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1 - Cloud Computing- The Business Perspective: Appropriate Strategies to Eliminate or Decrease of Weaknesses and Threats
Maryam Ashoori Farid Khosh Alhan najme jooriyanTodays, Internet have been engulfed all aspects of our life. Cloud computing is the newest presenting of internet on the ubiquitous web. Cloud computing considered as a provider of host benefits and has addictive natural in information technology and Business world. Org MoreTodays, Internet have been engulfed all aspects of our life. Cloud computing is the newest presenting of internet on the ubiquitous web. Cloud computing considered as a provider of host benefits and has addictive natural in information technology and Business world. Organizations need to search extra addiction and considering real value of compounding cloud in business. Establishing business on cloud needed deployment models and cloud services. Also we can receive greater services by spending lower costs. This research has studied cloud system and its components, the business perspective, which is starting organization's business on cloud needed. In addition, concepts of core technology and SWOT analysis of small and medium organizations and available challenges have been explained in the world of cloud. Then, this paper has presented suggestive strategies for converting weaknesses to strengths and threats to opportunity. The proposed strategies help decreasing-cost and increasing productivity in organizations and normal users. They cause to improve profitability in business that they related to cloud computing. Manuscript profile -
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2 - Pharmaceutical Industry’s R&D in Developing Countries Case Study: India
Seyede Sedighe Jalalpour Faranak NadiResearch and Development plays a key role in creating knowledge and technology, hence planning and investment in this area is too important for countries to keep their permanency of competitive advantages. For the time beingdeveloping countries from one side, aretypical MoreResearch and Development plays a key role in creating knowledge and technology, hence planning and investment in this area is too important for countries to keep their permanency of competitive advantages. For the time beingdeveloping countries from one side, aretypicallyimportinghigh technologyfromdeveloped countries, and from the other sidein recent years supply of domestic healthcareneeds faced with new barriers such as high costof drugs and the emergence of new international. Consequently the situation leads to formation and enabling of domestic R&D in Pharmaceutical industry. this paper have considered the situation of Pharmaceutical industry’s R&D in developing countries and then examined the related theories, Having in mind the India’s achievements in Pharmaceutical industry through adoption and implementation of appropriate R&D policies,. India's experiences in Pharmaceutical industry especially in bio technology looked over and finally the pass through manner of India from 1947 till now is presented in a suitable framework. The framework’s features consist of types of R&D, forms of innovation (product or process) and the time with in each period. It may used as guidance for R&D activities in Pharmaceutical industry in other developing countries. Manuscript profile -
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3 - Identifying and Assessing Relationships between Variables Affecting Innovation in Petrochemical Companies Using DEMATEL Fuzzy Technique
Rahim Ghasemiye Mehdi HashemiThe increasingly rate of change and as a result shortening product life cycle, has emphasis on innovation among industrial companies. The purpose of this research is to briefly discuss the role that innovation plays in global competition and to investigate the relations MoreThe increasingly rate of change and as a result shortening product life cycle, has emphasis on innovation among industrial companies. The purpose of this research is to briefly discuss the role that innovation plays in global competition and to investigate the relationship among influential variables on innovation in petrochemical companies. Drawing from literature review we developed a research model. It consists of 26 factors and then with utilizing DEMATEL Fuzzy technique, they were reduced to seven variables, namely, culture of change, management performance, focusing on clients’ demand, financial conditions, product flexibility, using new technology and government support. Then the effects of above factors on organizational innovation have been assessed. Results emphasizes on vital role of culture of change among employees that must be at center of interest on managers. Also results indicate that clients’ interest is an independent variable that neither effects nor effected by other variables. Among other findings, results indicate that culture of change, management performance and using modern technologies are the most vital factors affecting innovation in petrochemical companies. Investment variable has been identified as an independent variable that has great effect on a number of effective variables in petrochemical companies. Manuscript profile -
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4 - Enhancing Efficiency and Organizational Knowledge in Assembly Lines Using Discrete-event Simulation Techniques
Moslem Fadaei Hadi Heydari Ghare Bagh Sedigh ReisiIn today’s competitive market, companies must work closely with their customers and suppliers if they want to survive and improve their own performance and to provide a better response to market forces. In a typical supply chain, information flow is more important than MoreIn today’s competitive market, companies must work closely with their customers and suppliers if they want to survive and improve their own performance and to provide a better response to market forces. In a typical supply chain, information flow is more important than the other two involved flows including material flow and cash flow. It can be lead to enhance organizational knowledge. The main purpose of the research, is to identify, analyse and improve the performance of an assembly line using simulation techniques. Many factors, such as setup time, operating time, failure rate, repair rate, and production rate, can cause data to be non-stationary. Therefor, in order to analyse such complicated systems it is necessary to apply simulation techniques. The most important properties of an assembly line including bottlenecks, cycle time, buffers capacities, and the number of finished products in a given time period are investigated in the research. After data gathering, and building an appropriate simulation model, the simulation experiments were done with Enterprise Dynamic software. The simulation model is implemented and tested against real-world data and is demenostrated by a numerical example. Then, the bottlenecks and performance measures including throughput time and waiting time are identified and analysed in order to develop a new scenario in which opportunities for improvements are presented. The results show significant improvements in terms of reducing waiting time and increasing efficiencies. Manuscript profile -
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5 - Evaluation of the Success of the Technology Transfer Process and Improve Its Perform ance by Using Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) In Samam Co
