The Delphi method can be an effective option for business owners or project managers who want to conduct research into a specific problem they are facing through a qualitative method. Here are a few reasons you might want to use the Delphi method when business forecasting: Flexibility The Delphi...
The Delphi method of predicting outcomes has been around for a long while but is not widely used in continuous improvement. It is the process of posing questions to many experts and using a summary of their results to further a discussion to predict a future outcome.One...
In Java there are various predefined stream classes that provide filters for other stream classes. The filter classes essentially "wrap" the streams they operate on and can often be applied to further filters. This article demonstrates how we can do this in Delphi in a way that is extendable ...
The Delphi library functionAllocateHWndis used to create a hidden window for us and the relatedDeallocateHWnddisposes of the window when we've finished with it. A hidden window requires a window procedure.AllocateHWndenables us to use a method as a window procedure where Windows normally requires ...
Since this method should not be called when there is no version information available we use an assertion to guard against this. The other assertion simply checks that the requested index is in range. The GetTranslationCount method simply returns the size of the dynamic array that stores the tr...
As we will see, there are problems with either approach, but the second method is the most robust.Investigate the problem To see the problem let's create a small application that shows the name of the parent form's active control in the status bar. Start a new Delphi application and ...
In Delphi,procedural types(method pointers) allow you to treat procedures and functions as values that can be assigned to variables or passed to other procedures and functions. Here's how to call a function (or procedure) as a parameter of another function (or procedure) : ...
A variation of this method, known as the Delphi method, involves asking a group of experts to provide sales forecast figures with supporting commentary. Once the experts have submitted comments, a facilitator compiles the estimates and comments and resubmits them to the group. Each expert then ...
There are complications when saving and restoring the window state. When the window is minimised, Delphi doesn't minimise the form – it hides it and displays the Application window in the taskbar. The method I've used causes a previously minimised window to flash on-screen briefly. I'd wel...
Military and Defense: Much like in business, the Delphi method supports military and defense planning by aiding in strategic planning, threat assessment, and resource allocation. However, military strategists also use it to anticipate future threats, conflicts, and security challenges to national securi...