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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Customer preference"”.
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Using the Internet to solicit customer design input in order to support mass customization through modular designs
… is being mandated by increasingly heterogeneous customer needs. It requires very flexible designs, and manufacturing and delivery processes that reduce the economic order quantities to a single customer order. It also requires a means to identify the elements of the product that should be …
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Data trend mining for predictive systems design
… design community have relied primarily on customer survey data or focus group feedback as a means of integrating customer preference information into the product design process. The reliance of direct customer interaction can be costly and time consuming and may therefore limit the overall …
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Discrete Choice-based Equilibrium Modeling of Supply Chain Network with Conflicting Objectives and Demand Uncertainty
… objective decision-making in supply chains and customer preference. Furthermore, numerical examples are provided for model illustration, managerial insights, and algorithm performance. Finally, it attempts to explore the tradeoffs between the operation costs, service level, and time issues in a …
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Evaluating the implementation of new services models in the financial advisory industry : a statistical data mining and system dynamics approach
… for interpretation of quantitative financial and customer preference information. Using this framework, we generate a preliminary set of algorithmic guidelines for improvement of Program Alpha in future deployment stages. Such guidelines, based on statistical learning algorithms applied to …
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Newspapers and the Internet: friends or foes? : evidence of concentration of choice in Korea
… reveal that since the advent of the Internet, customer preference has consistently been dominated by market leaders, strengthening the brand image of the leaders. This phenomenon will, over time, widen the gap between leading newspaper groups and laggards, providing new opportunities for market …
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Characterization of the cost of forecast error in a complex supply chain
… build ahead of demand while anticipating customer preference with increasing accuracy. This thesis investigates the origins of demand forecast inaccuracies at Digital Semiconductor as well as · characterizes the main supply chain costs of forecast inaccuracy. The forecasting cycle is a …
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The relationship between strategic orientation and firm performance : evidence from small and medium enterprises in Malaysia
… directed to winning over and retaining customers with best marketing practices and interaction orientation focussed on customer relationship and management. This study applied quantitative method and used Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). As there has been some criticism that direct …
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Migration strategies for competitive advantage of mobile network operators
… market initiatives be adopted for diversified customer preference. This thesis then proposes the following strategies for future successful migration: first, mobile network operators should drive the migration cycle powerfully, concentrating on successive service innovation dynamics for their …
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Effect of partial mutton meat substitution with Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) flour on physicochemical properties, lipid oxidation and sensory acceptability of low-fat patties
… regarding fat consumption, as well as shifts in customer preference, have prompted substantial studies into low-fat products. This study examined the nutritional, colour, functional, and antioxidants properties of Bambara groundnut (BGN) flour varieties (cream, brown, and red-coated) grains as …
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Effect of partial mutton meat substitution with Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) flour on physicochemical properties, lipid oxidation and sensory acceptability of low-fat patties
… regarding fat consumption, as well as shifts in customer preference, have prompted substantial studies into low-fat products. This study examined the nutritional, colour, functional, and antioxidants properties of Bambara groundnut (BGN) flour varieties (cream, brown, and red-coated) grains as …
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Response surface methods applied to submarine concept exploration
… by past experience, rules-of-thumb, and designer preference. This approach is ad hoc, not efficient and may not lead to an optimum concept design. Even worse, once the designer has a "good" concept design, he has no process or methodology to determine whether a better concept design is possible or …
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Exploring the informational requirements of optimal pricing decisions in theory and practice; a case study of the automotive industry
… to its design, it is not applicable to gathering customer preference with regard to single product features. This should be taken into consideration especially concerning the pricing research in a very early stage of product development.<br/><br/>The major findings within this thesis are:<br/>• …
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Demand estimation and fleet management for autonomous mobility on demand systems
… a fleet of shared vehicles. To maintain a high customer quality of service (QoS), MOD systems need to manage the distribution of vehicles under spatial and temporal fluctuations in customer demand. A challenge for MOD systems is developing and informing a customer demand model. A new proactive …
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Increase Supply Chain Performance by Addressing Knowledge Governance, Resilience Capabilities, and Risks: Empirical Evidence from the Agri-Food Industry
… lean strategy, a higher rate of innovation, and customer preference towards high quality and fresh agri-food products. AFSC can operate smoothly and efficiently in stable business environments but are highly vulnerable to various risks and uncertainties. Knowledge is a vital resource for firms to …
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Predictive design analytics for optimal system design
… systems design: Demand Trend Mining, Continuous Preference Trend Mining, Predictive Data-Driven Product Family Design, and Predictive Usage Mining for Life Cycle Assessment. To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is one of the first attempts to provide a systematic framework of predictive …