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1 - Evaluation of World Class Manufacturing in Iran meet products industry (An empirical evidence: Kale Meet products company)
Ramadan Gholami Awati علی میرزایی زینب الیاسی

Undoubtedly, WCM offers increased opportunities for economic development and plays a crucial role in rapid economic change, productive capacity improvements and international competitiveness enhancement for developing of countries. WCM is an important tool to address so More

Undoubtedly, WCM offers increased opportunities for economic development and plays a crucial role in rapid economic change, productive capacity improvements and international competitiveness enhancement for developing of countries. WCM is an important tool to address some of the key barriers and challenges for entering the global economy and for future growth potential. It can transform old challenges and create unprecedented possibilities for sustainable economic development. This paper reviews the concepts of world class manufacturing, using Shingo model to have assessment of WCM situation in a Kale meet products company, and the results were analyzed. The assessment through the Shingo model standard questionnaire has been done. The study results, indicates that the company in quality, cost and delivery and the profitability and customer satisfaction at the level of world class but in other aspects and Overall is not in world class level. Manuscript profile

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2 - PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF IRANIAN INDUSTRIAL SECTORS BASED ON PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS
علی محمدی مهسا هوشنگی

The purpose of this study is to present an integrated framework for assessment and ranking of 23 Iranian industrial sectors, based on several productivity indicators during the years 80 to 85. The integrated approach of this study is based on "principal component analys More

The purpose of this study is to present an integrated framework for assessment and ranking of 23 Iranian industrial sectors, based on several productivity indicators during the years 80 to 85. The integrated approach of this study is based on "principal component analysis" (PCA).The validity of the model is verified and validated by numerical "taxonomy". Furthermore, the non- parametric correlation methods, namely, Kendall-Tau correlation experiments shows high level of correlation between the findings of PCA and “taxonomy” and the approach of this study may be used to assess the importance of each of the selected indicators for industrial units of interest. It is observed that the sectors: "Coke, refined petroleum products" (code 23), " Chemicals and chemical products"(code 24), and " Basic metals" (code 27), have the three top grades in the ranking while the sectors:" Wearing apparel, fur" (code 18), "Textiles" (code 17) and "Furniture, manufacturing" (code 36) have the weakest grades in the ranking. Furthermore, the most important productivity indicators are: Value added to salaries and wages- value added per employee-value added to energy cost- production value per employee-production value to salaries and wages and value added to total input. Manuscript profile

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3 - Measurement and Analysis of Total Factor Productivity by the Tornqvist Index (Case Study: Textile Production in Iran)
مسعود تمسكي بيدگلي مسعود باباخاني سید محمد سید حسینی کاظم نقندریان

In this modern world, considering expansion of competition and lack of resources, everybody knows the importance of measuring of productivity and decomposition of it. Although assigned about 2.8% of value added and 8.5% of employment of large manufacturing industries, t More

In this modern world, considering expansion of competition and lack of resources, everybody knows the importance of measuring of productivity and decomposition of it. Although assigned about 2.8% of value added and 8.5% of employment of large manufacturing industries, the textile industry has not respected more attention. The main goal of this paper is measuring and analyzing of individual and total factor productivity in textile manufacturing industries during period of 1994-2007. For this purpose, after extraction of production factors (labor, capital stock, material and energy), it is measured individual productivity indexes in form of quotient of value added and each of production factors. It is also computed total factor productivity via divisia index and Tornqvist function. The results show that labor productivity has grown annually 4.4% because of labor decrease especially in large firms. However capital productivity has decreased less in the studying period. On the other hand, productivity of electricity consumption and material has decreased annually 1.7% and 1.9% respectively. Total factor productivity index has grown annually 0.6% in average and this improvement mainly has achieved via labor productivity. The econometric model for decomposition of total factor productivity in the textile manufacturing industries has confirmed the positive impacts of production values, per capita wages, percentage of small firms and government expenditures. It has also confirmed the negative impacts of foreign material dependency and working only in expert field. Manuscript profile

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4 - Aggregate Production Planning Of L.M.I Corporation Using Grey Goal Programming Approach
سید محمد‌علی خاتمی فیروز‌آبادی وحید پیری

Nowadays, the organizations’ success depends on planning. The purpose of medium term production planning is optimum usage of human resource, equipment, and capacity to meet demand during a given period. Always, in the organizations, there are multiple and sometimes con More

