Publications
 
 


Book Publications

Attaran, M., Operations Management Information Systems,
       John Wiley & Sons, January, 1992.
Attaran, M., Management Science Information Systems,
       John Wiley & Sons, February, 1992.

Attaran, M., B. Render and R. Stair, Micro Computer        Softwarefor Management Science and Operations
       Management
. Allyn and Bacon, Inc., January, 1989.

   
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Software Development

Kernsites, A Web-enabled GIS based Commercial Site and Building Database that provides quick and effective access to economic and socio-demographic information for the Kern County. Adopted by Kern Economic Development Corporation,  January, 2000.

OMIS, Software Accompanies Mohsen Attaran, Operations Management Information Systems, John Wiley & Sons, January 1992.

MSIS, Software Accompanies Mohsen Attaran, Management Science Information Systems, John Wiley & Sons, February, 1992.

OMIS Modified, Software Accompanies Jack Meredith, The Management of Operations: A Conceptual Emphasis, Fourth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, February, 1992.

REMIS, Real Estate Manager Information System, developed for   Business Research Institute (BRI), Cal State Bakersfield, Fall 1989.

Real Estate Manager, a sites and buildings data base software developed for Kern Economic Development Corporation, January, 1989.

FORESIGHT, Macintosh Programs for Management Science and Operations Management, Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1989.

Microcomputer Programs for POM, software accompanies Render and Heizer, Introduction to Production and Operations Management, Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1988.

Microcomputer Programs for Management Science, software accompanies Render and Stair book titled, Quantitative Analysis for Management, Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1988.

Interactive Business Forecasting Models, adopted by Allyn and Bacon, Inc. to accompany Hanke, Reitsch, Business Forecasting, 2nd Ed., 1986.

 
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      Journal Publications

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2012

Critical Success Factors and Challenges of Implementing RFID in Supply Chain Management,  Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Management, Volume 10, Number  1, PP 144-167, February 2012.


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2011

Strategic Implications of RFID Implementations in the Retail Industry Supply Chain,  International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications, Volume 2, Number  (3-4), PP 155-171, November 2011.

The Supply and Demand for RFID, Industrial Engineer, The Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Volume 43, Number 12, December 2011.


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2009

Keeping the Promise of Efficiency: RFID's Trends and its Renewed Popularity,  Industrial Engineer, The Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Volume 41, Number 3, PP 46-49, March 2009.


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2007

Collaborative Supply Chain Management: The Most Promising Practice for Building Efficient and Sustainable Supply Chains, Business Process Management Journal, Volume 13, Number 3, May 2007, PP 390-404.

RFID: An Enabler of Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Management Journal,  Vol. 12, No. 4, 2007.

Collaborative Computing: A New Management Strategy for Increasing Productivity and Building a Better Business, Business Strategy Series, Vol. 8, No. 6, January 2007.


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2006

The Coming Age of RFID Revolution, Journal of International Technology and Information Management, Vol. 15, No.4, PP 77-88, 2006.

RFID Pays Off: Real Benefits Begin to Accrue in Several Industries,  Industrial Engineer, The Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Vol. 38, No. 9, PP 46-50, September 2006.


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2005

Creating a well-Defined District Web Site: A Checklist for Administrators, DataBus, Volume 45, Issue 1, February 2005.

The 403(b) Industry—Issues and Practices, Benefits Quarterly, January 2005.


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2004

Exploring the Relationship Between Information Technology and Business Process Reengineering, Information & Management, Volume 41, Issue 5, May 2004, PP 529-684.

e-Security: Deploying the Best Defense for Your Company, E-Business Review, Fall 2004, PP 45-52.

The Rebirth of Reengineering: X-engineering, Business Process Management Journal, Volume 10, Number 4, August 2004, PP 400-414.

Nurturing Supply Chain Management, Industrial Management, the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Volume 46, Number 10, September/October 2004, PP 16-20.


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2003

The Coming Age of Virtual Teaming: Guidelines for Managers, International Journal of Management, Volume 20, No. 2, June, 2003.

Information Technology and Business Process Redesign, Business Process Management Journal, Volume 9, No. 4, 2003, pp 408-420.


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2002

Catch the Wave of e-Procurement, Industrial Management, the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), May/June, 2002.

Collaborative Computing Technology: The Hot New Managing Tools, Team Performance Management, Volume 8, No. 1/2, April, 2002.


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2001

Strategic Management of Technology at Frito-Lay's Kern Manufacturing Facility, Industrial Management & Data Systems, Volume 101, No. 6, August 2001.

Managing The Use of School Technology: An Eight step Guide for Administrators, Journal of Management Development, Vol. 20, No. 5, June 2001.

The Coming Age of On-Line Procurement, Industrial Management & Data Systems, Volume 101, No. 4, June 2001.


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2000
Why Does Reengineering Fail? A Practical Guide for Successful Implementation Journal of Management Development, Volume 19, No. 9, November 2000.

Creating the Right Structural Fit for the Self-Directed Teams, Team Performance Management, Journal, Vol.6, Nos 1/2, 2000.

Managing Legal Liability of the Net: A Ten step Guide for IT Managers, Information Management & Computer Security Journal, Vol.6, No. 2, 2000.

Voice Recognition Software programs: Are they Right for You?, Information Management & Computer Security Journal, Volume 8, No.1, March 2000.


