Journal Contents: International Journal of Productivity Management and Assessment Technologies (IJPMAT)

Volume 7 (2019)
Issue 1
Special Issue on Econophysics and Finance
Guest Editorial Preface
L. Magafas (Department of Electrical Engineering, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Kavala, Greece), M.P. Hanias (Department of Electrical Engineering, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Kavala, Greece), S.G. Stavrinides (School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, Thermi-Thessaloniki, Greece)
Article 1
Introduction to Econophysics: Look Back Into the Future - Tomorrow's Science by the Data of Yesterday (pages 1-27)
Juergen Mimkes (University Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany)
Article 2
Double Power Law in the Japanese Financial Market (pages 28-35)
Sudhir Jain (School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham, UK), Takuya Yamano (Kanagawa University, Hiratsuka, Japan)
Article 3
“Reverse Engineering” in Econophysics (pages 36-49)
M.P. Hanias (Department of Electrical Engineering, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Kavala, Greece), L. Magafas (Department of Electrical Engineering, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Kavala, Greece), S.G. Stavrinides (School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, Thermi-Thessaloniki, Greece)
Article 4
Chaos in Oligopoly Models (pages 50-76)
Georges Sarafopoulos (Department of Economics, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece), Kosmas Papadopoulos (Department of Economics, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece)
Article 5
Entropy, the Information Processing Cycle, and the Forecasting of Bull and Bear Market Peaks and Troughs (pages 77-90)
Edgar Parker (New York Life Insurance Company, Bayonne, USA)
Issue 2
Article 1
Influence of Business Competitiveness on SMEs Performance (pages 1-25)
Neeta Baporikar (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia & University of Pune, Pune, India)
Article 2
Software Estimation Framework for Mobile Application Projects (pages 26-40)
Shailesh Kumar (PES University, Bengaluru, India), Anant R. Koppar (PES University, Bengaluru, India)
Article 3
Normalized Sprint Estimation: An Agile Project Estimation Method (pages 41-58)
Shailesh Kumar (PES University, Bengaluru, India)
Volume 6 (2018)
Issue 1
Article 1
Implementation of Total Quality Management Principles in Public Health Institutes in the Republic of Croatia (pages 1-16)
Ivana Škarica (Teaching Institute of Public Health of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Rijeka, Croatia), Ana-Marija Vrtodušić Hrgović (Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia)
Article 2
Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Ranking Decision Making Units (pages 17-36)
Mohammad Azadfallah (Saipayadak, Tehran, Iran)
Article 3
Ordering Policy and Inventory Classification Using Temporal Association Rule Mining (pages 37-49)
Reshu Agarwal (Banasthali University, Vanasthali, India)
Article 4
Banking Business Process Management Implementation (pages 50-69)
Michael Glykas (Department of Financial and Management Engineering, University of the Aegean, Chios, Greece & Aegean Technopolis, Chios, Greece), George Valiris (Department of Business Administration, University of the Aegean, Greece), Angelika Kokkinaki (Department of Management and MIS, University of Nicosia, Cyprus), Zoi Koutsoukou (Department of Financial and Management Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece)
Issue 2
Editor's Note
Editorial Preface
Oxana Karnaukhova (Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia)
Article 1
Productivity Betterment: Implementation of Clustering with Improved Tooling in Manufacturing (pages 1-18)
Satbir Singh (Ambala College of Engineering and Applied Research, Ambala, India), Sandeep Singhal (National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, India)
Article 2
How Does Schema Affect Stress and Productivity at the Workplace?: Quantitative Analysis of Schema in the Occupational Setting (pages 19-38)
Ko Sugiura (Keio University, Tokyo, Japan), Akiyoshi Shimura (Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan)
Article 3
How Project Management Overlaps with Lean Six Sigma (pages 39-55)
Brian J. Galli (Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, Master of Science in Engineering Management Industrial Engineering, Hofstra University, USA)
Article 4
Time Driven Activity Based Costing (TDABC) Model for Cost Estimation of Assembly for a SSI (pages 56-69)
