In this study, an outsourcer evaluation and management system is developed for a manufacturing company by use of Fuzzy goal programming (FGP). A first phase of the methodology evaluation criteria for outsources and the objectives of the company are determined. Considering the fuzziness in the decision data, linguistic variables that can be expressed in generalized fuzzy number are used. The pro...

The purpose behind this research, which is done on the Abshooran river in Kermanshah and in the area between Delgosha bridge and wooden bridge is to develop lively and active urban centers and to elevate the quality functions of the region and the ecological conditions of the river’s border. To reach for this goal, ecological and aesthetic criteria were in use in a way that proposed alternative...

The existence of an ATM location requires a placement evaluation that aims to support business and provide convenience comfort customers when using or transacting. This study evaluate the locations K-Means method, research data obtained from mining obtain decisions lead not strategic, very strategic locations. uses sourced BNI database performance in one semester six months, namely January June...

this article aims at strategic vision to technology and suggests a strategic planning for this purpose. the main emphasis in this article is on strategic report compilation in the framework of strategic vision and covers issues such as identification of strategic planning dimensions and strategic vision levels, technology priority setting, environment monitoring, focus on costumer needs, method...

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...

Miles and Snow (1978) originally envisioned strategy as an agglomeration of decisions by which a firm group or strategic business unit (SBU) aligns itself with its environment. Accordingly, these authors conceptualized a classification of “strategic types” based on SBUs’ patterns of decisions into the now familiar Prospector-AnalyzerDefender-Reactor (P-A-D-R) framework. The Miles and Snow frame...

OBJECTIVES To describe and evaluate the priority-setting element of a hospital's strategic planning process. METHODS Qualitative case study and evaluation against the conditions of 'accountability for reasonableness' of a strategic planning process at a large urban university-affiliated hospital. RESULTS The hospital's strategic planning process met the conditions of 'accountability for rea...

Strategic airline alliances are an increasingly common strategy for enhancing airline competitiveness and satisfying customer needs, especially in an era characterized by blurring industry boundaries, fastchanging technologies, and global integration. Airlines have been very active in utilizing this form of strategic development. However, the selection of a suitable partner for a strategic alli...