Editorial Introduction

            This issue of the Independent Journal of Management & production (IJM&P) features a selection of articles submitted and revised until November 2014. Observed that works are the fruit of research and publications of undergraduate, postgraduate and entrepreneurs.

            The publication also counts on the work of researchers from various parts of the world, which have undergone a process of peer review.

            As chief editor of IJM&P, I am indebted to all members of the editorial board and reviewers, which contributed to achieving a very decent job during the evaluation and revision. And that has contributed to the Journal in recognition of the international scientific community.

            And with all the authors, who trusted the results of their research and publications to the scrutiny of editors and reviewers who are part of our Journal.

            We would like to give an special thanks to our colleague, Professor Dr. Florian Ion Petrescu, Bucharest Polytechnic University, Romania, for their support and dedication to our journal, in order to the recognition by the international scientific community and the main indexes organs.

            The Tables 1 and 2 present the medium values and the percentage of viewing yearly and by volume/number, to the day 30 of November of 2014.

Table 1: views by year of publication

Year

Views

No. Articles

Average

Percentage

2010

2107

3

702

3,6572

2011

3527

5

705

6,1220

2012

6112

7

873

10,6089

2013

25936

35

741

45,0184

2014

19930

48

415

34,5935


Table 2: views by volume/number

Edition

Views

Nº Articles

Average

Percentage

V1_N1

2107

3

702

3,6572

V2_N1

2191

3

730

3,8030

V2_N2

1336

2

668

2,3190

V3_N1

1212

2

606

2,1037

V3_N2

4900

5

980

8,5052

V4_N1

14745

21

702

25,5936

V4_N2

11191

14

799

19,4248

V5_N1

12744

16

797

22,1204

V5_N2

5185

16

324

8,9999

V5_N3

2001

16

125

3,4732

Total

43330

98

528

100

 

            In the Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 are presented graphically some data. Tables 1 and 2, for example, the total quantity, on average and the percentage of views by edition and year.

Figure 1: Quantity of viewing by volume/number

Figure 2: Average views by volume/number

Figure 3: Percentage of viewing by volume/number

Figure 4: Percentage of viewing by year

            In the period of 01 of January to the 31 of November of 2014, the journal was accessed by approximately 15,876 users, of approximately 1,852 cities and 140 countries, in the Figure 5 is presented the map mundi, in which can be observed the countries of where was originating the access.

Figure 5: Countries that have accessed the journal

            In Figure 6 is shown a graph of the amount of hits that the journal received between January 1 and November 30, 2014, these data are based on information provided by the Google analytics.

Figure 6: amount of hits between January and August

            The following content will be presented with the titles, authors and the pages of all of the articles published in this edition issue.

 

EDITORIAL: VOLUME 5, NUMBER 4 (I-VII)

Paulo Cesar Chagas Rodrigues

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.263

 

PRACTICE OF OPERATIONS IN COMPANIES OF TERESINA, PIAUÍ, BRAZIL (853-864)

Tonny Kerley de Alencar Rodrigues, Átila de Melo Lira, Irenilza de Alencar Naas

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.218

 

MANUFACTURING COST REDUCTIONS AND ECOEFFICIENCY: A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON A CASE STUDY (865-877)

Rosangela Maria Vanalle, Elpidio Moreira Costa, Wagner Cezar Lucato

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.219

 

EVALUATION OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS USING EMVS (878-892)

Iara Tonissi Moroni Cutovoi, José Antonio Arantes Salles, Rosangela Maria Vanalle

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.202

 

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TOOLS IN BRAZILIAN SMALL COMPANIES (893-901)

Tonny Kerley de Alencar Rodrigues, Átila de Melo Lira, Irenilza de Alencar Naas

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.216

 

INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONS FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: AN EXPANSION POLICY PROMOTED BY THE FEDERAL NETWORK OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (902-920)

Cleidson Nogueira Dias, Flávio Manoel Coelho Borges Cardoso, Valmir Emil Hoffmann

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.193

 

SOLVENCY INDEX AT DIFFERENTIATED LEVELS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ACCORDING THE MODELS FROM ELIZABETSKY (1976), KANITZ (1978), MATIAS (1978) AND ALTMAN (1979): THE CASE OF THE BRAZILIAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR (921-946)

Flávia Assis Carneiro de Rezende, Andrei Aparecido de Albuquerque, Gustavo Henrique Silva de Souza

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.229

 

UNIVERSITIES AND INCUBATORS: KEY FACTORS DRIVING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (947-965)

Liane Mahlmann Kipper, Evandro Rodrigues, Aline Graziele Ferrari, Bruna Bueno Mariani

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.208

 

JOINING OF DISSIMILAR ALLOY SHEETS (AL 6063&AISI 304) DURING RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING PROCESS: A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY (966-983)

Reddy Sreenivasulu

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.231I

 

ESTIMATION OF THE INFORMAL ECONOMY: AN APPLICATION OF FUZZY SETS (984-992)

Vinícius Ximenes Provenzano, Walter Gassenferth, Maria Augusta Soares Machado

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.223

 

EVALUATION OF THE MACHINE MODERNITY IN THE MOTOR INDUSTRY (993-1003)

Manuela Krystyna Ingaldi

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.234

 

MULTICRITERIA HYBRID FLOW SHOP SCHEDULING PROBLEM: LITERATURE REVIEW, ANALYSIS, AND FUTURE RESEARCH (1004-1031)

Marcia de Fatima Morais, Thays Josyane Perassoli Boiko, Leandro dos Santos Coelho, Rony Peterson da Rocha, Paulo Roberto PAraíso

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.242

               

AN OVERVIEW OF THE ADVANCED PLANNING AND SCHEDULING SYSTEMS (1032-1049)

Thales Botelho de Sousa, Carlos Eduardo Soares Camparotti, Fábio Müller Guerrini, Adauto Lucas da Silva, Walther Azzolini Júnior

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.239

 

ALIGNMENT OF BALANCED SCORECARD PERSPECTIVES WITH SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES: A LITERATURE REVIEW (1049-1070)

Thales Botelho de Sousa, Carlos Eduardo Soares Camparotti, Kleber Francisco Esposto, Fábio Müller Guerrini

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.238

 

LEAN HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: MINIMIZING WASTE AND COSTS (1071-1088)

Catia M L Machado, Annibal Scavarda, Guilherme Vaccaro

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.245

 

 

IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AS LOGISTICS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: STUDY ON OIL COMPANY DISTRIBUTOR IN SOUTHEAST BRAZIL (1088-1106)

Henrique Albernaz, Ursula Gomes Rosa Maruyama, Marcelo Sampaio Dias Maciel, Fernando Ramos Correa

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v5i4.243

 

December 1, 2014

 

Prof. Dr. Paulo Cesar Chagas Rodrigues

Chief Editor