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There is decagram of strategic decisions of operations and production/service managemen... more There is decagram of strategic decisions of operations and production/service management (POSM) within operational research (OR) which must collate, namely: design, inventory, quality, location, process and capacity, layout, scheduling, maintain ace, and supply chain. This paper presents an architectural configuration conceptual framework of a decagram of sets decisions in a form of mathematical complete graph and abelian graph. Mathematically, a complete graph is undirected (UDG), and directed (DG) a relationship where every pair of vertices is connected, collated, confluent, and holomorphic. There has not been any study conducted which, however, prioritizes the holomorphic sets which of POMS within OR field of study. The study utilizes OR structured technique known as The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) analysis for organizing, sorting and pr...

International Journal of Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Research, 2016

PurposeThe objective of the study is to investigate into the roles of Corporate Social Responsibi... more PurposeThe objective of the study is to investigate into the roles of Corporate Social Responsibility towards the community development of Sohar. This study critically analyzes the current practices of CSR in the selected companies at Sohar Port area, Oman.Design/methodology/approachThe study was carried out with ten selected companies from Sohar Industrial Port area selected on a random sampling basis. FindingsThe study has thrown light on the various activities of CSR carried out by the selected companies in the Al Batinah region of Sultanate of Oman. The study reveals that the manufacturing companies have high inclination towards CSR programs than the other.Practical ImplicationsFurther the study shows that the selection of CSR activities by one company does not have any impact on any other company from the same area. This will induce every company to come up with new CSR activities in to their manifold.Social ImplicationsThe study confirms that the selected companies play si...

Dodecagram is a geometric mathematical polygon with twelve sets (sides, arrays) and twelve angles... more Dodecagram is a geometric mathematical polygon with twelve sets (sides, arrays) and twelve angles which are polymorphic, homomorphic, and orthogonal. The paper presents twelve sets (arrays of arrays, departments) which represent typical departments of enterprise. The main purpose of the research is search and sort the sets (arrays) using one of the most popular operational research (OR) /decision science(DS)/management science (MS) tool known as Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Analysis. The connection within the twelve sets are represented using configuration of abelian graph and complete graphs. The characteristic of abelian graph and complete graphs is that the connection (collection) is without sub optimization with each other (Hussain and Tembe, 2014). It is attractive and interesting to use searching and sorting algorithms because searching and sorting are the two most widely and thoroughly studied, researched, and applied analytic and stochastic mathematical computation topics across many disciplines. It further noteworthy to point out that there are several sorting and searching algorithms. One of the algorithm used in the paper is prioritization using visual programming language with AHP. Sorting and searching can be used specially for interface elements for listed or linked lists(array of arrays). All the set are interlocked via supply chain. The further purpose of this paper is bring analogy that Dodecagram sets are interconnected with supply chain(SC).

This paper highlights oil prices turndown and its effect on the global economy in a descriptive s... more This paper highlights oil prices turndown and its effect on the global economy in a descriptive study of Saudi Arabia. The reasons, consequences and an adaptation approach for the current oil crisis in Saudi Arabia have been addressed. Oil prices will most likely maintain the current low prices for at least the next two years as OPEC has not succeeded to offset oil supplies. Reasons of the oil price turndown were found to be merely politically motivated than purely economic. However, both aspects will negatively affect the oil price and the crude oil sales volume. Consequences of oil price turndown manifest itself in reducing the levels of the currency valuation, business survival, and social standards. As a result, governmental subsides in fuel, water, and electricity will be revised. This will lead to several aggressive decision to stall or completely eliminate costly projects. The consequences are that private industries relying heavily on business with the public sector will be badly impacted, leading to significant layoffs. Unemployment rate will, therefore, sharply increase, affecting the " Saudization " program. Inflation would in turn increase and the economic growth decreased. To rectify the oil price crisis, a comprehensive approach has to be taken into consideration. The most important of which is to adopt a sustainable economy approach where dependence on oil export be alleviated.

