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The employment of cellular manufacturing (CM) in group production is examined by a comparison of the functioning of different shops, which adopt separate levels of CM. Experiments with simulated examples suggest that on the basis of shop settings and management goals, higher performance levels may be attained by the exclusive job shop, the totally cellular shop, or shops existing between these two extremes.

The Alabama Map Turtle, found only in Mobile Bay drainages, is state-listed in Georgia as rare and has been petitioned for federal listing as threatened. Because this species has been poorly studied in Georgia, and in the Coosa River especially, a survey was undertaken to determine its status in the Coosa to help inform the federal listing decision. The 2014-2015 survey involved counting basking turtles from a motorboat with the aid of binoculars. The Alabama Map Turtle was the third most abundantly observed turtle species during the survey, preceded by only the Slider and River Cooter. All size/age classes were observed. The species' abundance and age distribution suggest a healthy, reproductive population in the Georgia portion of this river. It is unlikely that federal listing of the Alabama Map Turtle is warranted based on the results of this study and a 2003 survey of inhabited Alabama streams. Keywords: Alabama Map Turtle, Graptemys pulchra, Coosa River, status, survey, conservation., INTRODUCTION The Alabama Map Turtle (Graptemys pulchra) is a decidedly riverine species that has a specialized invertebrate-based diet. Males and females are strongly sexually dimorphic in head and overall size. [...]

The scheduling of the orders of normal and vital priority customers in a job shop is studied. Results show that when due dates are tight, servicing the orders of vital customers causes deterioration of service to normal priority customers. In cases of limited resources and capacity, managers must decide which orders to give up. The Forced Pace and Preempt were also found to be the most efficient dispatching rules.

Path based bottleneck (PBB) and modified infinite loading (MIL) procedures are used to investigate the performance of capacity-sensitive order review and release (ORR) procedures in job shop environments that have never been previously explored. A comparison is made with that of an immediate release rule under different conditions of capacity utilization and customer specified exogenous due-dates. Results indicate that MIL performs well in relatively loose to medium due-dates, while PBB is a better procedure in lowering total costs when due-dates are tight.

We provide an annotated checklist of species recorded from caves and other subterranean habitats in the state of Georgia, USA. We report 281 species (228 invertebrates and 53 vertebrates), including 51 troglobionts (cave-obligate species), from more than 150 sites (caves, springs, and wells). Endemism is high; of the troglobionts, 17 (33% of those known from the state) are endemic to Georgia and seven (14%) are known from a single cave. We identified three biogeographic clusters of troglobionts. Two clusters are located in the northwestern part of the state, west of Lookout Mountain in Lookout Valley and east of Lookout Mountain in the Valley and Ridge. In addition, there is a group of troglobionts found only in the southwestern corner of the state and associated with the Upper Floridan Aquifer. At least two dozen potentially undescribed species have been collected from caves; clarifying the taxonomic status of these organisms would improve our understanding of cave biodiversity in the state. Conservation concerns related to species found in Georgia caves are significant, with fourteen species (including 13 vertebrates) considered "High Priority Species" under the Georgia State Wildlife Action Plan, many of these species have additional state or federal protections. In addition, 17 invertebrate troglobionts (33% of those known in the state) are considered "Critically Imperiled" by Nature- Serve. Several biologically important caves are not protected, these are an important conservation concern. However, remarkably, around one third of all caves in the state are on protected lands, including seven of the eight caves known to host ten or more troglobionts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents distribution records of amphibian and reptile species in Georgia as of October 2014. These include Ambystoma opacum or marbled salamander, Gastrophryne carolinensis or eastern narrow-mouthed toad, ,Chelydra Serpentina or Snapping turtle, Agkistrodon Contortrix or copperhead snake, and Virginia Valeriae or smooth earthsnake.

Many undergraduate business programs emphasize curriculum as a point of distinction. Recent headlines have noted the resurgence in need for strong analytical skills in business along with a corresponding shortage of qualified talent. As schools grow programs to meet this demand, it is time to examine the similarities and differences in business curricula and their analytical starting points. Specifically, we examine the amount of required remediation in lower level mathematics courses and the presence of required higher level (or competitive) math courses across schools of business. A detailed analysis of factors contributing to analytical remediation and analytical competitiveness is conducted. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

How important is gender in predicting an individual's personal earnings? The hotly-debated "gender gap" suggests that women do not earn as much as men for equal work. This work develops two multiple logistic ordinal regression models that measure the effect of job and personal characteristics on personal earnings of salaried and hourly-wage workers in the Maine labor force. The models produced not only exhibit substantial predictive accuracy, but also begin to unwind the complex effects that factors such as education, industry, location, and unionization have on what one makes. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A previously unknown species of anostracan is presented and described herein as Eubranchipus stegosusn. sp. This species is unique in that the male bears large, sub-quadrate, transverse, dorsal thoracic projections. Eubranchipus stegosus n. sp. is most closely related to E. moorei and E. holmani and may be endemic to southwestern Georgia. However, anostracans are poorly sampled throughout the southeastern United States, and additional surveys should be conducted to better understand this species’ distribution and degree of rarity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on geographical distribution along with collection of amphibians and reptiles across Georgia. Topics discussed include collections of Spotted Salamander belonging to Caudata, collection of Southern Leopard Frog under Anura, and collection of Six-lined Racerunner lizard belonging to Squamata.

The article presents a report regarding the discovery and geographical distribution of the Eastern Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma Tigrinum Tigrinum found in the Wisconsin, U.S.