seddigheh khorshid; samad nojavan
Volume 11, Issue 28 , April 2013, , Pages 61-97
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Competitiveness is core of businesses in market economics. It means the ability and performance of a firm, sub-sector or a country to sell and supply goods and/or service in a given market. Porter's competitiveness forces model is one of the most well-known framework for analyzing the competitiveness ...
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Competitiveness is core of businesses in market economics. It means the ability and performance of a firm, sub-sector or a country to sell and supply goods and/or service in a given market. Porter's competitiveness forces model is one of the most well-known framework for analyzing the competitiveness of firms, that has been extensively used to develop and formulate the competitive strategies of firms in order to increase their competitive edge. The aim of this article is to be measure and analyze Irankhodro firm's competitiveness with using Porter's competitiveness forces model to select a competitive strategy. A questionnaire survey is conducted for collecting research data from Irankhodro firm's managers and expert employees. Then research data is analyzed by fuzzy model based on integrating fuzzy AHP and DEA.The findings of research show: a. the most important of competitive forces with which Irankhodro firm faces, are rival firms competitive intensity and the threat of entry of new competitors. B. Irandkhodro firm was fierce with high fix cost, perceived level differentiation, exist barriers allocation per value added, degree of differentiation of inputs, supplier concentration to firm concentration ratio, buyer propensity to substitutes, switching costs of suppliers relative to firms switching cost. These sub-factors can decrease Irankhodro firm's competitiveness level. C. Irankhodro firm's competitiveness level is moderate, and focus strategy based on cost leadership is the most proper of competitive strategy in order to sustain and enhance competitive power
Laya Olfat; Mohammad Reza Sadeghi
Volume 8, Issue 21 , June 2011, , Pages 63-83
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Nowadays, inventory management has a significant importance in supply chain. In supply chain management literature, inventory control and minimizing inventory-related cost are a main challenges confronting the managers. One of the issues attracting the attention of most researchers is determining the ...
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Nowadays, inventory management has a significant importance in supply chain. In supply chain management literature, inventory control and minimizing inventory-related cost are a main challenges confronting the managers. One of the issues attracting the attention of most researchers is determining the level of safety stock in such a way that enables us to reach appropriate fill rate. In this paper, a non-linear model to determine the level of safety stock in different components of supply chain is presented with the aim of minimizing the safety stock-related cost.
Seyyed Mohammad Aarabi; Soheil Sarmad Saeedi
Volume 2, Issue 6 , September 2004, , Pages 65-88
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Electronic commerce phenomenon is a necessity for business in the 21st century. For applying of this new technology, direct and indirect environmental principals which are essential for developing of export shell ...
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Electronic commerce phenomenon is a necessity for business in the 21st century. For applying of this new technology, direct and indirect environmental principals which are essential for developing of export shell study, review and revise.
In addition merchants and other stakeholders which are involved in business must be enough knowledgeable in electron commerce. For achievement of above purposes,l) principals and environmental obstacles should be specified and prioritized, and then 2) the importance coefficients should be determined and finally 3) a proper pattern for implementing of electronic commerce will be submitted.
In the attached article the steps which was shown above are completely performed.By studying the relevant factors in 73 developed and developing countries a proper pattern for applying of electronic commerce has been considered in Iran. In addition a number of suggestions In commensurate with research results has been proposed.
Seyed Mohammad Aarabi; Marjan Fayyazi
Volume 4, Issue 13 , June 2006, , Pages 67-88
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Modem organizations face unprecedented challenges in today’s fast- paced, high-tech, information-based competitive environments. Employees empowerment is a powerful tool for managers and leaders that lead to competitive advantages. The concepts and theories of empowerment developed but The meaning ...
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Modem organizations face unprecedented challenges in today’s fast- paced, high-tech, information-based competitive environments. Employees empowerment is a powerful tool for managers and leaders that lead to competitive advantages. The concepts and theories of empowerment developed but The meaning of empowerment as used in the literature has, however, been quite vague because the existence of integrated approach to these theories have neglected. In this paper, after present historical context, key concepts, and critical analysis about empowerment, we developed a new model (typology) based on Burrell and Morgan's paradigm included functionalist empowerment, structuralist empowerment, interpretive empowerment and humanist empowerment.