Nowadays, the organizations’ success depends on planning. The purpose of medium term production planning is optimum usage of human resource, equipment, and capacity to meet demand during a given period. Always, in the organizations, there are multiple and sometimes conflicting goals in planning. On the other hand, production planning models should be designed so that to be able to deal with uncertainty and lack of information. Grey goal programming technique is the way that not only consider multiple and conflicting goals but also it is able to deal with uncertainty and lack of information. In this research, in order to develop the L.M.I Company’s medium - term production planning is used grey goal programming model. Manuscript profile

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5 - Technology Supply Chain Design in a Corporation Using Product Architecture Technique (The case of automotive industry in Iran)
Ahmad

Abstract Technology Supply Chain plays an important role in identification and supplying of product and process technologies in a corporation. So, during the formation of decisions for product, processes and supply chain technologies architectures have be made simultan More

Abstract Technology Supply Chain plays an important role in identification and supplying of product and process technologies in a corporation. So, during the formation of decisions for product, processes and supply chain technologies architectures have be made simultaneously. This article presents a new model to architecture and design for technology supply chain by using Product architecture technique in the corporation. The approach of this research is qualitative. We have gathered primary data by doing deep interview with experts of Iranian automotive companies. We have analyzed data by content and thematic analysis methods. Then, in the base of analytical data, we designed of final model. The designed model is verified and validated by the several focus groups and descriptive case study research methods. Manuscript profile

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6 - The Impact of Customer’s Emotion upon Product Features with Kansei Engineering Approach
gholamreza hashemzade khorasegani Mohammad Reza Bahrami

Abstract Despite the intense competitions to increase the quality, live up to the expectations of the customers, and decrease the costs, nowadays manufacturers need to design and make products in which customer’s real emotions and feelings should be taken into account. More

Abstract Despite the intense competitions to increase the quality, live up to the expectations of the customers, and decrease the costs, nowadays manufacturers need to design and make products in which customer’s real emotions and feelings should be taken into account. Paying due attention to customer’s feelings about the product, Kansei engineering is one of the most appropriate methods to improve the quality of product and customer’s satisfaction. In addition to introducing Kansei engineering and its relevant techniques, this paper was aimed at translating feelings and emotional impacts on the design parameters. Reviewing the literature through interviewing Merident Toothpaste customers, 83 Kansei words representing customer’s feelings about the product were identified. After screening, 23 words influencing customer’s feelings were divided into three parts including natural features, apparel ones, and controllable factors in order to obtain more rational coefficients of importance in ANP method. Using ANP and DIMATEL methods, then the Kansei words were graded by the experts of organization; consequently, natural features were considered more important. Employing ANP method in the next step, Merident Toothpaste was compared with the similar products manufactured by 3 main competitors to investigate the advantages and disadvantages with respect to the opinions of customers. Eventually, the final weight and importance of criteria were determined. Manuscript profile

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7 - The role of Organizational Culture in Manager’s Inclination toward Accepting the Green Production Technology in casting industry
gholamreza hashemzade khorasegani

This study is aimed at investigating the role of Organizational Culture in Manager’s Inclination toward Accepting the Green Production Technology. Using simple randomization of administerial and executive staff, a population of 115 Iranian casting industry experts, admi More

This study is aimed at investigating the role of Organizational Culture in Manager’s Inclination toward Accepting the Green Production Technology. Using simple randomization of administerial and executive staff, a population of 115 Iranian casting industry experts, administrators, and managers in the year 2015 was selected for the present study. The size of the sample required in this study was 88 according to Cochran’s formula and, a sample of 90 members was examined investigated based on Krejcie and Morgan Table. The data were analyzed using structural equations. Attending to the non-normal distribution of the data as indicated by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, a non-parametric test was used to analyze the relationships. Combined reliability, internal consistency, and internal validity of the model, as well as the predictive validity at construct level, were proved during data analysis. Positive values of the CV Com index were suggestive of the high quality of the model. Finally, the GOF index was found to be 0.723. Considering 0.1, 0.25, and 0.36, proposed as weak, moderate, and strong values for the GOF index respectively, the obtained value of 0.723 indicates the overall appropriateness and good practice of the model and stands in a strong point on a weak-strong continuum. Based on the findings of this study, organizational culture has a direct impact on the acceptance of the Green Production Technology. Manuscript profile

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8 - The Role of Agile Manufacturing in Improving Organizational Productivity
gholamreza hashemzade khorasegani Mohammad Reza Bahrami