Seyed Davood MirHabibi Mostafa MablaghiOrganizations to survive and produce new productions in their surrounded environment need new technology. One of the ways to acquisition technology is transfer technology from other organization or countries. One of the most important problems which industries in develo MoreOrganizations to survive and produce new productions in their surrounded environment need new technology. One of the ways to acquisition technology is transfer technology from other organization or countries. One of the most important problems which industries in developing countries are wrestling with is non-effectiveness of transferred technology. The reason for this, is the failure to complete the phases of transfer of technology or lack of improvement in these phases. The technology transfer process has six interactive phases: the selection and acquisition, adaptation, assimilation, utilization, development and diffusion. In this study, field research and studies in the field of technology transfer process is investigated and influential factors in the technology transfer process are identified. With t student model, a significant relationship between these components are reviewed and confirmed. Then through collecting expert opinions, the success of the technology transfer process is evaluated and importance of the phases are specified by extending the classical analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method and They are compared with a success rate, And by IPA, both the importance and performance aspects were evaluated so by determining priorities for improvement and resource allocation, the technology transfer process hasbeen improved. Although this work can be viewed as a case study in Samam co. Manuscript profile -
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6 - Proposing a Model to Recognize Dimensions and Measure the Absorption Capacity A Case Study of Nanotechnology in Iran
Hosein Gholizadeh Alireza Moeini Ali Bonyadi Naeini Mehdi MohammadiIn this research some of impressive indices of absorption capacity are specified. In addition the most effective indices in creation of value from foreign technology and using probable opportunities are identified. Literature review, expert opinion considering and growi MoreIn this research some of impressive indices of absorption capacity are specified. In addition the most effective indices in creation of value from foreign technology and using probable opportunities are identified. Literature review, expert opinion considering and growing ideas theorem leads us to a classification for absorption capacity dimensions and finally with a gradual correction, a conceptual model is developed. Based upon basic model, a questionnaire designed with 29 questions and 600 of them distributed in target society. 267 questionnaires returned and the results with Exploratory Function Analysis (EFA) surveyed. In the first step, results showed that there are 9 fundamental factors which consist of 29 main elements and 1 fundamental factor added by using the model which designed with literature review. In the second step, 10 elements of first step had been included in 5 factors. Structural model of equations considered for both two steps. Outcomes confirm the first extracted model. The most important factors specified, are respectively: Maintenance 0.84, Exploring 0.55, interactional competence 0.46, internal capacities 0.35 and evolution 0.21. All of these factors could be an underlay for strategies decisions of Iran. Manuscript profile -
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7 - The Effect of Innovation Ambidexterity on Export Knowledge and Performance of new Products in Export Markets
Mostafa Ebrahim pour Azbary Milad Hoshmand Chayjani Mohsen AkbariExport is one of the most important economic activities in the success of firms that has attracted attention of researchers and strategists. This attention is because of the convenience in using this strategy in entering in other international markets and due to benefit MoreExport is one of the most important economic activities in the success of firms that has attracted attention of researchers and strategists. This attention is because of the convenience in using this strategy in entering in other international markets and due to benefits of export in development firms. This has motivated firms to acquire export knowledge and train it in their companies in order to guarantee their successful performance in expert. Ambidexterity is an approach that can be effective in terms of creating export knowledge. Ambidexterity, (with two dimensions of exploitation and exploration) in export companies, helps organizations to use export knowledge more effectively and efficiently, in other words ambidexterity can help export companies acquire learning capabilities as a learning organization. As a result, this learning capability can lead to more proper new products in competition. This paper investigates the effect of innovation ambidexterity on export knowledge and new product performance. In literature section we reviewed export and competition in international markets, innovation, export knowledge and competition power, ambidexterity and its dimensions and new product development. After reviewing the literature, we created a model based on the literature and experts views. Experts verified our model and the proposed hypotheses after some discussions. Our proposed model shows that ambidexterity and its dimensions has a positive effect on export knowledge and an effect on export performance while export knowledge has a positive effect on export knowledge. Manuscript profile -
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8 - Identifying Priorities for Acquisition of Technology in an Industrial Organization Case Study of Middle-Class Vessels
Hosein Esbati Seyed Habibollah Tabatabaeiyan3000 km of coastline, access to the sea on the north and south of the country, access to the open water (Indian Ocean), are the advantages of the geographical area of marine and maritime industries that made a special place in the economy of the country. Transit maritim More3000 km of coastline, access to the sea on the north and south of the country, access to the open water (Indian Ocean), are the advantages of the geographical area of marine and maritime industries that made a special place in the economy of the country. Transit maritime economy and maximum utilization of sea resources has confirmed the need to replacement of worn out vessels with Landing Crafts. For that matter, the most important goals of this R&D are sea freight, transition and achieving the capacity of producing landing craft vessel. Investors and suppliers to meet the needs of customers in a competitive environment must decide: 1) domestic production, 2) transfer of technology, and 3) a combination of both. This paper has initially studied definitions of technology and technology transfer and different aspects of technology acquisition process, the identification, selection, transfer, exploitation and dissemination. The decision models presented by little and Ford have been studied, based on the data, a model for the study was provided. In the first phase, the project was developed Executive structure of acquisition and division of Duties. The second step is the most important activities, assessment capabilities and industry suppliers that are identified and assessed. Data were analyzed by Ford Models. These results, created clear images for useful decision-making executives, Acquisition of the landing Craft boats were through a joint partnership action. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of access, internal development and transfer, has been studied. Manuscript profile