Modern manufacturing systems are facing a globally competitive market to an extent not experienced before. This competitive pressure forces manufacturers to produce more products with shorter life span and better quality, yet at a lower cost. To succeed in this environment, manufacturing firms...

In the latter half of 1997, the monetary crisis that took place in Thailand triggered a financial crisis in Southeast Asia. The effects were soon felt in South Korea and Japan. Subsequently, other regions and countries of the world were adversely affected. In their analyses of the causes and...

Market characteristics, including intrinsic demand and customer sensitivity on price and product performance level, are distinct at different markets. Comparisons of various product development strategies in one market or two geographically separated markets are conducted for three classes of...

A market-based strategy is proposed for joint decisions on price, delivery time, service level, and supplier selection or investment. Product or service demand is modeled as a linear function of attributes including price, guaranteed delivery time, service level, or other quality-like...

Second language writing assessment is of great significance for second language researchers, teachers and learners. Studies of writing of different grade levels will provide detailed information about textual features in each grade and student’s writing development. In this study, a corpus of...