IOSR-JBM   Volume-14 ~ Issue-3 ~ Nov-Dec-2013

Abstract: All disciplines are rooted in their past. The conceptual framework of the discipline, theory and principles of the same has evolved historically from different social events and necessities. Our Great Epics like Bhagavat Gita, Vedas and Upanishats are treasures of knowledge; reflect the social organizations, events and social philosophies of that time and at the same time having multidimensional implications both in social and individual life and in different disciplines. The disciplinary relevance of such epics is one of the least explored research areas. The management as a separate discipline has evolved and developed only in the beginning of the 20th Century. But the conceptual and theoretical dimensions of the same are rooted from the time immemorial. This paper analyses and evaluates the Biblical events and narrations having modern managerial theoretical and practical implications. For this, the modern management principles suggested by Henry Fayol are subjected for evaluation in the light of Bible in order to explore the contributions made by the Biblical events and narrations in the construction of theoretical and conceptual foundations for modern management theory and practice.

[1]. Holy Bible
[2]. Bible encyclopedia
[3]. Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church
[4]. George.R. Terry – "Principles of Management", All India traveler Book Seller publisher, 1991
[5]. Cole G.A – "Management Theory and Practice", Vijay Nicole Private Limited, 2004
[6]. Shamal; Banerjee – "Principles and Practice Of Management", Oxford and IBH publishing Co., 1984
[7]. Prasad LM – "Principles and Practice of Management", Sultan Chand & Sons, 2005
[8]. Harold Koontz – "Management", Mc Graw – Hill Book Company, 1988
[9]. Ramaswamy – "The Principles of Management", Himalaya Publications, 1962
[10]. Claude S. George – "The History of Management Thought", printice Hall 1968

Abstract: Inventory management and transportation have been the principal areas of focus in industrial engineering and management for a long time. Inventory management attracts considerable attention in logistics and supply chain management today because new supply chain models have become more integrative and complex. New market forces have introduced many complex elements which affect the performance of the supply chain in general and inventory level in particular. Inventory decisions are high risk and high impact for supply chain management. Hence, this paper compiles all the derivations of classical deterministic lot size economic order quantity models and proposes a new method to verify the formula.

Keyword: Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)

[1]. Nafish, S. I. (2011), "Developments & Evaluation of SCM System", Lambert Academic Publishing [ISBN # 978-3-8465-2490-9]
[2]. Nafish, S. I. (2011), "Inventory Accounting: Applied Operations", Lambert Academic Publishing [ISBN # 978-3-8465-2738-2]
[3]. Harris, F. W. (1990, reprint from 1913) "How Many Parts to Make at Once", Operations Research 38 (6): 947–950.
[4]. Wilson, R. H. (1934), "A Scientific Routine for Stock Control", Harvard Business Review, 13, 116-128.
[5]. Hax, AC and Candea, D. (1984), "Production and Operations Management", Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, p. 13
[6]. Wilson, R. H. & Delaney, R. V. (2001), "Managing Logistics in the Perfect Storm", 12th Annual State of Logistics Report Jun 4, National Press Club Washington, D. C. Cass Information Systems, Inc

Abstract: This article divided into several section whereas section introduction, section covers theory, previous research and developing research hypothesis, section research method, section contains research results and discussion. The researches was conducted in North Sulawesi due to its fascinating development. This research uses an explanatory research design by applying a survey approach. This method enables research findings to be generalized across persons, settings, and time. Selected respondents are invited respondent for sake of suceeding this research. Invited respondent as many as 300 home industry owners or manager from several home industry in Manado city and Minahasa county. From 300 phase one survey invitations only 207 invitation attended and asked to fill in the provided questionnaire sheet. Then second phase survey sent to 207 invitation attended in phase one and only 123 attended. Data collection and compiling report also article writing in this research costs one and a half year, from March 2012 till August 2013. The resuls show that all hypothesis that testing are accepted. This research result can also be interpreted to confirm the results of research which contradicts copy that has been described in the previous section.

Keywords: Innovation Aptitude, Knowledge Sharing, Home Industry

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[4] Du Plessis, M., 2007. The role of knowledge management in innovation. Journal of Knowledge Management, 11: 20-29.
[5] Darroch, J. 2005. Knowledge Management, innovation, and firm performance. Journal of Knowledge Management, 9: 101-115.