ABSTRACT

In real-life scenarios, service management involves complex decision-making processes usually affected by random or stochastic variables. Under such uncertain conditions, the development and use of robust and flexible strategies, algorithms, and methods can provide the quantitative information necessary to make better business decisions. Decision M

chapter 1|34 pages

- Stochastic Decision Making in Information Technology Services Delivery

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chapter 2|22 pages

- Simulation-Based Studies on Dynamic Sourcing of Customers under Random Supply Disruptions

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chapter 3|24 pages

- Customer Perceptions of Quality and Service System Design

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chapter 4|26 pages

- Data Mining and Quality in Service Industry: Review and Some Applications

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chapter 5|16 pages

- Software for Solving Real Service-Management Problems

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chapter 6|20 pages

- Logistics and Retail Pharmacies: Providing Cost-Effective Home Delivery of Prescriptions

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chapter 7|30 pages

- Improving Pharmacy Operations Using Computer Simulation

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chapter 8|30 pages

- Patient Prioritization in Emergency Departments: Decision Making under Uncertainty

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chapter 10|32 pages

- Decision Making in Logistics Outsourcing from the Standpoint of Hiring Companies

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chapter 12|24 pages

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chapter 13|34 pages

- Vehicle Routing in Service Industry Using Decision Support Systems

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chapter 14|28 pages

- Decision Support for Information Technology (IT) Service Investments under Uncertainty

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chapter 15|28 pages

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chapter 16|24 pages

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