We suggest a scheme to solve a time dependent vehicle routing problem in Bangkok. In fleet transportation, we usually prefer routes aiming to minimize the number of vehicles and the total distance. However, traffic congestion has significant impact on cost and time for transportation. As traffic...

Research on developing pricing mechanisms for telecommunications service providers has been going on for decades. Many agencies have adopted various pricing schemes to charge their subscribers. However, due to the changes in the economic environment and technological infrastructure, the loss of...

Purpose: This paper tries to find operative competitive advantage. The results of this paper help small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) which are striving to export. In fact, this paper introduces a new technique which applies critical factor analysis, risk and opportunities analysis to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a novel two-stage model for promoting the effect of rule generation based on rough set. In order to improve traditional rough set method, the novel two-stage model adopts new kernel intuitionistic fuzzy clustering (KIFCM) to promote performance...

Purpose: This study tries to examine how a company utilizes knowledge integration mechanisms (KIMs) to achieve the success of product innovation in a new product development (NPD) process. Research questions: (1) How KIMs affect new product performance in the NPD process? (2) Is the effect of...

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to formulate marketing information and communication (ICT) strategies for Taiwan tourism industry. Design/methodology/approach: This research uses a literature review to identify problems and solutions of Taiwan’s tourism industry. One of the identified...

The purpose of this paper is to study factors that influence acceptance of self-service retail innovations and to propose methods to measure these factors across cultures. In particular, the research studies how cultural dimensions influence the acceptance of technology used to deliver new ways...

The subject of the paper is the analysis of chosen determinants of innovative behaviors in the workplace (IWB). Particular focus was placed on the examination of relations between IWB and leader-member exchange (LMX), and organizational justice. Theoretical premises and empirical studies to date...

In the last decade, the concept of diversity management has become popular in literature and business practice. Nevertheless, the issue of employee diversity is not a novelty, it originates back in the 60s, when the matter of gender equity emerged. Since the 80s, there has been generated quite a...

The book Strategic Approaches to Human Resources Management Practice is focused on the issue of diversity management. This concept fits well with the concept of HR strategy due to its ability to create longterm value for the organization. Nowadays, the diversity management is increasingly...