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A variable neighbourhood search algorithm for the open vehicle routing problem

Fleszar K.; Osman I.H.; Hindi K.S. (AMSTERDAM, 2009)

In the open vehicle routing problem (OVRP), the objective is to minimise the number of vehicles and then minimise the total distance (or time) travelled. Each route starts at the depot and ends at a customer, visiting a ...
Fast, effective heuristics for the 0-1 multi-dimensional knapsack problem

Fleszar K.; Hindi K.S. (OXFORD, 2009)

The objective of the multi-dimensional knapsack problem (MKP) is to find a subset of items with maximum value that satisfies a number of knapsack constraints. Solution methods for MKP, both heuristic and exact, have been ...
Lot sizing with a Markov production process and imperfect items scrapped

Maddah B.; Moussawi L.; Jaber M.Y. (AMSTERDAM, 2010)

This paper considers an inventory system within the economic order quantity (EOQ) model framework under random supply. The production process can go out-of-control with a constant probability and start producing imperfect ...
A constructive bin-oriented heuristic for the two-dimensional bin packing problem with guillotine cuts

Charalambous C.; Fleszar K. (OXFORD, 2011)

A new heuristic algorithm for solving the two-dimensional bin-packing problem with guillotine cuts (2DBPG) is presented. The heuristic constructs a solution by packing a bin at a time. Central to the adopted solution scheme ...
A review of the factors affecting user satisfaction in electronic government services

Weerakkody, Vishanth; Irani, Zahir N.; Lee, Habin; Hindi, Nitham Mohammed; Osman, Ibrahim H. (IGI Global, 2014)

Even after more than a decade of intensive research work in the area of electronic government (e-government) adoption and diffusion, no study has yet undertaken a theoretical evaluation of research related to 'e-government ...
CSR in SMEs: An analysis of donor-financed management tools

Lund-Thomsen, Peter; Jamali, Dima R.; Vives, Antonio (Emerald Group Holdings Ltd., 2014)

Originality/value - The study is likely to be the first analysis of the potential and limits of management tools that are developed by donor agencies with the aim of promoting CSR in SMEs in developing countries.; Purpose ...
A user satisfaction study of the NHS online prescription prepayment certificate

Irani, Zahir N.; Weerakkody, Vishanth; Molnar, Andreea; Lee, Habin; Hindi, Nitham Mohammed; Osman, Ibrahim H. (Elsevier B.V., 2014)

This research seeks to measure citizen satisfaction with the electronic Prescription Prepayment Certificate (PPC) offered by National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK). The paper reports on the findings of a ...
Corporate governance and market performance of parent firms following equity carve-out announcements

Chahine, Salim; Zeidan, Mohamad Jamal (Springer New York LLC, 2014)

Using the Gompers, Ishii, and Metrick corporate governance index on a sample of 158 parent firms, this study demonstrates that firms with a superior governance rating have a higher short-term market reaction to carve-out ...
Structure, agency, and notions of career success a process-oriented, subjectively malleable and localized approach

Afiouni, Fida; Karam, C. M. (Emerald Group Holdings Ltd., 2014)

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore notions of career success from a process-oriented perspective. The authors argue that success can be usefully conceptualized as a subjectively malleable and localized ...
Integrating the economic production model with deteriorating raw material over multi-production cycles

Nasr, Walid W.; Salameh, Moueen K.; Moussawi-Haidar, Lama (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2014)

This paper considers an Economic Production Quantity (EPQ) model with deteriorating raw material and investigates the impact of deterioration on the production process. The EPQ base case with no deterioration is presented ...
Female labour participation and pay equity in Arab countries: commonalities and differences

Sidani, Yusuf M.; Feghali, Tony (Routledge, 2014)

While there is a common belief that female labour indicators in Arab countries demonstrate a problematic situation, little is understood about the varieties within countries in that region. This paper attempts to draw a ...
An operational semantics for the goal life-cycle in BDI agents

Harland, James A.; Morley, David N.; Thangarajah, John; Yorke-Smith, Neil (2014)

A fundamental feature of intelligent agents is their ability to deliberate over their goals. Operating in an environment that may change in unpredictable ways, an agent needs to regularly evaluate whether its current set ...
Effect of deterioration on the instantaneous replenishment model with imperfect quality items

Moussawi-Haidar, Lama; Salameh, Moueen K.; Nasr, Walid W. (Elsevier Inc., 2014)

The assumptions required to justify the use of the economic order quantity model (EOQ) are rarely met. To provide mathematical models that more closely represent real-life situations, these assumptions must be relaxed. ...
The differences between successful and unsuccessful new manufacturing products in international markets: Evidence from Turkey

Köksal, Mehmet Haluk (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2014)

Purpose – Developing new products for international markets offers great growth opportunities for companies by positively influencing company performance. Specifically, the research purpose is to determine the effects of ...
CSR in developing countries through an institutional lens

Jamali, Dima R. (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2014)

Purpose: The book chapter sheds light on specific institutional variables that have been shaping and molding corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices and expressions in the developing world. It argues that CSR ...
Leveraging prior ratings for recommender systems in e-commerce

Guo, Guibing; Zhang, Jie; Thalmann, Daniël; Yorke-Smith, Neil (Elsevier B.V., 2014)

User ratings are the essence of recommender systems in e-commerce. Lack of motivation to provide ratings and eligibility to rate generally only after purchase restrain the effectiveness of such systems and contribute to ...
Top management ties with board members: How they affect pay-performance sensitivity and IPO performance

Chahine, Salim; Goergen, Marc (Elsevier, 2014)

This paper is the first study on the effects of pay-performance sensitivity (PPS) on the performance of initial public offerings (IPOs) in the presence of social ties and family ties of the top managers with board members. ...
Expanding the boundaries of clinical informatics for interdisciplinary systems research

King, Nelson E. (Bellwether Publishing, Ltd., 2014)

Health-care organizations and the information they exchange are increasingly complex and difficult to understand necessitating fresh methodological approaches on the part of clinical informatics researchers. Looking at the ...
HRM in the Middle East: toward a greater understanding

Afiouni, Fida; Ruël, Huub J.M.; Schuler, Randall S. (2014)

Since the publication of the first special issue on human resource management (HRM) in the Middle East in this journal in 2007, the last seven years have witnessed a significant increase in the volume and breadth of topics ...
A complex breastfeeding promotion and support intervention in a developing country: Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Nabulsi, Mona M.; Hamade, Haya; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Kabakian-Khasholian, Tamar; Charafeddine, Lama; Yehya, Nadine A.; Sinno, Durriyah; Sidani, Saadieh (2014)

Background: Breastfeeding has countless benefits to mothers, children and community at large, especially in developing countries. Studies from Lebanon report disappointingly low breastfeeding exclusivity and continuation ...

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