Ashwin Bhimrao Ganorkar (Priyadarshini Bhagwati College of Engineering, Nagpur, India), Ramesh Ramchandra Lakhe (Shreyas Quality Management System, India, Nagpur, India), Kamalkishor N. Agrawal (Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, India)
Volume 5 (2017)
Issue 1
Article 1
The Relation of Knowledge Intensity to Productivity Assessment Preferences and Cultural Differences (pages 1-19)
David Nembhard (Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA), Min Xiao (Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai, China)
Article 2
Quality and Process Management Systems in the UAE Maritime Industry (pages 20-39)
Michail Glykas (University of the Aegean, Athens, Greece), Johnichan George (Tristar Transport LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Article 3
Usage and Suitability of Methods for Strategic Business Process Initiatives: A Multi Case Study Research (pages 40-51)
Matthias Lederer (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany), Matthias Kurz (QUA-LiS NRW, Soest, Germany), Pavlin Lazarov (GfK, Nuremberg, Germany)
Issue 2
Article 1
The Balanced Scorecard: Keeping Updated and Aligned with Today´s Business Trends (pages 1-15)
Jorge Gomes (ISEG - Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal), Mário Romão (ISEG - Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal)
Article 2
Non-Linear Properties of the VIX Index (pages 16-24)
L. Magafas (Department of Electrical Engineering, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Kavala, Greece), M. Hanias (Department of Electronics, Computers, Telecommunications, and Control, Faculty of Physics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece), A. Tavlatou (Department of Electrical Engineering, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Kavala, Greece), P. Kostantaki (Department of Electrical Engineering, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Kavala, Greece)
Article 3
Performance Measurement System in Telecommunication Services: A Study of Select Indian Companies (pages 25-38)
Vinod Kumar Yadav (Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, India)
Article 4
Programming Global Strategy to Maximize Net Income Modeling Legal Conditions and Corporate Values (pages 39-57)
Federico Trigos (Tecnológico de Monterrey, EGADE Business School, San Pedro Garza García, México), Eduardo Manuel López (Tecnológico de Monterrey EGADE Business School, San Pedro Garza García, México)
Volume 4 (2016)
Issue 1
Article 1
Agricultural Growth Accounting and Total Factor Productivity in Jordan: Trends, Determinants, and Future Challenges (pages 1-14)
Samia Nadeem Akroush (National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, Amman, Jordan), Boubaker Dhehibi (International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Area, Amman, Jordan), Aden Aw-Hassan (International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Area, Amman, Jordan)
Article 2
Mehr Iran Bank's Performance Evaluation Using EFQM Excellence Model: A Case Study of Alborz Province Branches (pages 15-27)
Mohammad Abdolshah (Department of Industrial Engineering, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran), Mostafa Moghimi (Semnan University, Semnan, Iran), Mariam Azin (Semnan University, Semnan, Iran), Pourya Najafian (Semnan University, Semnan, Iran)
Article 3
Applying Theory to Inform Competency Development: Bootstrapping Epistemic Communities in Growing Specialists (pages 28-38)
Mambo Governor Mupepi (Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA), Sylvia C Mupepi (Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Rapids, MI, USA)
Article 4
Cultural Indoctrination in Global Hypercompetition: A Conceptual Framework for International Management (pages 39-51)
Bryan Christiansen (PryMarke LLC, Battle Creek, MI, USA)
Issue 2
Article 1
Evaluation of Cultural Intelligence in Staff of Industries, Mines and Trades Organizations - Case Study: Semnan Province, Iran (pages 1-10)
Mohammad Abdolshah (Industrial Engineering Department, Islamic Azad University-Semnan Branch, Semnan, Iran), Baranak Geranfar (MBA Group, Industrial Engineering Department, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran), Eisa Akbari (MBA Group, Industrial Engineering Department, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran), Jalil Vaziri (MBA Group, Industrial Engineering Department, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran)
Article 2
Analyzing the Effect of Transformational Leadership on Innovation and Organizational Performance (pages 11-27)
