Applied Optimization

Preface. 1. The Threshold Accepting Heuristic for Index Tracking; M. Gilli, E. Kellezi. 2. Algorithms for Optimization of Value-at-Risk; N. Larsen, et al. 3. Empirical Bayes Estimation of Securities Price Parameters; L.C. MacLean, et al. 4. The Value of Integrative Risk Management for Insurance Products with Guarantees; A. Consiglio, et al. 5. alpha-Quantile Option in a Jump-Diffusion Economy; L. Ballotta. 6. On Optimality Condition of Interacting Agents in Financial Markets; V. Korotkich. 7. Searching for the Optimal Defence Expenditure; A.S. Andreou, et al. 8. The Efficiency of Capital Market Microstructure in Greece; H.V. Mertzanis. 9. A Multi-objective Methodology for Bank Asset Liability Management; K. Kosmidou, C. Zopounidis. 10. Post Tax Optimal Investments; M.A. Osorio, et al. 11. Random Matrix Theory and a Definition of Correlations in Financial Markets; G. Korotkikh. 12. The Stimulation of the Implied Distribution and Other Smile Consistent Stochastic Volatility Models: An Overview; G. Skiadopoulos. 13. e-Commerce in the Agribusiness Sector: Present Situation and Future Trends. G. Baourakis, G. Daian. 14. Identifying Patterns in Internet Retail Store Layouts; A.P. Vrechopoulos, et al. 15. A Dynamic Slope Scaling Procedure for the Fixed-Charge Cost Multi-Commodity Network Flow Problem; S.D. Eksioglu, et al. 16. Inventory Management; A. Karakitsiou, A. Migdalas. 17. Non-Linear Pricing in Single Period Supply Contracts with Asymmetric Demand Information; A. Burnetas, et al. 18. the Optimization of the Distribution System in the Context of Supply Chain Management Development; G. Baourakis, M. Stroe. 19. From Logistics to Collaborative Logistics - a Theoretical Approach; A. Mavrommati, A. Migdalas. 20. Supply Chain Management: A Business Approach to Some Actual Aspects; I. Alves de Queiroz. 21. Failure Discrimination by Semi-Definite Programming; H. Konno, et al.