This paper deals with an unreliable manufacturing system in which no backlog is allowed. The hedging point policy is used to control production. This paper's objective is to find the optimum hedging point so as to minimize the average inventory cost. Firstly, for a tentative hedging point, we...

This paper deals with an unreliable manufacturing system in which no backlog is allowed. The hedging point policy is used to control production. This paper's objective is to find the optimum hedging point so as to minimize the average inventory cost. Firstly, for a tentative hedging point, we...

Flexible solid-state dye sensitized solar cell is an important milestone for low-cost, large scale fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells. Flexible solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell is fabricated for the first time on titanium substrates using D102 sensitizer and a sputtered platinum...

There are 17 green building standards (including those under development) at country level and another 50 or more at provincial level in China. Based on background and status overview of green building standards, problems are analyzed. It is followed by a systemic scheme for green building...

A multi-pulse injection strategy for premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI) combustion was investigated in a four-valve, direct-injection diesel engine by a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation using KIVA-3V code coupled with detailed chemistry. The effects of fuel splitting...

High-performance TiO2–polythiophene hybrid solar cells are reported. Metal-free organic dye (D102) is employed to modify the TiO2/polythiophene interface. Results indicate that interfacial engineering and dye engineering are crucial for device performance.

Purpose This paper aims to investigate whether idiosyncratic volatility is priced in returns of equity funds while controlling for fund size and return momentum. Design/methodology/approach Following Fama and French (1993), an idiosyncratic volatility mimicking factor and a fund-size factor are...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine whether idiosyncratic volatility and other asset pricing factors predict growth rates of the ten Australian economic indicators. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use the Liew and Vassalou (2000) model augmented with an idiosyncratic volatility...