Leaders in Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence (LPBI) Group

AVIVA LEV-ARI, Ph.D.

[1976-Present]

 

 

LIST of  PUBLICATIONS

 

 

 

Monographs and Professional Reports

 

(with S. Reichman)  The Transition of the Israeli Economy to a Short Workweek:  A Pilot Study, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Work and Welfare Research Institute, Jerusalem, 1976, 63pp. (Hebrew).

 

Residential Preferences of the Upper Middle Class in Tel-Aviv Metropolitan Area, Master Thesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Institute of Urban and Regional Studies, Jerusalem, 1977, 201pp. (Hebrew).

 

(with A. S. Mills)  Participation Motivations for Downhill Skiing, Proceedings of the National Recreation and Parks Association, Research Symposium on Psychology of Leisure, New Orleans, October 1979.

 

(with M. Becker, et. al.)  Infrastructure Characteristics and Road Safety Indicators of Israeli Cities:  Part I, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, Transportation Research Institute and Road Safety Centre, TR. 75/113, Haifa, 1980 (Hebrew).

 

Evolution of the Israeli City-System and the Urban Population Socio-Economic Profile:  Mediating Influences of National Planning Policies, July 1982, Unpublished manuscript.

 

Accessibility Demand and Residential Space Consumption:  Spatial and Social Choices in Metropolitan Areas, June 1982, Unpublished manuscript.

 

Explaining the Spatial Concentration of High-tech Plant Location and High-tech Employment Trends, Methodological Supplement to Working Paper No. 417, October 1983.  Prepared for the Institute of Urban and Regional Development, University of California, Berkeley, August 1984.

 

Economic Development Study:  Salt Lake City – RFP No. M54, Supplement to PPC Proposal.  Prepared for the Public Policy Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, March 1985.

 

Methodology Design with Applications to Industry and Management Consulting, SRI International, Statistical Information Management Department, October 1985.

 

Business and Economic Statistics Program, An Overview, SRI, International, Statistical Information Management Department, October 1985.

 

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Competitive Assessment of the U.S. Interior Car Components Market Segment, Prepared for the Automotive and Engine-Driven Equipment Program, SRI International, Materials and Mechanical Industries Center, Menlo Park, April 1986.

 

Market Entry:  Imports vs. Domestic Producers in the Industrial Phosphorus Industry, prepared for the Agricultural Chemicals Department, SRI International, Menlo Park, April 1986.

 

Technology Assessment:  Resource Allocation for Advanced Materials R&D, prepared for the Materials and Mechanical Industries Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, September 1986.

 

Management Consulting Aids: Strategic Positioning Scheme (SPS) and Expert Opinion Methodology (EOM), SRI International, Statistical Information Management Department, November 1986.

 

Market Penetration Model: New End-Use Technology – A Facet Research Design.

Prepared for EPRI – RFP 2864-1, SRI International, Statistical Information Management Department,  January 1987.

 

Competitive Assessment Model: A Strategic Positioning Scheme for the Global Pesticide Industry, SRI International, prepared for the Specialty, Agricultural and Inorganic Chemical Center, April 1987.

 

Industry Structure Model: A Strategic Choice Approach for Portfolio Management in the Global Pesticide Industry, SRI International, prepared for the Specialty, Agricultural and Inorganic Chemical Center, April 1987.

 

Competitive Assessment Model:  Strategic Positioning Schemes,  SRI International, Statistical Information Management Department, April 1987.

 

Industry Structure Model: A Strategic Choice Approach for Portfolio Management,   SRI International,  Statistical Information Management Department, April 1987.

 

Automotive Industry in 1990’s: The Global Technology-Based Competition. Prepared for Automotive and Engine-Driven Equipment Program, Materials and Mechanical Industries Center,  SRI International, July 1987.

 

Capital Structure and Valuation Model. SRI International, Statistical Information  Management Department,  August 1987.

 

An Equity Model for the Japanese Market: A Multidimensional Scaling Approach to Risk Assessment, Research Proposal submitted to BARRA, Berkeley, August 1987.

