162 research outputs found
A Field Ion Microscope Study of Interfaces
No full textTitle: A Field Ion Microscope Study of Interfaces, Author: Ramesh Rajagopal, Location: ThodeThis investigation is concerned with the observation of interfaces between f.c.c. and b.c.c. crystals in the field ion microscope. A high vacuum field ion microscope was designed and constructed to operate under liquid nitrogen cooling and helium gas imaging, with facilities for vapour deposition. Platinum and iridium were deposited on tungsten field ion emitters by shadow vapour deposition. The nature and contrast of deposits obtained under various experimental conditions are examined. The atomic matching observed at interfaces is discussed within the limitations of the existing interfacial contrast theory.ThesisMaster of Engineering (ME
Determinants Of Effective Supply Chain Partnering In The Context Of Electrical And Electronics Firms In Malaysia
No full textPengurusan rantaian bekalan baru-baru ini diperkenalkan untuk menangani pakatan fungsi-fungsi organisasi bermula dari pemesanan dan penerimaan bahan mentah
Supply chain management has been recently introduced to address the partnering of organizational functions ranging from the ordering and receipt of raw material
Determinants Of Effective Supply Chain Partnering In The Context Of Electrical And Electronics Firms In Malaysia [HD9696.A3N2 P92 2006 f rb].
No full textPengurusan rantaian bekalan baru-baru ini diperkenalkan untuk menangani pakatan fungsi-fungsi organisasi bermula dari pemesanan dan penerimaan bahan mentah pada
peringkat proses pembuatan hingga ke penyaluran dan penghantaran hasil keluaran kepada pelanggan.
Supply chain management has been recently introduced to address the partnering of organizational functions ranging from the ordering and receipt of raw materials
throughout the manufacturing processes, to the distribution and delivery of products to the customer
Holographic Jet Shapes and their Evolution in Strongly Coupled Plasma
No full text© 2017 The Author(s) Recently our group analyzed how the probability distribution for the jet opening angle is modified in an ensemble of jets that has propagated through an expanding cooling droplet of plasma [K. Rajagopal, A. V. Sadofyev, W. van der Schee, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116 (2016) 211603]. Each jet in the ensemble is represented holographically by a string in the dual 4+1- dimensional gravitational theory with the distribution of initial energies and opening angles in the ensemble given by perturbative QCD. In [K. Rajagopal, A. V. Sadofyev, W. van der Schee, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116 (2016) 211603], the full string dynamics were approximated by assuming that the string moves at the speed of light. We are now able to analyze the full string dynamics for a range of possible initial conditions, giving us access to the dynamics of holographic jets just after their creation. The nullification timescale and the features of the string when it has nullified are all results of the string evolution. This emboldens us to analyze the full jet shape modification, rather than just the opening angle modification of each jet in the ensemble as in [K. Rajagopal, A. V. Sadofyev, W. van der Schee, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116 (2016) 211603]. We find the result that the jet shape scales with the opening angle at any particular energy. We construct an ensemble of dijets with energies and energy asymmetry distributions taken from events in proton-proton collisions, opening angle distribution as in [K. Rajagopal, A. V. Sadofyev, W. van der Schee, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116 (2016) 211603], and jet shape taken from proton-proton collisions and scaled according to our result. We study how these observables are modified after we send the ensemble of dijets through the strongly-coupled plasma
The mediating effect of the budget process on the performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
No full textPURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to aid the small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), resulting in enhancement, improved management performance, and sustainability in adopting beneficial competitive practices aligned to the new era. The study was conducted to determine the key managerial factors that affect the performance of Vietnamese SMEs. We analyzed factors like business planning, organizational commitment, strategy implementation, and managerial control, adopting the budget process as the mediating factor, as it was determined to positively affect SME performance. METHODOLOGY: In the pilot study, we collected 105 samples using the convenience technique and analyzed the results to examine and validate the reliability of the research instrument. A quantitative approach was used in the pilot study, which tested for reliability using Cronbach’s alpha and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with the software IBM SPSS 20.0. The real study was conducted using quantitative analysis, where the randomization technique was applied to 403 suitable samples. A full quantity of data was tested using Cronbach’s alpha, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and EFA. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test both the conceptual framework and the hypothesis of the real study. This study was conducted from October 2016 to June 2020. FINDINGS: Analysis of SMEs identified the mediating factor, budget process, as having a significant effect on the dependent factor, SME performance. Regarding the total effect on SME performance, among four independent variables, the factor with the highest positive total effect on SME performance was strategy implementation. The second highest positive total effect on SME performance was organizational commitment; the third highest positive total effect was business planning; and the fourth was managerial control. Therefore, it can be concluded that when SME managers change these key factors, they will change the level of performance for their enterprises. IMPLICATIONS: This research provides insight into the performance management of SMEs and how managerial factors affect the level of this performance management. In the results of study, the following key factors have been identified: strategy implementation, organizational commitment, business planning, managerial control, and the mediating role of the budget process. These independent variables have significant total effects on SME performance, and the theory’s implication builds on performance management to contribute to the field of management. This research model can be applied to management practices to restructure, innovate, and improve the overall performance of SMEs. Additionally, this study will provide SMEs with management procedures to compete, adapt, and enhance their sustainability within the global market. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: This model provides researchers and practitioners with the invaluable knowledge needed to manage enterprise performance, which will assist SMEs in developing as sustainable and competitive players in this new era
