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Fuzzy logic and intelligent agents: towards the next step of capital budgeting decision support


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Title:

Fuzzy logic and intelligent agents: towards the next step of capital budgeting decision support

Author(s):

Mikael Collan, Shuhua Liu

Journal:

Industrial Management & Data Systems

Year:

2003

Volume:

103

Issue:

6

Page:

410 - 422


ISSN:

0263-5577


DOI:

10.1108/02635570310479981

Publisher:

MCB UP Ltd

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Abstract:

The economic life of large investments necessitates constant dynamic managerial actions. To be able to act in an optimal way in the dynamic management of large investments managers need to have constant access to information about the real time situation of the investment, as well as access to up-to-date information about changes in the business environment. Looks at how emerging soft computing technologies will help to provide a better support in such a context and then to frame a support system that will make an integrated application of the technologies. Introduces traditional and advanced methods for capital budgeting and investment decision making, then presents a process view of the real option framework based investment management, and develops a holistic framework for an agent-facilitated capital budgeting system using a fuzzy real option approach. Discusses how intelligent agents can be applied to collect decision information, and to facilitate the integration of foresight information into capital budgeting process, and how the agents can be constructed. Finally, elaborates on the managerial implications of the proposed decision support technology.

Keywords:

Capital budgeting, Fuzzy logic, Intelligent agents


Article Type:

Research Paper


Article URL:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/02635570310479981

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