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  1 - Markdown Pricing of Perishable Products with Demand Dependence on Inventory Level and Selling Price
  Ameneh Jeihouni Hossein Safari Ameneh Jeihouni Mohammad Reza Sadeghi Moghadam Farzad Bahrami
  10.30495/imj.2021.682760
  In this article,A markdown pricing strategy has been used to achieve the maximum profit from the sale of perishable products. Because perishable products after a period of time and corruption is formed, so they are not attractive to the customers and the demand for thes More

  In this article,A markdown pricing strategy has been used to achieve the maximum profit from the sale of perishable products. Because perishable products after a period of time and corruption is formed, so they are not attractive to the customers and the demand for these products decreases. Demand can be increased with a markdown pricing strategy. Also, as sales increase, waste will decrease and so, wastage cost will diminish .Therefore, total profit will increase. The problem is that if the discount is not provided at the right time and in the optimal amount, we will not reach the goal of achieving maximum profit. So, in this article, we seek to determine the optimal discount time and the optimal discount amount with the aim of maximizing the total profit of the firm. In this article, the demand function depends on two factors: the selling price and the displayed stocks, final inventory level is non-zero and the deterioration rate is fixed. After solving the model from the exact approach and numerical example, the example was solved using Genetic Algorithm, Simulated Annealing Algorithm and the results were compared, then sensitivity analysis of the key system parameters is carried out. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Identifying, evaluating and analyzing barriers and challenges of innovation development in Iranian industries (Case Study: Parts, Machinery and Automotive Industries of Tabriz)
  shahin mohammadpour Allahyar Muradov
  10.30495/imj.2021.682780
  Today, organizations have realized that in order to grow and survive in a turbulent environment, special attention must be paid to the issue of innovative industrial development. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate and analyze the obstacles and challenges of i More

  Today, organizations have realized that in order to grow and survive in a turbulent environment, special attention must be paid to the issue of innovative industrial development. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate and analyze the obstacles and challenges of innovation development in the parts, machinery and automotive industries of Tabriz with the fuzzy AHP approach. To achieve this goal, using the combined exploratory method, the data were collected in two stages: qualitative and quantitative, and through semi-structured interviews with 21 managers and industry experts (selected by snowball sampling method). Comments were identified. Study Experts After holding three panels of experts, they agreed on the obstacles and challenges of innovation development. The method of data analysis in quantitative part has been done in two parts. First, using the factor analysis approach and SmartPLS software, the components identified in the qualitative section were statistically and quantitatively validated. The statistical sample of this section that completed the factor analysis questionnaires, according to Cochran's formula, were 356 people who were randomly selected. Also, in the second part of prioritizing barriers to technology development, the fuzzy AHP approach has been used. The questionnaire of this section has been completed by 21 experts who were selected using the theoretical method. In this study, 25 barriers were identified and finalized, which were classified into 5 sections. The most important factors are government barriers, management and policy barriers, insufficient credit of government investment funds and ambiguity of the position of innovation in industries. Manuscript profile
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  3 - Antecedents and Consequences of the Knowledge Management System in the West Red Crescent Organization
  Edris moradi kumars ahmadi Adel Salavati
  10.30495/imj.2021.683209
  In recent years, Knowledge management has become an important issue. Knowledge management is the most tool for the development of organization and every organization should be able to quickly find the basic and new method of knowledge management and apply them. The purp More

  In recent years, Knowledge management has become an important issue. Knowledge management is the most tool for the development of organization and every organization should be able to quickly find the basic and new method of knowledge management and apply them. The purpose of this research is to identify and investigate the antecedents and consequences of knowledge management in the western Red Crescent organizations. This research is an applied-developmental and qualitative- quantitative research in nature. The statistical population consisted of managers and assistants of Red Crescent organizations who were interviewed using a purposive and snowball sampling method, which according to the principle of the adequacy of data, 16 individuals were interviewed. The analytical method is the content analysis. Delphi method was used to confirm the extracted model and confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the relationships between them. Antecedent is include: Organizational Internal and External Collaboration, organizational managers' thinking and decisions, create the motivation in organization, empowering members, specializing and consequence is include: task factors, extra duty factors, value factors. Manuscript profile
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  4 - َA Developed Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Solving a new Model of the Machine and Vehicle Scheduling
  Hojat Nabovati
  10.30495/imj.2021.683352
  In this paper, a new machine and vehicle simultaneous scheduling model has been developed taking into account the feasibility of transport, and the dependence of transport time on the type of work, considering the stopping time of the machine and its repair time, which More

