Competitive Strategy. Supply Chain Strategy. Supply Chain Structure. Drivers for Supply Chain Performance

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1 Competitive Strategy Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Structure Efficiency Responsiveness Facility Transportation Inventory Information Drivers for Supply Chain Performance

2 Journal Editorial Board ISSN Print: ISSN Online: Editors-in-Chief Dr. Lucas M. Bernard Prof. Willi Semmler The City University of New York, USA New School University, USA Executive Editor in Chief Dr. Gang Ke Sinophere Capital Group, Limited, China Editorial Board Prof. Sung C. Bae Prof. María P. García-Miguélez Dr. Walid Hichri Prof. Zhimin Huang Prof. Gyungho Lee Dr. Patrick L. Leoni Prof. Yingzhao Li Prof. Hans Löfsten Prof. Paola Modesti Prof. Choon-Geol Moon Prof. Liang Peng Prof. Djordje Popov Prof. Dilip Kumar Pratihar Dr. Jitendra R. Raol Dr. Tarek H. Selim Dr. Phanindra V. Wunnava Prof. Makoto Yano Dr. Mei Po Yip Bowling Green State University, USA University of León, Spain University of Lyon 2, France Adelphi University, USA Korea University, Korea (South) Euromed Management, France South China University, China Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Parma University, Italy Hanyang University, Korea (South) Georgia Institute of Technology, USA University of Novi Sad, Serbia Illinois Institute of Technology, USA M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India American University in Cairo, Egypt Middlebury College, USA Kyoto University, Japan University of Washington, USA Editorial Assistant Tian Huang Scientific Research Publishing, USA

Technology and Investment, 2011, 2, 155-227 Published Online August 2011 in SciRes (http://www.scirp.

3 Technology and Investment, 2011, 2, Published Online August 2011 in SciRes ( TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 2 Number 3 August 2011 Literature Analysis of Innovation Diffusion Y. Li, M. Q. Sui 155 Effects of Indigenous Innovation Policy on the S & T Outputs in China Evidence from the Higher Education System H. Meng 163 Do Newly Oligopolistic Reaction and Host Technology Resources Matter for MNC s Location? J.-L. Mucchielli, P. Yu 171 Analysis on the Mindbugs in Information Technology Service Management Project Implementation J. P. Wan, D. Wan 184 Exterior Sourcing and Technology Distinctness as Indicators for Radical Innovations: Evidence from Patents in Information Technology Industry A. Datta 193 A Note on Factor Prices and Technical Progress C.-G. Melén 202 Optimization of Supply Chain Planning with Considering Defective Rates of Products in Each Echelon B. Elahi, Y. Pakzad-Jafarabadi, L. Etaati, S.-M. Seyedhosseini 211 Banking Firm, Risk of Investment and Derivatives U. Broll, W.-K. Wong, M. J. Wu. 222 The figure on the front cover is from the article published in the Technology and Investment, 2011, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp by Behin Elahi, Yaser Pakzad-Jafarabadi, Leila Etaati and Seyed-Mohammad Seyedhosseini. Copyright 2011 SciRes. TI

4 Technology and Investment (TI) Journal Information SUBSCRIPTIONS The Technology and Investment (Online at Scientific Research Publishing, is published quarterly by Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., USA. Subscription rates: Print: $39 per issue. To subscribe, please contact Journals Subscriptions Department, SERVICES Advertisements Advertisement Sales Department, Reprints (minimum quantity 100 copies) Reprints Co-ordinator, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., USA. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2011 Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as described below, without the permission in writing of the Publisher. Copying of articles is not permitted except for personal and internal use, to the extent permitted by national copyright law, or under the terms of a license issued by the national Reproduction Rights Organization. Requests for permission for other kinds of copying, such as copying for general distribution, for advertising or promotional purposes, for creating new collective works or for resale, and other enquiries should be addressed to the Publisher. Statements and opinions expressed in the articles and communications are those of the individual contributors and not the statements and opinion of Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. We assumes no responsibility or liability for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained herein. We expressly disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. If expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. PRODUCTION INFORMATION For manuscripts that have been accepted for publication, please contact: ti@scirp.org

5 Efficiency Facility Inventory Competitive Strategy Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Structure Transportation Information Drivers for Supply Chain Performance Responsiveness Call for Papers Technology and Investment (TI) ISSN Print: ISSN Online: Editors-in-Chief Dr. Lucas M. Bernard Prof. Willi Semmler TI is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancement of technology and investment. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and promote the research work in these fast moving areas. The City University of New York, USA New School University, USA Executive Editor in Chief Dr. Gang Ke Sinophere Capital Group, Limited, China Subject Coverage This journal invites original research and review papers that address the following issues in technology and investment. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Banking and Investment Business and Technology Risk Analysis and Management Business Climate for Investments Business Cycles and Investment, etc Business Developments Business Economics Business Management Capital Management Economics of Agricultural Technology Economics of Investments Economic Theory of Investment Energy Technology Economics Entrepreneurship and Innovation Evaluation of Technologies Finance Financial Evaluation Models and Techniques Financial Evaluation Techniques Financial Strategies of Investments Industry Studies Information Economics Influx of Investments on Technological Development International Investments Investments and Economic Development Investments and Environment (Climate Change) Investments in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Countries Investments in Developing Countries Investment Strategies Investments under Uncertainty Labor Risks Prevention Legal Environment for Investments Management Engineering Managerial Economics Market Analysis Prediction of Future Technology Regional Directions of Investments Resources Management and Labor Issues Service Industry Economics Technology Economics Technology Innovation Technology Product Development Transition Economies and Foreign Investments US Economy and Foreign Investments We are also interested in short papers (letters) that clearly address a specific problem, and short survey or position papers that sketch the results or problems on a specific topic. Authors of selected short papers would be invited to write a regular paper on the same topic for future issues of the TI. Notes for Intending Authors Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Paper submission will be handled electronically through the website. All papers are refereed through a peer review process. For more details about the submissions, please access the website. Website and ti@scirp.org

TABLE OF CONTENTS. Volume 3 Number 1A January I. Matsumura 81

TABLE OF CONTENTS. Volume 3 Number 1A January I. Matsumura 81 American Journal of Operations Research, 2013, 3, 81-258 Published Online January 2013 in SciRes (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ajor/) TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 3 Number 1A January 2013 Bacterial Cells as