We study an EOQ inventory model with demand rate and holding cost rate per unit time, both potentially dependent on the stock level. The ordering cost, the holding cost and the gross profit from the sale of the item are considered. The objective is to maximize the average profit per unit time. We present the analytical formulation of the problem and demonstrate the existence and uniqueness of t...

This study empirically observes the impact of corporate governance index on dividend payout policy by using the data on thirty textile firms listed at Karachi Stock Exchange. The data cover the five-year period from 2009 to 2013. The data were gathered from financial statements of all the sample firms. Multiple regression models were used to check the impact of corporate governance on dividend ...

The purpose of this paper is to quantify the net unit and net profit impact of promotions for a retailer and to understand the key correlates of this impact. Using data on all promotions offered in 2003 by CVS, a leading U.S. drug retailer, the authors (a) quantify the gross promotional lift; (b) decompose this into switching, stockpiling, and incremental lift for the retailer; (c) estimate the...

Market pressure is forcing New Zealand greenhouse tomato growers to shift from conventional to more environmentally-friendly pest control methods such as IPM (Integrated Pest Management). Growers can access IPM manuals, but these tend to provide generalized advice, which they find difficult to apply to their own situations. Alternatively, growers can use consultants to tailor IPM strategies to ...

National university hospitals are not different from private hospitals as the public role played by the former is not clearly defined in Korea. They have to compete with other general hospitals in the same region [1]. The introduction of the nationwide Korea Express Train has increased accessibility to medical institutions in the metropolitan area since 2003. This has resulted in an increased n...

here are about 220 types of cannabis mentioned on the websites of Canada’s 13 licensed medical marijuana growers. Several growers name their products after their companies. Others use names that resemble pharmaceutical names or allude to therapeutic benefits. Many growers, however, are using recreational names. They might want to reconsider that choice if they want the medical community to take...

A review of organic growers' concerns about weeds is presented and several issues that may ease those concerns are highlighted. The underlying principles of organic weed management (OWM) are briefly discussed and results from organic grower surveys regarding weed management practices in organic horticultural cropping are presented. The most common weeds encountered by organic growers, often tho...

The present study was designed to assess the comparative profitability of four winter vegetables namely cauliflower, cabbage, tomato and brinjal in five villages under Keranigonj Thana of Dhaka district. Four dominant winter vegetables in the study were considered. A simple purposive sampling technique was applied. Five villages were purposively selected for the collection of data. In all, 120 ...

The Financial sector improves to introduce by the Indian Government during the early 1990s and the key parameters like globalisation and post -liberalisation of the world economy, Indian banking has begun to change itself. It is experiencing scenario to change known as ‘consolidation’ of Indian banking. In this paper interpret the financial performance of banking sector pre and post -merger the...