Many firms operating in the international marketplace are hampered by their organisational structures; that is, their structures and managerial practices do not match the requirements imposed by multinational operations. International operations require an organisational structure that can...

Much of the research on operations scheduling problems has either ignored setup times or assumed that setup times on each machine are independent of the job sequence. This paper considers the problem of scheduling a single machine for minimizing total tardiness in a sequence dependent setup...

Considering multiple attributes while evaluating request for quotes (RFQs) responses from suppliers is gaining significant importance in industrial procurement. While price has traditionally been the most important factor in evaluating RFQ responses, incorporation of non-price attributes such as...