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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluating the Maintenance Performance of the Semiconductor Factories Based on the Analytical Hierarchy Process and Grey Relational AnalysisFei-Long Chen, Yun-Chin ChenProblem statement: Maintenance is an important factor in semiconductor factories, not only because of costs and the need for the uninterrupted operation of semiconductor equipment, but also the time and expense required for maintenance. If maintenance procedures are not performed properly, the equipment will have low efficiency or break down, production capacity will decrease and the company will incur extra … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 7,308 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractApproximate Maximum Likelihood Commercial Bank Loan Management ModelGodwin Norense Osarumwense AsemotaProblem statement: Loan management is a very complex and yet, a vitally important aspect of any commercial bank operations. The balance sheet position shows the main sources of funds as deposits and shareholders contributions. Approach: In order to operate profitably, remain solvent and consequently grow, a commercial bank needs to properly manage its excess cash to yield returns in the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,237 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Determination of Optimal Crop Pattern with Aim of Reduction in Hazards of EnvironmentalMahmoud Daneshvar Kakhki, Nasser Sahnoushi, F. Salehi Reza AbadiProblem statement: The purpose of the study was to find the optimal cropping pattern, in Taybad, which maximizes the net return per water cubic meter and per fertilizer kilogram. Approach: A linear programming model and a fuzzy multi-objective fractional programming model were applied and then these models were compared. Results: Result of study showed ratio of net return into consumption … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 8,282 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDisposition of Human Resource Development Structure in Manufacturing Firms in MalaysiaAbdullah HaslindaProblem statement: Human Resource Development (HRD) is rapidly gaining importance in manufacturing firms in Malaysia, as there are strong driving forces such as legal, financial and infrastructural support from the Government. This is because the Government believes that investment in human capital is key to the success of the country’s economy. However, this strategy may not be effective without the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 7,620 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Importance of Police Performance as a Determinant of Satisfaction with PoliceJames E. Larsen, John P. BlairProblem statement: Citizen satisfaction with police performance is an important concern of public managers because police performance is central to citizens and accounts for a large share of urban budgets. Also, there is substantial disagreement in the literature regarding determents of citizen satisfaction. Approach: Logistic regression was used to investigate the results of three public opinion surveys, conducted biannually, to … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 8,714 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIntelligent OkiKoSenPBX1 Security Patrol Robot via Network and Map-Based Route PlanningMbaïtiga ZacharieProblem statement: With an increased demand for security and limited numbers of trained security personnel, some security mangers have a lot of ground to police and limited staff to cover it. To compensate for shortages of security staff and to reduce the stress of security managers, we have developed an intelligent patrol robot system called "OkiKoSenPBX1". The system integrates a … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2009 · 7,410 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFinancial Service of Wealth Management Banking: Balanced Scorecard ApproachCheng-Ru Wu, Chin-Tsai Lin, Pei-Hsuan TsaiProblem Statement: There are four main banking business sectors in Taiwan, involving the areas of consumer, corporate, wealth management, and investment banking. The wealth management banking sector is actively promoted for reaping a risk-free premium. In the proposed model, the dimensions of financial services for wealth management banks have been taken from four perspectives derived from balanced scorecard approach, viz. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 8,454 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMining Fuzzy Weighted Browsing Patterns from Time Duration and with Linguistic ThresholdsTzung-Pei Hong, Ming-Jer Chiang, Shyue-Liang WangWorld-wide-web applications have grown very rapidly and have made a significant impact on computer systems. Among them, web browsing for useful information may be most commonly seen. Due to its tremendous amounts of use, efficient and effective web retrieval has become a very important research topic in this field. Techniques of web mining have thus been requested and developed to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2008 · 6,397 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractElectronic Monitoring: The Employees Point of viewHamed Al-Rjoub, Arwa Zabian, Sami QawasmehElectronic monitoring tools provide managers with the ability to continuously evaluate and measure their employee's performance. The employee's productivity will be increased and his work will be more accurate. This study has examined the effects of electronic monitoring on the employee's point of view. We have assume that the employee will be more productive when he is electronically monitored. On … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 8,803 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSecurity Policy Development: Towards a Life-Cycle and Logic-Based Verification ModelLuay A. Wahsheh, Jim Alves-FossAlthough security plays a major role in the design of software systems, security requirements and policies are usually added to an already existing system, not created in conjunction with the product. As a result, there are often numerous problems with the overall design. In this paper, we discuss the relationship between software engineering, security engineering, and policy engineering and present … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2008 · 7,338 accessesView PDFCite