“Big Data” is an emerging term used with business, engineering, and other domains. Although Big Data is a popular term used today, it is not a new concept. However, the means in which data can be collected is more readily available than ever, which makes Big Data more relevant than ever...

Stock price forecasting is a classic problem facing analysts. Forecasting models have been developed for predicting individual stocks and stock indices around the world and in numerous industries. According to a literature review, these models have yet to be applied to the restaurant industry....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of integrating ISO 9000 and total quality management (TQM) on operational performance of manufacturing organizations and their journey toward achieving world-class manufacturing (WCM) status. Design/methodology/approach: The authors...