 

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An Equity Model for the U.S. Market: On Asset Substitution and Portfolio Return, Research Proposal Submitted to RCM, San Francisco, September 1987.

 

Computer-Aided Marketing: An Adaptive Marketing Development System. SRI International, Statistical Information Management Department, March 1988.

 

An Analysis of Worldwide Install Base: Historical Evolution and Growth Projections to  1992, Amdahl Corporation, 1989, Technical Report # 890330.

 

Market Trends in Amdahl Corporation’s Served Market: Policy Implications on Future Product Requirements, Amdahl Corporation, 1989, Technical Report # 891016.

 

CPU Business Opportunities in the U.S. Public Utility Market Segment, Amdahl Corporation, 1989, Technical Report # 890730.

 

Integrative Demand Forecasting System: Conceptual Scheme of System Components and System Integration via Simulation, Amdahl Corporation, 1989, Technical Reports # 881226, 891010.

 

Quarterly Procedure for Corporate Marketing Demand Forecasting Process, Amdahl Corporation, 1989, Technical Reports # 881212, 890303, 890601, 890907.

 

Business Plan and Resource Planning: Corporate Marketing Demand Forecasting Project, Amdahl Corporation, 1989, Technical Report # 891010.

 

Principles-of-Operation: Short-Term Solution, Corporate Marketing Demand Forecasting Project, Amdahl Corporation, 1989, Technical Report # 891117.

 

Stimulating Product Demand: A Strategic Marketing Approach,  Computer-Aided Marketing, March 1990, Technical Report # 900330.

 

A Casting Facility – New Supply of Aluminum Automobile Engine  Blocks: The Policast Process Technology, Research Design for Market Analysis & Forecast, Bechtel Corporation, November 1990, Technical Report # 901130.

 

Retail Distribution Analysis: Market Growth Assessment and New Directions – Individual Life Insurance Industry, Monitor Company, January 1991, Technical Report # 910110.

 

General Agency and Managerial Agency: Comparative Analysis of Distribution Systems for Retail Financial Products, Monitor Company, January 1991, Technical Report # 910122.

 

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Marginal Propensity to Consume Whole Life Insurance, Monitor Company, May 1991, Technical Report 910531.

 

Customer Financial Products: Market Segment Attractiveness to Financial Products Providers, MultiDimensional Strategic Systems, April 1991, Technical Report # 910415.

 

Application Methodology of a Computer-Aided Strategic Planning System (C-ASPS) to Planning, Design, Implementation and Management of Information Technology: Corporate Strategic Information System (CSIS), MultiDimensional Strategic Systems, April 1991, Technical Report 910430 (Revised April 1992).

 

Quantitative Strategy Consulting: A Facet Research Design Approach, MultiDimensional Strategic Systems, August 1991.

 

Buyer Purchasing Criteria for Pipeline Equipment Technology of Natural Gas Compression Stations – A Study in Emerging Technologies, MultiDimensional Strategic Systems, Inc., July 1992, TR: 920731-01.

 

Buyer Purchasing Criteria for Object-Oriented Technology – A Study in Emerging Technologies, MultiDimensional Strategic Systems, Inc., August 1992, TR: 920731-02.

 

ADOPTION OF INNOVATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) PRODUCTS: Site Expected Usage of 15 Innovative Information Technology Products – An Application of Multidimensional Scaling for an Advanced Analysis of IDC Global Information Technology Survey: Information Systems Executives Perspective, MultiDimensional Strategic Systems, Inc., November 1993, TR: 931131-01.

 

OUTSOURCING TECHNICAL SERVICES: Site Expected Usage of Outside Vendor TEN Technical Services – An Application of Multidimensional Scaling for an Advanced Analysis of IDC Global Information Technology Survey: Information Systems Executives Perspective, MultiDimensional Strategic Systems, Inc., December 1993, TR: 931231-01.

