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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"Operations and Supply Chain Management"”.
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Supply chain coordination and influenza vaccination
… outbreaks incur great expenses in both human and monetary terms, and billions of dollars are being allocated for influenza pandemic preparedness in an attempt to avert even greater potential losses. Vaccination is a primary weapon for fighting influenza outbreaks. The influenza vaccine supply …
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A web-based intelligent learning environment for the teaching of industrial continuous quality improvement
… programmes often fail because these techniques and their applications are not understood in a specific domain. The proposed methodology helps students identify the fundamental link between theory and realistic systems, as well as providing educators with an effective technique for teaching …
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Is It We or They? The Effect of Identity on Collaboration and Performance in Buyer-Supplier Relationships
<p>In today’s scale-driven and technology-intensive global economy, collaboration becomes the supply chain’s core capability (Liker and Choi, 2004). A well-developed ability to create and sustain fruitful collaborations gives companies a significant competitive advantage (Kanter, 1994). Retailers …
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A CPFR Readiness Assessment Model
… retail industry is a pioneer in developing new supply chain practices arising from the fact that the environment is characterized by intense competition and the need to achieve supply chain cost savings. An initiative launched by the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce and Standards Committee …
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Classifying Interdependencies in the Food and Agriculture Critical Infrastructure Sector
… interdependencies found in the food and agriculture critical infrastructure sector. Interdependencies are identified through an examination of rice and poultry agriculture throughout the state of Arkansas. The subtleties of interdependence examples in the food and agriculture sector …
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From Offshoring to Reshoring: A Conceptual Framework for Manufacturing Location Decisions in a Slow-Steam World
<p>Reshoring, the act of moving manufacturing operations from an offshore location to the nation of the parent company, is rapidly becoming one of the most researched topics in business. Reshoring describes the reversal of a previous offshoring decision, whereby a firm either relocated its own …
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Supply Chain Managers and Risk Behavior: Testing the Sitkin and Pablo Model
<p>The frequency of supply chain disruptions is increasing and the resulting costs amplify with the growth of supply chain density and complexity. Supply chain managers serve a pivotal role in ensuring continued firm competitiveness and success. Having the right person whose risk preferences, …
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Alignment in Supply Chains: Empirical Analysis of Strategic and Operational Decision Making in Supply Chain Operations
<p>A significant body of management research has been devoted to addressing the topic of alignment. Alignment occurs when there is congruence between a firm’s environment and its strategic and structural variables, resulting in the improved ability of the firm to achieve their objectives. In this …
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The Effects of Bullwhip on Item-Level Performance
<p>This research investigates how information and material distortions affect operational and financial performance aspects of a major retailer. Bullwhip effects (BWEs) are individually calculated for dozens of products carried by dozens of retail locations. Relationships between item/store-level …
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Comprehensive Poultry Supply Chain Model with Vertical and Horizontal Linkages: Implication of Domestic and International Shocks
… country with 18.696 million metric tons and the second largest exporter of broiler products with 3.075 million metric tons (Brazil is the largest exporter with 3.847 million metric tons). Thus, around 83% of US production is consumed domestically. According to USITC, chickens are the most …
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Competitive versus Collaborative: Exploring the Negotiation Strategy Impact on Relational Outcomes in Ongoing Buyer-Supplier Relationships
… were developed based on Social Exchange Theory and its reciprocity tenet. The experimental results indicate that the use of a competitive negotiation strategy decreases levels of relationship specific assets, cooperation, trust, and process integration. Further analysis indicated that the use of …
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Technology for Industrial Development of Developing Countries
<p>This report deals with the future technology and the development of developing nations throughout the world. The future holds much in store for all nations of the world - developed and developing. How this technology will affect each society remains to be seen. However, with some degree of …
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