Year:2010 | Volume:5 | Issue:13|Papers Count:9

Facility layout is a problem that is related to the location of facilities in a plant. Numerous researches have been done about facility layout because of facility layout variety. Up to now, many models have been presented about facility layout. One of the main problems of these models is not paying enough attention to the external and internal problems of the system. In addition to external competitors, some internal problems of system such as material handling system designing affect layout designs. For considering these effects, some researchers have provided multi-objective approaches that in most cases lead to the optimization of a linear combination of objective functions. The provided multi-objective approaches have not enough efficiency, because of the difficulty of normalizing these functions and quantifying the weights. On the condition that external competitor behavior and participating different sections in internal problems decision-making effect on facility layout, the above models seems unrealistic. In this paper, a game model is proposed that make possible designing facility layout in duopoly monopolized markets through considering the designer's decisions effects. Finally, through an example, the proposed game model is compared with the existing models. This example shows using the linear combination of cost functions in the case of decisions are made by a team, is not necessarily cause improvement in executing manufacturing system. In this situation, game theory can be a suitable instrument in order to make equilibrium strategies between two groups with conflict interests.

The main goal of this paper presents a fuzzy multiple criteria decision making approach to assess the organization supports development of industries and mines ministry empowerment is private sector. Assessment approach based on the privilege card is in for Aspects, the first step evaluation indicators based on data organization Economic Studies (EIU) to compare the situation of industry business in 60 countries were selected paid. Importance of each of the selected indicators based on fuzzy hierarchical analysis approach for determining and ranking the performance of development organizations, both fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making; Fuzzy TOPSIS and Fuzzy VIKOR were used. Ranking results based on evaluation criteria, were causing the most important activities for each organization in the areas identified and evaluated its performance based on questionnaires to evaluate bilateral. Activities proposed solutions to reduce the gap created by the executive and increasing competitiveness of the private sector has been considering.

The aim of this research is to study the Managers Problems of Eastern Azerbaijan small and medium sized enterprises. To achieve this goal, three questions were formulated. Research methodology is description and statistical community includes all Managers of Eastern Azerbaijan Province SMEs. The sample size of this research was 172 managers which were selected using Cochran formula. The needed data was gathered through a questionnaire which its validity and reliability were measured and confirmed. For analyzing the gathered data, Ratio test or binomial test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Friedman test, were used. The research findings show the most important problems of SMEs managers were in six areas. The priority of these problems is: economy, market, culture, human resources, laws & regulations, and information. The results of Kruskal-Wallis test also shows there is no meaningful difference between the managers’ problems in different groups.

This study aims at investigating the casual relations and structural equation modeling between the supplier competence with purchasing value, buyer satisfaction, switching cost, brand trust, brand loyalty, relationship quality, relationship commitment and transaction performance, in the buyers of Arge Talaei International Company’s Product (Seed Production). The research method employed in this study is based on casual correlation. The statistical population of this study consists of buyer company’s staff of Arge Talaei brand from 7 countries (Asia and Europe), Greece, Turkey, Kazakh, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Iraq, Emirates from whom 247 were simple randomly selected. In order to collect the data, nine types of questionnaires at the form of 55 items were employed: 1-supplier competence, 2-purchasing value, 3-buyer satisfaction, 4-switching cost, 5-brand trust, 6-brand loyalty, 7-relationship quality, 8-relationship commitment, 9-transaction performance. All of these questionnaires were originally administrated in Korea by Han and Sung in 2008. The results revealed that there is a significant relationship (p<0.01) between supplier competence, purchasing value, buyer satisfaction, brand trust and loyalty, relationship quality, relationship commitment and transaction performance (except switching cost). Furthermore, the results of Sobel T pointed out supplier competence, directly effects on purchasing value, brand trust and loyalty. In addition supplier competence, by purchasing value and brand trust and loyalty, indirectly influence relationship performance (relationship quality, relationship commitment and transaction performance) and switching cost. Also, the results of coefficients b indicated that, brand trust and brand loyalty had more effect on relationship quality.

