Distribution centers are one of the most important components in a supply chain. In the context of a new global economy in which filling orders within a 24-hour period is the industry standard, product locating, replenishing and picking activities must be managed efficiently. This article proposes and analyzes different product location and replenishment strategies for a distribution center tha...

Previous endowment effect experiments have only examined circumstances in which people encounter a single unit of a good (e.g., one chocolate). We contrast single-unit treatments with multi-unit treatments in which participants encounter several units of a good (e.g., five chocolates). We observe endowment effects of typical magnitude for singleton holdings but attenuated endowment effects for ...

The current balanced scorecard literature suggests that a link should exist between lagging and leading measurements of non-financial performance perspectives and financial performance measures. This work designed a dynamic integrated model for examining the influence of strategic links on the Taiwanese high-tech industry, and to examine the relationships among the strategic perspectives of the...

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walnut is one of the important products in kerman province and baft town is the main area of ‎walnut orchards. so the technical, allocative and economical efficiency of walnut farmers computed ‎assign the degree of farmer’s success in the optimum allocation of their resources. at first the ‎proper production function was estimated, and then stochastic frontier production and technical, ‎efficie...

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are widely used by large corporations around the world. Recently, universities have turned to ERP as a means of replacing existing management and administration computer systems. This article provides analysis of the rollout of an ERP system in one particular institution in the UK, the particular focus being on how the development, implementation and u...

Reorganizing its assistance services, Georgia Tech aims to boost competitiveness and economic growth by fostering innovation throughout the state. Research at Georgia Tech is profi ling the retirement and elder-care sectors to help facilitate public and private investment in those rapidly growing economic areas. IEDC President Jeffrey Finkle relates how his organization supports the economic de...

F. Yusef-Zadeh1∗, M. Wardle2, D. A. Roberts3, C. O. Heinke4, C. D. Dowell5, W. D. Cotton6, G. C. Bower7 & F. K. Baganoff8 1 Dept of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il. 60208 E-mail: [email protected] 2Department of Physics, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia E-mail: [email protected] 3Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, 1300 South Lake Shore D...

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I discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the current predominant approach to macroeconomic modelling of asset prices and suggest an alternative perspective. This alternative rests on the insight that the economy is the result of individual decisions. The industry standard has it, however, that individual action is ruled by objective, general laws instead. Changing the point of view allows to r...