Logistic Function as a Tool of Planning

• Authors: Grzegorz Rządkowski , Iwona Głażewska , Katarzyna Sawińska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the present paper, we propose a new approach to investigate the logistic function, which is commonly used in mathematical models in economics and management. The approach is based on indicating in a given time series, having a logistic trend, some characteristic points corresponding to zeroes of successive derivatives of the logistic function. We also give examples of application of this method.

Keywords

EN

Logistic equation; logistic function; time series; Eulerian numbers; Riccati’s differential equation; mathematical models

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Foundations of Management
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 57-70

Dates

published

2014-06-01

online

2015-03-04

Contributors

author

Grzegorz Rządkowski

• Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Warsaw, Poland

author

Iwona Głażewska

• Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Warsaw, Poland

author

Katarzyna Sawińska

• Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/fman-2015-0004