• An exact algorithm for the single machine problem with unavailability periods 

      Gharbi, Anis; Labidi, Mohamed; Haouari, Mohamed ( Inderscience Publishers , 2015 , Article)
      We investigate the single machine scheduling problem with job release dates and due dates, and multiple planned unavailability time periods. This problem arises in the context of machine scheduling with planned preventive ...
    • Critical success factors of TQM: A UK study 

      Al-Khalifa, Khalifa; Aspinwall, Elaine ( Inderscience Publishers , 2008 , Article)
      This paper has presented the results of a study on Critical Success Factors for Total Quality Management (TQM) implementation in UK organisations. A survey instrument (10 Success Factors) developed by Yusof and Aspinwall ...
    • Experimental investigation on the compressibility of Al/Al2O3 nanocomposites 

      Wagih, Ahmed; Fathy, Adel; Sebaey, Tamer Ali ( Inderscience Publishers , 2016 , Article)
      The scientific importance of nanocomposites is being increased due to their improved properties. This paper introduces an experimental investigation on the relationship between the reinforcement weight fraction and ...
    • ISO 9000 performance among the Malaysian companies: The effects of motives 

      Gader, A.M.A.; Ismail, M. Yousof; Hamouda, A.M.S.; Ismail, N.; Al-Khalifa, Khalifa ( Inderscience Publishers , 2009 , Article)
      This paper presents the results of a study to identify the real motives behind ISO 9000 Certification. Towards this goal, a survey of some 300 ISO 9000 certified companies has been carried out for Malaysian manufacturing ...
    • ISO 9000:2000 quality management standard: Experience in the state of Qatar 

      Al-Khalifa, Khalifa; Mohamed, Tamer A.; Al-Salem, Ameer ( Inderscience Publishers , 2008 , Article)
      The main purpose of this paper is to assess the experience of different organisations in the state of Qatar upon adopting the ISO 9000:2000 quality management standard. It is required to report the available motives, ...
    • Multi-objective optimisation of facility location decisions within integrated forward/reverse logistics under uncertainty 

      Afshari, Hamid; Sharafi, Masoud; ElMekkawy, Tarek Y.; Peng, Qingjin ( Inderscience Publishers , 2016 , Article)
      Increasing interest to the environmental, social and economic aspects of the supply chains has motivated supply chain managers to optimise location-allocation decisions within closed-loop logistics networks. This paper ...