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