Mehdi Seifbarghy; Chero Ziaei Naghshbandi
Volume 9, Issue 24 , March 2012, , Pages 67-84
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In this paper, a Decision Support System (DSS) is developed in order to evaluate customers. The addressed system can specially be applied in captive markets. This paper extends Chamodrakas et al. [8] in which the customer evaluation in order to customer selection is executed using a fuzzy TOPSIS method. ...
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In this paper, a Decision Support System (DSS) is developed in order to evaluate customers. The addressed system can specially be applied in captive markets. This paper extends Chamodrakas et al. [8] in which the customer evaluation in order to customer selection is executed using a fuzzy TOPSIS method. The proposed DSS includes 6 different models and the user can select among them. The system is coded utilizing C# programming language. To present the system performance, some parts of the system are presented along with a numerical problem.
Sayed Heidar Mirfakhredini1; Masoud Pourhamidi; Faeze Sadat Mirfakhradini3
Volume 10, Issue 27 , January 2012, , Pages 68-93
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Despite the extensive use of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) inthe manufacturing and services, emphasis on the results of this method withconcern to the disadvantages such as providing definitive results is notcorrect. This paper tries to clarify the main disadvantages of FMEAconventional method ...
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Despite the extensive use of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) inthe manufacturing and services, emphasis on the results of this method withconcern to the disadvantages such as providing definitive results is notcorrect. This paper tries to clarify the main disadvantages of FMEAconventional method and explain the concept of cluster analysis andspecifications of different models of C-Means to classify harmful modes andeffects in the steel making factory of Iran's alloy steel company using FMEAand fuzzy clustering techniques. In this context, homogeneous harmfulmodes and effects based on occurrence, severity and frequency indicatorswith Fuzzy C-Means clustering (FCM) were identified. In this study, thefuzzy cluster analysis in terms of before and after improvement wasperformed by Data Engine 4.0 software. The results of this research will beuseful for researchers, managers, and safety professionals for developingpractical strategies in order to prevent the consequences of harmful modesand effects
Akbar Alam Tabriz; Hamed Abdollahi
Volume 3, Issue 10 , September 2005, , Pages 69-81
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Value engineering is a collection of the organized and creative arts and skills which are guided to analyze the function of the product or the system. They aim to realize these functions with the minimum costs. Khorassan Pooya Gostar Company is the largest contractor of the Iranian car manufactures has ...
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Value engineering is a collection of the organized and creative arts and skills which are guided to analyze the function of the product or the system. They aim to realize these functions with the minimum costs. Khorassan Pooya Gostar Company is the largest contractor of the Iranian car manufactures has to make endeavors to provide the rubber parts of disparate types of cars along with Iran’s industry to make its products competitive. Considering the high manufacturing expenditures the wastage quantity the manufacturing period and the low quality of the products the working procedures of this company has been set on the management agenda to solve the aforementioned quandaries through implementation of the value engineering methodology. This research is among the applied ones due to the objective type but considering the data gathering tools it is classified as descriptive researches. This research has been carried out based on the international American value engineering association during 3 chief stages by following the executive steps of each stage. The required information of the project and its objectives were done during the pre-study stage. The process components were identified during 6 steps in the next stage known as the value analysis. The function of each component was defined. Some proposals were proffered for each function. Having summarized and evaluated these suggestions the final scenario was proffered to be implemented. The results of implementing the proposals were registered and collated with the previous situation in the final stage namely the comprehensive study. After the implementation of the research and the proposed scenario the results were summarized which evince the amelioration of the manufacturing section of the company in all the fields. It is noteworthy that these results demonstrate 2 percent cost reduction 14 percent waste quantity 5 percent manufacturing velocity and the 100 percent quality rating.
M. Ansari; J. Salehi Sadaghiani
Volume 2, Issue 5 , June 2004, , Pages 71-89
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Modern and new technologies have changed the management view and the methods of problem solving and management of organizations. For effectively managing the organizations at todays changing environment managers should view different global economic, social, political and legal conditions and must pay ...
