Editorial Introduction

            This issue of the Independent Journal of Management & production (IJM&P) features a selection of articles submitted and revised until May 2015. Observed that works are the fruit of research and publications of undergraduate, postgraduate and entrepreneurs.

            It is important to mention that all the works are showed without any kind of payment. All of them are published free from payments or taxes.

            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. Moreover, that has contributed to the Journal in recognition of the international scientific community.

            In addition, 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.

            The first table presents how our collaborators, by their categories of study and sex are.

 

Dr.

Ph.D.

MSc.

Dr./Ph.D. Student

MSc. Student

Specia-

list

Profes-sors

Stu-dents

Others

Total

Male

496

115

125

30

17

17

18

86

904

Female

160

54

68

7

7

2

7

24

329

Table 1: views by year of publication


            The Tables 2 and 3 present the medium values and the percentage of viewing yearly and by volume/number, to the day 28 of February of 2015.

Table 2: views by year of publication

Year

Views

No. Articles

Average

Percentage

2010

2688

3

896

2,9912

2011

4649

5

930

5,1733

2012

7674

7

1096

8,5395

2013

34108

35

975

37,9547

2014

37878

64

592

42,1499

2015

2868

14

205

3,1915

 

Table 3: views by volume/number

Edition

Views

Nº Articles

Average

Percentage

V1_N1

2688

3

896

2,9912

V2_N1

2892

3

964

3,2182

V2_N2

1757

2

879

1,9552

V3_N1

1580

2

790

1,7582

V3_N2

6094

5

1219

6,7813

V4_N1

19954

21

950

22,2044

V4_N2

14154

14

1011

15,7503

V5_N1

17712

16

1107

19,7096

V5_N2

9118

16

570

10,1463

V5_N3

6777

16

424

7,5413

V5_N4

4271

16

267

4,7527

V6_N1

2868

14

205

3,1915

 

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

Figure 1: Percentage of viewing by year

            In the period from January, 01 to February, 28 2015, the journal was accessed by approximately 1,782 users, of approximately 656 cities and 97 countries, in the Figure 2 is presented the map mundi, in which can be observed the countries of where was originating the access (GOOGLE, 2015).

Figure 2: Countries that have accessed the journal

            The Table 4 shows the preview data and journal access, since its creation in 2010.

Table 4: views by volume/number

Year

Country

Cities

Access

Users

2010

25

75

340

181

2011

75

343

1510

1024

2012

83

444

2187

1406

2013

118

1208

11946

6006

2014

146

1978

17440

10503

2015

129

1391

9779

6330

            In Figures 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 is shown a graph of the amount of hits that the journal received between January, 1 2014 and February, 28 2015; these data are based on information provided by the Google analytics.

Figure 3: amount of hits between 2014 and 2015

            The Figure 4 shows the comparison of the number of cities, around the world, that have accessed the journal.

Figure 4: Amount of cities between 2014 and 2015

            The Figure 5 shows the averages of views on the journal in the period between the years of 2014 and 2015.

Figure 5: Amount of average between 2014 and 2015

            The Figure 6 shows the comparison of the number of countries, around the world, that have accessed the journal.

Figure 6: Amount of countries between 2014 and 2015

            The Figure 7 shows the comparison of the number of users, around the world, that have accessed the journal.

Figure 7: Amount of users between 2014 and 2015

            The Figure 8 shows the comparison of the number of viewers, around the world, that have accessed the journal.

Figure 8: Amount of Viewers between 2014 and 2015

            On April 6, 2015 the newspaper "Independent Journal of Management & Production (IJM&P)" reached the milestone of 1,000 registered users.

            We appreciate the intense participation of all colleagues which has made our journal become a place of wide dissemination of knowledge.

            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 6, NUMBER 2 (I-VII)

Paulo Cesar Chagas Rodrigues, Carlos Antonio Pizarro Louzada

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.297

SIMULATION OF A PRODUCTION LINE WITH AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE: A CASE STUDY (269-285)

Luiz Felipe Verpa Leite, Robson Marinho A. Esposito, Ana Paula Vieira, Fabio Lima

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp. v6i2.257

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS APPLIED TO BRAZILIAN PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (286-298)

Maria Augusta Soares Machado, Walter Gassenferth

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i1.247

EVALUATION OF CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS THROUGH THE USE OF MIND MAP IN THE LOGISTIC PROCESS OF A CUSTOMS CLEARANCE COMMISSIONER IN A BRAZILIAN COMPANY (299-326)

Jadir Perpétuo dos Santos, Iris Bento da Silva, Geraldo Cardoso de Oliveira Neto, Orlando Fontes Lima Junior, André Jacinto Nunes

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ ijmp.v6i2.279

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES IN BRAZIL (327-338)

Átila de Melo Lira, Irenilza de Alencar Naas

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.260

MUSIC PRODUCTION-CONSUMPTION AND THE SERVICE-GOOD SPECTRUM UNDER THE SWAY OF A SHIFT WITHIN A SHIFT (339-361)

Sílvia Helena Meyer Carvalho, Annibal Scavarda

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.256

A FUZZY LOGIC APPLICATION IN VIRTUAL EDUCATION (362-377)

Thiago Drummond Moreira, Maria Augusta Soares Machado

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.250

DOES THE IMAGE OF INDONESIAN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS MATTER? A THEORETICAL REVIEW ON BRAND IMAGE, ACCEPTANCE & MARKET OPPORTUNITY (378-421)

Samuel PD Anantadjaya, Irma M Nawangwulan, Aninditya Kusumah, Yusup Budi Setio, Cindy Kartika Koswara

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.280

THE RELATIONSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS OF IRAN (422-448)

Mohammad Ali Haghighi, Rouhollah Bagheri, Parisa Sabbagh kalat

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.282

DEPLOYMENT THE MES (MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM) AIMING TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVE PRIORITIES OF MANUFACTURING (449-463)

José Manoel Souza das Neves, Getulio Kazue Akabane, Fernando Augusto Silva Marins, Roberto Kanaane

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.233

MADM TECHNIQUE INTEGRATED WITH GREY- BASED TAGUCHI METHOD FOR SELECTION OF ALLUMINIUM ALLOYS TO MINIMIZE DEBURRING COST DURING DRILLING (464-477)

Reddy Sreenivasulu, Chaitanya Goteti

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.283

EMPHASIZING SOCIAL ISSUES TOWARD SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN: A BRAZILIAN PERSPECTIVE (478-494)

Minelle Enéas da Silva, Luis Felipe Nascimento

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.288

SIMPLE STRATEGIC ANALYSIS TOOLS AT SMES IN ECUADOR (495-524)

Diego H. Álvarez Peralta, Leandro Adolfo Viltard

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.289

SUSTAINABILITY AS A SUCCESS FACTOR IN GLOBAL OPERATIONS: A SURVEY OF CAR MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAINS (525-547)

Hamilton Pozo, Getulio Kazue Akabane, Antonio Cesar Galhardi, Helena Gemignani Peterossi

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.290

DIAGNOSIS BASED ON STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: REAL ESTATE AGENCIES OF SANTA MARIA - BRAZIL (548-562)

Patrícia Schrippe, Flaviani Souto Bolzan Medeiros, Andreas Dittmar Weise

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.287

DIMENSIONS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP: A CORRELATION ANALYSIS (563-584)

John N. N. Ugoani, Christain U. Amu, Emenike O. Kalu

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v6i2.278

June 1, 2015

Prof. Dr. Paulo Cesar Chagas Rodrigues

Chief Editor

 

Prof. MSc. Carlos Antonio Pizarro Louzada

Section Editors