The study of consumer behavior is very challenging task. If a company wants to survive, it should... more The study of consumer behavior is very challenging task. If a company wants to survive, it should be able to compete well. The main purpose of this research is to measure the impact of pricing strategies on consumers' psychology and on their buying behavior accordingly. A questionnaire has been designed, distributed and filled up by participants from Al-Hassa region. 433 responses were received from participants with 43.3% response rate, where SPSS were used to analyzed the data collected. The findings show that there is a positive relationship between prices and consumer buying behavior. It also showed that there is no statistically significant difference between the responses of individuals " due to age, gender, marital status, qualification and monthly salary " about the research's questions related to the three pricing strategies (Odd pricing strategy, Bundle pricing strategy and Discount pricing strategy) except there is a statistically significant difference between the responses of individuals " due to gender " about the odd pricing strategy. Depending on the founding results, recommendations were set to retailers and dealers. 1. Introduction There is a high competition between companies to get loyal customers and to sustain them. However, this is not an easy task for marketers, because several companies and brands compete simultaneously to sustain customers and get abundant profits. Studying consumer buying behavior has a vital role in understanding the factors that influence consumers' buying decisions. Customers are the primary focus of the marketing process and the benchmark to measure the success or failure of goods and services. Therefore, most of the companies study consumer behavior to increase the possibility of their success. Consumers take many decisions in their daily life and one of these is the buying decision. They decide to buy some products because of several reasons: in need for these products, want to try them, products are strongly recommended by others or the products will be given as a gift. However, companies in different departments such as marketing and research and development study and analyze consumer behavior to set and introduce either new product/service or to develop an existing once. For instance, companies try to study and analyze the timing of purchasing, the buying mode, purchasing quantities, and the type of products or services. From all of these efforts that have been done, the main goal is to satisfy consumers and to make them loyal. This can be done by minimizing their costs and generate maximum revenue in smarter way. Because of globalization and booming in using electronic websites and social media, which enables consumers to do comparison between products and services with their prices at the same time, marketers need smart methods to attract consumers and to compete in this global worlds. Pricing is one of 4 P's of marketing mix which they are product, price, place and promotion. Pricing is the only clear factor that produces money and provides obvious signal of success or failure of products and services. Therefore, researchers in this study chose to closely highlight this factor. Many scholars and researchers had conducted studies on consumer buying behavior. However, the purpose of this study is to evaluate and measure the impact of pricing strategies on consumers' psychology and their buying behavior at Al-Hassa. It highlights some strategies that are used by retailers to make the prices attractive to the consumers, including odd even pricing, bundle pricing and discount pricing. It also guides marketing managers with research and development mangers to get better understanding of the pricing strategies that positively affect consumer buying behavior.

The growth of mega projects in Saudi Arabia due to the overflow public budget is considered as ma... more The growth of mega projects in Saudi Arabia due to the overflow public budget is considered as major catalyst for cement industry. However, governmental rules contribute critically in monitoring and controlling in cement prices. So, companies can not raise prices even if different factors appear. In this paper, three cement companies are selected as samples of the sector: Southern Cement, Yamamah and Arabian Cement which analyzed by look to supply and demand side with their determinants during (2009-2012) by applying the law of supply and the law of demand. Also, the black market and the reasons of emergence are discussed. Finally, conclusion and implication are explained at the end.

Brand products are rapidly prevailing in developed countries. The behavioral measurement and atti... more Brand products are rapidly prevailing in developed countries. The behavioral measurement and attitude among
young generation is vital to understand in order to make a good marketing plan. This paper highlights the
behavioral measurement of young generation towards brand products. It specifically measures demographic
variables ( age, gender, income, social status, education, employment status, friendship effect and price) towards
the brand products. Methodology used is the quantitative method which is a self-administrated questionnaire with
170 responses from the online/paper filling survey participation. SPSS is the software tool used for the statistical
analysis to test the suggested hypothesis. Results showed that the price of well-known brand products affects the
purchase process negatively. Although young people are interested in purchasing brand products, their low income
prevents them from the buying process while they are considered as a major segmentation for brand names.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has recently become a significant factor, which plays a sig... more Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has recently become a significant factor, which plays a significant role in industrial companies as well as governmental ones. CSR has taken an added value to these corporations even that non-profit corporations. CSR among universities is Saudi Arabia is still at the beginning except two universities as this mentioned in literature review. Results explained that CSR at King Fiasal University (KFU) is still not obvious even though its vision with special department issued. This paper ends with a conclusion and a set of recommendations.

Site selection is a complex task for decision makers. However, this task becomes more complicated... more Site selection is a complex task for decision makers. However, this
task becomes more complicated with small and medium enterprises.
Location selection decision involves selected octal-factors which influence
the decision. This paper proposed micro-factors that influence site selection
decision with a quantitative tool (AHP analysis) to rank which factor is most
significant and vice versa. Outcome of this paper considerably matches
perspectives of experts and owners of small businesses in Al- Hassa area
who gave an accurate estimation of factors prioritization due to their
experience in the region as well as the businesses.