  In this paper, a new machine and vehicle simultaneous scheduling model has been developed taking into account the feasibility of transport, and the dependence of transport time on the type of work, considering the stopping time of the machine and its repair time, which is compatible with the industry environment. To find the answer, the multi-objective cuckoo search algorithm has been developed and for comparing and testing its efficiency, two other algorithms with the same structure have been used. The results obtained by the developed multi-objective cuckoo search algorithm were compared with other algorithms and the results show the superior quality of the solutions of the developed multi-objective cuckoo search algorithm for solving this type of problem. Therefore, using this new problem with the proposed solution method in the industrial environment will simultaneously reduce processing costs and increase the level of product quality and increase the level of customer service. Manuscript profile
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  5 - An analysis of the cost index of renewable energy production in Iran ‎(Case study: home scale photovoltaic power plant)‎
  Shirin Azizi Reza Radfar Hanieh Nikomaram Ali Rajabzadeh
  10.30495/imj.2021.683603
  Renewable energy plays significant role in achieving energy savings and emissions reduction. As a ‎sustainable and environmental friendly renewable energy source, solar photovoltaic (PV) is of ‎interest for research and development. However, the cost of PV gener More

  Renewable energy plays significant role in achieving energy savings and emissions reduction. As a ‎sustainable and environmental friendly renewable energy source, solar photovoltaic (PV) is of ‎interest for research and development. However, the cost of PV generation and determining FIT ‎based on it is a factor hampering the commercialization of this emerging industry. This paper uses a ‎mathematical model of the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) to calculate the power generation cost ‎of PV projects on the basis of lifetime cost structure analysis. The minimum amount of guaranteed electricity purchase is calculated by it.A sensitivity analysis is conducted to ‎examine the impact of different variables on the LCOE of PV projects. The results of sensitivity ‎analysis showed that the capacity factor is the most influential variable in determining the LCOE ‎value. This research provides support for government to formulate incentive policies for the ‎industry And thus offers the development of the use of renewable energy. Manuscript profile
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  6 - Investigating the effect of employer branding on employee job satisfaction in the private insurance industry of the country with regard to the mediating role of talent management
  Manizheh Yadegari Torag Mojibi Niloofar Imankhan Ali Mehdizadeh Ashrafi
  10.30495/imj.2021.683640
  Employer branding refers to a group of economic, functional, and psychological benefits that are gained through employment. This study was carried out to investigate and provide an employer branding model in Iranian private insurance companies using the grounded theory More

  Employer branding refers to a group of economic, functional, and psychological benefits that are gained through employment. This study was carried out to investigate and provide an employer branding model in Iranian private insurance companies using the grounded theory (GT) qualitative technique. To this end, interviews were performed with 22 experienced experts of the Iranian insurance industry and senior managers of insurance companies operating in the sphere of human resources, and the required data was achieved from it. This is an applied study in terms of the purpose of research with a development approach in which the data collection is done qualitatively and, finally, is considered survey research in terms of environmental studies. In order to obtain information in this study, In-depth interviews are exploited. The three stages of open, axial, and selective coding resulting from the analysis of information and data presented 16 general categories in the form of a paradigm model that includes items such as causal conditions, meritocracy, deployment strategies, contextual factors, intervening conditions, facilitating conditions, and the consequences of the employer branding model process in private insurance companies and reveals the relationships between its various dimensions. Manuscript profile
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  7 - Analyzing Dimensions of Supply Chain Sustainability in Cement Companies Based on LARG Supply Chain Competitive Strategies
  Mohammad Safari Gholamreza Jamali Belghis Bavarsad
  10.30495/imj.2021.684141
  Identification the role of LARG supply chain competitive strategies and dimensions of supply chain sustainability toward competition ability, performance and sustainability improvement is one of the most important challenges in Bushehr province cement companies. This st More

