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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Production network"”.
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Integrated supply and production network design
… waste through integration of its supply and production networks. The current manufacturing system is optimized for high volume products with low demand variation signals, and is used for all products regardless of demand characteristics. The effects of such a system on the supply network are …
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Production Network Capacity Modeling for Strategic Network Planning
… and future constraints in a manufacturing network. While oftentimes, the desire to improve decision-making in strategic planning is strong among decision makers, and data on capacity generally exists in some form, there can be a lack of centrally coordinated efforts to harvest existing data …
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Allocation strategy for production network designed to mitigate risk
… will present a broad range of formulation/fill production allocation decisions that did not previously exist. If per-unit costs (production, logistics, etc.) were considered to be typically higher at either RMS or Site 1A/B, an unconstrained optimization model might suggest filling/finishing all …
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Access in a global rattan production network: a case study of rattan originating from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia and upgraded for sale in international markets
… that connect different stages of commodity production and retail. This thesis adopts a Global Production Network framing in order to investigate the case of rattan cane and furniture. I examine the ways in which actors benefit from rattan (a non-timber forest product) and elucidate power …
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Developing a pathway out of poverty in the Global Coffee Production Network - a case study of employment creation for baristas in the speciality coffee industry
… in a high growth sector of the global coffee production network, namely the production of espresso based beverages by baristas for sale in restaurants, cafes, and hotels. Situated in the qualitative paradigm with an inductive research agenda, this research utilises the case study method to …
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Centralization of manufacturing processes at a major automotive OEM
… vendors, machine tools, suppliers, etc. for production without central oversight (other than accounting and cost control). Ford has now formed a group, manufacturing engineering, within powertrain operations (PTO), as well as analogous groups in other business units, to standardize and …
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Using and extended enterprise model to increase responsiveness
… that extraordinary productivity gains in the production network, or value chain, are possible when companies are willing to collaborate in unique ways, often achieving competitive advantage by sharing knowledge, research and assets. For its newest product, Excelsior, OEMinc has moved to an …
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Essays on the Effects of Immigration on Labor Markets
… effects on non-host regions through the production network, and the third chapter provides a method that the first two chapters rely on. The first chapter studies the effects of Syrian refugees, who are denied work permits and thus can only work informally, on Turkish firms and workers. …
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FROM NATIONAL LINES TO GLOBAL NETWORKS: STRATEGIC COUPLING AND EVOLVING STATE-FIRM DYNAMICS IN SINGAPORE’S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
… concept of ‘strategic coupling’ in the global production network (GPN) approach, this thesis addresses this lacuna by examining the evolving state-firm relations underpinning the globalisation of Singapore’s telecommunications industry since the 1980s. From a centralised monopoly structure, I …
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Automatic Internet of Things Device Category Identification using Traffic Rates
… of Things (IoT) devices being added onto a network, it is vital secure the devices from incoming cyber threats. The manufacturing process of creating and developing a new IoT device allows many new companies to come out with their own device. These devices also increase the network risk …
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Efficient Bandwidth Reservation Strategies for Data Movements on High Performance Networks
… reservation service in high-performance networks (HPNs). Users normally specify the properties and requirements of their data transfers in the bandwidth reservation requests (BRRs), and want to make bandwidth reservations on the HPNs to satisfy the requirements of their data transfers. …
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The evolution matrix : navigating the competitive advantage and sustainability of outsourcing
… of this trajectory theme is the global turnkey production network for the electronics industry. Its growth, abroad, and utilization by American electronics companies have a double-edged nature. This network has been a savior and potential source of competition. Our conclusion, outsourcing is a …
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Topics in Dynamic programming and Economic Networks
… monetary policies. Complementing this, economic networks stand as another critical tool, recognising the dynamic interactions among a multitude of diverse agents. The network models provide a comprehensive analysis of how individual agent behaviours, incentives, and strategic interactions …
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Topics in Dynamic programming and Economic Networks
… monetary policies. Complementing this, economic networks stand as another critical tool, recognising the dynamic interactions among a multitude of diverse agents. The network models provide a comprehensive analysis of how individual agent behaviours, incentives, and strategic interactions …
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The rise of the stylist – London 1980-1985: etymology, social history and status
… by those performing particular tasks in the production of fashion image; the study triangulates a critical evaluation of literature, both in fashion studies and related fields, with an etymology of key terms and with analysis of data drawn from editorial content and oral history accounts. An …
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Application Agnostic Network Traffic Modeling for Realistic Traffic Generation
Research and testing in networking sometimes require experiments that utilize real application network traffic. However, the process for obtaining production network traffic data from industry partners for testing novel algorithms, protocols, and network functions is a significant pain point for …
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A new optimisation procedure for uncertainty reduction by intelligent wells during field development planning
… the impact of geological uncertainty on the production forecast (Birchenko, Demyanov et al. 2008). This investigation has now been extended to the “dynamic” parameters (fluid contacts, relative permeabilities, aquifer strength and zonal skin). The efficiency of the IWs in reducing the total …
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Structure, nature and determinants of international production networks in East Asia: the automobile industry
… and determinants of East Asia’s automobile production networks. To understand the structure of East Asia’s automobile production, we explored the trade networks in terms of the major roles played by each East Asian country, their main trading partners, and the network patterns for the years …
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Public policy and the Quebec aerospace sector
… sector Drawing on the concept of the multi-firm production network characterized by extensive inter-firm learning, the research will describe the types of industrial clusters which can exist, and the benefits which accrue to participating firms. It will then show that the Quebec aerospace sector …
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“According to social media…” Examining the influence of social media on political reporting within Zimbabwe’s mainstream media
… a mixed methods approach which deployed Actor-Network theory as a preliminary methodological tool, this study collected and evaluated empirical data drawn from 146 social media sourced political stories published over a 30-month period and the responses from semi-structured interviews with …
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