This research aims to identify the effect of Operations Strategy Dimensions on Supply Chain Strategy and the effect of Supply Chain Strategy on Business Performance in a number of industrial private sector and public sector companies in Alexandria Governorate. With applied on several industries such as textile, garment, metallurgical, chemical, food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. In order to reach this goal, ten hypotheses have been developed, and a survey developed by the researcher has been used to collect the preliminary data which serve the research purpose. The reliability of the research variables measures was ensured through Cronbach's alpha measure. Convergent validity of the research variables measures was ensured using factor analysis. Path analysis technique was conducted to test the research hypotheses and to judge the quality of the overall compatibility of the proposed research model and its improvement. The research found an effect for each Cost Strategy, Quality Strategy and Delivery Strategy on efficient supply chain Strategy and Responsive Supply Chain Strategy. Also, the research found that there is no effect for Flexibility strategy on each efficient supply chain Strategy and Responsive Supply Chain Strategy. In addition, the research found a negative effect for Efficient supply chain strategy on business performance and a positive effect for responsive supply chain strategy on business performance. Finally, the research found that there is an effect for each Cost Strategy, Quality Strategy and Flexibility strategy on Business Performance.

The aim of this study is to identify the role of cooperative orientation towards customers in achieving the competitive advantage of logistics suppliers. As well as to identify the role of mediator practiced the effectiveness of cooperation in the previous relationship by applying to companies operating in the field of logistics in Egypt. The study identified the dimensions of the cooperative trend in official cooperation, cooperative commitment, mutual influence and information compatibility, while the competitive advantage of logistics providers was in the low cost advantage, quality advantage, And the advantage of versatility and flexibility of service. In order to achieve this goal, four hypotheses developed. A survey list developed by the researcher to collect the primary data that serves the purpose of the study, and using the Cronbach Alpha method, the parameters of the study variables confirmed. Using the method of modeling structural equations (SEM) to test the hypotheses and the study model, the study concluded that there is a relationship between the cooperative approach towards the customers and the competitive advantage of the logistics service providers in Egypt. The study model was thus validated and accepted.

The main purpose of this paper is estimating the relationship between foreign direct investment and industrial sector productivity, in Saudi Arabia economy. The study uses annual time series data, from 1990 to 2014, using Cointegration method according to Wald test and unrestricted error correction model (UECM). The results show that, there is a significant relationship in the long run between industrial sector productivity and its determinants which are; (FDI as a focus of the study, Technological exports as a percentage of total exports, Labor, Gross capital formation, government expenditure) .On the other hand, there is a positive relationship between FDI and the productivity of industrial sector in the long run which given by Auto Regressive Distributed Lags model estimate. According to these results, many of supportive policies should be taken to increase FDI in Saudi Arabia such as fiscal and monetary policies, in addition to labor market policy to improve labor skills to be suitable for FDI requirements.

The present study aims at evaluating the present situation of the total quality management's inventory at Qassim University (QU) after having institutional accreditation. This is because of the fact that is quality performance sustainability is contingent upon the level of TQM inventory in the organization concerned. The study used the American federal institutions model in this respect. While the study population includes university's council members (42 members) and the faculty members of the college of business and economics (163 members), the realized findings provide evidences to refer that QU is enjoying a good level of TQM inventory and productivity and performance improvement in terms of the academic and managerial activities. The study's findings revealed also that in spite of the insignificant or relative divergences in views between the respondents (university's council members and CBE's faculty members) in some aspects; all respondents realize the importance of developing the TQM inventory at the university. Based on the results realized from the present study and its limitations some recommendations have been suggested, e.g. the university is required to search for new methods and mechanisms for achieving higher levels of quality and performance and capitalizing on the what has been achieved through institutional accreditation. Continuous assessment is also needed with the use of new methodologies for the self - assessment in the light of or mainly based on labor market's needs.