The discount rate is the interest rate used to calculate net present value (NPV). It represents the time value of money. NPV can help companies determine whether a proposed project may be profitable.

In this paper we study the resource-constrained project-scheduling problem with discounted cash flows. Each activity of this resource-constrained project-scheduling problem has certain resource ...

The size of the cash discount for prompt payment of invoices is an important element in a firm's credit policy. This paper structures the cash discount decision by focusing on the present value of ...