Volume 5, Number 3, November 2007  

 

PRODUCT DESIGN AND INNOVATION: RESULTS OF A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY MINI-CURRICULUM
Patricia Ryaby Backer, San Jose State University
Seth Pardee Bates, San Jose State University

 

CONSTRUCTING A QUALITY ASSURANCE PANOPTICON FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Rodriguez, S., Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Shkorvets, N., Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Clapper, K., Ohio Department of Mental Health, HBH, Medina C-FIT
Shaw, R. United States Army
Burgess, R., Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Verbeek, R. Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

 

FINANCIAL CHALLENGES & PRODUCTIVITY AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Reza G. Hamzaee, Missouri Western State University & Walden University

 

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENTS
Zhanping You, Michigan Technological University
Qingli Dai, Michigan Technological University

 

MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES—THE ISRAELI CASE
Daniel Galin, Rupin Academic Center
Gideon Falk, Purdue University Calumet

 

A MODIFIED CASE STUDY: TEACHING MODULAR FIXTURING CONCEPTS BY INTEGRATING MULTIMEDIA COURSEWARE
Haig M. Vahradian, Millersville University
Dr. Veekit O’Charoen, The Boeing Company
Dr. Veekit O’Charoen, The Boeing Company

 

TOWARDS A METHODOLOGY FOR DEFINING IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR E-GOVERNANCE ADOPTION: INDIAN STATES
Rohini Jha, Birla Institute of technology, Mesra, Ranchi (India)
Shraddha Shivani, Birla Institute of technology, Mesra, Ranchi (India)

 

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL DESIGN UNDER STOCHASTIC PRODUCT MIX ENVIRONMENT
A.R. Dixit, Indian School of Mines University, India
P. K. Mishra, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, India

 

APPLYING METAHEURISTICS IN CELL FORMATION PROBLEM CONSIDERING ALTERNATIVE PROCESS ROUTINGS AND MACHINE RELIABILITY
Jamal Arkat, Department of Industrial Engineering - University of Kurdistan
Mohammad Saeed Jabalameli, Department of Industrial Engineering - Iran University of Science and Technology
Haibat Alah Sadeghi, Department of Industrial Engineering - University of Kurdistan

 

Z-SCORE TO PREDICT MATERIAL WEAKNESS IN INTERNAL CONTROLS
Mitchell Franklin, Syracuse University
William H. Brent, Howard University School of Business

 

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHM FOR FLOWSHOP SCHEDULING PROBLEMS
R.Rajkumar, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, India
P.Shahabudeen, Anna University, Chennai, India

 

DESIGN OF AN EVALUATION MODEL FOR MID-SIZE CAR SEGMENT USING A DSS FRAMEWORK
P. Sridevi, Lecturer, Department of management studies, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
T. Mathan Raja, Department of management studies, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
N. Stalin, Research Scholar, CEESAT, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India

 

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, FINANCE AND AVIATION SAFETY: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION
Bijan Vasigh, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Jorge Herrera, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

 

MINIMIZING THE TOTAL COSTS IN HYBRID FLOWSHOP PROBLEMS USING A HEURISTIC APPROACH
M.B. Fakhrzad, Department of Industrial Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
M. Heydari, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

 

AN INVESTIGATION OF MINORITY STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF BLACKBOARD FEATURES USING THE MODIFIED TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL
Susan M. L. Zee, Southeastern Louisiana University
Sandra J. Hartman, University of New Orleans
Lillian Y. Fok, University of New Orleans

 

INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Raj l. Desai, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Jacqueline Ressel, Southeast Missouri State University
A Neural Network-Based Decision Support System for Identifying and Remediating At-Risk Students
Cameron Cooper, Fort Lewis College

 

AN INTRODUCTION TO OFDM (A) FOR NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORKS
Abdulrahman Yarali, Murray State University
Mark Rajai, Northern Kentucky University
Gholamreza Parsaee, Aircom Telecommunication