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Modern and new technologies have changed the management view and the methods of problem solving and management of organizations. For effectively managing the organizations at todays changing environment managers should view different global economic, social, political and legal conditions and must pay attention to factors such as developing deformation and communication technologies and changing customers expectations. For with respect to each condition and factor they needs appropriate information to increase their knowledge and decrease their uncertainty to have effective performance. In this way it seems necessary to consider information technologies and total quality management and understand their impact on efficiency and effectiveness.
In this article through citing the relationships between information technology and total quality management we attempt to examine their impact on organizations efficiency and effectiveness. Therefore we study the concepts of effectiveness efficiency and productivity and then point to the relationships between information technology and total quality management and to the impact of these relationships on organizations efficiency and effectiveness. Because, today managers' attitudes and views to quality in firms is new. Production with desired quality requires not only clear definition of goals, specific policies and procedures for each part of work and each stage of process but also real time inspection, measurement and documentation systems.
Jamshid Salehi Sadaghiani; Maryam Akhavan; Majid Babolhavaeji
Volume 3, Issue 8 , March 2005, , Pages 71-93
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Customer relationship management and business to business model are two major factors in success of modern trade. It is that for development of electronic business in Iran entering to purpose. CRM is a point of view that emphasizes on the cooperation order to create value. This view point which is the ...
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Customer relationship management and business to business model are two major factors in success of modern trade. It is that for development of electronic business in Iran entering to purpose. CRM is a point of view that emphasizes on the cooperation order to create value. This view point which is the result of recent improvement of information technology wants to improve the relationship between the stakeholders to satisfy the requirements of the customer collecting data. Therefore it is important to satisfy the available customer and have a long range relationship with them.
Electronic business helps management to keep to relationship customers in the new century which new methods are available distribution in the extended geography and support the distribution marketing. Although these two have different sections but they have sections. Integration of these two elements have very benefits on sale service to the customers and informational support of business process.
Fattah Sharifzadeh
Volume 8, Issue 18 , September 2010, , Pages 71-104
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Today, different types of proactive organizations can be classified in service and industrial organization sectors. The first types of organizations are located in developing countries and have had brood- based activities. The second type organizations operate developed countries and are more important ...
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Today, different types of proactive organizations can be classified in service and industrial organization sectors. The first types of organizations are located in developing countries and have had brood- based activities. The second type organizations operate developed countries and are more important in terms of value creation and economic operations. What is apparent in literature review and conceptual model and theory is that, the respective issues are more relevant to industrial organizations which have measurable tangible activity and performance. Therefore, service organizations are to utilize knowledge in accordance with its environment and structure.
In this research, quality findings enable organizational managers to improve and present better service quality and operations. Regarding this issue, literature on organizational excellence models is reviewed. After identifying scientific dimensions of subject matter, with respect to expert knowledge and executive managers who are involved in service, and industrial organizations, an excellence model is analyzed and introduced. All data collected and evaluated regarding: Deming, Baldrige EFQM (the European Foundation for Quality Management and CAF (Common assessment Framework), theoretical Excellence model evaluated thoroughly by all organizational managers working repeatedly and continuously in strategic, technical and scientific committees throughout IDCO organizations. Thereby final conceptual excellence model approved and authorized by organization for implementation.
Reza salami; Hadi Ramezani; Sima Sedighi Gariz; Ahmad Jamali
Volume 9, Issue 23 , December 2011, , Pages 71-96
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Today, foreign investment is known as one of the most important sources of funding and technology transfer modes in developing countries, that is because foreign investment, in comparison to domestic investment, includes competitive advantages such as accessibility to sufficient information, managerial ...
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Today, foreign investment is known as one of the most important sources of funding and technology transfer modes in developing countries, that is because foreign investment, in comparison to domestic investment, includes competitive advantages such as accessibility to sufficient information, managerial skills, advanced technology and valid sources of funding., Due to high demand of large expenses and advanced technologies, foreign investment is a necessary and inevitable issue in oil refinery industries. In related to multiplicity of foreign investment modes, selecting the right mode of investment has been as one of the strategic decisions for investee countries. The present research, therefore, is designed to identify and prioritize the different modes of foreign investment in oil refinery industries. This paper is based on a research, descriptive-survey methodology. To analyze the gathering data used in this paper is based on statically and multinational attribute decision making techniques. The final results illustrates that using investment mode like Built, Operation, Transfer (BOT) has been considered to be the best method in comparison with other modes in this oil refinery industry.
