Purpose - This research aims to identify the optimal configuration of investment which leads firms to their best competitive positions, considering the degree of concentration in the market. Design/methodology/approach - The methodology was quantitative and based on secondary data with samples...

Purpose: Cloud manufacturing (CM) represents a new manufacturing paradigm that integrates distributed resources to provide on-demand services. The high consumer demand from various locations, coupled with the customizability and complexity of manufacturing, complicates task scheduling. In this...

This study presents a generalized approach for implementing the Triadic control policy in queueing modeling of a redundant machining system with multiple servers. The machining system further integrates a policy for servers that allows for multiple working vacations. The fluctuation of active...