Implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Lean Manufacturing (LM) is a common goal for manufacturers to be leaner. While many studies have investigated TQM and LM separately, the present paper explores the Critical Success Factors (CSF) for these practices together in one model focusing on the soft dimension of TQM. A structured closed q

This book is a useful reference for scholars and managers interested to understand the sustainability issues that enterprises are trying to achieve. Simply it introduces the concept of sustainability, the different models adopted by organizations worldwide, the elements that characterize sustainability paradigm. Additionally, it handles the linkage

Not all farmlands are purchased for farming. Where development pressures are strong and urban boundaries still fluid, some farmlands are purchased for non-agricultural purposes. However, since the future development use is not evident or pre-determined at the time of transaction, the farmland market may appear to operate as one albeit with latent s

The recent advancement in the field of distributed computing depicts a need of developing highly associative and less expensive cache memories for the state-of-art processors i.e., Intel Core i6, i7, etc. Hence, various conventional studies introduced cache replacement policies which are one of the prominent key factors to determine the effectivene

The fluctuation of interest rate in the market has let the Islamic banks becoming more cautious and taking a step ahead in managing good risk management practices. This is an important element when a country adapts a dual banking system. The interest rate is obviously prohibited in Islam; however, it does not mean that the Islamic banks will not en

Althoughthe mitigation approaches towards securing the mobile adhoc networks against malicious nodes have been explored widely in recent years but there is a dearth of solutions that can prove effective in addressing the behavior of malicious nodes within a network. As a result, visualizing the malicious nodes effectively through various simulation

Islamic banking and finance have emerged as one component of a significant competitive and comprehensive market, where it is reliable with conventional financial development in term of economic contribution. As of today, Islamic banking accounts for a minimum of 11 percent growth in Malaysia economic development and indirectly contributes to the gl

Problem solving is considered important in the learning of mathematics because it develops the logical thinking aspect of doing mathematics. Thus it allows students to reason, communicate ideas, and employ knowledge to new and different variation of problems and situations. In the most recent Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) re

The spectra of charged particles produced within the pseudorapidity window |η| < 1 at √ sNN = 5.02 TeV are measured using 404 µb −1 of PbPb and 27.4 pb−1 of pp data collected by the CMS detector at the LHC in 2015. The spectra are presented over the transverse momentum ranges spanning 0.5 < pT < 400 GeV in pp and 0.7 < pT &#

Amylases are industrial enzymes which hydrolyze carbohydrate molecules to give diverse products including dextrins and progressively smaller polymers composed of glucose units. Due to their wide industrial applications, these enzymes account for 65 % of global enzyme market with microorganisms being the predominant sources for enzyme production. En