Mahnaz Afrasiyabi; Ahmad Sadeghi
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Models presented in inventory management, encompass varied parameters. Primary factor in classic models related to determination of the economical ordering quantity (EOQ) and the economical production quantity (EPQ), is to consider parameters like the setup cost, the holding cost and the demand rate, ...
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Models presented in inventory management, encompass varied parameters. Primary factor in classic models related to determination of the economical ordering quantity (EOQ) and the economical production quantity (EPQ), is to consider parameters like the setup cost, the holding cost and the demand rate, to be fixed. This characteristic leads to a great difference among the quantity of the economical ordering obtained in classic models and real-word conditions. For instance, It should be stated that not only the holding costs of spoiled and useless products are not always fixed, but also, they would be increased by passing time. This article is an attempt to develop classical EOQ and EPQ models by considering holding and purchasing cost as an increasing continuous function of the ordering cycle time. Due to the complexity of the considered problem, two meta-heuristic algorithms, including Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II) and Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization (MOPSO) are developed. Optimizing service level is considered as one of main apprehension in management science, that’s why increasing service level optimization would be evaluated as the second objective. As the performance of meta-heuristic algorithms is significantly influenced by calibrating their parameters, Taguchi methodology has been used to tune the parameters of the developed algorithms
Reza Vaezi; Fatemah Vosooghi
Volume 8, Issue 19 , December 2010, , Pages 73-96
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This article scrutinizes the Relationship between implementing organizational excellence model and improving human resource productivity in Tehran Oil Refinery. In order to clarify this relationship, one main hypothesis and 5 subsidiary hypotheses are defined. The main hypothesis states that there is ...
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This article scrutinizes the Relationship between implementing organizational excellence model and improving human resource productivity in Tehran Oil Refinery. In order to clarify this relationship, one main hypothesis and 5 subsidiary hypotheses are defined. The main hypothesis states that there is a positive relationship between Implementing Organizational Excellence Model and Improving Human Resource Productivity in the refinery. In this research we studied the relationship over the period June 22th 2008 - June 21th 2009 and the people who were involved in this research include both managers and employees of the Refinery. The data is gathered by using a questionnaire. We have used the stratified sampling approach and the Sample has been composed of 84 people (66 employees and 18 managers). Data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings verify the main hypothesis. At the end, we propose some ways of using our findings in practice.
Moslem Nilchi,; Mohammadesmaeil Fadaeinejad; Seyyed Hossein Razavi-Hajiagha; Ahmad Badri
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Looking at the economic definition of efficiency as optimal use of resources to produce possible maximum output, it can be understood the importance of this concept in management systems. Basically, Managers are trying to meet the satisfaction of all their stakeholders by optimally utilize of their resources ...
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Looking at the economic definition of efficiency as optimal use of resources to produce possible maximum output, it can be understood the importance of this concept in management systems. Basically, Managers are trying to meet the satisfaction of all their stakeholders by optimally utilize of their resources to produce outputs. Due to high cost of holding money this point has more importance to the banking industry in Iran. In this paper, by looking at the structure of bank activities in Iran, a model with five different parts is provided that depicts the flow of affairs in banks. A mathematical model based on data envelopment analysis is presented to evaluate the efficiency of proposed structure and by using fuzzy approach, a method has been proposed to solve it. The results of applying the proposed model to 210 branches of one bank show that despite relative acceptable efficiency in resource attracting, and management, the efficiency of service, resource allocation and profitability parts are facing with important problem
Majid Hooshmandi Maher; Maghsoud Amiri
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In most industries the cost of raw materials and product components constitutes almost 60% percent of a product cost (in some industries up to 80%). In this condition، proper sourcing can play a key role in an organization's efficiency and effectiveness، because it has a direct effect on cost reduction، ...
