this paper presents a model predictive control (mpc) approach for production and inventory control systems. model predictive control previously has been successfully applied to supply chain problems; however most systems that have been proposed so far possess no information on future demand. the incorporation of a forecasting methodology in an mpc framework can promote the efficiency of control...

In the earlier lesson, you have learnt about different kinds of traditional media. Have you ever thought about the difference between traditional media and electronic media like television? It is important to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the both the mediums. Only after this, one can use the appropriate medium for the required communication. This is because the same type of me...

If you ask the average businessperson why inflation has been low during the past decade, he or she is almost certain to reply that it is down to cheap imports from the Far East and Eastern Europe. Monetary policy probably won’t get a look in, yet we know that inflation must ultimately be a monetary phenomenon. The answer, of course, is that globalization represents a shock to relative, not abso...

Background: Recently, the traditional and complementary medicine has largely gained interest among scholars across the globe. Keeping pace with the on-going trend, the Iranian academia have provided the PhD course on Traditional Iranian Medicine. In this study, we attempted to perform a qualitative study, comparing the PhD curricula of the Chinese and Iranian traditional medicine in detail. Met...