one of the topics after two decades of applying import substitution policy in iran manufacturing sector is the importance of industrial export expansion and foreign relations. the main impetus to this policy transfer is the market expansion and potential gains of exploiting the economies of scale and technical upgrades. based on this argument this research estimates the efficient scale and gain...

This paper is the first of two papers entitled “Airline Planning Benchmark Problems”, aimed at developing benchmark data that can be used to stimulate innovation in airline planning, in particular, in flight schedule design and fleet assignment. While optimisation has made an enormous contribution to airline planning in general, the area suffers from a lack of standardised data and benchmark pr...

This research study is aimed to investigate barriers and problems of establishment process of integrated accounting information systems (IAIS) in the universities of an emerging market (Iran) in order to facilitate their establishment. The research population includes Iranian state universities’ CFO and his/her deputy, as well as IT specialists involved in the process of establishment of IAIS i...