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1999

Privacy and Security on the Internet: How to Secure Your Personal Information and Company Data, Information Management & Computer Security Journal, Volume 7, No. 5, October 1999.

Succeeding with Self-Managed Work Teams, Industrial Engineering, July/August 1999.

How to Succeed at Reengineering, Management Decision Journal, Volume 37, No. 8, October 1999.

Internet-Based Business Opportunities: Buyers Beware of Scams, Information Management & Computer Security Journal, Volume 7, No. 4, September 1999.

Design and Implementation of Self-Directed Process Teams, Management Decision Journal, Volume 37, No. 7, September 1999.

On the Internet, Don't Get Personal, IIE Solutions, May 1999.

Succeeding with Ergonomics in Computerized Offices, Work Study, May/June 1999.


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1997

Measuring the Efficiency of Tax-Favored Investments, Journal of Financial Planning, Vol. 10, No. 4, August 1997.

CIM: Getting Set for Implementation, Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 97, No. 1, 1997.


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1996

Barriers to Effective CIM Implementation, Information Systems Management, Vol. 13, No. 4, Fall 1996.

Implementing Ergonomics: Adopting an Integrated Business Approach, IIE Solutions, Volume 28, No. 6, June 1996.

The Coming Age of Fuzzy Logic in Manufacturing and Services, Journal of Systems Management, March/April 1996.

Gaining CIM's Benefits, Computers in Industry, Vol. 29, January 1996.


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1995

Information Systems Plays a Critical Role in CIM Success, Industrial Engineering Solutions, Vol. 27, No.12, December 1995.

Implementing TQM in the Delivery of Government-Contracted Healthcare, Industrial Management, Vol. 37, No. 2, March/April 1995.


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1992
Flexible Manufacturing Systems: Implementing an Automated Factory Journal of Information Systems Management, Vol. 9, No. 2, Spring 1992.

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1991

The Use of Automation in a Process Plant: Case Application of the Carnation Bakersfield Ice Cream Plant, Industrial Engineering, Vol. 23, No. 9, September 1991.

Integrating Automation In An Ice Cream Processing Plant, Journal of Systems Management, Vol. 42, No. 5, May 1991.

Concentration Trends and Profitability In U.S. Manufacturing: A Reply and Some New Evidence, Applied Economics, Vol. 23, 1991, pp. 721-722.


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1990

Is This the Beginning of the End in the Competitive Trend?, Eastern Economic Journal, Vol. XVI, No.2, April­June 1990.

Commodity Concentration of Exports and Imports of Selected Pacific Countries: An Entropy Approach, International Journal of Management, Vol. 7, No. 1, March 1990.

Robotics Applications In Manufacturing, Journal of Information Systems Management, Winter, 1990.


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1989
The Automated Factory: Justification and Implementation, Business Horizons, Vol. 32, No. 3, May­June, 1989.

The Future of Robotics in Manufacturing, CIM Review, Vol. 5, No. 4, Summer, 1989.

Strategic Issues In The Automated Factory, Industrial Management and Data Systems, No. 4, Summer, 1989.

Organizational, Economic, and Strategic Implications of the Service Robot, Inside DPMA, Vol. 27, No. 7, July, 1989.

Using Ergonomic Principles to Improve Worker Productivity, Information Executives, Vol. 2, No. 3,
Summer, 1989.

Aggregate Concentration Trends in the Fortune 500 Manufacturing Firms, International Journal of Management, Vol. 6, No. 2, June, 1989.

An Information Theory Approach to Measuring Industrial Diversification, Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1989.


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1988

Measuring Data Processing Quality at Contel's Information Resource Center, Industrial Management, Vol. 30, No. 6, Nov.­Dec., 1988.

Concentration Trends and Profitability in the U.S. Manufacturing Section: 1970-84, Applied Economics, Vol. 20, No. 11, Nov., 1988.

The Effect of Getting Along and Managers' Evaluations, Psychological Reports, Vol. 63, Sept., 1988.

Structural Changes in the Service Industry, Journal of Business Research, Vol. 17, No. 1, Aug., 1988.

An Investigation Into the Nature of Structural Changes Within the Service Sector in the U.S., Journal of the Market Research Society, Vol. 30, No. 3, July 1988.

Improving the Effectiveness of Strategic Decision Making Using an Integrated Decision Support System, Information and Software Technology, Vol. 30, No. 5, June 1988.

CBMFIS: Core of the Factory of the Future, Industrial Management and Data Systems, March/April 1988.


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1987

Entropy and Other Measures of Industrial Diversification, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 26, No. 4, Autumn, 1987.

The Effect of Industrial Diversification on Employment and Income: A Case Study, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, Vol. 27, No. 4, Winter, 1987.

Monitoring Structural Changes Within the Wholesale and Retail Trade, Economic Letters, Vol. 24, No. 4, 1987.

The Ghiselli Study of Abilities and Traits of More and Less Successful Middle Managers: A Replication, Psychological Reports, Vol. 60, 1987.


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1986

Industrial Diversity and Economic Performance, The Annals of Regional Science, Vol. XX, No. 2, July, 1986.


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1980

Impact of Sectoral Growth Rates On the Growth Rate of the GNP, Economia Internzionale, Vol. XXXIII, No. 2­3, July­August, 1980.


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