Technical Sessions – Monday July 11

In this paper, the nature and extent of productivity changes of ASEAN5 countries,
namely, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore, are
analyzed over the period 1993 to 2006. The Malmquist TFP index calculated
within the framework of DEA is next decomposed into three constituent elements
accounting for different sources of productivity growth, which are technological
progress, efficiency change, and the effects of economies of scale.
The analysis is carried out for the sample with and without human capital variable
to isolate the impact of human capital investment on TFP growth in these
countries. Results indicate that when human capital is included in the model,
Malaysia and Singapore reported an increase in TFP and this growth in productivity
is derived from both technical efficiency gain and technological progress.
2 - Sustainable R&D Portfolio Management
Nico Vandaele, Operations Management Dept., Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, 3000, Leuven, Belgium,
nico.vandaele@econ.kuleuven.be, Catherine Decouttere
Assessing and managing a R&D portfolio is a multi-dimensional decision problem
with three clusters: • Technological: system aspects of flow (lead time) and
resources (capacity), operational and technological factuals • Financial: monetary
aspects of flow (expenses) and resources (investments), financial and monetary
factuals • Human: value aspects of flows (sustainability) and resources
(ethical employment), human and non-monetary factuals The static and dynamic
decision support model manages the R&D portfolio and steers R&D
activities, illustrated with empirical findings.
3 - Telecommunications Reform and Efficiency Performance:
Do Good Institutions Matter?
Noorihsan Mohamad, Economics Department, Faculty of
Economics & Management Sciences, International Islamic
University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728, Kuala Lumpur,
Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, noorihsan@gmail.com
This study uses stochastic distance function approach to capture the role of institutions
in explaining the efficiency differences in telecommunications across
70 countries. The empirical analysis reveals that policy stability in the form
of substantive checks and balances on executive power is the most important
aspect for successful reform. Independently, legal integrity improves telecommunications
efficiency through privatization,while greater freedom from corruption
influences the effectiveness of a regulatory body.
4 - Comparison of Urban Households Efficiency using
Data Envelopment Analysis
Alireza Moghtadaei, CBI, 213 Ferdowsi Ave., 1135931496,
Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic Of,
alimoghtadaie44@yahoo.com, Arash Aliakbari
The aim of this paper is to determine and compare the cost efficiency for households
who are living in different provinces in Iran by Data Envelopment Analysis.
Each household is considered as one DMU. We then compare several
provinces in terms of their optimality use in each household.
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Tuesday, 15:00-16:30
Meeting Room 216
The Changing Skills Graduates Need To Be
Successful In Applying Analytics
Stream: Education and Operations Research
Panel session
Chair: Sandra Hogan, Telstra, Melbourne, Australia,
vsh010@gmail.com
Chair: Evan Stubbs, SAS, Lane Cove, Australia,
Evan.Stubbs@sas.com
Chair: James Cochran, Department of Marketing and Analysis,
Louisiana Tech University, PO Box 10318, 71272, Ruston, LA,
United States, jcochran@cab.latech.edu
Chair: Peter O’Hanlon, Australian Crime Commission, Canberra
City, Australia, peter.ohanlon@crimecommission.gov.au
Chair: Antony Ugoni, National Australia Bank Ltd, Docklands,
Australia, antony.m.ugoni@nab.com.au
1 - Changing Skills Graduates Need To Be Successful In
Applying Analytics
James Cochran, Department of Marketing and Analysis,
Louisiana Tech University, PO Box 10318, 71272, Ruston, LA,
IFORS 2011 - Melbourne TC-20
United States, jcochran@cab.latech.edu, Sandra Hogan, Peter
O’Hanlon, Evan Stubbs, Antony Ugoni
As analytics becomes increasingly entrenched within organizations, the skills
needed to support innovation continue to grow. This panel will provide a variety
of perspectives on what is needed for the next generation of analytics
practitioners and involves representatives from industry associations, vendors,
and the public/private sector.
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Tuesday, 15:00-16:30
Meeting Room 217
AHP II
Stream: Analytic Hierarchy/Network Process
Invited session
Chair: Renaud Silva, EBAPE, FGV-RJ, Praia Do Flamengo, Andar
da Ebape, Botafogo, 20000, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil,
renaud.barbosa@fgv.br
1 - Humanitarian Logistics: Location of an Intelligence and
Support Facility for Natural Disasters or Complex Emergency
Situations
Mirian Buss Goncalves, DEPS, UFSC, Rua Arlindo Penna, 27,
88037260, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil,
mirianbuss@gmail.com, Christiane W. Nogueira
Situations such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, terrorist attacks and other
such events require specialized logistics, known as Humanitarian Logistics. In
this context, we develop a model to determine the location of an intelligence
and support unit for the storage, control and distribution of the resources needed
in these emergency situations, using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).
Also we show an application of the model to a natural disaster of floods and
landslides that occurred in 2008, in the state of Santa Catarina, located in southern
Brazil and the results obtained.
2 - AHP in a Multi Actor Setting: Experiences in the Transport
and Mobility Sector
Cathy Macharis, MOSI-Transport and Logistics, Vrije
Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium,
Cathy.Macharis@vub.ac.be, Klaas De Brucker
Including stakeholders along the entire decision making process provides a better
basis for the implementation of the ultimate decision. This is particularly
important in the transport sector where often different stakeholders have conflicting
points of view. The Multi Actor Multi Criteria Analysis (MAMCA)
methodology in which AHP is often used, provides a good framework for including
these points of view within the decision framework. Several applications
within the transport and mobility sector will be shown.
3 - Evaluation of Supply Chain Performance in Fuzzy Environment
with the AHP-TOPSIS Hybrid Method
Ergun Eraslan, Industrial Engineering, Baskent University,
Baglica Campus Eskisehir Yolu 20 km, Etimesgut, 06810,
Ankara, Turkey, eraslan@baskent.edu.tr
The competition in the dynamic market conditions has increased the importance
of Supply Chain Management. The effectiveness of an organization on
supply chain is needed to evaluate of suppliers’ performance for both short
and long term goals. This process is a multi-criteria decision analysis problem.
In this study, a hybrid model is proposed for evaluation of the supplier
performances of an electronic company. The fuzzy AHP Method is used for
determination of the relative weights of the criteria and the performances of
alternative companies are ranked by using Fuzzy TOPSIS method.
4 - GSM Operator Selection for a Call Center Investment by
Using AHP
Özcan Çavusoglu, Industrial Engineering Ph.D. Programme,
Istanbul Technical University, Institute of Science and
Technology, Faculty of Management, 34367, Istanbul, MAÇKA,
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