this research conducted in order to prioritize the effective criteria on development of medicinal plants cultivation in north khorasan province using analytical hierarchy process (ahp) and delphi methods. for this purpose, a list of effective factors offered to delphi group. analysis of delphi process showed that among 23 offered factors 19 factors, had greater impact on development of medicina...

Background and Objectives: The selection of the sustainable supplier is important for any industry. Medical centers are not an exception in this case, and selecting the best sustainable supplier is a major step towards increasing their productivity. This paper, using the Data Envelopment Analysis and then using Multi-Attributed Utility Theory as a backup approach to fix errors, attempts t...

Forecasts of economic time series are often evaluated according to their accuracy as measured by either quantitativeprecision or qualitative reliability. We argue that consumers purchase forecasts for the potentialutility gains from utilizing them, not for theiraccuracy. Using Monte Carlo techniques to incorporate the temporal heteroskedasticity inherent in asset returns,the expected utility of...

abstract- according to article 44 of the i.r. of iran constitution, the iranian economy consists of three sectors; the state, the cooperative, and the private sectors. the aim of this study was to present a hierarchy of criteria for selecting the best economic sector for agricultural development. analytic hierarchy process (ahp) was used to calculate the relative importance of either criteria o...

There are many different analysis methods for evaluation of complicated socio-economic processes. Banks are important participants of the market. Soundness and stability of banks is difficult to assess because of their complicated internal business structure, intertwined cash flows and strong influence of market conditions on bank’s performance. Multi-criteria methods of evaluation are among ma...

A simple normative theory is proposed for the responsible management of risks to the public. A ‘lifesaving’ alternative, if it is truly to save lives, should return to the community more years of life expectancy in good health than the years of work consumed to pay for its cost. This common-sense time principle of risk management provides a criterion for acceptable risk that is applicable in co...

today, banking is one of the most important sectors of the economy. banks with their economic and financial operations cause transfer of resources. resources are transferred from people who are not willing or able directly to participate in economic activities to those who need to capital for economic affairs and consequently causing economic growth for society. in islamic banking, circulation ...