for the reason of religious and legal principles contradictions, principles and concepts of installments purchasing in iran are totally different from what is common practice in the western countries. not having appropriate accounting standards, iran's current methods of accounting is based on that of the uk and usa. in this article, the principles and concepts of installment purchasing in...

At many circumstances, in heat exchange processes several exchangers were used with different cost laws due to their pressure ratings, materials of construction and exchange3r types. In such circumstances traditional methods of pinch technology can not be led to minimum total annual cost may cause some other disadvantages like more complexity or higher maintenance. In this research work a n...

supplier selection is one of the most critical activities of purchasing management in supply chain and managers increasingly face sourcing decisions of how to selected suppliers. this paper illustrates the development of a sourcing decision that provides support for the buyer firm in supply chain.the models developed here, involved selecting between single and dual sourcing. outside and local s...

The proper purchasing of services has always been one of the major concerns of health insurance. Inattention to the optimum purchase of services has led to serious problems for health systems. Traditional (passive) purchasing has some weaknesses because of problems such as low efficiency in the health system, no targeted resources, low cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness indicators and poor jus...

Consumer purchasing behavior of luxury goods in physical store is affected by various factors. There also exist factors that influence purchasing via online shopping. Through integrated analysis of these two kinds of factors, we can find factors that influence purchasing of luxury goods via online shopping. Questionnaire survey and quantitative analysis are needed measures in the research.

Purchasing virtual products and services in virtual worlds is a rapidly growing form of online consumer behavior, especially among the digital natives. The paper examines why teens spend real money in virtual goods and services. We empirically investigate the reasons for virtual purchasing behavior in world‟s most popular social virtual world, Habbo Hotel. Using content analysis, we classify th...

Empirical support for purchasing power parity is mixed with results dependent on the time frame and countries under examination, the methodology employed, attempts to control for aggregation bias in the data, and whether adjustments are made to account for productivity differences across nations. As a central component of macroeconomic thinking, purchasing power parity is battered and battle-wo...

Health care systems are generating costs above reasonable limits. Assuring high service levels, especially in remote zones, leads to even higher costs. Based on a lean approach, this research aims at developing a new hospital purchasing process. A case study of a public hospital in a remote European area with high levels of demand uncertainty is used. The most common purchasing process is mappe...

OBJECTIVES To explore the use of a questionnaire to obtain representative public opinions on health services. To examine residents' priorities, knowledge, and views on the public's role in decision making. DESIGN Self administered postal questionnaire. POPULATION Random sample of 1500 residents in Bath District Health Authority, drawn from electoral registers. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Levels...