Cheng Ping Shih (NTNU IHRD, Taipei, Taiwan), Olga del Carmen Peña Orochena (NTNU IHRD, Taipei, Taiwan)
Article 4
Business Process Management (pages 49-62)
Neeta Baporikar (HP-GSB, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia)
Volume 3 (2015)
Issue 1
Article 1
Operators Skill Level Evaluation Method for Balancing of an Apparel Assembly Line (pages 1-12)
Todor Stojanov (Donghua University, Shanghai, China), Xue-Mei Ding (Donghua University, Shanghai, China)
Article 2
Charting Highly Productive Organization: Wrapping it all in Social Constructs (pages 13-30)
Mambo Governor Mupepi (Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA), Sylvia C. Mupepi (Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA)
Article 3
Customer Perception Towards Borrowing Bank Loans: An Empirical Study (pages 31-45)
Chandra Sekhar Patro (Department of Management Studies, GVP College of Engineering (Autonomous), Visakhapatnam, India)
Article 4
The KPIs of Productivity Growth for Enterprises of Different Value Creation Types: A Conceptual Framework and Proposition Development (pages 46-56)
Pao-Cheng Chang (China Productivity Center, New Taipei City, Taiwan), Hsi-Chin Lin (China Productivity Center, New Taipei City, Taiwan)
Issue 2
Article 1
Control of Economic Situations by Utilizing an Electronic Circuit (pages 1-15)
S.G. Stavrinides (Computer Science Department, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece), M.P. Hanias (Department of Electronics, Computers, Telecommunications and Control, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece), L. Magafas (Department of Electrical Engineering, Kavala Institute of Technology, Kavala, Greece), S. Banerjee (Laboratory of Cryptography, Analysis and Structure, Institute for Mathematical Research, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)
Article 2
Planimetry of Economic States (pages 16-24)
S. Melnyk (Kharkov National University of Radio Electronic, Kharkov, Ukraine), I. Tuluzov (Kharkov Regional Center for Investment, Kharkov, Ukraine), A. Melnyk (Kharkov Regional Center for Investment, Kharkov, Ukraine)
Article 3
Institutional Reforms and Interaction of Local Governments: A Dynamic Approach (pages 25-33)
Georges Sarafopoulos (Department of Economics, Democritus University, Komotini, Greece), Panagiotis G. Ioannidis (Department of Economics, Democritus University, Komotini, Greece)
Article 4
AHP Model for Identifying Best Health Care Establishment (pages 34-66)
Mohammad Azam (Department of Community Medicine, Career Institute of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Lucknow, India), M.N. Qureshi (Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Faisal Talib (Mechanical Engineering Section, University Polytechnic, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (UP), India)
Volume 2 (2014)
Issue 1
Article 1
Electricity Demand Forecasting: An Essential Tool for Power System Planning, Operation and Control (pages 1-19)
Fawwaz Elkarmi (Higher Council for Science and Technology, Amman, Jordan), Nazih Abu Shikhah (Electricity Regulatory Commission, Amman, Jordan)
Article 3
An Overview of Intellectual Capital (IC) Models for SMEs (pages 31-38)
Ramón Sanguino Galván (Department of Business Administration, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain), Tomás M. Bañegil Palacios (Department of Business Administration, Universy of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain)
Article 4
Preconditions for the Management of Invention-Innovation Diffusion Process (pages 39-50)
Zdenka Zenko (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia), Matjaz Mulej (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia)
Cultural Variations and Business Performance: Contemporary Globalism
Book Review
Anatolie Caraganciu (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania)
Issue 2
Article 1
Analysis of Economic Order Quantity Model for Perishable Items Whose Deterioration Starts After Some Fixed Time (pages 1-11)
Singh Sarbjit (Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India)
Article 2
Performance Measurement System in Banking Services in India (pages 12-27)
Vinod Kumar Yadav (Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, India)
Article 3
Utility-Based Knowledge Work Productivity Assessment (pages 28-46)
M. Xiao (Glorious Sun School of Business and Management, Donghua University, Shanghai, China), D.A. Nembhard (Department of Industrial Engineering, Penn State University, State College, PA, USA)
Article 4
