This study presents a cost-minimization model for a multi-time-step, multi-type hazardous-waste reverse logistics system. A discrete-time linear analytical model is formulated that minimizes total reverse logistics operating costs subject to constraints that take into account such internal and external factors as business operating strategies and governmental regulations. Application cases are ...

Order picking is defined as the process of clustering and scheduling orders, assigning stock on location to order lines, releasing orders to the floor, picking the articles from storage locations and the disposal of the picked articles (De Koster et al. 2007). Picking is the most labourintensive operation in warehouses with manual systems and a very capital-intensive operation in warehouses wit...

Telecentres plays an important role in bridging digital divide in Malaysia. A study was conducted to identify the issues of financial sustainability on 132 telecentres in Malaysia. The study focused on TCs in four regions of Malaysia Peninsular (northern, central, southern and eastern). Questionnaires were sent to the telecentres’ operators. The results prove that financial support is critical ...

This thesis examines the potential for reduction in software complexity of applications developed under the Single Address Space Operating System Sombrero versus those developed under a conventional process-oriented operating system, Windows 2000. To test Sombrero's impact on development costs, a set of sample database applications with varying functionality was developed under Windows 2000 and...