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Applying nonlinear MODM model to supply chain management with quantity discount policy under complex fuzzy environment
Zhang, Zhe; Xu, Jiuping - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 7 (2014) 3, pp. 660-680
problem to illustrate the effectiveness. Based on the sensitivity analysis of the results, the bi-fuzzy nonlinear MODM SCM … the nonlinear MODM model of SCM to characterize the hybrid uncertain environment, and this work is original. In addition …Purpose: The aim of this paper is to deal with the supply chain management (SCM) with quantity discount policy under …
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Optimization strategies for the integrated management of perishable supply chains : a literature review
Mirabelli, Giovanni; Solina, Vittorio - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 15 (2022) 1, pp. 58-91
Purpose: The main purpose of this article is to systematically review the papers published in the period 2005-2020 about the integration of production, inventory and distribution activities in perishable supply chains. Design/methodology/approach: The proposed research methodology is based on...
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Critical incidents of outsourcing processes in pharmaceutical supply chain : a mixed-methods approach
Marinkovic, Valentina; Heine, Ina; Georgiev, Andrijana … - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 13 (2020) 3, pp. 495-513
Purpose: In this paper, a practical framework is presented for the successful integration of buyers and contract organizations based on the Critical Incident Technique (CIT). Methodology: The initial pool of situations was developed inductively according to qualitative data provided by ten...
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On the analysis of building a public information platform based on e-Commerce for coal logistics
Qiu, Zeguo - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 6 (2013) 4, pp. 986-995
Purpose: Putting forward the concept and features of the public information platform for coal logistics based on electronic commerce, as well as the requirements of upper and lower intersections of the coal supply chain. Meanwhile, this paper will also probe into the current condition of...
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Business factors related to manufacturing firms' performance
Vranakis, Stergios; Chatzoglou, Prodromos - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 7 (2014) 1, pp. 336-359
Purpose: The main goal is to understand the way many factors affect the investment decision making process and business performance.Design/methodology/approach: This study proposes a new conceptual framework for examining the reasons that manufacturing firms decide to invest on the acquisition...
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Vendor Managed Inventory : why you need to talk to your supplier
Zachariassen, Frederik; Haas, Henning de; Bürkland, Sirle - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 7 (2014) 4, pp. 831-856
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the concept of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) from an inter-organisational perspective. Extant literature on VMI tends to investigate the concept from a focal perspective, even though VMI has originally been born as a collaborative...
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Optimal control of decoupling point with deteriorating items
Yang, Kuan; Wang, Ermei - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 7 (2014) 5, pp. 1368-1384
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to develop a dynamic model to simultaneously determine the optimal position of the decoupling point and the optimal path of the production rate as well as the inventory level in a supply chain. With the objective to minimize the total cost of the deviation from...
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Coordinating a multi-retailer decentralized distribution system with random demand based on buyback and compensation contracts
Ren, Jinyu; Xie, Hualong; Liu, Yongxian; Zeng, Pengfei; … - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 8 (2015) 1, pp. 203-216
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to set up the coordinating mechanism for a decentralized distribution system consisting of a manufacturer and multiple independent retailers by means of contracts. It is in the two-stage supply chain system that all retailers sell an identical product made...
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The simulation and optimization research on manufacturing enterprise's supply chain process from the perspective of social network
Fu, Chun; Shuai, Zhenzhen - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 8 (2015) 3, pp. 963-980
Purpose: By studying the case of a Changsha engineering machinery manufacturing firm, this paper aims to find out the optimization tactics to reduce enterprise's logistics operational cost. Design/methodology/approach: This paper builds the structure model of manufacturing enterprise's logistics...
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Manufacturing plant location selection in logistics network using Analytic Hierarchy Process
Chang, Ping-Yu; Lin, Hsin-yi - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 8 (2015) 5, pp. 1547-1575
Purpose: In recent years, numerous companies have moved their manufacturing plants to China to capitalize on lower cost and tax. Plant location has such an impact on cost, stocks, and logistics network but location selection in the company is usually based on subjective preference of high...
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