An investigation of forecasting methods for a purchasing decision support system. A real-world case study of modelling, forecasting and decision support for purchasing decisions in the rental industry.

This research designs a purchasing decision support system (PDSS) to assist real-world decision makings on whether to purchase or to sub-hire for equipment shortfalls problem, and to avoid shortage loss for rental business. Research methodology includes an extensive literature review on decision...

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Main Author: Yang, Ruohui
Other Authors: Dahal, Keshav P.
Language:en
Published: University of Bradford 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5664