Sources of Agricultural Productivity Differences between Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria using DEA (pages 47-61)
Emile J. Salame (Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon)
Volume 1 (2012)
Issue 1
Article 1
Efficiency Study on Proposed Merger Plan of State Bank of India (SBI) and its Subsidiaries: A DEA Perspective (pages 1-17)
Debaprosanna Nandy (The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, India), Manas Kr. Baidya (Malda College, India)
Article 2
A Study on the Contribution of 12 Key-Factors to the Growth Rates of the Region of the East Macedonia-Thrace (EMTH) by Using a Neural Network Model (pages 18-28)
E. Stathakis (Kavala Institute of Technology, Greece), M. Hanias (University of Athens, Greece), P. Antoniades (Kavala Institute of Technology, Greece), L. Magafas (Kavala Institute of Technology, Greece), D. Bandekas (Kavala Institute of Technology, Greece)
Article 3
Business Process Models Representation by Deducing Interpretative Evidences on Intuitively Common Symbols (pages 29-39)
Saleh Alwahaishi (VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic), Ahmad Jaffar (United Arab Emirates University, UAE), Ivo Vondrák (VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic), Václav Snášel (VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic)
Article 4
Selection of Concrete Production Facility Location Integrating Fuzzy AHP with TOPSIS Method (pages 40-59)
Golam Kabir (University of British Columbia, Canada), Razia Sultana Sumi (Stamford University Bangladesh, Bangladesh)
Issue 2
Article 1
A Survey of Knowledge Work Productivity Metrics (pages 1-18)
Min Xiao (Glorious Sun School of Business and Management, Donghua University, Shanghai, China), David A. Nembhard (Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA), Changjun Dai (Glorious Sun School of Business and Management, Donghua University, Shanghai, China)
Article 2
Employee Welfare Activities in Private Sector and Their Impact on Quality of Work Life (pages 19-30)
Chandra Sekhar Patro (Department of Management Studies, VITS College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Article 3
Technical Efficiency of State Road Transport Undertakings in India - Data Envelopment Analysis (pages 31-42)
V. Prakash (Department of Statistics, Presidency College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India), J. Rajesh (Department of Statistics, Presidency College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India), M. Thilagam (Department of Statistics, Presidency College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Article 4
Financial Performance Measures, Efficiency and Indian Banking: Empirical Evidence (pages 43-56)
Padmasai Arora (Department of Commerce, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India)
Issue 3
Article 1
Article 2
Acceptance of ERP Solutions in Maturity Use Phase: Key Influence Factors for SAP and Microsoft Dynamics NAV (pages 18-44)
Simona Sternad (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia), Samo Bobek (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia)
Article 3
Representations of Artifact-Centric Business Processes (pages 45-61)
Giorgio Bruno (Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy)
Article 5
Cognitive Revolution: Prosperity & Sustainability (pages 87-103)
Rinaldo C. Michelini (Università di Genova, Genoa, Italy), Roberto P. Razzoli (Università di Genova, Genoa, Italy)
Issue 4
Article 1
Integrating Production Planning and Control Business Processes (pages 1-21)
Rui M. Lima (University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal)
Article 2
Communication in the Manufacturing Industry: An Empirical Study of the Management of Engineering Drawing in a Shipyard (pages 22-40)
Sigmund Aslesen (Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Oslo, Norway & University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway), Svein Erik Moen (Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Oslo, Norway)
Article 3
Communication Issues for Small and Medium Enterprises: Provider and Customer Perspectives (pages 41-61)
Mirjana D. Stojanovic (University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia), Vladanka S. Acimovic-Raspopovic (University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia)
Article 4
Intellectual Capital Management in Long-Lasting Family Firms: The DuPont Case (pages 62-74)
Rosa Nelly Trevinyo-Rodríguez (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – EGADE Campus Monterrey, Monterrey, México)