The role of small-scale industries in the economic development of India in recent years is critically analysed in this paper. Various factors affecting the growth and development of small-scale industries and the problem faced by this vital sector of Indian economy is examined. The contribution of small-scale industries in employment growth, production, export promotion and other economic indic...

in developing countries, it is common to site (or locate) industries without environmental impact assessment. in this study the impacts of two food processing industries on land use and land capability, noise and vibration, environmentally sensitive areas and visual quality as environmental elements were investigated. the research method adopted was the investigative survey research approach (i...

Wood fiber industries are producing large amounts of wastewater, which are discharged into the environment everyday. This type of wastewater with high pollution potential in suspended solids, COD and color, are required to be treated before entering to the receiving environment. North part of Iran is covered by huge land of forests. Several pulp and paper industries are located in the area. One...

Does the Hazard Rate for New Plants vary between Lowand High-Tech Industries?* Based on a longitudinal data base the hazard rate of over 12,000 newly established plants in U.S. manufacturing industry in 1976 are estimated and then compared between low and high-tech industries. It is found that the hazard rate differs across industries, and it also varies between lowand hightech industries. The ...

Agile Manufacturing (AM) is a manufacturing paradigm that focuses on smaller scale, modular production facilities, and agile operations capable of dealing with turbulent and changing environments. From several enablers of AM, Virtual Enterprise (VE) and Information Technology (IT) were chosen. This empirical study explored the impact of the alignment between VE and IT on business performance in...

most the agricultural products incur plenty of wastages in iran due to lack of suitable accessible markets, therefore it is understood that establishing small scale industries, specially processing industries would be a suitable way for diminishing agricultural wastes and thus promoting its development. the goal of this research was to determine the spatial factors affecting the location alloca...