The aim of this research is to study the outsourcing strategy effects on productivity in En Bank (Branches of Mazandaran). Outsourcing refers to a company that contract with another company to provide services that might otherwise be performed by in-house employees. Through outsourcing, a company can concentrate its resources on fundamental issues. In order to explore the elements and expand the variables, it was used Principal Component Analysis (PCA) methods and Linear Structural Relations (LISREL) analysis. In order to gather the needed data, questionnaires that included 57 questions, distributed between 102 managers and staffs of EN Bank. The results of this research demonstrated there is no a meaningful relationship between outsourcing and productivity elements in EN bank. However, a positive meaningful relationship between elements of productivity that provides the possibility of promoting productivity with less expense.

From the point of agency theory view, that relates the managers’ salaries and benefits to the reported income, managers have strong motivations to hide bad news that can cause the income reduction. Therefore, conservatism can be considered as a mechanism to control managers’ motivations for over-reporting income. From the point of capital market and management view, firm growth is an important variable which can affect managerial behavior and managers reporting. Therefore, this research studies the effect of firm growth on accounting conservatism based on Basu conservatism model. The statistical community of this study is companies listed on the Tehran stock Exchange. 81 firms have been selected as the statistical sample based on systematic sampling method. The period of study is a nine-year period (1379-1387) and cross-sectional regression used as statistical method. The research findings confirmed the Basu model is valid and conservatism for companies that have low growth is necessary. The research findings also show the adjusted Basu model is statistically meaningful with respect to firm growth. But unlike expectations, the research findings show increasing firm growth is not effective on accounting conservatism.

efficiency is an economic concept, the improvement of which has always been emphasized by those involved in politics and economics for promoting standard of living, welfare, tranquility and peace of mind of human beings. Also, some believe that survival and continuity of a political and economic system depends on efficiency and productivity so that in all the economic schools and communities, too, this concept has somehow been emphasized, and appropriate political recommendations have been presented in connection with improving efficiency, as well. Considering the qualitative & quantitative development of cities, at the moment, the role of municipalities in the management of cities becomes increasingly more prominent. Therefore, in order for municipalities to plan and perform better, it seems necessary to evaluate their efficiency. In the present study, it has been attempted to analyze the efficiency of the municipalities of Kurdistan province utilizing DEA method assuming varied return in relation to the scale, output-oriented (BCC-O) for the 2005-2008 period considering the surface area of urban area, the number of municipality personnel, and the municipality revenues as the input, and urban development expenditure as the output. The findings of the study indicate that in the year 2005, 47.62%, in 2007, 27.27 %, in 2007, 21.82% and in 2008, 45% of the municipalities have been efficient. The maximum efficiency average is related to the year 2008, and the minimum efficiency average is related to the year 2006. Also, among the municipalities which provided us with complete information, the maximum efficiency average is related to the municipality of Saghez, and the minimum efficiency average during the period is related to the municipality of Serishabad.

This research attempts to predict stock price through the content of financial statements. In other words, this research tries to study how the financial statements content effect on stock price in companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange. The main hypothesis, which is divided into 8 subsidiary hypotheses, investigates the relationship between changes of financial statements items and stock price changes. Time scope of this research is from fiscal year 1383 to fiscal year 1387 and statistical community includes companies listed on the Tehran Exchange Stock. The research data were mainly gathered from the financial statements of sample companies. In order to test hypotheses and statistical analysis, regression analysis, T-statistic, F-statistic, and SPSS software was used. Finally, the main hypothesis was confirmed. It means the financial statements as a part of financial information, along with other variables and factors, enables to predict stock price in Tehran Stock Exchange.

In today’s organizations, having a managerial comprehensive system about training and appointing potential employees in managerial jobs, seems necessary. Therefore, this research attempts to suggest a suitable model for Substitution of Employees using the Multiple Criteria Decision Making Techniques in Bank Melli Isfahan Province. The research method is descriptive and its statistical community is included of 25 top managers of Bank Melli Isfahan Province. According to the sample number, T-test has been used for analyzing data.In order to localize, a brainstorming meeting was held with bank top managers, and finally, selected 25 criteria. The criteria weights were calculated by the non-linear programming method and NLP software. Based on table resulted from selected criteria and their weights as well as simple additive weighting (SAW) method, management can prepare training programs to identify substitution   for important jobs.The most important outcomes of the model presented in this research are as follows: making competence matrix and its importance, designing scientific model for substitution, preventing non-occupational expenses of important jobs, clarifying appointment system, motivating employees and balancing their expectation, preventing the education expenses waste and driving educational system, planning incentive system, forming talent pool, using the proposed model in employee turnover and transfer.