Today, the increase in instability and turbulence in organizational environments has made organizations achieve certain levels of agile manufacturing to meet the needs of their customers in unpredictable conditions, as agile manufacturing is considered the major contrib More

Today, the increase in instability and turbulence in organizational environments has made organizations achieve certain levels of agile manufacturing to meet the needs of their customers in unpredictable conditions, as agile manufacturing is considered the major contributor to the success and survival of firms. However, many manufacturing firms do not pay much attention to such issues. This paper was mainly aimed at investigating the role of agile manufacturing in improving organizational productivity. To this end, a number of employees at Moghan Wire & Cable Company were selected as the study sample. The research was an applied cross-sectional survey. Simple random sampling was used to select 134 managers, specialists and employees familiar with agile manufacturing at Moghan Wire & Cable Company. After identifying productivity and agile manufacturing indicators, a questionnaire was designed. The questionnaire’s validity was confirmed by professors and a group of experts at Moghan Wire & Cable Company. Cronbach’s alpha was used to evaluate the questionnaire’s reliability. The questionnaire’s Cronbach’s alpha was 0.90. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to analyze the collected data and find the relationships between the variables. The analyses were performed using SPSS 20 and SmartPLS 2. The results showed that high levels of agile manufacturing had a significant influence on productivity at Moghan Wire & Cable Company. Manuscript profile

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9 - Providing operational models to support local production in benchmarking from successful efforts in this field in the world.
seyyed alireza mirmohammad sadeghi iman sadeghzadeh

Abstract The benchmarking tools is one of the key research tools in the world that help programmer to to develop and operate applications with the aim of reducing the cost of trial and error. In this study, after much investigation at eight countries in the field of p More

Abstract The benchmarking tools is one of the key research tools in the world that help programmer to to develop and operate applications with the aim of reducing the cost of trial and error. In this study, after much investigation at eight countries in the field of protectionism of local product we select 8 countries with different culture and economy that include the United States of America, Australia, Great Britain, Canada, Malaysia, India, New Zealand and South Africa after that we identify more than 12 key factors that be done in all of this country, then at the second step we try to identify effective measures for implementation in IRAN then we interview with more than 15 experts in the field of economy and production , result is, producing eight mining Key Pivot suitable for implementation in the country aimed at increasing the public's consumption of domestic goods. Manuscript profile

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10 - Identification and Classification of Action Plans Influencing Sustainable Production, using Repertory Grid and Principal Component Analysis Case Study: Industrial Production Companies in Semnan Province
Mohammad ali Shariat Soleyman Iranzadeh Alireza Bafandeh Zendeh

The production sector has come under severe pressure to both cope with its problems and maintain competitiveness, by such factors as diminishing natural resources, climate change, worsening environmental pollution, ecological incompatibility of the industrial age activi More

The production sector has come under severe pressure to both cope with its problems and maintain competitiveness, by such factors as diminishing natural resources, climate change, worsening environmental pollution, ecological incompatibility of the industrial age activities with the environment, and the decline in quality of human life due to the increasing global industrialization. Meanwhile, sustainability, especially in production, and progress towards sustainable production have grown in importance for developed countries aiming to overcome their challenges for a sustainable development. Sustainability is an increasingly significant need for human activities, and achieving a sustainable development has turned into a major priority for human development. Sustainable development is a landscape that simultaneously targets social, economic, and environmental issues in general within the process of development. Meanwhile, the concept of sustainable production, which is intertwined with the concept of sustainable development, targets manufacturing companies and service providers. This study is focused on sustainability of manufacturing businesses, aiming to both identify sustainable production constructs, and evaluate and classify programs that can play a more effective role in this regard. First, dimensions and constructs of sustainable production were identified through interviews and relying on repertory grid technique, from the viewpoint of 33 managers in successful industrial production companies with at least five consecutive and sustainable years of activity across Semnan Province in Iran. Then 33 personal repertory grids and a total of 175 primary personal constructs were elicited for sustainable production. These constructs were explored and analyzed, and an aggregated grid consisting of 87 secondary constructs was drawn. Next, using principal component analysis (PCA), the principal constructs contributing to sustainable production were categorized into two major concepts and their components were determined Manuscript profile

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11 - Determining the core capabilities of the network of collaborators in Complex Product Systems R&D outsourcing (Case study: An industrial organization)
Hassan Torabi Hossein Dehghani poodeh Mohsen Cheshmberah Mohammad Hussein Karimi gavareshki Reza i Hosnav

