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- Title
- RESEARCH ON NON-RANDOM ELEMENTS OF THE COMMODITY FUTURES MARKETS.
- Creator
- Sanford, Donald G., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The research questions of this study were: (1) Can non-randomness be identified in the movement of commodity futures prices which would indicate that the random walk theory is not fully applicable? (2) What model or models demonstrate this non-randomness? and (3) Are characteristics of non-randomness uniformly present in different commodity types? A data base of commodity futures price history was assembled covering wheat, corn, oats, and soybeans. Considering the four commodity types and the...
Show moreThe research questions of this study were: (1) Can non-randomness be identified in the movement of commodity futures prices which would indicate that the random walk theory is not fully applicable? (2) What model or models demonstrate this non-randomness? and (3) Are characteristics of non-randomness uniformly present in different commodity types? A data base of commodity futures price history was assembled covering wheat, corn, oats, and soybeans. Considering the four commodity types and the various delivery months for each commodity, a total of 215 years of price history was available. The historical data was used to test two methods of technical analysis: (1) a moving average model and (2) a seasonal model. The models simulate on a digital computer various decision rules in trading commodity futures using the price history data as input. The models were evaluated by comparing the resulting net profits from trading against the net profit from a simple buy-and-hold policy. Moving average and seasonal strategies were found which would produce more profitable results than the buy-and-hold strategy. The moving average model produced best results with wheat and corn. Oats showed the poorest results and soybeans was in an intermediate position. Oats, however, was the only commodity of the four tested which exhibited consistently better results using the seasonal model compared to the moving average model. Recommendations were made on areas of possible further study based on the research results.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1974
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11631
- Subject Headings
- Commodity exchanges, Speculation
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- BUSINESS SYSTEMS SIMULATION USING GPSS/360.
- Creator
- Sanford, Donald G., Florida Atlantic University, Stephenson, Samuel S.
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis was prepared as an introductory text in business systems simulation using the General Purpose Simulation System/360 computer programming language. The material requires no background in computer programming or simulation. A knowledge of elementary probability and statistics and a course in operations research would be prerequisites. A number of examples illustrate an approach to simulation problems and the use of the computer language.
- Date Issued
- 1971
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13420
- Subject Headings
- Computer simulation, Programming languages (Electronic computers)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Study of the Effects of Unpredictable Delays on Plant Floor Productivity Using the Dynamo Language and Modeling Techniques.
- Creator
- Dent, Bruce David, Florida Atlantic University, Sanford, Donald G.
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis uses the Dynamo Language and Modeling Techniques to show the effects of unpredictable delays on manufacturing facilities using a job shop production strategy. These delays affect productivity in that they cause increased work-in-process inventories and underutilized resources. Two models are developed, a macro model treating the plant floor as an entity and a micro model which shows the day-to-day operation of four work centers. The same basic assumptions are made in each model so...
Show moreThis thesis uses the Dynamo Language and Modeling Techniques to show the effects of unpredictable delays on manufacturing facilities using a job shop production strategy. These delays affect productivity in that they cause increased work-in-process inventories and underutilized resources. Two models are developed, a macro model treating the plant floor as an entity and a micro model which shows the day-to-day operation of four work centers. The same basic assumptions are made in each model so the results may be used to complement each other.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1977
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13858
- Subject Headings
- Management--Research, Factory management--Mathematical models
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A VALUES STUDY OF VOLUNTARY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS AND NON-CONTRIBUTORS TO AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION.
- Creator
- MATTHEWS, GERALD WILLIAM., Florida Atlantic University, Sanford, Donald G.
- Abstract/Description
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This study attempts to explain the motivation for a voluntary financial gift through the analysis of individual value systems. Contributors and non-contributors to a fraternal association are compared by value rankings. Certain socioeconomic information was also collected and compared. It is anticipated that the study will be a base of information for more detailed study into the complex field of motivation to contribute financially to not-for-profit organizations.
- Date Issued
- 1978
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13907
- Subject Headings
- Associations, institutions, etc, Fund raising, Values
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- WHAT ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SALES AND PRODUCTION IN THE COMPOSITE CAN AND TUBE INSTITUTE?.
- Creator
- SNIPES, WADE A., Florida Atlantic University, Sanford, Donald G., College of Business, Department of Management
- Abstract/Description
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This study was designed to determine what the areas of conflict were in the relationships between sales and production personnel in companies who are members of the Composite Can and Tube Institute. A questionnaire consisting of three parts was used to gather data. The first part consisted of thirty modified Likert Scale questions to measure the respondents' feelings toward items reflective of typical industrial situations. The second part incorporated the respondents' value rankings of...
Show moreThis study was designed to determine what the areas of conflict were in the relationships between sales and production personnel in companies who are members of the Composite Can and Tube Institute. A questionnaire consisting of three parts was used to gather data. The first part consisted of thirty modified Likert Scale questions to measure the respondents' feelings toward items reflective of typical industrial situations. The second part incorporated the respondents' value rankings of Rokeach-Clare-Sanford terminal and instrumental values and their perceived value rankings of relevant other people in their job environments. The third part involved certain demographic information about the respondents and that relationship to conflict areas. Chi-square and the Spearman Coefficient were used in analyzing the results.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14053
- Subject Headings
- Business Administration, General
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- RESEARCH ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF AN INTRAURBAN RAIL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR AN URBAN AREA.
- Creator
- CAHILL, RONALD MARTIN., Florida Atlantic University, Sanford, Donald G., College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Public Administration
- Abstract/Description
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This is a study of intraurban rail rapid transit systems in relation to possible implications for an urban area over a period of 250 years. Two digital computer simulation models using the DYNAMO computer language are integrated to explore the results of assumed relationships between intraurban rail rapid transit usage and an urban area under highly pure conditions that are also assumed. One computer simulation model is developed for use as a rail rapid transit sector with Forrester's urban...
Show moreThis is a study of intraurban rail rapid transit systems in relation to possible implications for an urban area over a period of 250 years. Two digital computer simulation models using the DYNAMO computer language are integrated to explore the results of assumed relationships between intraurban rail rapid transit usage and an urban area under highly pure conditions that are also assumed. One computer simulation model is developed for use as a rail rapid transit sector with Forrester's urban model and is then integrated with the urban model as a sector. The conclusions reached in the study are related to the simulation results and state that an intraurban rail rapid transit system may serve as a catalyst for an urban area's revival under conditions where it is used in place of automobiles to a high degree. However, it is also concluded that the rail transit usage may need to be accompanied by other specific policies in order to produce any tangible long run changes in the urban area equilibrium conditions.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1975
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13725
- Subject Headings
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Format
- Document (PDF)