Pub Date : 2020-07-16DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2020.108642
Shervin Zakeri, M. R. Delavar, N. Cheikhrouhou
This paper addresses the development of a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) procedure including a pattern extraction from success and failure of current market introduction to generate a logical framework for target market selection. In addition of covering the gap of comprehensive research in Iran's domestic dairy market, using combined MCDM methods and grey systems, the main problem this paper tries to solve is the selection of a target market which covers not only the limitations of the company's current markets but also possesses their advantages. A real-world implementation of the approach is done within a dairy company located in Iran. Considering Tehran, the North, Khuzestan, and West Azerbaijan as the current market, and also Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, and Tabriz as the potential market, Shiraz selected as the best target market through analysis of various criteria. Results show that considering current markets has a big influence on the market ranking procedure.
{"title":"Dairy market selection approach using MCDM methods: a case of Iranian dairy market","authors":"Shervin Zakeri, M. R. Delavar, N. Cheikhrouhou","doi":"10.1504/ijmdm.2020.108642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2020.108642","url":null,"abstract":"This paper addresses the development of a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) procedure including a pattern extraction from success and failure of current market introduction to generate a logical framework for target market selection. In addition of covering the gap of comprehensive research in Iran's domestic dairy market, using combined MCDM methods and grey systems, the main problem this paper tries to solve is the selection of a target market which covers not only the limitations of the company's current markets but also possesses their advantages. A real-world implementation of the approach is done within a dairy company located in Iran. Considering Tehran, the North, Khuzestan, and West Azerbaijan as the current market, and also Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, and Tabriz as the potential market, Shiraz selected as the best target market through analysis of various criteria. Results show that considering current markets has a big influence on the market ranking procedure.","PeriodicalId":35475,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management and Decision Making","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/ijmdm.2020.108642","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45853567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-07-06DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10030099
Hien Nguyen, Long Pham, S. Williamson, Nguyen Duy Hung
This research integrates perceived trust, perceived security, perceived privacy, and switching cost into the TAM in order to explain the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. This study is one of the first comprehensive and systematic research efforts on the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in the online trading setting of Vietnam. Results of this study show that the integrated model demonstrated very high predictive power, explaining more than 64% of the variability of customer loyalty. The study also demonstrates that in Vietnam's online trading setting, perceived trust has positive impacts on perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness; perceived ease of use has a positive impact on perceived usefulness; perceived trust and perceived usefulness have positive impacts on satisfaction; and finally, customer satisfaction has a positive impact on customer loyalty.
{"title":"Individual Investors Satisfaction and Loyalty in Online Securities Trading Using the Technology Acceptance Model","authors":"Hien Nguyen, Long Pham, S. Williamson, Nguyen Duy Hung","doi":"10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10030099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10030099","url":null,"abstract":"This research integrates perceived trust, perceived security, perceived privacy, and switching cost into the TAM in order to explain the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. This study is one of the first comprehensive and systematic research efforts on the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in the online trading setting of Vietnam. Results of this study show that the integrated model demonstrated very high predictive power, explaining more than 64% of the variability of customer loyalty. The study also demonstrates that in Vietnam's online trading setting, perceived trust has positive impacts on perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness; perceived ease of use has a positive impact on perceived usefulness; perceived trust and perceived usefulness have positive impacts on satisfaction; and finally, customer satisfaction has a positive impact on customer loyalty.","PeriodicalId":35475,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management and Decision Making","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49005422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-06-26DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10029719
A. Mechitov, H. Moshkovich
Ordinal consistency forms the basis for rationality in pairwise comparisons and is expressed as transitivity of binary preferences. We propose a new approach to the ordinal consistency which combines two main parts. First, a process is proposed which requires a smaller number of comparisons from a decision maker to compare all objects. Second, a principle of double check for indirect comparisons is introduced for the verification purposes. In case of ordinal inconsistency a previously developed system ORCON may be used to resolve inconsistency in a dialogue with a decision maker. The efficiency of the process is evaluated through a computer modelling and data from published research.
{"title":"An efficient verifiable process for ordinal pairwise comparisons","authors":"A. Mechitov, H. Moshkovich","doi":"10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10029719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10029719","url":null,"abstract":"Ordinal consistency forms the basis for rationality in pairwise comparisons and is expressed as transitivity of binary preferences. We propose a new approach to the ordinal consistency which combines two main parts. First, a process is proposed which requires a smaller number of comparisons from a decision maker to compare all objects. Second, a principle of double check for indirect comparisons is introduced for the verification purposes. In case of ordinal inconsistency a previously developed system ORCON may be used to resolve inconsistency in a dialogue with a decision maker. The efficiency of the process is evaluated through a computer modelling and data from published research.","PeriodicalId":35475,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management and Decision Making","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44389942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-06-26DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10023761
Nahid Kohansal, Fereshteh Daneshdoost, A. Bazyar, S. Niroomand
In existence of interval-valued parameters and managerial limitations, MCDM problems become more complex than their classical versions. In such cases, the classical MCDM techniques are not quite useful solution tools. This study focuses on a MCDM problem to establish the branches of a glass production company in all districts of Iran in existence of interval-valued parameters and managerial limitations. To overcome the above-mentioned difficulties, a typical decision framework is proposed. In the proposed framework, first, an interval Shannon's entropy approach is proposed to find interval criteria weights. Then a full interval TOPSIS approach is proposed to score the potential locations. Finally, using the obtained scores, a mixed integer linear programming model is developed to respect the constraints and find an optimised set of potential locations for the new branches. The proposed decision framework is validated by the real data of the case study and its sensitivity is studied in detail.