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In most industries the cost of raw materials and product components constitutes almost 60% percent of a product cost (in some industries up to 80%). In this condition، proper sourcing can play a key role in an organization's efficiency and effectiveness، because it has a direct effect on cost reduction، profitability and flexibility of a company. In this paper، to determine the optimal order quantity, multi supplier،multi product and during several periods، shortage and surplus،incremental discounts، multi objective and multi criteria nature of the problem، uncertainty in demand، lead time، fixed order cost، supplier quality level and every period budget are being considered. To incorporate the effective criteria in mathematical model، analytic network process approach has been used. After developing the robust multi objective mixed integer programming، a numerical example is presented. Finally, the results and suggestions for future studies are presented
Ahmad Jafarnejad; Mehrdad Yasaei
Volume 12, Issue 33 , July 2015, , Pages 75-96
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Due to the changes in production and market conditions, companies are facing many pressures. One of the ways of confronting with these pressures is the concept of supply chain and increasing its flexibility to satisfy different needs of customers. Despite the importance of supply chain flexibility, lack ...
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Due to the changes in production and market conditions, companies are facing many pressures. One of the ways of confronting with these pressures is the concept of supply chain and increasing its flexibility to satisfy different needs of customers. Despite the importance of supply chain flexibility, lack of appropriate analytical models to explain the relationship between the flexibility in a system and the performance of overall system is still recognized. Therefore, in this study a mathematical model of supply chain flexibility has been presented. This research is applied and of the descriptive research types. This study is done in two phases; dimensions detection and modeling. Identified dimensions in the first phase are labor flexibility, machine flexibility, routing and process flexibility. They are important dimensions for assess each three levels; provide, produce and assemble the entire supply chain. The result of the second phase was the design of a mathematical model for each three levels, separately, but dependent on other levels by objective function. Their limitations are defined by identified dimensions in the first phase. .
Faezeh Asadian Ardakani; Ali Morovati Sharifabadi
Volume 10, Issue 26 , January 2012, , Pages 75-94
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One of the solutions for solving cutting stock problem in differentindustries, such as sheet metal, lumber, glass, paper and textile, isapplying ,Particle Swarm Optimization to minimize the waste ofrawmaterials. This article is intended to solve two-dimensional cuttingproblem. In these problems, larger ...
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One of the solutions for solving cutting stock problem in differentindustries, such as sheet metal, lumber, glass, paper and textile, isapplying ,Particle Swarm Optimization to minimize the waste ofrawmaterials. This article is intended to solve two-dimensional cuttingproblem. In these problems, larger rectangular plates, divided intosmaller rectangularsegments, aim to minimizing the number of usedplates or the waste of plates by considering demand. In this articlePSO is used. To enhance the efficiency of algorithm, and preventingoverlap in cutting problem, the CUL algorithm is used. In order toinvestigate the results of algorithm, new software has been designed.This software has two ways for solving the problem. First, it ends upwith optimized cutting pattern considering the number and dimensionof segments and, length and width of main plate. Also, there is apossibility to give different width to software, in this case, thesoftware gives the user the optimum cutting pattern and optimumlength of main plate in addition to optimum width
Kaveh Khalili Damghani; Mohammad TaghaviFard; Kiaras Karbaschi
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The main goal of this paper is to evaluate the relative efficiency of each level of customer services in MELLI bank branches. A three stage process is defined as consecutive results of service provision to the customers. This process consists of sub-process such as customer expectations, customer satisfaction, ...
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The main goal of this paper is to evaluate the relative efficiency of each level of customer services in MELLI bank branches. A three stage process is defined as consecutive results of service provision to the customers. This process consists of sub-process such as customer expectations, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty. A hybrid method based on Multi-criteria Satisfaction Analysis (MUSA) and network Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is proposed to evaluate the relative efficiency of 30 branches. In this way, first the customer satisfaction was measured through a direct questionnaire based on customers perceptions analysis and quantified using MUSA method. Then, the customer satisfaction scores and the other important evaluating criteria such as number of employees, average evaluation scores of staff, operating costs, the amount of deposits, total credit facilities, the number of new checking accounts, expectations and customer loyalty were considered in DEA model as inputs and outputs. A three-stage DEA model was used to evaluate the efficiency of bank branches. The proposed DEA model was based on multipliers perspective, output-oriented with constant return to scale. The proposed three-stage DEA model quantified and assessed the efficiency of customer expectations, customer satisfactions, and customer loyalties in branches. The results showed that the mean relative efficiency of selected branches in three sub-processes namely customer satisfaction, operational results and customer loyalty were 83%, 94%, and 90%, respectively. The mean efficiency of the overall process is 89%.And four branches (about 13% of sample) were placed on efficient frontier for all sub-processes. Based on research findings, the branches which have been efficient in customer expectations were also efficient in other sub-processes and the main process.
