Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Coordinated Scheduling Support System of Production and DeliveryMing-Feng Yang, Yi LinProblem statement: Traditional scheduling models which only address the sequence of jobs to be processed at the production stage under some criteria are no longer suitable and should be extended to cope with the distribution stage after production. In a rapidly changing environment, competition among enterprises has a tendency to turn towards competing between supply chain systems instead of competing … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2009 · 6,803 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOutcomes of Human Resource Development InterventionsAbdullah HaslindaProblem statement: In Malaysia, Human Resource Development (HRD) plays an important role in the economic development of the country. Despite government policies encouraging the implementation of HRD activities, as well as the substantial infrastructural and financial support provided, the benefits or outcomes of the HRD activities being implemented and provided to employees have not been examined. The aim of this … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 8,798 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEmpirical Analysis II: Business Cycles and Inward FDI in ChinaYahya Sharahili, Yao LiuIt is well-known that the current speeding-up of globalization has been, on one hand, spreading macro economic effects around the world, while, on the other, fueling firms’ activities of crossing national borders. Then, are there any links between these two influences? As we have concluded in previous research that inward FDI and business cycle development do pro-cyclically relate on Granger … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 10 · 31 Oct 2008 · 6,905 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBreaking out: The Dynamics of Immigrant Owned BusinessesShahamak RezaeiAs far as integration policy in a Danish context is concerned a phenomenon have been observed during the last decade: Immigrant businesses are spreading rapidly in the country, dominating certain business lines in deprived inner city areas. According to registry and survey data, most immigrant businesses - and particularly those owned by immigrants from less developed countries in Asia, the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,464 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Analysis of Quality of Work Life (QWL) and Career- Related VariablesArafat Al-Dhaqm, LooSee Beh, Jegak Uli, Khairuddin IdrisThe aim of this study was to determine the level and relationship between qualities of work life (QWL) with career-related variables. The sample consists of 475 executives from the electrical and electronics industry in the free trade zones in Malaysia for both the multinational corporations (MNCs) and the small-medium industries (SMIs). The selection of respondents using stratified random sampling technique … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2006 · 9,277 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrice-Taking in General EquilibriumMurray C. KempThe Arrow-Debreu and McKenzie existence propositions of 1954 rest on the assumption of price-taking behaviour by households and firms. No attempt was made to justify the assumption or to relate it to other assumptions. It is here suggested that, given other assumptions common to the Arrow-Debreu and McKenzie models, price-taking implies that each household is incompletely informed and/or incompletely rational. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 13 · 22 Dec 2005 · 7,721 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerceived Benefits of E-Commerce Adoption in the Electronic Manufacturing Companies in MalaysiaSyed S. Alam, A. A. Khatibi, Hishamuddin B. Ismail, Ismail AhmadThis study examines the major benefits that motivating to adopt e-commerce in the electronic manufacturing companies in Malaysia. The major benefits of e-commerce adoption include improved customer service, better inventory control and lower marketing and distribution costs, reduced cycle time, increased market reach and reduced operation costs. Despite the hype of the e-commerce business, the benefits realized from e-commerce adoption … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 8,116 accessesView PDFCite