chapter 1. Quality management in pharmaceutical supppply chains : developing-country perspective / M.M. Haris Aslam and Abdul Raouf -- chapter 2. Risk analysis and efficient logistics for maritime ports and waterways in Qatar / Selim Bora, Gino J. Lim, and Hamid R. Parsaei -- chapter 3. Combinatorial auctions in Turkish day-ahead electricity markets / Kursad Derinkuyu, Fehmi Tanrisever, Fatih Baytugan, and Mustafa Sezgin -- chapter 4. Simulation-based inventory control in a chemical industry / Banu Y. Ekren and M. Arslan Ornek -- chapter 5. Hand torque strength in industry : a critical review / Mahmut Eksioglu -- chapter 6. Optimization of traffic flow on Kuwait's roads and highways / Chibli Joumaa, Noriah Al-Mas, Suad Al-Suwaiti, Noor Ashour, and Shaima Goodarzi -- chapter 7. Modeling, simulation, and analysis of production lines in Kuwait's petroleum sector / Seifedine Kadry, Rawan Jaragh, Reem Al-Mady, Shahad Sheer, and Shaikha Al-Dabbous -- chapter 8. Simulation and analysis of Izmir's metro transportation system / Adalet Oner and Guler Ozturk -- chapter 9. Productivity impmprovement studies in a process industry : a case study / N.S. Narahari, K.N. Subramanya, M.N. Vijayakumar, and V. Prashant -- chapter 10. Modeling inventory dynamics : the case of Frenudco / Ijaz Yusuf, Tashfeen M. Azhar, and Sarwar M. Azhar.