This paper presents a goal programming model for selection of Integrated Rural Energy System (IRES). The decisions involve (i) selection of a mix of energy generating systems and (ii) allocation of energy from these to different end-uses. These decisions are made considering several goals such...

Chikungunya is a virus spread by the bite of the Aedes mosquito, which recently reemerged as a massive epidemic in the Indian Ocean islands and India. Chikungunya is generally considered self-limiting and has been reported as non-fatal but, since March 2005, one-third of the 770,000 people in...

This paper presents two cases to demonstrate the application of system approach at micro-level in education. The cases are based on the experiences of the author’s work with school systems. One case deals with the application of systems approach in redesigning a tutorial system in a school and...

This write up contains design computations for selection of structural members for a greenhouse to be installed at Bhujodi. Straight wall gable roof form was selected. Wind load estimates made for wind angle 0 degree and 90 degree on air tight structure. Analysis was also carried out for left...

This paper addresses to the question: How do firms in emerging economy choose their capital structure? Thai firms’ capital structures were empirically investigated to find their patterns over the period of the country’s financial liberalisation and economic success. Also, the attributes of...

Transaction Utility theory was propounded by Thaler to explain that the value derived by a customer from an exchange consists of two drivers: Acquisition Utilities and Transaction utilities. Acquisition utility represents the economic gain or loss from the transaction. Where as transaction...

The work done in media selection both in India and abroad is reviewed. Two approaches that can be adopted immediately for media selection so as to maximise response are discussed and the results of empirical work using the data of a large advertiser are shown. The directions for future research...

The Shifting Bottleneck (SB) heuristic is among the most successful approximation methods for solving the Job Shop problem. It is essentially a machine based decomposition procedure where a series of One Machine Sequencing Problems (OMSPs) are solved. However, such a procedure has been reported...

Research work is being conducted on use and marketing of plant protection appliances. The work has tried to analyse a hypothesis that the number of plant protection appliances tend to be concentrated in cash crop area and are owned by farmers with large land holding. The working paper analyses...

Employee privacy at the workplace is an issue of debate worldwide. With data security and other organizational interests becoming paramount, the employee rights for privacy and freedom is curtailed. This paper explores the underlying factors that contribute to violation of workplace privacy, the...