Biocompatible and hard coated surface of 316L steel can be synthesized using the carbon nanotubes (CNT) suspended-EDM process. This research focuses on the influence of CNT on the treated 316L steel properties for the biomedical application and develops a relationship between the process...

We propose two alternative mathematical modeling approaches for the problem of finding a preemptive schedule that minimizes the total cost of tardiness for a set of jobs on a single processor under variable workload requirements. The first model follows from the conventional scheduling approach...

Business managers have been investing more and more on green product innovation to deal with the increasing concerns regarding the potential negative environmental impacts from various business activities. Green product innovation has been extensively studies in the literature theoretically and...

Green innovations and productions are critical to improving environmental performance and sustainability. The complex process involved in green innovations has a steep learning curve, but navigation has become critical for companies engaged in green operations. Knowledge plays a critical role...

Increasing concerns regarding environment and sustainability drive and the increasing intensity of competition forced the companies to find ways of reducing cost and enhance their images. So, it has become increasingly important for companies to balance economic and environmental performance....

We extend the social loafing literature by investigating the role of group development process on perceptions of social loafing within groups. Building on extant literature, we contend that group members association with the group development stages can help in predicting their perceptions of...

Developing green products and improving green production processes are important in increasing environmental performance and sustainability. The sophisticated processes involved in green innovations is a learning curve and a complex journey that many companies engaged in green operations must...

As society becomes more and more aware of the negative impacts of business operations on environment and other aspects of society, companies have started to adopt environmental friendly activities due to the increasing pressures and concerns. How to improve company's environmental performance is...

As society becomes more and more aware of the negative impacts of many business operations on environment and many other aspects of society, many companies start to adopt environmental–friendly activities due to the increasing pressures and concerns. How to improve company's environmental...

We inspect thoroughly the literature in social loafing and group development. We address the connection of group development to social loafing and distinguish perceived social loafing from actual social loafing. By making such distinction, we clarify the goal of establishing a connection between...