Papers by Dr. Hussain Marri
Journal of applied research in technology & engineering, Jun 8, 2023
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Oct 23, 2007
PurposeThe purpose of this research is to develop a framework/model for the implementation of adv... more PurposeThe purpose of this research is to develop a framework/model for the implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs).Design/methodology/approachA quantitative approach has been applied. This approach is subjective, as is the data collected and compared in detailed, and the outcome is only as good as the questions developed. The research methodology employed here is based on a literature survey, a model/framework and an empirical analysis using the data collection from the structured questionnaire from SMEs located in the Province of Sindh in Pakistan.FindingsThere is a lack of engineering orientation, in‐house expertise and organizations long‐term vision to accept new technologies. The surveyed companies are giving less importance to arranging training and education facilities either in‐house or out side of the companies to their employees. Also, there is a lack of incentives and rewards scheme inside the surveyed companies.Originality/valueThe framework developed in this paper and findings of the research results will provides a road‐map to the SMEs who are in a process of implementing AMT.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Working papers on operations management, Jun 27, 2023
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Benchmarking: An International Journal
PurposeGreen, lean and six sigma (GLSS) practices are widely used and well accepted techniques th... more PurposeGreen, lean and six sigma (GLSS) practices are widely used and well accepted techniques that have the capability to improve the economic, social and environmental performance of Pakistani small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, implementation of these practices in an integrated approach has not yet been witnessed in Pakistani SMEs due to a variety of challenges. To overcome the implementation challenges, this study has analyzed the impact of GLSS implementation over the sustainability in Pakistani SMEs.Design/methodology/approachThis study consists of two phases. In phase 1, interviews were conducted to scrutinize the elements of GLSS implementation to simplify the model and in phase 2, a questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the data from the SMEs. The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach is used to analyze the relationships among the latent variables and constructs.FindingsResults showed that, leadership for GLSS, understanding...
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Journal of Applied Research in Technology & Engineering
Machine Learning (ML) is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach that allows systems to adapt to... more Machine Learning (ML) is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach that allows systems to adapt to their environment based on past experiences. Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques are commonly used in sentiment analysis and Information Retrieval Techniques (IRT). This study supports the use of ML approaches, such as K-Means, to produce accurate outcomes in clustering and classification approaches. The main objective of this research is to explore the methods for sentiment classification and Information Retrieval Techniques (IRT). So, a combination of different machine learning algorithms is used with a dataset from amazon unlocked mobile reviews and telecom tweets to achieve better accuracy as it is crucial to consider the previous predictions related to sentiment classification and IRT. The datasets consist of user reviews ratings and algorithms utilized consist of K-Means Clustering algorithm, Logistic Regression (LR), Random Forest (RF), and Deci...
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2014
Polyester fabric is generally dyed using high temperature dyeing technique and carrier. Both tech... more Polyester fabric is generally dyed using high temperature dyeing technique and carrier. Both techniques require high energy consumption while few carriers are toxic in nature. In this study, 100% polyester woven fabric was dyed by microwave and conventional dyeing technique with disperse dye; Foron Blue RD GLN by an exhaust method for short dyeing cycle (15 and 30 min). The fabric samples were dyed using conventional high temperature dyeing technique using recommended recipe. Moreover, samples were also dyed using microwave technique with recommended recipe and by the addition of salt and urea, pre-treatment with caustic and organic solvent for improving the dye uptake value and fastness properties. The dyeing assessment; (K/S)?max value by Datacolor spectrophotometer, dye uniformity by optical microscope and washing fastness by grey scale were measured. It has been observed that over conventional dyeing method, microwave irradiation dyed sample gives almost 70% high (K/S)?max value...
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
ABSTRACT
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
The purpose of this research paper was to suggest the optimum service level of queuing system of ... more The purpose of this research paper was to suggest the optimum service level of queuing system of reception and the outpatient department during COVID-19 pandemic. The data was collected from the reception and OPD of the ABC public hospital of Hyderabad. Data included, the arrival times, service times of patients and number of doctors and receptionist at the workplace, their salaries and waiting cost of patients. Input analysis of patients` arrivals and service was conducted by in input analyzer of Rockwell Arena software. TORA optimization software was used for the calculation of performance measures. Various costs of queuing system were calculated in MS Excel and the required graphs were also plotted. After the in-depth analysis, it was revealed that one receptionist and one doctor should be increased to bring optimality in the queuing system and patients` flow. After this decision, waiting cost of patients decreased to greater extent.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Journal of Applied Research in Technology & Engineering
Machines and technology have been known for saving the efforts and so the time of the human race.... more Machines and technology have been known for saving the efforts and so the time of the human race. Thus in the gravity of consideration to this point, companies are required to innovate their process and practices to improve productivity. The present research was conducted at ABC manufacturing company having three departments i.e. A, B, and C. The significant impact after ERP implementation in terms of time-saving has been reflected in the present research. The nature of working and nature of manufacturing is different in all the departments; that`s why each department has its business development team. The case company has implemented an industrial and financial system (IFS) in 2020 and the whole process is properly followed in IFS. In this study, the process flow of documents and time consumption on each step of obtaining approvals from various authorities is covered, and saved time after the implementation of IFS is also revealed in detail. Results indicated that, after the implem...
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Globally, the manufacturing industries have incredible contribution in the global economic growth... more Globally, the manufacturing industries have incredible contribution in the global economic growth and it has wide recognition in the area of poverty alleviation. The manufacturing sector is also considered as one of the significant economic contributor in the Asian sub-continent since last 1900 century. This study focuses on the leading industrial unit of metropolitan city of Karachi which is considered to be a HUB of manufacturing industries and the indigenous manufacturing of Hyderabad. The work study and work measurements tools generally provides the better output results and facilitates to the user to augment their performance during the manufacturing operations. The research work highlights the implementation of work study and motion study for productivity improvement methods during the manufacturing process. The designed framework was implemented in the manufacturing units for the achievement of study objectives. The report also shows that during the manufacturing operations w...
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Journal of Applied Research in Technology & Engineering, 2022
When the decisions are analytically supported they cannot be challenged and at the same time, the... more When the decisions are analytically supported they cannot be challenged and at the same time, the quality of decision increases. This paper is about proposing such a model which provides the analytical support to the decision for the selection of footwear articles to be produced. This paper aimed to suggest the analytically supported decision-making for deciding the number of pairs of different articles to be produced in a way that the cost and profit could be minimized and maximized respectively. This research was conducted at the ABC leather footwear company of Lahore Pakistan. The data was collected from the costing executive of the planning and costing department. Costing and profit analysis of the collected data was conducted in Microsoft Excel as per the company`s traditional method of calculations. The linear programming (LP) model was then formulated and implemented in Microsoft Excel by using solver add-in. Outputs of both the traditional method and LP model were compared. ...
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Today in order to stay in businesses and prosper, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are seeking... more Today in order to stay in businesses and prosper, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are seeking higher electiveness and competitiveness across the entire cycle of marketing, product design, manufacture, test and sales. SMEs play an increasingly important role in all aspects of competitiveness: both products and production techniques, but also management methods, the organization of the firm and human resources training. One of the ways by which SMEs can achieve a competitive advantage in manufacturing is through the implementation of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT). An increasing number of them have chosen and are choosing various levels of AMT as the solution. Realizing the importance of SMEs, an attempt has been made in this paper to review the application of AMT in SMEs. Also, a framework has been offered for the implementation of AMT in SMEs. Finally, a summary of findings and conclusions are presented.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Uploads
Papers by Dr. Hussain Marri