Network of collaborators is the most important approach of organizations in CoPS R&D projects conduction as completing such projects requires specific resources and is beyond the capabilities of a single organization. Obviously the capabilities of the network of collab More

Network of collaborators is the most important approach of organizations in CoPS R&D projects conduction as completing such projects requires specific resources and is beyond the capabilities of a single organization. Obviously the capabilities of the network of collaborators have a significant role in mentioned collaboration. So in this paper fundamental indicator of those capabilities were firstly specified by literature review. Secondly final indicators were selected using survey of experts of a CoPS producing company. Thirdly these indicators were classified in components by expert survey and using SEM in LISREL software. These components encompass collaborators competency (incorporating knowledge and skillfulness, keeping up to date, complying to standards and financial ability), task performance capability (incorporating project quality, time and responsibility during and after project completion) and adaptability (incorporating accordance to values, time and flexibility in deliverables). The results of hypothesis tests illustrate that competency has a significant and positive impact on task performance and the latter has a similar impact on adaptability but there is no direct and significant correlation between competency and adaptability while there exists an indirect one. Manuscript profile

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12 - A model to collaborate on R&D projects based on TRL
Hassan Torabi Hossein Dehghani poodeh Mohsen Cheshmberah Mohammad Hussein Karimi gavareshki Reza i Hosnav

Regarding the importance of CoPS in providing the organization with technological capability and the differences existing between these systems and mass products, it is essential to develop a model to collaborate on CoPS R&D. Exploitation of the capabilities of the netw More

Regarding the importance of CoPS in providing the organization with technological capability and the differences existing between these systems and mass products, it is essential to develop a model to collaborate on CoPS R&D. Exploitation of the capabilities of the network of collaborators is a desirable option due to inability of the organization in providing the resources comprising finance, human, facilities and expertise. Reviewing the literature on CoPS and technological collaboration incorporating the kind and motivations of collaborators and organizational forms of collaboration and interviewing 18 experts of the organization, a model was developed based on TRL approach and fuzzy cognitive mapping tool. Considering the model developed, the steps of project is classified into 3 categories: Green(able to be collaborated in network), Yellow (able to be collaborated on condition) and red (unable to be collaborated). The role of the members of the network and the strategy of collaborating with them is specified as follows: R&D contract with universities and consulting agents, Educational acquisition with faculty members, outsourcing the projects intended as military service compensation, and R&D contract or research funding with knowledge-based institutions. On the other hand, the position of technology developing and designing centers is specified employing the national innovation system as an upper hand document. Validity of model is proven by checklist of good theories. Manuscript profile

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13 - Investigating the effect of employer brand on human resources productivity with the mediating role of Talent Management (Case Study: Elites in a defense organization)
younes nazari majid ramezan Masih Ebrahimi

Iranian governmental agencies, to realize the slogan of "resistance economy, action and implementation", require special attention to the human resources productivity. This leads to the customer retention, improving financial performance and profitability. The employer More

Iranian governmental agencies, to realize the slogan of "resistance economy, action and implementation", require special attention to the human resources productivity. This leads to the customer retention, improving financial performance and profitability. The employer brand is a long-term strategy to attract, retain and develop human resources that can be an important factor affecting labor productivity. Research has also shown that one of the factors affecting the productivity of human resources is talent management. The present study has investigated the influence of the employer brand on the human resources productivity as well as the mediating role of talent management in influencing human resources productivity by employer brand. Implementation of the outcomes of this study will provide an increase in labor productivity. The study population includes the elite employees of a defense organization. This study was conducted on a sample of 45 members of staff; the purposive sampling was used in this regard. The research method was descriptive correlational and a researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. Data analysis was conducted using equation modeling in PLS software. The findings indicate that the employer brand and talent management affect human resources productivity; the employer brand also affects talent management. Manuscript profile

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14 - Public Expenditure and Human Resource Productivity in Iran
سعید عسکری ماسوله Mohamad Taghi Taghavi fard

Public spending is a necessary requirement in every state for doing its tasks in the areas of education, health, security, and defense. How to spend on these expenditures can, directly and indirectly, impact the productivity of human resource. This paper seeks to examin More