Present trends in fluctuations of oil price and production have an impact on supply chain (SC). T... more Present trends in fluctuations of oil price and production have an impact on supply chain (SC). The study
concentrates on the computation on the impact on fluctuation of oil price and production in the kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (KSA). The study is attractive and interesting because it uses stochastic simulation as the main and last
resort of mathematical operational research (OR) technique and tracking signal. Excel was selected as the main
candidate visual object event driven programming (VOEDP) for the computation.

The research study aimed to investigate the relationship between many behavioral, psychological, ... more The research study aimed to investigate the relationship between many behavioral, psychological,
and attitudinal factors with the recycling behavior of some recyclables. Investigated recyclable
items included writing/printing paper, other types of paper, aluminum containers, glass containers,
plastic containers and packaging, textiles, furniture, food leftovers/scraps, and the motivation to
voluntarily participate in recycling programs. The sample consisted of 205 respondents. Overall
evaluation of the impact of the 53 factors examined in this research study showed that recycling of
aluminum, glass, and plastic are the most prominent in Saudi Aramco’s residential camp.
Aluminum recycling was found to be associated with 27 factors out of the total 53, with the
statistical significance ranging from a low of 0.162 to a high of 0.472 on Cramer’s V measure of
association. Glass and plastic had a statistically significant relationship with 23 and 20 factors,
respectively. Having the voluntary intention to recycle was found to be related to 23 factors as well
which indicates a high level of recycling observed, in general, and for the three main categories.
However, the recycling of other types of paper, writing/printing paper, textiles, furniture, and food
leftovers/scraps were found to be associated to a smaller range of factors, which indicates lower
levels of recycling in these categories. The research study concludes that recycling as a life style is
highly accepted among Saudi Aramco camp’s residents. Moreover, the research study subsequently
discusses several implications and recommendations for future research studies related to recycling.

This research presents a study of measuring the attitude of Saudi consumers towards online shoppi... more This research presents a study of measuring the attitude of Saudi consumers towards online shopping: Al-Hassa Region. The sample consists of 386 respondents. Even though a good communication and Internet networks are available in Saudi Arabia and a good economic status for the citizen nowadays and the expected future, E-commerce is still not a trend for Saudi consumers which indicates that (62% of respondents) did not even purchase online. Moreover, Saudi populations are young, they are educated too, either inside the Kingdom or in King Abdullah scholarship program, and they are like to travel abroad, the online shopping still far away. The prominent reasons of keeping consumers distrust online shopping were highlighted. The Study found out that there were different factors that affect E-commerce practices. First factor is risk factors which include for example waiting time to receive the products. Second is financial risks which involves credit cards, losing the privacy and purchasers are not be able to return money if they are not satisfied with products. Also, product risks which include for example products are not received or they are receiving fake products or services and the language barrier which means consumers are unable to understand English language. Finally the current infrastructure is not reliable enough to make consumer fully confidant with the security websites and postal system.At the ends of this paper, several implications and recommendations for future research related to online purchase are subsequently discussed

There is decagram of strategic decisions of operations and production/service management (POSM) w... more There is decagram of strategic decisions of operations
and production/service management (POSM) within operational
research (OR) which must collate, namely: design, inventory, quality,
location, process and capacity, layout, scheduling, maintain ace, and
supply chain. This paper presents an architectural configuration
conceptual framework of a decagram of sets decisions in a form of
mathematical complete graph and abelian graph.
Mathematically, a complete graph is undirected (UDG), and
directed (DG) a relationship where every pair of vertices is
connected, collated, confluent, and holomorphic.
There has not been any study conducted which, however,
prioritizes the holomorphic sets which of POMS within OR field of
study. The study utilizes OR structured technique known as The
Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) analysis for organizing, sorting
and prioritizing(ranking) the sets within the decagram of POMS
according to their attribution (propensity), and provides an analysis
how the prioritization has real-world application within the 21st
century.

Supply chain (SC) is an operational research (OR) approach and technique which acts as catalyst w... more Supply chain (SC) is an operational research (OR) approach and technique which acts as catalyst within central nervous system of business today. Without SC, any type of business is at doldrums, hence entropy. SC is the lifeblood of business today because it is the pivotal hub which provides imperative competitive advantage. The paper present a conceptual framework dubbed as Homomorphic Conceptual Framework for Effective Supply Chain Strategy (HCEFSC).The term Homomorphic is derived from abstract algebraic mathematical term homomorphism (same shape) which also embeds the following mathematical application sets: monomorphisms, isomorphism, automorphisms, and endomorphism. The HCFESC is intertwined and integrated with wide and broad sets of elements.

International Journal of Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Research, 2016