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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Review on Data Mining in Banking SectorVikas Jayasree, Rethnamoney Vijayalakshmi Siva BalanThe banking industry has undergone various changes in the way they conduct the business and focus on modern technologies to compete the market. The banking industry has started realizing the importance of creating the knowledge base and its utilization for the benefits of the bank in the area of strategic planning to survive in the competitive market. In the modern … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 10 · 5 Sep 2013 · 9,482 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractApplying a Just-in-Time Integrated Supply Chain Model with Inventory and Waste Reduction ConsiderationsLi-Hsing Ho, Wei-Feng KaoJust-In-Time (JIT) has been playing an important role in supply chain environments. Countless firms have been applying JIT in production to gain and maintain a competitive advantage. This study introduces an innovative model which integrates inventory and quality assurance in a JIT supply chain. This approach assumes that manufacturing will produce some defective items and those products will not influence … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 7 · 4 Jul 2013 · 6,990 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractE-Learning Initiative Capacity Building for Healthcare Workforce of Developing CountriesNurhizam Safie, Syed AljunidThis study aims to explicate the strategic utilisation of e-learning is of upmost significance as e-learning plays a pivotal role in the improvement of healthcare learning and knowledge transfer, especially in developing countries and in pursuing of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Rapid technology changes in the learning and knowledge transfer landscape markedly, the swift pace of e-learning leaving healthcare providers … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9, Issue 5 · 23 May 2013 · 7,761 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Working Integrated Model for the Diffusion of Construction InnovationAhmad Rahman Songip, B.H. Lau, Kamaruzaman Jusoff, Hayati Nor RamliConstruction industry is said to be low in innovation and adoption of innovations is necessary to gain competitive advantage in a liberalized and globalized marketplace. This study investigated the factors that influenced the diffusion of construction innovations and developed an integrated framework to improve the diffusion process. A conceptual model was developed to guide the study and the modification of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 9 Feb 2013 · 8,039 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPolicy Decisions for a Price Dependent Demand Rate Inventory Model with Progressive Payments SchemeMukesh Kumar, Rajat KumarProblem statement: In this proposed research, we developed an inventory model to formulate an optimal ordering policies for supplier who offers progressive permissible delay periods to the retailer to settle his/her account. We assumed that the annual demand rate as a decreasing function of price with constant rate of deterioration and time-varying holding cost. Shortages in inventory are allowed which … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 17 Feb 2012 · 7,048 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEfficient Anaerobic Fermentation of Simple Sugars by Yeast Fuels Resistance Candida spp. Infections to Eradication by DrugsNedosa Ikenna Valentine, Utoh-Nedosa Uchechukwu Anastasia, Dan Danjuma et al.Problem statement: Human systemic Candida infections had proved difficult to eradicate by the medical health care system. Some practitioners and scholars see the problem as being due to drug resistance. For example an author wrote that ‘secondary drug resistance is clearly being encountered in one setting, oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients with advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection usually … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 10 Dec 2011 · 7,836 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFirm Performance-A Social Networks PerspectiveJane TungProblem statement: The study aims to offer a discussion on social networks and their effect on firm performance and also to illustrate the ways by which the firms utilize social capital through networks. Approach: The literature review and arguments were conducted to provide a systematic discussion of social networks and their effects. Results: The study had provided with a detailed … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 24 Nov 2011 · 7,633 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOptimization of Coaching Using Six SigmaDumitru Colibaba-Evulet, Andrei EvuletProblem statement: In today’s sports world, coaching and training methods are the subject of intensive competition amongst rivals. Innovative technologies, methodologies and preparation methods are employed to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Effective performance measurement, statistical analysis and data based decision taking have been identified as key elements towards efficient performance management. The statistical approach has been emphasized in order … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 16 Jul 2011 · 8,054 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerformance and its Link to Entrepreneurial BehaviorKuo-Hsiung Chen, Jui-Mei Yien, Kai-Ping Huang, Chien-Jung HuangProblem statement: This study investigates the effects of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) on firm performance. In recent times, especially with the growth of globalization and other such factors, the performance measurement standards and parameters have changed. This has also led to a significant change in the factors that are now used within the operational sphere of an organization in order to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 7 · 24 Jun 2011 · 6,914 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractResearch on the Decision Model for Self-Production and Outsourcing Choices under Limited Production CapacityYu-Teng Chang, Chih-Yao LoProblem statement: In the face of competitive environments with uncertain demands and a trend toward High-Mix, Low-Volume (HMLV) production, self-production or direct outsourcing has troubled decision-makers of enterprise for a long time. In the previous studies, not much has been written about the topic. Approach: Therefore, this study applies the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to investigate the topic through either … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 25 May 2011 · 7,141 accessesView PDFCite