Plant Location/Facility Location Facility location is also called plant location. Plant location is the choice of region and the selection of a particular site for setting up a plant. Facility location is a critical strategic decision. Location activity has been very high in recent decades as a result of technology improvements, economic growth, international expansion […]
Impact of Information Technology on Production and Operation Management
Impact of Information Technology on Production and Operation Management In last few years, technology has changed the way organization conduct their business. Advent of technology in operation management has increased productivity of the organization. The scope of technology has evolved over a period of time and has moved from development of products into design, management […]
Labor Market
Labor Market A labour market is the place where workers and employees interact with each other. In the labour market, employers compete to hire the best, and the workers compete for the best satisfying job. In a labour market, services of human labour are bought and sold like other commodities. But there is a vast […]
Queuing Theory
Queuing Decision Theory Queuing theory was developed in the early 1900s by A.K. Erlang to study fluctuating demands in telephone traffic. After World War II, Erlang’s work was extended to general business applications, and today it is used extensively in both materials and customer processing operations. Features of Queuing System 1. Length of the Queue […]
Levels of Teaching
Levels of Teaching In the formal classroom setting the task of teaching carried out by the teacher along with his pupils, according to Biggie (1967), can be performed at various levels ranging from the least thoughtful to the most thoughtful behavior or mode of action. Many psychologists and educationalists have identified following three levels of […]
Factors affecting teaching
Factors affecting Teaching Related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution. 1. Teacher If the learner stands on one end of the ongoing teaching-learning process as one of the pole then teacher act as the other pole for the desired flow of the teaching learning activities in classroom. Hence, teacher […]
Individual Differences – Meaning, Definitions, Types and Causes
Individual differences Meaning, Definitions, Types, Causes, Accommodating Individual Differences in Schools and Classrooms Meaning of Individual Difference Individual Difference is a universal phenomenon. It is said that no two individuals are exactly alike. They differ from each other in some way or the other. Such a similarity or difference between persons reveals individual differences. […]
Characteristics of Adolescent and Adult Learners
Characteristics of Adolescent and Adult Learners (Academic, Social, Emotional and Cognitive) Characteristics of Adolescent Learner The young adolescent is going through a period of significant physical, emotional, intellectual, moral and social changes. Since the nature of these changes is at times intense and varied, they need to be recognized and examined by those who […]
Social Security Measures
Social Security Measures Introduction The term ‘ social security’ originated in U.S.A. In 1935, the Social Security Act was passed there and the Social Security Board was established to govern and administer the scheme of unemployment, sickness and old age insurance. In 1938, the same term was adopted by New Zealand when it created for […]
Grievance Management – Meaning, Definitions, Features, Causes, Effects and Procedure
Grievance Management Meaning Broadly speaking grievance means any real or imaginary feeling of dissatisfaction and injustice which an employee has about his employment relationship. A well defined grievance procedure is an important element of a sound industrial relations machinery. Prompt and effective disposal of workers grievance is the key to industrial peace. The grievance […]