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Strategies for Dealing with Drift during Implementation of ERP Systems

van Baalen, van Baalen, P.J.; van Fenema, van Fenema, P.C. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005

Research on the relationship between Information Technology (IT) and organizations emphasizes the complexity of adaptation processes and the potential of drifting. Drifting means that an organization encounters unexpected circumstances that show the incompleteness and possible failure of an...

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Knowledge Management in the SME and its Relationship to Strategy, Family Orientation and Organization Learning

Zhou, Zhou, H.; Uhlaner, Uhlaner, L.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009

. Furthermore, KM is dependent on other organizational resources and processes. Organizational learning and competitive strategy … of knowledge management practices and organizational learning. Although in theory, they are distinct, the results of this … study lead us to conclude that they may overlap in practice. In the conclusion, we recommend a learning-oriented knowledge …

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Factory Gate Pricing: An Analysis of the Dutch Retail Distribution

le Blanc, H.M.; Cruijssen, Cruijssen, F.; Fleuren, H.A.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

Factory Gate Pricing (FGP) is a relatively new phenomenon in retail distribution. Under FGP, products are no longer delivered at the retailer distribution center, but collected by the retailer at the factory gates of the suppliers. Owing to both the asymmetry in the distribution networks (the...

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Design of Closed Loop Supply Chains

Bloemhof-Ruwaard, Jacqueline Bloemhof; Krikke, Krikke, H.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2001

Increased concern for the environment has lead to new techniques to design products and supply chains that are both economically and ecologically feasible. This paper deals with the product - and corresponding supply chain design for a refrigerator. Literature study shows that there are many...

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Dataset of the Refrigerator Case: design of closed loop supply chains

Bloemhof-Ruwaard, Jacqueline Bloemhof; Krikke, Krikke, H.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2001

This paper contains the dataset for the refrigerator case concerning the design of a production and return network for refrigerators. Section 1 emphasises the major changes to the problem structure and assumptions used by Umeda et al. (1999). Section 2 contains the parameter settings. Section 3...

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Nash Game Model for Optimizing Market Strategies, Configuration of Platform Products in a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Supply Chain for a Product Family

Yu, Yu, Y.; Huang, Huang, G.Q. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2009

This paper discusses how a manufacturer and its retailers interact with each other to optimize their product marketing strategies, platform product configuration and inventory policies in a VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) supply chain. The manufacturer procures raw materials from multiple...

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Genetic Algorithms in Supply Chain Scheduling of Ready-Mixed Concrete

Kaymak, Uzay; Naso, Naso, D.; Surico, Surico, M.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

The coordination of just-in-time production and transportation in a network of partially independent facilities to guarantee timely delivery to distributed customers is one of the most challenging aspects of supply chain management. From the theoretical perspective, the timely...

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One and Two Way Packaging in the Dairy Sector

Bloemhof-Ruwaard, Jacqueline Bloemhof; van Nunen, van … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2001

Choosing packaging material for dairy products and soft drinks is an interesting issue at the moment. Discussions arise on the costs impacts and environmental impacts of both one way packaging and reusable packaging. The aim of this article is to develop an evaluation tool providing costs and...

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Managing Product Returns: The Role of Forecasting

van der Laan, Erwin; de Brito, Marisa P.; Toktay, B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2003

In this article, we discuss ways of actively influencing product returns and we review data-driven methods for forecasting return flows that exploit the fact that future returns are a function of past sales. In particular we assess the value of return forecasting at an operational level,...

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Reverse Logistics Network Structures and Design

Fleischmann, Moritz - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2001

Logistics network design is commonly recognized as a strategic supply chain issue of prime importance. The location of production facilities, storage concepts, and transportation strategies are major determinants of supply chain performance. This chapter considers logistics network design for...

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