Compared with modularized enterprises, continuous Process (CP) enterprises exhibit differing characteristics in manufacturing flexibility. Relative to the vast literature on the flexibility of modularized enterprises, the manufacturing flexibility of CP enterprises has aroused little attention in current literature. In this paper, we develop a new theory to give a reasonable explanation for the...

regarding articles 134 and 138 of the constitutional law and in accordance with the notes of 4-37, 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3 of the general policies from the first section of the first five year economic plan, in order to increase efficiency in public enterprises, reduce the size of the government and its intervention in non necessary economic activities, to create economic equilibrium, and to optimize ...

In recent years, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have contributed considerably Vietnam's economy. In 2005, there were 109,738 SMEs, which account for 96.81 percent of all enterprises in Vietnam. SMEs employed 2528623 employees, representing 40.5 percent of the total number people employed by enterprises in Vietnam. In the same year, SMEs contributed 54476 billion VND, comprising 34.33 perce...

Enterprises cooperate more extensively with other enterprises in various forms. To enable the cooperation of multiple organizations in supply chains or virtual enterprises, configuration and set-up tools need to define the relations between partnering enterprises. In the one-of-a-kind industry, enterprises collaborate within a Virtual Enterprise (VE). For the definition of relationships among p...

Nowadays, enterprises cooperate more extensively with other enterprises during the entire product life cycle. Temporary alliances between various enterprises emerge such as those in Virtual Enterprises. Collaborative applications are demanded that enable enterprises to engage in such endeavors. This paper aims to present a framework with which collaborative applications can be characterized and...

In order to improve the management level of China’s state-owned enterprises, we should consider the management environment of state-owned enterprises and construct a suitable management mode, instead of copying the management experiences in western countries. Based on an in-depth analysis, this paper puts forward suggestions for the management reform in state-owned enterprises from three aspect...

The pathologic diagnosis of lung cancer historically has relied primarily on morphologic features of tumors in histologic sections. With the emergence of new targeted therapies, the pathologist is called upon increasingly to provide not only accurate typing of lung cancers, but also to provide prognostic and predictive information, based on a growing number of ancillary tests, that may have sig...

Among the side effects commonly reported with the use of /3-blockers are symptoms related to the central nervous system (CNS). In this study we compared the effects of four /3-blockers with different ancillary properties (atenolol, metoprolol, propranolol, and pindolol) and placebo on objective and subjective measures of CNS function in 30 healthy male subjects. All subjects were randomly assig...