 

Computer-Aided Strategic Systems: Product Catalogue – 1995. MultiDimensional Strategic Systems, Inc., April 1995, TR: 950401-01.

 

1996 Research Plan, Economic and Decision Analysis Center (EDAC), MITRE Corporation, December 1995, Bedford, MA, 120pp.

 

Advanced Methodologies and Data Mining (DM) Techniques for Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery (KD) in Very Large Data Bases (VLDB), Part I: Potential Applications for EDAC, Part II: A Literature Survey, Economic and Decision Analysis Center (EDAC), MITRE Corporation, January 1996, Bedford, MA, 30pp.

 

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Electronic Mall for Analytics (E-MALL), A General Transaction Architecture (GTA), Concept Five Technologies, Inc., October 1996, Burlington, MA.

Vol. 1: The Business Case

            Vol. 2: GTA ñ System Design

            Vol. 3: Applications for GTA

 

A Strategic Technology Plan, Nets, Inc., Cambridge, MA April 1997

 

Sales Reporting at Nets, Inc., Nets, Inc., Cambridge, MA April 1997

Part I:            Platform Diagnosis

            Part II:            Statement of Directions

 

Value-based Pricing at Time0, Time0 Group, Perot Systems Corporation, Cambridge, MA, February 1998, TR: 980219V1, TR: 980219V2

            Vol. I:            Decision Enabling Technology Handbook

            Vol. II: Principles of Operation Manual

 

Value Added Analytical Services: A Business Plan for a New Line of Business, Time0 Group, Perot Systems Corporation, Cambridge, MA, July 1998

 

An Analytics Utility for Search Behavior on the Internet:

 

Part I:                         Probabilistic Modeling and Prediction of Search Behavior, 46pp.

Technical Report 99080101

Part II:             Economic Modeling of Caching Algorithms for Search Response Time Improvement, 63pp. Technical Report 99080102

Time0 Group, Digital Marketplace Analytics Practice, Perot Systems Corporation, Cambridge, MA, August 1999

 

B2B e-Customer Care, Institutional e-Shopping Behavior,  e-Customer Segmentation and e- Customer Retention,Time0 e-Customer Care Service Offerings, Digital Marketplace Analytics Practice, Time0 Group, a Subsidiary of Perot Systems Corporation, Cambridge, MA, June 2000, 63pp., Technical Report: 000630

 

EBPP: Float Analytics and Cash Management Efficiencies — Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment: Prediction of Clearing Float Reduction for Payers Cash Reserve Management and Billers Working Capital Management, Time0 Group, a Subsidiary of Perot Systems Corporation, Cambridge, MA, November 2000, Technical Report: 001115

 

Marketplace for Time0 EBPP Analytics: EBPP Float Analytics, EBPP System Performance, EBPP CRM, Time0 Group, A Subsidiary of Perot System Corporation, Technical Report: 002131, December 2000, 40pp.

 

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Auction Analytics for Exchanges Negotiated Commerce and Bid/Ask Systems of Real Time Digital Trade, Time0 Group, a Subsidiary of Perot Systems Corporation, Work-in-Progress, 2000/2001, Technical Report: 001215

 

Insightful Phase I: Item Calibration and Ability Estimation, Volume Editor, February 2003, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Monterey, California.

 

Ability Estimation using SA, GS and ES, Volume Editor, April 2003, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Monterey, California.

 

Advanced Gaming Technology: A Thought Leadership Initiative for Scientific Games Inc, June 2004, Prepared for Lorne Weil, CEO, 40pp., Monterey, California.

 

 

Books in Progress

 

Decision Enabling System Design: Electronic Commerce Impact on Operations Management.

 

Intellectual Property for Component-based System Architecture: Synergy and Future Options

 

 

 

 

Academic Manuscripts

 

“Corporate Growth and Locational Interdependence: Observations on Production, Location, Merger Activity and Organizational Structure”, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, December 1983, 353pp.

 

“Consumer Choice: Residential Preferences in Metropolitan Context”, Unpublished Master Thesis, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, September 1976, 251pp.