the study carried out an assessment of agricultural land management practices in food crops production among small scale farmers in kwara sate, nigeria. specifically, the study determined the socio economic characteristics of crop farmers in kwara state; ascertained the cropping patterns common among them; highlighted the soil conservation methods adopted by the farmers; examined the relationsh...

OBJECTIVE To identify key success factors related to employer-based health and productivity management (HPM) programs. METHODS Data regarding promising practices in HPM were gathered via literature review, discussions with subject matter experts, online inventory, and site visits. RESULTS Promising practices in HPM include 1) integrating HPM programs into the organization's operations; 2) s...

Indian industries are in the process of implementing best production practices of Supply Chain Management (SCM), Just in Time (JIT) and Total Quality Management (TQM). These practices are being applied in isolation and collectively in different combinations. The integration of these practices is a major issue which this paper will try to address. Models of these practices as applicable to indus...

Contingency theory provides a theoretical framework for analysing the implementation differences in the configuration of Information Systems for Continuous Replenishment in the retail sector. The configuration can be broken down into three arrangements: data processing and sharing arrangement, technical arrangement, and information management arrangement. The contingency factors, and their infl...

typically, best management practices (bmps) are implemented to help sustainable stormwater management in urban areas. over recent decades the selection of urban stormwater management measures for a site has been a challenge among urban planners where thecriterion based on flood volume no longer suffices for selecting urban drainage solutions. therefore there is a need to consider a set of holis...

The main objective of this research is to investigate the comparative effect of knowledge management strategy on the service innovation performance in public and private hospitals through the mediating role of knowledge management practices. Drawing in knowledge management theory, all the organizations require a suitable knowledge management strategy to perform successfully. Therefore, this res...

Full, accurate and evident information about stocks is a key factor of successful inventory management process. Effective inventory management should include a comprehensive solution, based on mathematical methods and control of current balances and software. Such solution for small businesses should be effective and should not be too expensive. The paper shows an approach to using database tec...