Public spending is a necessary requirement in every state for doing its tasks in the areas of education, health, security, and defense. How to spend on these expenditures can, directly and indirectly, impact the productivity of human resource. This paper seeks to examine the proportion of these expenditures together and their impact on the productivity of human resource. This study was conducted during the period 1990 to 2015 and the generalized least squares and Granger causality method was used to investigate the effect of public expenditure. The results of the causality test showed that there is a one-way causal relationship between educational expenditures and health expenditures and there is no causal relationship between military expenditures and human resource productivity. On the other hand, the results of the model's estimation indicate that the health and military expenditures don't effect on human resource productivity, which indicates the health expenditures are not properly spent by the government and military expenditures don't have the role of complementary or competing for two other components of public expenditure. Manuscript profile

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15 - The evolution of incumbents’ role during new nanotechnology based firms’ collaboration within new product development
Mohammad Ali Bahreini Zarj Ali Mobini Dehkordi Nima Heirati Mohammad Reza Meigounpoory

How incumbents benefit from advanced technologies has played an important role in the management literature. Industrial companies, in spite of certain advantages in the resources, experience and market knowledge, need to use advanced technology to increase their competi More

How incumbents benefit from advanced technologies has played an important role in the management literature. Industrial companies, in spite of certain advantages in the resources, experience and market knowledge, need to use advanced technology to increase their competitive advantages. Yet very little research has explained how incumbents collaborate with new nanotechnology based firms in order to develop new nano products. The study focuses on longitudinal six-year case studies of five collaborations between incumbents and new nanotechnology based firms. The contribution of this research is available in three parts. First, the benefit of incumbents from the nanotechnology requires a long-term extensive and interactive process, based on the synergy of technological capabilities of the new nanotechnology firms and the incumbents’ resources and capabilities. Second, the incumbents must have flexibility in their structures and collaboration’s strategies. Third, the role of the incumbents changes from a "technology taker" at the start of the collaboration to "new product development mentor" and then becomes a high-tech product / service buyer after clarifying the dimensions of technology and product innovation. This study provides a worthy illustration of these collaborations for researchers, managers and policymakers. Manuscript profile

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16 - Designing and the Explanation of the Innovation Model in Production of the Food Products through a Study in the JAMM and ROZE TALAEE Food Products Industries Group
Ramezan Gholami Avati

Nowadays, everything is changing and transforming, and the competitors are seeking for increasing in their own market share through reaching to the competitive advantage. The considering of the innovation, as one of the alternatives for increasing in competitive advanta More

Nowadays, everything is changing and transforming, and the competitors are seeking for increasing in their own market share through reaching to the competitive advantage. The considering of the innovation, as one of the alternatives for increasing in competitive advantage within commercial dynamic environments and contexts, is an essential matter. On the other hand, there are various factors which are influential on the innovation. These factors, therefore, must be studied. Indeed, the purpose of the present research is designing and explanation of the innovation model in the production of food products. The methodology of the present study, in term of purpose, is an applied one, and in term of nature and method, is a descriptive-analytical study. Statistical population of the study includes the experts and managers of the JAMM and ROZE TALAEE Production and Packaging Industries Group. In the present research, after reviewing the literature, influential factors on the innovation process recognized and organized in three dimensions (behavioral factors, structural factors, and environmental factors). Research dada have been gathered and analyzed by using the questionnaire and Fuzzy Delphi Techniques and Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM). The results of ranking of the research variables using Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) test, after identification of the main variables, showed that the innovation performance, commerce, productivity, research and development (R&D), and venturing on the knowledge components as the most impressionable variables ranked in the upmost level, and the world economic streams and innovation policies components as the most influential variables ranked in the lowest level. Manuscript profile

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17 - Using Meta-Synthesis Method to Proposing a Comprehensive Model of Effective Factors in Persuasive Advertising
sahar mashhadi Tahmours Hasangholi Pouryasouri Soheila Bourghani Farahani abdolhossein karam pour

Persuasive advertising is one of the effective ways of advertising, especially in the competitive business environment. Persuasive advertising is a technique that attracts customers by building trust and incentive to buy a product. Considering the necessity of attractin More

Persuasive advertising is one of the effective ways of advertising, especially in the competitive business environment. Persuasive advertising is a technique that attracts customers by building trust and incentive to buy a product. Considering the necessity of attracting and increasing demand from the customer in the competitive business environment, it is necessary to identify the factors affecting convincing advertising. For this purpose, in this research, we try to define the phenomenon by explaining the dimensions and components of each dimension of effective factors on persuasive ads. In this research, using the meta-synthesis approach, we have analyzed the results and findings of previous researchers. By doing this, the factors influencing persuasive advertising in the business world were classified in six dimensions, twenty below. Finally, based on the abundance of number of codes related to the following dimensions, the conceptual framework of the research was presented. Manuscript profile

