Semiconductor industry has tremendous development in recent decades. According to Moore’s Law [1], semiconductor wafer manufacturers have to search improvement opportunities constantly in order to be competitive. International technology roadmap for semiconductor [2] has indicated the possible scenarios for 450 mm wafer fabs, and the conveyor will be a potential solution to realize transportati...

the importance of obtaining market information via organization’s competitive intelligence considering the extensive changes which companies are experiencing in different areas like increased pressure of competition, emerging new technologies, privatisation in thier competitive environment is now more than ever and can highly affect organizational performance. hence this study assessed the effe...

This paper aims at determining the optimal number of new facilities besides specifying both the optimal location and design level of them under the budget constraint in a competitive environment by a novel hybrid continuous and discrete firefly algorithm. A real-world application of locating new chain stores in the city of Tehran, Iran, is used and the results are analyzed. In addition, several...

This article formulates a route map on how law firms in Botswana may utilise knowledge management to enhance their competitive edge amidst the changing legal environment. It draws from the multiple definitions and perspectives of knowledge management, several frameworks and models together with the empirical findings to recommend a strategy for knowledge management in law firms in Botswana. It ...

Human Capital Investment with Competitive Labor Search We study human capital accumulation in an environment of competitive search. Given that unemployed workers can default on their education loans, skilled individuals with a larger debt burden prefer riskier but better paid careers than is socially desirable. A higher level of employment risk in turn depresses the skill premium and the incent...

Organizations continually strive for increased performance in a competitive world market. Intensive competitive pressures are brought on by the ever-accelerating rate of technological changes, and constant changes in customer requirements and regulations. It is our contention that successful organizations are those that can rapidly and efficiently respond to new external demands by taking measu...

Business colleges and schools expose students to core business principles, which yield potential employees having certain marketable skills and awareness. However, the current business environment also advocates an intensive use of information technology to enable competitive advantage, which requires a basic awareness of information security practices. This study empirically explores the aware...

in early 21st century, rapid and all- inclusive global change has transformed so much the working environment of organizations that the organizations and their managers are obliged to find new ways for their actions to adapt to global change and evolution, so that they can survive in the domestic and global competition arena. in fact, an organization will be successful that can achieve a sustai...