Volume 6, Number 3, November 2008

 

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CHOICES, CONSERVATION, AND MANAGEMENT: A PRIMER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING MANAGERS

Jeffrey M. Ulmer, University of Central Missouri

Troy E. Ollison, University of Central Missouri

 

 

A MODEL FOR MANAGING CIVIL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SYSTEMS

Carlos Alberto Pereira Soares, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil

Christine Kowal Chinelli, Plinio Leite University, Brazil

 

 

MEASURING AGILITY OF ORGANIZATIONS – A COMPREHENSIVE AGILITY MEASUREMENT TOOL (CAMT)

Ameya S Erande, Old Dominion University

Alok K Verma, Old Dominion University

 

 

CHOOSING SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES: A CHECKLIST FOR EXECUTIVES AND ENTREPRENEURS

William T. Evans, Rochester Institute of Technology

Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Rochester Institute of Technology

 

 

EXPLORING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FLEXIBILITY AND INCREASED COMPLEXITY: IS MANAGEMENT PREPARED?

Lawrence R. Ness

 

 

DECOMPOSITION HEURISTIC WITH PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT APPROACH FOR MLCLSP-M PROBLEM

Supakanya Chinprateep, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Rein Boondiskulchok, Chulalongkorn University, Thail

 

 

A HYBRID DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION APPROACH FOR SIMULTANEOUS SCHEDULING   PROBLEMS IN A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

M.V. Satish Kumar, KITS, Singapur, A.P, INDIA

C.S.P Rao, NIT, Warangal, A.P, INDIA

G.Rangajanardhan, JNTU, Kakinada, A.P, INDIA

 

 

EXPLORING FUZZY SET CONCEPT IN PRIORITY THEORY FOR MAINTENANCE STRATEGY SELECTION PROBLEM

Rajesh S. Prabhu Gaonkar, Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa - 403401 (INDIA)

A. K. Verma, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,

Powai, Mumbai - 400076 (INDIA)

A. Srividya, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,

Powai, Mumbai - 400076 (INDIA)

 

 

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF NEW HEURISTIC WITH GENETIC ALGORITHM IN PARALLEL FLOW LINE SET UP

K.Balasubramanian, College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Raja Rajeswari, College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

A.Noorul Haq, National Institute of Technology, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India

N.Rajeswari, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

THE INTEGRATION OF COST INTO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN CURRICULA

Gary S Drigel, Miami University (Ohio)

 

 

A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR RECOGNITION OF MILLING FEATURES FROM STEP FILE

D. Sreeramulu, National Institute of Technology, Warangal - INDIA

C.S.P. Rao, National Institute of Technology, Warangal - INDIA

 

 

PRABHA - A NEW HEURISTIC APPROACH FOR MACHINE CELL FORMATION UNDER DYNAMIC PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS

A.Muruganandam , Caledonian College of Engineering, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Caledonian College of Engineering, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

G.Prabhakaran, Caledonian College of Engineering, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

R.V.Murali, Caledonian College of Engineering, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

 

 

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH NORMALIZATION OF STUDENT FEEDBACK DATA USING EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHM

S. Vishnupriyan, Caledonian College of Engineering

L. Govindarajan, Caledonian College of Engineering

G. Prabhakaran, Caledonian College of Engineering

K.P. Ramachandran, Caledonian College of Engineering

 

 

A LITERATURE REVIEW FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK FOR PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN SUPPLY CHAINS

A.D. Sarode, Lokmanya Tilak College of Engineering Koperkhairane, Navi Mumbai 400 709 (India)

V.K.Sunnapwar, Lokmanya Tilak College of Engineering Koperkhairane, Navi Mumbai 400 709 (India)

P.M.Khodke, Government College of Engineering, Amravati 444 604 (India)

 

 

THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE AWARD: WHAT TECHNOLOGY MANAGERS CAN LEARN FROM HEALTH CARE WINNERS

Simon Allvin, University of Central Missouri

Jeffrey M. Ulmer, University of Central Missouri

Troy E. Ollison, University of Central Missouri

 

Volume 6, Number 4, November 2008
 
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: AN INTRODUCTION TO CHARITY RATING SOURCES AND CAUTIONS IN THEIR USE

Diana Stork, Emmanuel College

Jill Woodilla, Sacred Heart University

 

THE IMPACT OF POWERS-OF-TWO BASED SCHEDULE ON THE MINIMIZATION OF INVENTORY COSTS IN A MULTI PRODUCT MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

V.Mahesh, S R Engineering College, Warangal, INDIA

Sandeep Dulluri, Investment Solutions R & D, HSBC, INDIA

A.Chennakesava Reddy, JNT University, INDIA

C.S.P Rao, NIT, Warangal, INDIA

 

Risk Visualization:  A Mechanism for Supporting Unstructured Decision Making Processes

Akhilesh Chandra, The University of Akron

Ravi Krovi, The University of Akron

Balaji Rajagopalan , Oakland University

 

 

Viability Analysis of an Enterprise I

 Charles Andoh,  University of Ghana Business School, West Africa

 

 

A Mathematical Approach for Technology Selection in the Presence of Slightly Non-homogeneous Technologies

Reza Farzipoor Saen, Islamic Azad University-Karaj Branch, Karaj, Iran