We present and demonstrate a multi-criteria approach for evaluating R&D projects in different stages of their life cycle. Our approach integrates the balanced scorecard (BSC) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) and develops an extended DEA model. The input and output measures for the integrated DEA–BSC model are grouped in “cards” which are associated with a “BSC for R&D projects”. The BSC is e...

Previous work estimated the ultrasonic backscatter coefficient (BSC) from low-concentration (volume density <3%) Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO, 6.7-μm cell radius) cell pellets. This study extends the work to higher cell concentrations (volume densities: 9.6% to 63%). At low concentration, BSC magnitude is proportional to the cell concentration and BSC frequency dependency is independent of cell c...

A cell pellet biophantom technique is introduced, and applied to the ultrasonic backscatter coefficient (BSC) estimate using Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Also introduced is a concentric sphere scattering model because of its geometrical similarities to cells with a nucleus. BSC comparisons were made between the concentric sphere model and other well-understood models for mathematical veri...

This study was intended to verify the effects of implementing the Balance-Scored Card (BSC) on the organizational performances by using BSC as the moderator. Managers and directors in smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Taiwan’s electronics industry were interviewed and ROE data was sourced from Taiwan Economic Journal. This study adopted a simple random sampling method to sample the po...

The objective of the research presented in this paper is to identify relations and strength of relationships between elements of two models the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and the EFQM Excellence model. For that purpose a framework, which indicates the relationships between the mentioned models, has been developed. The hypothesis to be tested is whether the EFQM Excellence model may be used as an ...

With the increasing need to evaluate health spending comes a need for frameworks that capture the multiple goals of hospitals. There is a need to rethink the application of theoretical approaches to investigating IS in light of the objectives of medical practitioners using practical technologies. The Balanced Score Card (BSC) has been successfully applied to hospital environments, but not to Pi...

GSM Network Designs usually offers big challenges for achieving an efficient cost while respecting the complex combinatorial technical constraints. This networks have hundred or thousands BTS. They have their traffic grouped in hubs, then in BSC nodes to reach the MSC. Hubs must be elected within the BTS set and BSC nodes have to be geographically allocated in the available sites. Also, the num...

Background and Objectives: Outsourcing has been considered by hospital managers as a model to reduce the financial burden and modify the financial system. The external suppliers must be qualified for the services they ought to provide to the hospitals. The use of the Balance Scorecard and the Analysis of Hierarchical Process can help assessing suppliers' capability to solve exi...

One of the most complicated decision making problems for managers is the evaluation of supply chain (SC) performance which involves various criteria. Though vast studies have been recorded on supply chain efficiency evaluation via balanced scorecard (BSC) approach, these studies do not focus on the relationships between the four perspectives of BSC approach. The present paper is an attempt focu...

in recent years, the balanced score card (bsc) has been the focus of considerable methodology for strategic cost management in management accounting area since it was originally proposed by kaplan ,r.s. and norton, d.p. in 1992. bsc is an approach to performance measurement based on both financial and nonfinancial information from four perspectives which are called financial, customer, internal...