Contemporary Perspectives in Data Mining

Kenneth D. Lawrence is a Professor of Management Science and Business Analytics at the Tuchman School of Management at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.Ronald K. Klimberg, PhD, is a Professor in the Decision and System Sciences Department of the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University, USA.

• Chapter 1. A Forecasting Model to Predict the Availability of Staffing, Equipment and Facility Needs for TeleSANE Services; Ronald K. Klimberg, Samuel Ratick, Joan Meunier-Sham, and Randi PetriconeChapter 2. The Impact of the Government Subsidy on Product Recycling; Wenxian Zhao, Feng Yang, and Zhimin HuangChapter 3. An Integrated Model to Determine Optimal Two-Dimensional Warranty Policy Parameters; Amit Mitra, Ashish Gupta, Pei Xu, and Kanchan DasChapter 4. Physician’s New Drug Trial and Adoption Intention: Implication and Demand Forecasting for Pharmaceutical Firms; Eddie Rhee and John C. YiChapter 5. A Multi-Criteria Geographic Information System Screening Approach for Prioritizing Response Activities Following a Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Incident; Julie Blue, Sam Arden, Sam Ratick, Molly Rodgers, Emily Wexler, Emma Rebour, Timothy Boe, and Worth CalfeeChapter 6. PSE&G Peer Companies and Operational Variables of Performance and Compensation; Kenneth D. Lawrence and Sheila M. LawrenceChapter 7. Executive Compensation of the United Healthcare Corporation; Kenneth D. Lawrence, Ronald K. Klimberg, and Sheila M. LawrenceChapter 8. An Innovative, Easy-to-Understand “Cone of Uncertainty” Approach to Forecasting; Ronald K. Klimberg and George P. Sillup