{"title":"An integrated MILP-MCDM decision framework for uncertain multi-criteria facilities location problem of glass industries","authors":"Nahid Kohansal, Fereshteh Daneshdoost, A. Bazyar, S. Niroomand","doi":"10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10023761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10023761","url":null,"abstract":"In existence of interval-valued parameters and managerial limitations, MCDM problems become more complex than their classical versions. In such cases, the classical MCDM techniques are not quite useful solution tools. This study focuses on a MCDM problem to establish the branches of a glass production company in all districts of Iran in existence of interval-valued parameters and managerial limitations. To overcome the above-mentioned difficulties, a typical decision framework is proposed. In the proposed framework, first, an interval Shannon's entropy approach is proposed to find interval criteria weights. Then a full interval TOPSIS approach is proposed to score the potential locations. Finally, using the obtained scores, a mixed integer linear programming model is developed to respect the constraints and find an optimised set of potential locations for the new branches. The proposed decision framework is validated by the real data of the case study and its sensitivity is studied in detail.","PeriodicalId":35475,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management and Decision Making","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44345146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-06-26DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10024622
K. Salimifard, Sara Bigharaz
This paper presents a mathematical model for planning in public schools, considering the satisfaction of the total demand for education, fair students' access to schools, and the total travel distance. Given a set of schools, the aim of the model is to find an optimal allocation of students such that school should is available to each group of students. The model includes information about geographical prioritised access zones which should be covered by each school. The objective function essentially seeks to minimise the total distance travelled by students. We propose a multi-commodity programming model for solving this problem. The model is used to analyse the effects of different allocation policies on the fairness of student allocation to schools. Results show that a fair distribution of students of each social class to each school is obtained, while the total distance being travelled is minimised.
{"title":"A Network-Based Solution for the Fair Student-to-School Allocation","authors":"K. Salimifard, Sara Bigharaz","doi":"10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10024622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10024622","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a mathematical model for planning in public schools, considering the satisfaction of the total demand for education, fair students' access to schools, and the total travel distance. Given a set of schools, the aim of the model is to find an optimal allocation of students such that school should is available to each group of students. The model includes information about geographical prioritised access zones which should be covered by each school. The objective function essentially seeks to minimise the total distance travelled by students. We propose a multi-commodity programming model for solving this problem. The model is used to analyse the effects of different allocation policies on the fairness of student allocation to schools. Results show that a fair distribution of students of each social class to each school is obtained, while the total distance being travelled is minimised.","PeriodicalId":35475,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management and Decision Making","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42974847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-05-29DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2021.10032107
Ismail W. R. Taifa, Steve G. Hayes, I. Stalker
{"title":"Enabling manufacturer selection and an equitable order allocation amongst textiles and apparel manufacturers","authors":"Ismail W. R. Taifa, Steve G. Hayes, I. Stalker","doi":"10.1504/ijmdm.2021.10032107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2021.10032107","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35475,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management and Decision Making","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48359476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10031731
Abhishek K. Singh, Cherian Samuel
{"title":"Positioning strategy implementation barriers: a decision making approach based on resource-based theory","authors":"Abhishek K. Singh, Cherian Samuel","doi":"10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10031731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10031731","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35475,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management and Decision Making","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66702476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2020.108233
Hien Nguyen, Long Pham, S. Williamson, Nguyen Duy Hung
{"title":"Individual investors' satisfaction and loyalty in online securities trading using the technology acceptance model","authors":"Hien Nguyen, Long Pham, S. Williamson, Nguyen Duy Hung","doi":"10.1504/ijmdm.2020.108233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2020.108233","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35475,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management and Decision Making","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/ijmdm.2020.108233","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66702512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10024632
M. R. Delavar, N. Cheikhrouhou, Shervin Zakeri
{"title":"A market selection approach for dairy companies","authors":"M. R. Delavar, N. Cheikhrouhou, Shervin Zakeri","doi":"10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10024632","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10024632","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35475,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management and Decision Making","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66702771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10030627
Dave J. Pojadas, M. L. Abundo
{"title":"A web-based Delphi multi-criteria group decision-making framework for renewable energy project development processes","authors":"Dave J. Pojadas, M. L. Abundo","doi":"10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10030627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2020.10030627","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35475,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management and Decision Making","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66702942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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