability of random inspection
, 143–144

Problem-solving skills
, 152–153

Productivity in New Jersey PPO health insurance

data envelopment analysis
, 40–42

DEA runs for PPO health insurance
, 42–44

results
, 47

Productivity loss
, 133

Profit equation
, 71

Profitability
, 74–76

Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies Survey (PIAAC Survey)
, 152

Qualitative indicators
, 92

Realization
, 152–153

Recycling

cost saving from
, 81

energy saving from
, 81–82

Regular systems (RS)
, 140

Relative efficiency results
, 9

Remanufactured product and warranty service
, 142–143

Return merchandise authorization (RMA)
, 130–131

Return on assets (ROA)
, 30–32

Revlon, Inc.
, 34

Saifullin and Kadykov’s model
, 91, 93–94

SchwabÒ S&P 500 Index
, 17–18

“Science of sustainability”
, 67–68

Secondary inspection assumptions
, 139

Selection
, 152–153

Seller side
, 107

Sensor behavior assumptions
, 139–140

Sensor embedded product (SEP)
, 141

Service agent (SA)
, 130–131

claim assumptions
, 137–138

fraud modeling
, 138

maintenance operations
, 138

modeling
, 137–138

Service channel
, 130–131

Sharpe ratio
, 16, 19

Shear stress equation
, 77

Skrynkovskyy’s approach
, 97

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
, 89

management
, 97

Social networking
, 102

Society
, 67–68

Springate model
, 91

Stiftung Warentest fund rating system
, 14–15

Stochastic optimization
, 72–73

Strategy
, 102–103

platform Strategy analysis
, 118–119

Students’ problem-solving skills
, 152

Superficial problems
, 136

Supplier Network
, 73

Survey of Adult Skills. See Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies Survey (PIAAC Survey)

Sustainability
, 74, 76, 130

equation
, 72

index
, 67–68

models
, 67–68

profit vs.
, 70

social, economic, environment, and sustainable
, 71

Sustainable design equation development for helical spring
, 77–82

Sustainable development
, 68, 72

basic measurement metrics for
, 74

SWOT analysis
, 29, 91–92

Taffler-Tishaw model
, 91, 93

Teradata University Network (TUN)
, 154

Top Management Team
, 73

Total cost (TC)
, 69–70

Total embodied energy (TE)
, 78

cost saving from recycling
, 81

eco-material selection
, 80

end-of-life example for spring
, 81

energy saving from recycling
, 81–82

LCC calculation of helical spring
, 80–81

minimize
, 78–80

reduction in CO2 emission
, 82

water saving
, 82

Total return (TR)
, 69–71

Traditional two-sided platform
, 102

Twitter
, 102

Two-sided market
, 102–104

Uber
, 102

United States (US)
, 152

DEA process and US Pharmaceutical Industry
, 51

pharmaceutical industry in
, 49

Vanguard Institutional Index I
, 17–18

Vanguard International Growth Inv.
, 17–18

Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional
, 17–18

Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App I
, 17–18

Vanguard WellesleyÒ Income Inv.
, 17–18

Variable cost
, 71

Variable returns to scale (VRS)
, 31

Vehicle Recycling Partnership (VRR)
, 74–76

“Virtual revolution”
, 27–28

VY ® T. Rowe Price Capital Apprec S
, 17–18

Warranty administrator (WA)
, 130–131

claims
, 137

fraud assumptions
, 137

modeling
, 137

Warranty fraud
, 131

Warranty Provider (WP)
, 130–131

Warranty service

chain
, 130–131

investigation process
, 141

remanufactured product and
, 142–143

warranty servicing with claim validation
, 134

Waste management
, 129–130

Water saving
, 82