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Prediction of bankruptcy based on the mathematical programming

Sahnoun Imen, Jean Marc Martel, Chabchoub Habib

Abstract:

The concern about the prediction of bankruptcy is not recent. Since the 1960s, several methods have been developed. The most popular is certainly the Multiple Discriminant Analysis. In this paper, we are developing a method based on Mathematical Programming. The global performance of every firm is evaluated by a multicriteria index and the firms are classified into three categories: the non-failed firms, failed firms and those about which we are uncertain. The minimization of the latter constitutes the main objective of our mathematical program.

Keywords:

Mathematical programming, multicriteria index, classification, predicting bankruptcy

Reference index:

Sahnoun Imen, Jean Marc Martel, Chabchoub Habib, (2009), Prediction of bankruptcy based on the mathematical programming, Multiple Criteria Decision Making (4), pp. 107-124

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