This paper closely studies the historical experiences of computer users faced with incompatibility problems. One key point throughout the discussion is that operating system compatibilities and application software were the principal source of switching costs. The larger point here is that vendor specificity is partially a choice-variable for the buyer. It influences many facets of an organizat...

The present study investigates the impact of various factors affecting coal-fired power plant economics of 210 MW subcritical unit situated in north India for electricity generation. In this paper, the cost data of various units of thermal power plant in terms of power output capacity have been fitted using power law with the help of the data collected from a literature search. To have a realis...

In today’s dynamic market, organizations must be adaptive to market fluctuations. In addition, studies show that material-handling cost makes up between 20 and 50 percent of the total operating cost. Therefore, this paper considers the problem of arranging and rearranging, when there are changes in product mix and demand, manufacturing facilities such that the sum of material handling and rearr...

a few years after the implementation of computerize maintenance management systems (cmms), showing the analysis results of the collected data in these systems is necessary and important for continuing the usage of these systems. equipment downtime and cost data can identify patterns of equipment faults and equipment costs. it can also show deficiencies in the implementation of maintenance syste...

aggregate production planning (app) is one of the most important issues carried out in manufacturing environments which seeks efficient planning, scheduling and coordination of all production activities that optimizes the company's objectives. in this paper, we develop a mixed integer linear programming (milp) model for an integrated aggregate production planning system with closed loop su...

banking and financial services are important parts of the service industry. quality of service in the banking industry has a close relationship with customer satisfaction service system. banks could create competitive advantage by increasing customer satisfaction and reduce costs in today's competitive environment. this paper presents a decision-making model to obtain optimum tasks assigne...

This paper makes a link between opportunistic maintenance literature and warranty analysis of a power plant. A new plant warranty maintenance tasks are observed over a two year period. The main aim is to see how opportunistic maintenance could be incorporated when the warranty period has elapsed. The paper examine the warranty period maintenance task list and propose adequate methods for assess...

This thesis describes a software distribution and maintenance system that reduces administration costs while increasing survivability. Contributions include design, implementation, and analysis. The system applies automation wherever possible and takes maximum advantages of economies of scale. The implementation extends an existing replication tool to provide multiplatform support, user assiste...