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18 - The Impact of Organization's capabilitis on Product Performance in the high-tech Defense Industry (Case study: Defense Electronics Industry
somayeh mehrabi gooravan ebrahim mahmoodzadeh alireza booshehri majid ramezan

High-tech defense organizations, due to specific features such as: dependence on innovation, strategic goals, reliance on applied knowledge and dynamic nature, require more attention to Capabilities that are appropriate to circumstances, including innovation capability. More

High-tech defense organizations, due to specific features such as: dependence on innovation, strategic goals, reliance on applied knowledge and dynamic nature, require more attention to Capabilities that are appropriate to circumstances, including innovation capability.Therefore, in this research, the effect of technological, product and process innovation and ambidexterity capability on the performance of defense products has been investigated. The research methodology is applied in terms of achievemen, exploratory and descriptive in terms of purpose. In order to localize the literature of the subject with the high-tech defense organizations in Iran, the Focus Group method was used. The required data in the form of a questionnaire from 58 defense organizations of the field of electronics (as a high-tech industry) Collected. Analysis of the data with the help of structural equation model (PLS SEM) has shown that the capabilities of product innovation, process innovation, ambidexterity and technology influence product performance. The research findings lead the managers of defense electronic industry to empower the organization in the field of product and process innovation, technological and ambidexterity capabilities. Manuscript profile

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19 - Providing a model for superior value proposition with emphasis on developing a unique marketing strategy for the company using of Grounded theory
Abolfazi Danaei

The purpose of the present study is to provide a model for creating the superior value proposition through strategic focus on designing a unique marketing strategy for the company. In this regard, the qualitative method of data theory of the foundation has been used. Th More

The purpose of the present study is to provide a model for creating the superior value proposition through strategic focus on designing a unique marketing strategy for the company. In this regard, the qualitative method of data theory of the foundation has been used. The statistical population of the present study is marketing professors and marketing activists of packaged food products. The interview method has been used to collect the required information. The results of qualitative data analysis with MAXQDA software show that functional value, value, interactional value and emotional value as the proposed company value, value of use and exchange value as dimensions of perceived customer value, customer satisfaction and loyalty The customer has been identified as the dimensions of the marketing outcomes and ultimately the volume of sales, market share, net profit and return on investment as aspects of the financial implications of the proposed firm's value. In addition, the outputs indicate that the company's proposed value in the number of code count and in terms of generalization and learning in the majority of respondents is a priority, which indicates the importance of this category. Afterwards, the financial, marketing, and perceived value of customers are ranked next. This suggests that in our country, the strategic perspective (value from the perspective of the company) among the food industry managers and marketing professors is more general than the marketing perspective. Manuscript profile

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20 - The study of cyberlofing (unnecessary use of the Internet) in the workplace and its effect on employee productivity
akbar bahmani ramzan gholami

The purpose of this study was to analyze the cyberlofing (unnecessary use of the Internet) in the workplace and its effect on employee productivity. The purpose of the present research is to apply the applied research group and is descriptive and descriptive in the rese More

The purpose of this study was to analyze the cyberlofing (unnecessary use of the Internet) in the workplace and its effect on employee productivity. The purpose of the present research is to apply the applied research group and is descriptive and descriptive in the research field. The statistical population of this research includes Zamzam employees with 1300 people. The statistical sample of the study was obtained using the law of 10 structural equations. A sample of 350 individuals was selected as a stratified sampling. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was determined using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and combined reliability, and the validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using convergent validity and content validity using the knowledge of experts familiar with the research topic. Also, SPSS22 and Lisrel8.8 software were used to determine the relationship and data analysis. The results of data analysis have confirmed all the research hypotheses: personality factors, job requirements, job conflict, organizational policies, and organizational justice have a significant effect on cyberlofing. Also, the results indicate that cyberlofing will reduce the productivity of individuals in the company. Manuscript profile

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21 - Network of general problems of science production in national scale
محمد سعید جبل عاملی Seyed Seza Fatemi amin

The first and most important step in managing the production of science in order to improve society's affairs and achieve scientific authority is to understand the exact problems of science production. Identification of problem has many complications. Problems with diff More

