The solution of the time dependent multivelocity Fokker-Planck equation in plane geometry with an absorbing boundary is formulated in terms of the infinite medium Green's function and the boundary distribution. The boundary distribution is to be determined by solving an integral equation. It is...

The statistics of the reflection and transmission coefficients of a two-state Markov medium is analysed using the rod model of the invariant imbedding approach in linear transport theory. The presence of a noise-induced transition in the reflectivity of a semi-infinite medium, as the mean size...

It is shown that the probability density of the reflection coefficient of a semi-infinite array of random slabs undergoes qualitative changes as the parameters of the slabs are varied. Specifically, it is found that the density function changes from a smooth curve with a single peak to a highly...

The Englert–Schwinger model (ESM) is applied to two problems. One is the calculation of zero-temperature equation of state (EOS) of elements within the spherically symmetric Wigner–Sietz cell approximation. The other is to obtain the equilibrium radius of fullerene molecule using March’s...

The purpose of this paper is to develop a model to understand the relationship of supply chain risk sources, risk drivers, and risk mitigation strategies to the overall risk exposure of the firm and to validate the model empirically. An attempt has been made to determine the major contributors...

This article presents the results of a research project on the adoption of B2B e-commerce (B2Bec) by Canadian manufacturers. The study provides an analysis of the characteristics of organizations which have adopted B2Bec technologies and attempts to outline the features that differentiate...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine how different supply chain attributes as determinants of the openness of supply chain affect organizational performance (OP). Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 259 supply chain executives in Pakistan. Structural...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to optimize the performance for complex repairable system of paint manufacturing unit using a new hybrid bacterial foraging and particle swarm optimization (BFO-PSO) evolutionary algorithm. For this, a performance model is developed with an objective to...