Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInventory Management Systems with Hazardous Items of Two-Parameter Exponential DistributionAzizul Baten, Anton Abdulbasah KamilProblem statement: An exponentially decaying inventory was first developed by[10]. The certain commodities were observed to shrink with time by a proportion which can be approximated by a negative exponential function of time. Here, the novelty we took into consideration was that a constant hazardous rate followed by the two-parameter exponential distribution. Approach: We studied the inventory system with two-parameter … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 8,302 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEconomic Ordering Quantity Model with Lead Time Reduction and Backorder Price Discount for Stochastic DemandMing-Cheng LoThis study considered reorder point on the continuous review inventory model under controllable lead time with mixture of backorder price discounts and partial lost sales. We developed a continuous review inventory model where the lead time, the order quantity, backorder discount and safety factor were considered as the decision variables of a mixture of backorders and lost sales inventory model. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2009 · 7,023 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTotal Emissions from Flaring in Kuwait OilfieldsKhaireyah Kh. AL-Hamad, A. R. KhanKuwait is a major oil producing country and its economy directly depends on its export of crude and refined products. Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is responsible for all exploration and production of crude oil in Kuwait. These activities result in the emission of gaseous pollutants to the atmosphere, particularly from the flaring of undesirable product and excess gases. For environmental … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 29 Feb 2008 · 8,952 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEconomic and Financial Flow Generation in Tomato Industry in ItalyGiuseppe Bonazzi, Mattia IottiIn many Italian regions, firms operating in tomato industry have made significant investments in plants and machinery and often sell products to large food retail chains that require large stocks of inventory and have an average time of over 150 days for the payment of receivables. These management characteristics amplify capital requirements, in large part financed, increasing debt levels. Also, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 25 Mar 2015 · 7,124 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
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAntisocial Psychopathy and HIV Risk among Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Abusing Adolescent OffendersRobert M. Malow, Jessy Dévieux, Rhonda Rosenberg et al.While the consensus is that HIV prevalence has remained low among adolescent offenders, the prevalence of STDs and HIV transmission risk behaviors is alarming, particularly for those abusing alcohol and other drugs and those displaying antisocial or conduct disorder characteristics. In the current study, 269 male and 110 female inner city, culturally diverse alcohol and other drug (AOD) abusing adolescent … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 6,816 accessesView PDFCite