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Sustainable supply chains: A study of interaction among the enablers
(2010 , Article)
Purpose: A focus on supply chains is a step towards the broader adoption and development of sustainability, since the supply chain considers the product from initial processing of raw materials to delivery to the customer. ...
Analysing the barriers to corporate social responsibility in supply chains: An interpretive structural modelling approach
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2010 , Article)
The purpose of this paper is to identify barriers to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in supply chains and understand their mutual relationships. Interpretive structural modelling was applied to present a hierarchy- ...
Complete allocation sampling: An efficient and easily implemented adaptive sampling design
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Wiley
, 2010 , Article)
Adaptive sampling designs are becoming increasingly popular in environmental science, particularly for surveying rare and aggregated populations. An adaptive sample is one in which the survey design is modified, or adapted, ...
Management accounting system application in banks in the State of Qatar
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Inderscience
, 2010 , Article)
The importance of management accounting systems (MAS) in measuring the non-financial performance is increasing, especially in the service sector. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to investigate the nature of MAS ...
Application of electronic signatures in business and their influence on electronic commerce implementation
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Inderscience
, 2010 , Article)
The internet has changed how participants around the world view telecommunications, buying, selling and transactions. Electronic Commerce (EC) and Electronic Signatures (ES) make it possible for enterprises to expand their ...
Preliminay test estimation in the two parameter exponential distribution based on record values
(2010 , Article)
We considered estimation of the parameters of the exponential distribution based on record data in the presence of prior information. Preliminary test and shrinkage estimators are developed and their properties are ...
On the basis number and the minimum cycle bases of the wreath product of some graphs II
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University of Zielona Gora
, 2010 , Article)
A construction of a minimum cycle bases for the wreath product of a star by a path, two stars and a star by a wheel is given. Moreover, the basis numbers of these products are determined.
A new upper bound of the basis number of the lexicographic product of graphs
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Charles Babbage Research Centre
, 2010 , Article)
An upper bound of the basis number of the lexicographic product of two graphs from the basis number of the factors is presented. Furthermore, the basis numbers of the lexicographic product of some classes of graphs is determined.
Fundamental group and cycle space of dual graphs and applications
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Elsevier
, 2010 , Article)
In this work, we study the fundamental group of dual graph of a planar graph. Moreover, we show that a planar graph G has no cut vertex if and only if N(Π(D(G))) = N(Π(D(G − v))) − 1 for any v ∈ V(G). Some applications ...
The cost of financial intermediation in the banking sector of Jordan
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EuroJournals, Inc.
, 2010 , Article)
This study investigates the cost of financial intermediation in the banking sector of Jordan over the 2001-2008 period. It assesses to what extent the relatively high and escalating bank interest margins, in this sector, ...