Financial planning in the public sector and the Newsvendor problem

The purpose of this paper is to study the phenomenon of lapsed funding that occurs within the public sector using the framework of the Newsvendor Problem. Under this framework, we observe that lapsed funding is a natural outcome of the planning system when the financial manager is trying to maximize...

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Main Authors: Brimberg Jack, Mansur Abdalla, El-Refae Ghaleb A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade 2018-01-01
Series:Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-0243/2018/0354-02431800015B.pdf
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to study the phenomenon of lapsed funding that occurs within the public sector using the framework of the Newsvendor Problem. Under this framework, we observe that lapsed funding is a natural outcome of the planning system when the financial manager is trying to maximize the value added to his unit. Centralizing control of operating budgets of homogeneous units is shown to reduce lapsed funds and improve their overall performance.
ISSN:0354-0243
1820-743X