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Interactive decision support system for organisational analysis
(1994)Quantification of important soft variables which affect the functioning of organisations is crucial for organisational analysis. Initially, only two of the many variables have been taken for analysis. A software interactive ... -
A fuzzy set theoretic approach to qualitative analysis of causal loops in system dynamics
(1994)The paper presents an alternate method for the qualitative analysis of causal loops in system dynamics models. The focus of the work is to develop a methodology for qualitatively analysing causal loops to study the behavior ... -
Technology management in Indian automobile industry-Hero Honda experience
(1997)Summary form only given as follows. Indian Automobile Industry is passing through a phase of rapid transition. Technology transfer is taking place from leading automobile manufacturing countries in the world. A case study ... -
Flexible systems approach to management in a borderless world
(1993)The managerial issues in a borderless world are becoming far more intricate and complex and requires to be handled differently at different levels in diverse situations. There is a need to resolve the paradoxes in literature ... -
Organisation culture & multinational teaming: select observations in the Gulf region
(1993)If the concerns of multinational teaming are to be beamed on the fabric of organisational culture with any certitude which would lead to identification of certain generic approaches to handling projects in a borderless ... -
A framework for a medical information system
(1995)Discusses the possibility of, and provides the conceptual scheme for, a wide area network of hospital information systems in the Delhi metropolitian area. Based on an empirical investigation of the pressures on the health ... -
An ant algorithm for the single row layout problem in flexible manufacturing systems
(2005)Single row machine layout problem is one of the most commonly used layout patterns, especially in flexible manufacturing systems. In this paper, this problem is formulated as a non-linear 0-1 programming model in which the ... -
Analysis of interactions among the barriers of reverse logistics
(2005)The aim of this article is to analyze the interaction among the major barriers, which hinder or prevent the application of reverse logistics in automobile industries. A key task of top management is to diagnose those ... -
A heuristic to minimize makespan of cell scheduling problem
(2004)Scheduling problem in a cellular manufacturing environment is treated as group scheduling problem, which assumes that all parts in a part family are processed in the same cell and no inter-cellular transfer is needed. In ... -
Commercialization of new technologies in India: an empirical study of perceptions of technology institutions
(2003)In recent years technology has become not only an important dimension of national development and growth but also essential for survival in this competitive world. Consequently, development and commercialization of new ... -
Disseminating energy-efficient technologies: a case study of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in India
(2002)Disseminating energy-efficient technologies, even when they may appear to be technically perfect, is always a tough task, more so in economies with low purchasing power and educational levels. The compact fluorescent lamp ... -
E-government evaluation: a framework and case study
(2002)The importance of measuring the performance of e-government cannot be overemphasized. In this paper, a flexible framework is suggested to choose an appropriate strategy to measure the tangible and intangible benefits of ... -
Commercializing new technologies in India: a perspective on policy initiatives
(2002)Technology is a key resource of profound importance for the well being of a national economy as well as international competitiveness; it is also vital for corporate profitability and growth. Development and commercialization ... -
A technology management perspective on collaborations in the Indian automobile industry: a case A technology management perspective on collaborations in the Indian automobile industry: a case study
(2002)A study was conducted to analyze technology management practices of firms in the automobile industry in India. The case studies of three firms which collaborated in post Indian independence (i.e. after 1947) period and ... -
Relating IT strategy and organizational culture: an empirical study of public sector units in India
(2001)This paper analyzes the relationships between selected aspects of organizational culture and IT-Strategy in public sector units (PSUs). Organization culture, which is treated as a shared set of norms and values, is analyzed ... -
Evaluation of a decision support system for credit management decisions
(2001)This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a decision support system DSS for credit management. This study formed a part of a larger initiative to assess the effectiveness of IT-based credit management ... -
Rule-base content verification using a digraph-based modelling approach
(1999)Ensuring that the content of a rule-base, which is being encoded, is free from problems of consistency, completeness, and conciseness, is necessary to avoid any performance errors that might occur during consultation ...