This paper finds the essential differences between objects in terms of available attributes in a knowledge representation system (KR-system) where neither condition nor decision attributes are distinguished. We find these differences by using the concepts of "almost indiscernibility relation"...

The purpose of this research effort, was to analyze whether the birth and development of assembly line research were driven by an industry/government "push" or by an academic "pull", examine the historical growth and decay patterns (life cycles) of assembly line research and publications, note...

Previous research has shown that the formation of temporary, logical manufacturing cells in a job shop, overcomes problems of high setup frequency typically found in job shops. In addition, this form of cellular configuration is more flexible than tranditional, group technology based cellular...

The study exploits 2-digit level industry data for the period 1981-2004 to ascertain the interlinkage between a monetary policy shock and industry value added. Accordingly, we first estimate a Vector Auto Regression (VAR) model to ascertain the magnitude of a monetary policy shock on industrial...

The paper addresses the issue of monetary policy transmission through the banking sector in the presence of a bank capital regulation. A model of bank behavior is presented, which shows how a monetary policy shock affects both deposit and lending, in the short run (when equity capital is assumed...

The present paper examines the cyclicality of disputes in India. Using data on manufacturing sector at the 2-digit level for the period 1964-1997, the paper finds disputes to be pro-cyclical. The pro-cyclical effect was found to be numerically large in certain cases, even after controlling for...

The present paper examines the interaction between a bank and a development financial institution (DFIs) in a macroeconomic set-up both of whom can lend for working capital and investment finance purposes. Our analysis reveals that the reduction in the interest rate premium on bonds over the...