This paper studies various approaches to demand learning in the context of a one-shot inventory replenishment problem with dynamic pricing. The customer arrival process is assumed to be piecewise deterministic and Markovian with an unknown parameter. Homogeneous customers have an iso-elastic demand function and do not behave strategically. We study full information, non-learning, passive learni...

As instructors continue developing and mixing useful learning tools for their classrooms, games have become one of the popular alternatives in b-school education. This paper explains an inventory simulation game, evaluation of student's learning from playing the game and results. An effective game helps students understand concepts more quickly and remember them better than from only a faculty ...

This study examined the relationships among learning styles, study habits, and learning performances in an online programming language course. Sixty-two sophomore students who enrolled in an online introductory programming course participated in the study. Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory (LSI) was used to measure the students’ learning styles. Another inventory developed by the researcher was u...

Transfer learning addresses the problem of how to leverage knowledge acquired in a source domain to improve the accuracy and speed of learning in a related target domain. This paper considers transfer learning with Markov logic networks (MLNs), a powerful formalism for learning in relational domains. We present a complete MLN transfer system that first autonomously maps the predicates in the so...

For the first time in nearly a decade, the LEGO programmable brick has undergone a major hardware revision. The LEGO programmable brick has been adopted for a variety of uses in primary, secondary, and higher education. With the introduction of the new hardware, there appears to be a growing interest in using the programmable brick for teaching computer programming to college students. The goal...

this paper aims to evaluate inventory cost of a two-echelon serial supply chain system under vendor managed inventory program with stochastic demand, and examine the effect of environmental factors on the cost of overall system. for this purpose, we consider a two-echelon serial supply chain with a manufacturer and a retailer. under vendor managed inventory program, the decision on inventory le...

there is a growing trend to consider knowledge as an organizational resource important to a company competitive advantage. the knowledge based perspective can provide insights into both the opportunity to enhance organizational competence and the difficulties of engaging in joint activities with foreign partners. organizational learning is the detection and resolution of differences in knowledg...