Finding the Scatterers in Hot Quark Soup
No full text© Copyright owned by the author(s) under the terms of the Creative Commons. We present a brief report on a thought experiment in which an incident energetic parton traverses a brick of quark-gluon plasma (QGP), see Ref. [1] for the full report. We calculate the probability of detecting a parton showing up at a large angle with respect to its initial direction due to scattering with the constituents of QGP, using leading order perturbative QCD. We include all relevant channels, including the Rutherford-like channel as considered in early works, and those that are not Rutherford-like but become important at a large angle. The resulting probability distributions contain information about the short distance structure of QGP. Our results provide key theoretical input toward finding the scatterers within the QGP liquid, which in turn is the necessary first step toward using precise, high-statistics, suitably differential measurements of jet modification in heavy ion collisions to study the evolution of the properties of QGP with changing resolution scale
The Effects of Information Quality on Supply Chain Performance
No full textThis paper introduces how information quality plays an important role in a supply chain performance. In order to make smarter use of global resources, the companies should pay attention to the quality of information to provide better services to their customers. This paper examines the factors influencing information quality and investigates the influences of information quality on supply chain performance. The information quality is classified into four types: accuracy, completeness, consistency and timeliness. The influencing factors include technological, organizational, and environmental characteristics. Supply chain performance is measured based on financial and non-financial indices. It can be found that the extent of information quality will increase supply chain performance and the extent of information quality is influenced by technological, organizational and environmental characteristics. The authors hope to understand the factors that influence information quality towards better supply chain performance will not only inform researchers of a better design for studying information quality but also assist in the understanding of intricate relationships between different factors.</jats:p
Adoption and Benefit of Industrial Revolution 4.0 in Logistics Industry: A Conceptual Paper
No full textThe adoption of Industry 4.0 in logistics is a new and critical subject with a need for more research. A few studies have started reviewing the existing works on Industry 4.0; however, they do not focus on its adoption and practices in the logistics sector. This paper presents a conceptual study on Industry 4.0 and its relation to the logistics industry. Current literature on Industry 4.0 in logistics brings out some interesting practices in the adoption of Industry 4.0 in logistics, which will be helpful for the academic and industry, especially top managers. In this paper, some reflections regarding the adequate requirements and issues enabling logistics organizations to be efficient, and fully operational in an industry 4.0 context were discussed. This work identifies several adoption and Industry 4.0 practices in the logistics industry from various selected organizations which are reflected as the highest contributor toward the adoption of a logistics firm in adopting Industry 4.0. Finally, it is evidence that defining a clear organizational vision and strategy is important to help drive logistics business efficiencies which is crucial for future competitive survival.
Research paper
Keywords: Industry 4.0; Logistics; Innovation; Technology; Malaysia
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Sivan, S., Ghadiri, S. M., Rajagopal, P., Bahrin, A. S., & Sundram, V. P. K. (2022). Adoption and Benefit of Industrial Revolution 4.0 in Logistics Industry: A Conceptual Paper. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 10(2S1), 79–94
A Review of the Management Process with the Mediating Role of the Budget Process on the Performance of Vietnamese SMEs
No full textThe SME sector has a large representation within Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)-Vietnam and it provides a significant contribution in supporting the socio-economic benefits. SMEs in the manufacturing sector within HCMC that participate in the global markets, should embrace and adopt enhanced performance to maximize the overall benefits and outcomes. This will promote the efficient management of the enterprises' overall internal resources in providing competitive equality with global corporations. Therefore, this empirical study analyses and reviews the management process that has adopted the mediating role of the budget process on the SMEs' performance. Based on the review of theories and related studies, it is evidenced that, the management process has incorporated the core-factors namely; business planning, organizational commitment, strategy implementation, managerial control with mediating role of the budget process; these applied core-factors contribute significantly in supporting the SMEs performance within the manufacturing sector of HCMC. Additionally, the outcomes of this empirical study will provide the key-procedures for SMEs such as; high-value knowledge and concepts to restructure their overall management, to gain growth in performance, improve their management capacity, develop their enterprises' sustainability into the new era
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