In general gross domestic product (GDP) is a substantial element in macro-economic analysis. Policy makers of a country use variations of GDP for long run planning. Considering different economic conditions of a country, forecasting is a useful tool to identify the variations of GDP for...

Reverse supply chain problem is one of the concepts in supply chain which as well explore wastes management in relation to customer. In reverse supply chains, wastes are recovered and reproduced leading to profit making of new products which is produced. In this study, residuals, after...

The concept of utility is used as a decision tool for consumers to choose a commodity. Analyzing consumer behavior is complicated due to the qualitative nature of the utility. Hence, this paper investigates a quantitative method to evaluate the utility of consumers. The methodology is based on...

Information technology (IT) has the potential to transform the means by which society learns and accesses information. Electronic commerce is a rapidly growing area enjoying considerable attention in conjunction with the emergence of the Information Superhighway or the building of the National...

In spite of successful research on new agricultural practices concerning crop cultivation, the majority of farmers is not getting upper-bound yield due to several reasons. One of the reasons is that expert/scientific advice regarding crop cultivation is not reaching farming community in a timely...

Since maximization of learning and organizational learning capabilities is the most important element for the success of knowledge management in each organization, this paper focuses on the dimensions of organizational learning capability. We suggest a mathematical clustering structure of...

One of the substantial concerns in any large scale enterprises is the process of evaluating, selecting and improving suppliers due to the involvement of many uncontrollable and unavoidable factors. To address this issue in industry, suppliers are selected in the context of a resilient supply...