The first and most important step in managing the production of science in order to improve society's affairs and achieve scientific authority is to understand the exact problems of science production. Identification of problem has many complications. Problems with different interpretations are expressed and not related to the relationship between problems. As a result, many ambiguities and confusion arise. In this research, the Grounded theory is used to extract the problems of science production and the relationships between them, then by using paired comparisons, the relationship between problems is defined more precisely. Also, using the DEMATEL method, the effect size of the problems is apparent The achievement of this research is to identify the network of science production problems by explaining the 22 problems and the relationships between them. The problems of "university-community communication, research quality, research demand, and supply of research" have more interaction with other problems. The problems of "research supply, Brain Drain, quality of research, researcher motivation and research demand" are the most influential and the problems of "organizational management, intellectual property, attraction capacity, university-community communication and foreign trade" are most influential The achievement of this research is a network of general problems of science production, this network must be tailored to specific scientific disciplines and fields. Given the general nature of this research, the network of problems can be used as a guide for identifying the network of science production problems in specific cases (geographic regions or scientific disciplines). Manuscript profile

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22 - Factors Affecting Customer Participation in the New Product Development Process: Case study of food industry of Mazandaran province
khorshid forughinia ali akbar Jowkar Mohammad Mahmoudi Maymand mirza hassan hosseini

Constant changes in the business environment compel companies to think about new product development. In order to meet customer needs, active engagement with the customer and, more specifically, customer involvement in the process of developing new product is essential. More

Constant changes in the business environment compel companies to think about new product development. In order to meet customer needs, active engagement with the customer and, more specifically, customer involvement in the process of developing new product is essential. The purpose of the present research is to identify the effective factors on customer involvement in the process of new product development in the food industry of Mazandaran province. Six effective variables include organizational strategy, new product features, external environment, organizational features, customer attributes, and relationships. The purpose of this research, in the form of applied research and in terms of the implementation of research, is descriptive-causal research. The statistical population of the research is the managers of different parts of the food industry of Mazandaran province, including production, product, marketing, brand, and other parts of the organization. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. In this research, structural equation modeling (SEM) has been used to analyze data and examine the hypothesis. The results showed that the organizational strategy variables, organizational characteristics, customer characteristics and relational factors have a positive and significant effect on customer involvement in the process of new product development. While the two variables of product and environment characteristics have no significant effect on customer involvement. Therefore, according to the results, food industry companies should pay particular attention to strengthening these factors in order to attract more customers to develop new products. Manuscript profile

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23 - Analyzing the role of lifestyle and ethnicism on consumer judgment about domestic products
Reza Shafeie Sara Saedi

Since consumers are the turning point of all marketing activities, companies need to be aware of the fundamental variables of purchasing decision making because understanding the mental structure of consumers helps to predict their buying behavior. The present study the More

Since consumers are the turning point of all marketing activities, companies need to be aware of the fundamental variables of purchasing decision making because understanding the mental structure of consumers helps to predict their buying behavior. The present study therefore aims to identify the degree of importance of psychological factors of lifestyle and ethnicity in consumer judgment of domestic products. The present study was a cross-sectional study in which the first stage of the study was conducted to identify the dimensions of product judgment from five academic experts in structured interview and in the second stage to investigate the impact of two variables of lifestyle and ethnicity on the judgment of domestic and collecting purposes. The data was collected through a questionnaire that was distributed among the household customers by simple random sampling. Data were analyzed with SPSS and AMOOS computer software. Findings from interviews with academic experts led to the identification of three dimensions (brand mentality, ease of use, after-sales service, perceived quality, product price and sales staff). Life and ethnicity influence the judgment of domestic products. The results showed that lifestyle and ethnicity as mental and psychological constructs can influence consumer judgment. Among the dimensions of lifestyle, patriotism and later, among the dimensions of ethnicity, have the most influence on the judgment of domestic products. Manuscript profile

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24 - Investigating the Role of Supply Chain Integration in Just in Time Production and Firm Performance (Case Study: Malayer Raisin Processing Companies)
mirza hasan hosseini Mohammad Javad Azarshahi

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of supply chain integration in just in time production strategy and firm performance. This is an applied, descriptive, Survey and cross-sectional study. The population of the study was 60 Malayer raisin processing co More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of supply chain integration in just in time production strategy and firm performance. This is an applied, descriptive, Survey and cross-sectional study. The population of the study was 60 Malayer raisin processing companies, out of which 57 were randomly selected based on Cochran formula for limited communities. The method of data collection was field survey and the instrument used was questionnaire. Structural path modeling based on partial least squares and PLS software was used to analyze the data. The findings of this study confirm the significant impact of internal integration on customer integration, supplier integration and just in time production. Evidence also showed that integration with customers and integration with suppliers had a significant impact on the firm's just in time production and performance and just in time production on firm performance. There was no evidence of a significant effect of internal integration on firm performance. Manuscript profile