  Identification the role of LARG supply chain competitive strategies and dimensions of supply chain sustainability toward competition ability, performance and sustainability improvement is one of the most important challenges in Bushehr province cement companies. This study aims to analyzing dimensions of dupply chain sustainability in cement companies based on LARG supply chain competitive strategies in Bushehr province. Based on literature review, LARG competitive strategies and dimensions include: Lean, Agile, Resilient, and Green and dimensions of supply chain sustainability include: economic, social, and environmental identified and classified. There are a population included 15 experts in Bushehr province cement companies and among them 10 people were selected due to their experience and background. A multi-criteria decision-making technique named SWARA, applied for calculation the weight and importance of each LARG competitive supply chain strategies and supply chain sustainability dimensions. The results showed that Green supply chain strategies as the most important strategy in Bushehr province cement companies supply chain with the weight of 0.41, Lean 0.28, Agile 0.18 and Resilient 0.13 ranked first to fourth respectively. The results also showed in order to gain supply chain sustainability in Bushehr cement industries, the environmental dimension having 0.50 weight, social responsibility dimension 0.30 and economic dimension 0.20 ranked first to third respectively. Manuscript profile
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  8 - Studying and Analyzing Influential Demographic Variables on Support Ratio in Iranian Social Security Pension Fund Using System Dynamics
  zahra karimian sichani mohammad hassan cheraghali ali dehghani
  10.30495/imj.2021.684181
  Evaluation and reform of pension systems are among the complex issues that due to the multiplicity of variables affecting each other and significant changes in the variables in the long term horizons, they can not be easily studied and analyzed. The purpose of this arti More

  Evaluation and reform of pension systems are among the complex issues that due to the multiplicity of variables affecting each other and significant changes in the variables in the long term horizons, they can not be easily studied and analyzed. The purpose of this article is to study and analyze demographic variables on the support ratio(Ratio of insured to pensioners ) in Iran’s Social Security Pension Fund. This shows to some extent the ratio of input to output of the fund, and based on it, the pressure on the fund can be estimated according to the amount of current insurance premiums and pension amounts. In this article, using information and statistics of mentioned fund and Iran Statistics Center in the years from 2016 to 2018, a model based on system dynamics was designed and By testing the model under certain conditions, reproducing past behavior and examining different policies, the model was validated. By 2033, the country's elderly population will double, while the working age population will grow by nearly 12 percent. These changes will affect the demographic structure, Also, according to the forecast, if the current conditions are maintained, the support ratio of the Social Security Fund will reach 2.19 by 2033. Informal (non-salaried) job participation, unemployed youth employment, women's economic participation and fertility rate are the most important influential population variables that can increase the support ratio to 3, 1/2, 1/4 0/5 units respectively ،if appropriate policies and planning are implemented. Manuscript profile
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  9 - Robust Optimization model for forward/revers logistics network using Experiment Design
  hamid saffari karim atashgar Morteza Abbasi
  10.30495/imj.2021.684245
  Increasing attention to the closed-loop supply chain and considering forward /reverse logistics has led to the presentation of various mathematical models in this field. This paper first presents a robust model for a supply chain network with forward /reverse flow appro More

  Increasing attention to the closed-loop supply chain and considering forward /reverse logistics has led to the presentation of various mathematical models in this field. This paper first presents a robust model for a supply chain network with forward /reverse flow approach, and then uses the experiment design method to determine the effect of each of the robust modeling parameters and the parameters of cost, production rate, return of products in the top and bottom level. this paper presents a new robust optimized model for the supply chain network.design The use of robust mathematical design and experimental modeling at the same time, which is done for the first time in this paper, has caused: 1) to increase the speed of achieving optimal answers, 2) to help the decision maker in the appropriate choice of model parameters in a structured way. The report and the presented results, according to the information of iron and steel industry, show the efficiency of using experimental design in order to reduce the time of solving the mathematical model and providing guidelines to the decision maker in the strategic area of supply chain. Manuscript profile
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  10 - Identifying and Prioritize ERP Risks Implementation Using FMEA and Heuristic AHP in SNOWA Corporation
  Somaieh Alavi Hadi Eklili
  10.30495/imj.2021.684253
  ERP projects are one of the information technology projects that encounter with high failure rates. Thus, it is required for the risk assessment of the enterprise resource planning implementation to be performed before the project starts. In addition to assessing the ri More

