In accordance with the resource-based view and the activity-based view, sustainable competitive advantages are mainly due to core knowledge that, together with tangible and (especially) intangible resources, develops competitive products and services through the appropriate activities and processes of the value chain. Strategic Benchmarking of Intellectual Capital (SBIC) is a knowledge-based st...

many of the so-called organizational strategies on which companies are dependent, are not endurable. these strategies may not be well structured and cannot stand the test of time. thus, making the right decision is extremely important for strategic planning. the proposed strategy formulation framework in this paper (fuzzy bsq) is a powerful management tool in strategic planning that integrates ...

This article aims to analyze the malaria surveillance situation on the triple border between Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. This was a qualitative study using questionnaires in the border towns in 2011. The results were analyzed with the SWOT matrix methodology, pointing to significant differences between the malaria surveillance systems along the border. Weaknesses included lack of linkage betwee...

Iranian Red Crescent Society is a charitable and nonprofit organization playing an active role in publicbenefiting and humanistic affairs and services offered for rescue operations. The prospect of this society has been mentions as Red Crescent Society should be accountable for all kind of events in all parts of Iran with the highest possible efficiency and with minimal time required for servic...

Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) playing a vital role in nation’s economy. Many studies have demonstrated the positive impact of Total Quality Management (TQM) practices on Small and Medium scale enterprises. These have relied on manager’s self assessment of performance in reaching the objectives of study. It is also observed that many SMEs are ineffective and some are closed down. The...

The popularity of the Internet as an information source has grown extensively. Its shear expanse and convenience is ideal to disperse information. More and more online services have now become available such as online banking, e-government, e-learning and e-commerce. Our interest lies with e-learning and in particular with the delivery of course material online. Strategic management can be unde...

Supply chain management (SCM) is one of the most important competitive strategies used by modern enterprises. The main aim of supply chain management is to integrate various suppliers to satisfy market demand. Meanwhile, supplier selection and evaluation plays an important role in establishing an effective supply chain. Traditional supplier selection and evaluation methods focus on the requirem...

A quantitative method is presented to rank strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) as a platform for pre-pandemic and pandemic influenza vaccines. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was applied to achieve pairwise comparisons among SWOT factors in order to prioritize them. Key opinion leaders (KOLs) in the influenza vaccine field were inter...

OBJECTIVES Electronic medical records (EMRs) are increasingly being used by health care services. Currently, if an EMR shutdown occurs, even for a moment, patient safety and care can be seriously impacted. Our goal was to determine the methodology needed to develop an effective and reliable EMR backup system. METHODS Our "independent backup system by medical organizations" paradigm implies th...