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New asset liability management model with decision support system for life insurance companies: interface design issues for database and mathematical models
(Inderscience, 2018)
We introduce a new asset liability management (ALM) model based on decision support system (DSS) for a life insurance firm. The DSS is based on multi-stage stochastic linear programming (SLP) with recourse for strategic ...
Water ATMs of Indian Railways: Causing a silent revolution
(Sage, 2018)
The case discusses the red tape in the installation and operationalising of automatic water vending machines (AWVMs or popularly, water ATMs) in the railway stations on behalf of the Indian Railways (IR) from the perspectives ...
Digital social media: Enabling performance quality of Indian Railway services
(Wiley, 2018)
Indian Railways (IR) is the single largest organization that manages and operates a mammoth of transportation services in the World's largest democracy. IR services are operated through 7,137 stations, a route length of ...
Effective feedback for millennials in new organizations
(Emerald, 2018)
Purpose
This paper aims to understand aspects of feedback given to the millennial generation, particularly in new organizations.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper is based on a review of existing literature from ...
Internet search engines and two-sided markets: Implications for antitrust analysis
(Economic & Political Weekly, 2018)
Internet search engines provide a vital platform for various groups to interact and create value. On the one hand, they help users find answers to their search queries, and on the other, search engines monetise their free ...
From bazaar to Big Bazaar: Environmental influences and service innovation in the evolution of retailing in India, c. 1850-2015
(Emerald, 2018)
Purpose – This paper aims to understand the factors affecting the evolution of retailing in India since the
mid-nineteenth century.
Design/methodology/approach – This paper compares the trajectories of four distinct ...
How can Indian power plants cost-effectively meet the new sulfur emission standards? Policy evaluation using marginal abatement cost-curves
(ScienceDirect, 2018)
The first-ever SO2 emission concentration standards for Indian coal-power plants were notified on December 7,
2015. In light of the new stringent standards, this paper conducts a techno-economic policy evaluation of ...
The four eras of “marketing” in twentieth century India
(Emerald, 2018)
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to understand the evolution of “marketing” in the public and
corporate discourse of twentieth-century India.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws its inferences from an ...
India in 2°C and well below 2°C worlds: Opportunities and challenges
(Taylor and Francis, 2018)
India’s contributions to meeting global mean temperature increases of 2 C or well below 2 C would require transformational changes in its energy systems. A bottom-up model analyzes alternate futures (reference, intended ...
Project Nirman: The Way Ahead
(Sage, 2018)
Project Nirman by SAATH, a Gujarat-based NGO, aimed at empowering and training migrated workmen as masons, carpenters and electricians as per industry requirements. The project was funded by Bosch India Foundation. Although ...