  ERP projects are one of the information technology projects that encounter with high failure rates. Thus, it is required for the risk assessment of the enterprise resource planning implementation to be performed before the project starts. In addition to assessing the risk of ERP establishment, the purpose of the present study is to compare the risk ratings in both pre-establishment and establishment phases. Moreover, the heuristic AHP method considered during the establishment phase combined with FMEA provides more accurate results. Thus, the ERP implementation risks were first identified in this study and classified according to four categories of balanced score card (BSC). The results of the analysis show that the financial risk had the highest risk in the pre- establishment phase and the risk related to the process was first in the establishment phase......ERP projects are one of the information technology projects that encounter with high failure rates. Thus, it is required for the risk assessment of the enterprise resource planning implementation to be performed before the project starts Manuscript profile
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  11 - Identifying and Ranking Drivers of Integrated Marketing Communication, Based on the Combined approach of SWARA and gray ARAS
  Saman Sheikhesmaeili Seyed Kamran Nourbakhsh Seyed Abbas Heydari
  10.30495/imj.2021.686402
  Integrated marketing communications contribute to the strengthening of overt and covert interactions in business with stakeholders and the development of value-added in relationships with customers by creating coherence, coordination, convergence and synergy in messages More

  Integrated marketing communications contribute to the strengthening of overt and covert interactions in business with stakeholders and the development of value-added in relationships with customers by creating coherence, coordination, convergence and synergy in messages, media and communication tools. the main purpose of this study is to identify and rank the drivers of integrated marketing communication in the banking industry, which defines the nature of its services based on communication and interaction. The statistical sample of this research includes 14 experts and specialists in the field of financial services marketing and their selection process has been done judiciously. Methodologically, based on theoretical content analysis and fuzzy Delphi method, the stimuli affecting integrated marketing communications were identified and screened. Then, using the opinion of experts and SWARA method, the obtained criteria were re-evaluated and weighed. Finally, the Gray ARAS method was used to rank the options. Based on the research results, four main criteria include 1. Strategic Orientation (Strategy Orientation, Technology Orientation, Learning Orientation, Entrepreneurial Orientation), 2. Market Orientation (Customer Orientation, Competitor Orientation, Inter-functional Coordination, Market Intelligence, Marketing Capability), 3. Brand Orientation (Common vision of brand, Integrated Brand Identity, Common brand Positioning, Common Capability of brand) and 4. Environment Orientation (Politics, Economics, Sociological, Technology, Environment, Law) were identified. In the meantime, strategic Orientation have a higher weight and priority. Manuscript profile
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  12 - Effective Factors on Decisionmaking of Public administrators
  Mohammad salim Karimi Adel Salavati behroz zarei kumars ahmadi
  10.30495/imj.2021.684492
  Most government organizations either do not have a model for the decision-making system in the organization or the designed model has not been adjusted due to political, social and cultural changes. Therefore, most organizations are based on trial and error or based on More

  Most government organizations either do not have a model for the decision-making system in the organization or the designed model has not been adjusted due to political, social and cultural changes. Therefore, most organizations are based on trial and error or based on the individual perspective of managers. This has made the success and failure of government organizations highly dependent on the individual tastes of managers. This issue has been considered as one of the issues determining the success of government organizations and due to lack of full attention to it or lack of comprehensive studies in this field, it has not been possible to achieve organizational goals. Therefore, the aim of this study is to provide a model for explaining the decision-making system in state organizations. Given the qualitative nature of the study, after library research and reviewing the related literature, in-depth interviews with experts are conducted. The outcomes are analyzed in the light of the Delphi method. In first, 93 indicators identified to explaining the decision-making system. After checking the indicators by experts, only 76 indicators were verified. According to the results of this research model, it was found that the most important components in managers' decision-making were, respectively, the priorities of "correct definition of the proble", "high motivation and self-confidence", "personal knowledge and experience", "effective scheduling mechanisms, timely design and implementation of decisions," and "experimental execution of decisions before final implementation of decisions". Manuscript profile