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25 - A dynamic model of the impact of information and communication technology on GDP growth
mohammad taghi taghavi fard melika mehrkam Esfandiar Jahangard Ameneh Khadivar

ICT plays an important role in accelerating economic growth, especially in today's age of the Internet and mobile telecommunications. Due to the upward trend in the use of information and communication technology in the countries of the world, this part of the economy d More

ICT plays an important role in accelerating economic growth, especially in today's age of the Internet and mobile telecommunications. Due to the upward trend in the use of information and communication technology in the countries of the world, this part of the economy demands a lot of attention. Improved policies due to the impact of information and communication technology on the economy are one of the top programs of governments in developed and developing countries.A review of the literature shows that few systematic studies have examined the role of information and communication technology in GDP growth and the impact of various variables on the role of information and communication technology has not been sufficiently studied.The present study uses systematic approach and system dynamics methodology and examine interactions of ICT variables including ICT access, ICT development, ICT usage etc. with macroeconomic variables such as GDP, total factor productivity, ICT Capital examines ICT's value-added share of GDP and so on and presents a conceptual model of the role of ICT in GDP growth. The qualitative model designed in this study can be the basis for future quantitative research and mathematical simulation with a systematic approach to information and communication technology and GDP. Manuscript profile

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26 - Designing a Comprehensive Personal Productivity Assessment Model for the Personnel in Banking Industry
Ali Nemati Hojjat Taheri Goodarzi Parvaneh Gelard Yadollah Abbaszadeh Sahroun

20.1001.1.22286047.1400.20.69.2.8

The present research aims at designing a comprehensive personal productivity assessment model for the personnel in the banking industry, which has been conducted with a combined (qualitative-quantitative) method. Objective sampling method has been employed for the resea More

The present research aims at designing a comprehensive personal productivity assessment model for the personnel in the banking industry, which has been conducted with a combined (qualitative-quantitative) method. Objective sampling method has been employed for the research where a number of university elite and experts as well as managers of the banking industry were elected as samples. Semi-organized interviews and closed-ended questions were used as the first and second stages of data collection. The method of analysis in the qualitative section was inductive thematic analysis and in the quantitative section was structural equations modeling, and the results of the research in the qualitative section is indicative of identifying 377 meaningful concepts or propositions resulting from 110 interview texts; however, taking into account the notion of concentration, the meaningful concepts and propositions were reduced to 137 primary themes. Further on, 15 subsidiary themes and 3 levels of main themes were identified. For the quantitative section, a structural pattern was presented for the correlation among the components which depicted that from among the 15 components constituting the personal productivity of the personnel in the banking industry, the highest ratio belongs to social intelligence with the value of 0.82 and the lowest ratio goes for professional competency wit the value of 0.49 Manuscript profile

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27 - Imposing learning based roadmap for the application of Industry 4 Internet of Things in the health care products industry
Niloofar Aminikalibar Fatemeh saghafi mansure hoorali SEDIGHEH Rezaiian

20.1001.1.22286047.1400.20.68.6.0

There is a difference in the technology development model between developing and developed countries. In developing countries, it commences with learning the technology from innovations takes place in developed ones. Thus, the driving engine of technology development in More

There is a difference in the technology development model between developing and developed countries. In developing countries, it commences with learning the technology from innovations takes place in developed ones. Thus, the driving engine of technology development in late countries is learning the technology instead of providing innovation; in the way that the core of activities, organizations and communications are all concentrating on learning. The combination of virtual and real world has created a concept named as Industry 4.0. Nowadays, the application of Industry 4.0 in different scopes is expanding; applying it there requires setting a roadmap. This research aims to propose a learning-based roadmap for the application of industry 4.0 (especially the Internet of Things) in the sale and distribution of healthcare products. Here, there has been used the learning-based roadmapping method, the process of which is explained in eight steps. Two groups of a distinct expert panel including the business industry and technology industry contributed to this research; the Delphi method has been used to guarantee the convergence. The paper’s result can be used as a pattern for deployment in other related fields and secondly guidance in the industry to estimate required funds in the sale and distribution of health care products. Manuscript profile

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