A. Azar; M. Fadaei
Volume 2, Issue 4 , March 2004, , Pages 75-99
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Management is one of the basic foundations of administration in developed countries. Since suitable combination of available factors and resources coordination and relation between them and finally due attention to lots of real restrictions are vital to increasing efficiency and productivity. In recent ...
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Management is one of the basic foundations of administration in developed countries. Since suitable combination of available factors and resources coordination and relation between them and finally due attention to lots of real restrictions are vital to increasing efficiency and productivity. In recent years requirement to considering and analysis of relationships and interactions between different elements has resulted in inventing new methods. These methods and techniques have enabled managers to make effective decisions based on accurate information.
This paper surveys the extent to which managers of manufacturing industries are aware about MS techniques and exploits them in practice. For this aim we selected some of the most famous and applicable MS techniques. Then industrial managers view about these techniques and application of them was asked by the means of a questionnaire. In this questionnaire degree of applying and reasons for not applying these methods in important organizational decisions were also surveyed. Degree of awareness and applying these methods in different industries was recognized. Relationship between these two variables and other relevant elements was assessed in the next stage.
Finally degree of applying MS techniques in different managerial decisions and reasons for not applying them were ranked based on average ranks obtained from sample.
Fattah Sahrifzadeh; Mahmood Sharifi
Volume 5, Issue 14 , December 2006, , Pages 75-110
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This research was conducted to evaluate goal-achievement level of science and technology parks and research centers in Iran. Today technology change and development, have led to significant move and innovation in all aspects of our lives to the point, it has remarkably impacted our welfare and life.
In ...
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This research was conducted to evaluate goal-achievement level of science and technology parks and research centers in Iran. Today technology change and development, have led to significant move and innovation in all aspects of our lives to the point, it has remarkably impacted our welfare and life.
In other words, one of the most effective planning tools in the area of national and international technical and scientific development is establishing connection between industrial and scientific centers to improve its status and standing. Establishing such sound relationship can effectively lead to industrial and scientific developments. In Iran special attention has recently been paid to this issue. Nowadays, Ministries of Sciences, Technology and Researches, Information and Technology, and Mines and Industry and other related organizations have attempted to perform active role in establishing these centers and scientific parks to meet their goals and missions. Testing hypotheses and concluding our research findings indicate that activities of these institutions lead to improving Knowledge - based growth and competitive power and technological .entrepreneur ship through Knowledge-based economy.
Ali Saeedi; Ommolbanin Dadar
Volume 6, Issue 16 , June 2007, , Pages 75-97
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One of the most important function of financial markets and especially stock exchanges is facilitating, accelerating and cost reduction in conversion of financial asset into cash and vice versa.
Turnover velocity is the ability to buy and sell considerable amount of securities, quickly and with very ...
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One of the most important function of financial markets and especially stock exchanges is facilitating, accelerating and cost reduction in conversion of financial asset into cash and vice versa.
Turnover velocity is the ability to buy and sell considerable amount of securities, quickly and with very little price effect. This feature has been defined for the market as a whole (Such as WFE calculate for its members monthly and yearly) and for individual securities as well.
In this research liquidity index is defined as the ratio of the number of shares transacted and total number of issued shares. The relationship between stock liquidity index at time t and its 6 lags is tested among 242 Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) listed companies during four years (2005 to 2008) in panel data. The stationarity of data is also approved by unit root test. The significant relation between stock liquidity at time t and 6 previous lags is approved, besides, significant relation between Amihud liquidity index and the ratio which be applied in this research is approved. But model's R Squared is not high enough to be a good model for forecasting.
Hasan Ghasemi; Seyed Mohammad A’arabi; NabiAllah Dehghan
Volume 6, Issue 17 , September 2007, , Pages 75-105
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This paper is consequence of field survey that is done for studying the effect of alignment between international marketing strategy and organizational contextual dimensions and international marketing subsystems on export performance of engineering and technical services firms.
The statistical population ...
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This paper is consequence of field survey that is done for studying the effect of alignment between international marketing strategy and organizational contextual dimensions and international marketing subsystems on export performance of engineering and technical services firms.
