Science Journal of Business and Management

Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2014

  • Strategic Planning in the Family Business of the Chinese Community of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

    Zulema Córdova Ruiz, Loreto María Bravo Zanoguera, Sósima Carrillo, Ana Cecilia Bustamante Valenzuela, Sofía Lizzett Reyes Ayala, Lourdes Patricia Escobar Pérez

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2014
    Pages: 116-122
    Received: 10 September 2014
    Accepted: 05 October 2014
    Published: 20 October 2014
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    Abstract: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) due to their participation in the production of goods and services and as a source of jobs, are the basis of the economy in any country. In Mexico 95% of the companies have a family structure or are controlled by a family, so it is important to identify strategies that favor their continuation over time. This res... Show More
  • On the Relationship between Teamwork and Supporting Knowledge Management

    Mahshad Erfanian khanghahi

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2014
    Pages: 123-130
    Received: 24 August 2014
    Accepted: 06 September 2014
    Published: 20 October 2014
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    Abstract: This study aims at investigating how far teamwork can support Knowledge Management. In doing so, 384 employees working in Iran Khodro, Neyshabour branch, located in Khorasan-e-Razavi, Iran were randomly selected as our participants. Based on studies done, we distinguish which features of teamwork support the KM course of action in its different pha... Show More
  • Quality Service in the Hotel Industry: Evidence from Alisa Hotel Ghana

    Gloria Honny Asirifi, Paul Goddey Gablah, Emmanuel Kwaw, Joseph Honny

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2014
    Pages: 131-135
    Received: 29 August 2014
    Accepted: 10 October 2014
    Published: 30 October 2014
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    Abstract: The delivery of high quality services is one of the most important and most difficult tasks that any service organization faces due to its unique characteristics such as intangibility, Perishability, variability, inseparability and its labour intense nature. In most cases, service quality is judged by customers and as such it is the customers’ perc... Show More
  • Measuring Supply Chain Performance in the Healthcare Industry

    Karthikeyan Lenin

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2014
    Pages: 136-142
    Received: 16 October 2014
    Accepted: 27 October 2014
    Published: 30 October 2014
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    Abstract: The fundamental success of supply chain management involves the effective coordination and integration of all the entities among the various supply chain partners—for example, suppliers, distributors, inbound and outbound transportation, third-party logistics companies, and information systems providers. Healthcare supply chain management differs f... Show More
  • Possibilities for the Development of Flexible Planning and Production Control

    Borislav Gordic

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2014
    Pages: 143-152
    Received: 06 October 2014
    Accepted: 28 October 2014
    Published: 30 October 2014
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    Abstract: Based on the results of the research carried out in one production system an attempt is made to give an answer regarding the possibilities for the development of adaptive operational planning and production control, especially in terms of dynamics and mode of operation and linking of procurement, sales and production processes. Through selected cri... Show More
  • Model of Adaptable Production Planning and Control

    Borislav Gordic

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2014
    Pages: 153-162
    Received: 06 October 2014
    Accepted: 28 October 2014
    Published: 30 October 2014
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    Abstract: In research of a model of production planning and control that can adapt to changes, disturbances and risks a model of adaptable optimization, called discrete corrective dynamizing optimization, was created. The model is created on the basis of dynamic programming to which is added the model of corrective optimization by simulation with the criteri... Show More