Artificial neural networks in finance and manufacturing

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Kamruzzaman, Joarder., Begg, Rezaul., Sarker, Ruhul A.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2006.
• Subjects: Neural networks (Computer science) > Economic aspects.; Neural networks (Computer science) > Industrial applications.; Finance > Computer simulation.; Manufacturing processes > Computer simulation.
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"This book presents a variety of practical applications of neural networks in two important domains of economic activity: finance and manufacturing"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Section I. Introduction
• Chapter I. Artificial Neural Networks: Applications in Finance and Manufacturing / Joarder Kamruzzaman, Ruhul A. Sarker, Rezaul K. Begg
• Chapter II. Simultaneous Evolution of Network Architectures and Connection Weights in Artificial Neural Networks / Ruhul A. Sarker, Hussein A. Abbass
• Section II. ANNs in finance
• Chapter III. Neural Network-Based Stock Market Return Forecasting Using Data Mining for Variable Reduction / David Enke
• Chapter IV. Hybrid-Learning Methods for Stock Index Modeling / Yuehui Chen, Ajith Abraham
• Chapter V. Application of Higher-Order Neural Networks to Financial Time-Series Prediction / John Fulcher, Ming Zhang, Shuxiang Xu
• Chapter VI. Hierarchical Neural Networks for Modelling Adaptive Financial Systems / Masoud Mohammadian, Mark Kingham
• Chapter VII. Forecasting the Term Structure of Interest Rates Using Neural Networks / Sumit Kumar Bose, Janardhanan Sethuraman, Sadhalaxmi Raipet
• Chapter VIII. Modeling and Prediction of Foreign Currency Exchange Markets / Joarder Kamruzzaman, Ruhul A. Sarker, Rezaul K. Begg
• Chapter IX. Improving Returns on Stock Investment through Neural Network Selection / Tong-Seng Quah
• Section III: ANNs in manufacturing
• Chapter X. Neural Networks in Manufacturing Operations / Eldon Gunn, Corinne MacDonald
• Chapter XI. High-Pressure Die-Casting Process Modeling Using Neural Networks / M. Imad Khan, Saeid Nahavandi, Yakov Frayman
• Chapter XII. Neural Network Models for the Estimation of Product Costs: An Application in the Automotive Industry / Sergio Cavalieri, Paolo Maccarrone, Roberto Pinto
• Chapter XIII. A Neural-Network-Assisted Optimization Framework and Its Use for Optimum-Parameter Identification / Tapabrata Ray
• Chapter XIV. Artificial Neural Networks in Manufacturing: Scheduling / George A. Rovithakis, Stelios E. Perrakis, Manolis A. Christodoulou
• Chapter XV. Recognition of Lubrication Defects in Cold Forging Process with a Neural Network / Bernard F. Rolfe, Yakov Frayman,Georgina L. Kelly, Saeid Nahavandi
• About the Authors
• Index.