The statistical population is engineering and technical services exporter firms that is selected 41 firms as statistical sample by judgment sampling of nonprobability sampling methods. This sample covers 95 percent of Iranian engineering and technical services export. The results illustrate the internal and external alignment variables affect export performance of engineering and technical services firms, separately and mutually. Also, the results show that the effect of internal alignment is more than the effect of external alignment. In addition, the research quantitative model come from multiple stepwise regression analysis displays that the portion of internal alignment variable in predicting export performance is .225, but the portion of external alignment variable is .162 that this result appreciated the more effect of internal alignment on firms export performance.
Hossein Rahmanseresht; Mitra Safaeian
Volume 9, Issue 22 , September 2011, , Pages 75-104
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Industry competitiveness has positive impact on productivity and public wealth. In this research, we try to draw a proper competitiveness model for Iranian manufacturing industries through recognizing influential factors. We reviewed 23 manufacturing industries in Iran from 1373 to 1386. The result shows ...
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Industry competitiveness has positive impact on productivity and public wealth. In this research, we try to draw a proper competitiveness model for Iranian manufacturing industries through recognizing influential factors. We reviewed 23 manufacturing industries in Iran from 1373 to 1386. The result shows that “Industry size” is the most important factor among others that impact on competitiveness of manufacturing industries in Iran. “Labor productivity” has low impact on Industry competitiveness. Besides, government has a central role on competitiveness success in Iranian manufacturing industries.
Hamed Rahmani; Morteza Moosakhani; Gholamreza Memarzade Tehran; Karamollah Daneshfard; Abolfazl Kazemi
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Referring to a variety of media and news headlines, we can figure out the increase in the phenomenon of corruption in the country. One of the applied mechanisms by international organizations like international transparency and global bank is applying Governance Model to combat against Corruption. There ...
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Referring to a variety of media and news headlines, we can figure out the increase in the phenomenon of corruption in the country. One of the applied mechanisms by international organizations like international transparency and global bank is applying Governance Model to combat against Corruption. There are different theories about good governance and the most controversial one is the mechanism of social control. In this theory, an appropriate model for governance in government systems is the combination of police power (force), exchange and persuasion in a variety of organizations. The aim of this study is to identify this combination in different organizations to combat against corruption. The present study is a developed research kind that has utilized Fuzzy Inference System for identification the mixture of three forces. For constructing fuzzy rules in the present study, we have applied mixed method of Shannon entropy and Delphi analysis. Shannon entropy has been used for analyzing the coefficients of the components of corruption in the organizations and as an "if" part of the rules, furthermore Delphi analysis has been applied for analysis of the combination of the social control or as a "then" part of the rules. The results of the study were applied as an " if and then" rules for analyzing six areas of a model. The three areas, related to Grand Corruption, included law enforcement agencies, financial and normative as well as three other areas related to Petty Corruption including law enforcement organizations, financial and normative. These procedures were applied in Fuzzy Inference System and the results have been analyzed
Volume 11, Issue 30 , October 2014, , Pages 77-97
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Due to the sharp rise of the information technology (IT), the amount of datastored in databases is dramatically on the rise. Analyzing the stored data andconverting it to information and knowledge which is applicable in organizationsrequires powerful instruments. As with other economic sectors, recognizing ...
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Due to the sharp rise of the information technology (IT), the amount of datastored in databases is dramatically on the rise. Analyzing the stored data andconverting it to information and knowledge which is applicable in organizationsrequires powerful instruments. As with other economic sectors, recognizing andattracting low-risk and profitable customers are of high significance for insuranceindustry. Car insurance is one of the most important insurance brancheswhich accounts for a great deal of portfolio of insurance industry. Risk segmentationof policyholders on the basis of observable features can help insurancecompanies to reduce loss, raise the rate of insurance coverage, and prevent themfrom making an inappropriate choice in the insurance market. In this study, thesegmentation of comprehensive car insurance customers on the basis of risk wasselected through self-organizing map and K-means. At first, the effective factorson the risk of policyholders are identified. Then, the insurance policyholders aresegmented using the proposed SOM and K-means. Customers’ characteristicsin every cluster are identified. Finally, the two methods compared with eachother. The advantages and disadvantages of them illustrated
