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A METHODOLOGY TO STABILIZE THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Sarmiento, Alfonso - 2010
In today s world, supply chains are facing market dynamics dominated by strong global competition, high labor costs, shorter product life cycles, and environmental regulations. Supply chains have evolved to keep pace with the rapid growth in these business dynamics, becoming longer and more...
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A generic framework for hybrid simulation in healthcare
Chahal, K - 2010
Event Simulation (DES), with its ability to capture detail, is ideal for problems exhibiting this type of complexity. On the … reported study which utilises hybrid simulation. This could be attributed to the fact that due to fundamental differences, the … hybrid simulation is required. However, there is presently no such generic framework which provides guidance about …
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Theory of Constraints for Publicly Funded Health Systems
Sadat, Somayeh - 2009
discrete event simulation model populated with historical data, the drum-buffer-rope scheduling policy is compared against …
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The adoption of discrete event simulation in manufacturing management
Jenkins, Roger J. - University of Western Sydney; College of Law and Business; … - 2002
professionals to a group of manufacturing managers. The technology selected for analysis was DES (Discrete event simulation, a …
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Profile of the chemicals industry in California: Californiaindustries of the future program
Galitsky, Christina; Worrell, Ernst - 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) established the Industries of the Future (IOF) program to increase energy efficiency, reduce waste production and to improve competitiveness, currently focusing on nine sectors. The IOF is a partnership strategy...
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Federal legislative and regulatory incentives and disincentives for industrial waste reduction
Cordes, R.; Nixon, J. - 2008
The Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) within the US DOE has recently initiated the Industrial Waste Reduction Program, which is designed to reduce industrial energy use and pollution by reducing the amount of waste materials generated. The Program's primary focus is to develop and...
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Activities to support the liquefied gaseous fuels spill test facility program. Final report
Sheesley, D.; King, S.B.; Routh, T. - 2009
Approximately a hundred years ago the petrochemical industry was in its infancy, while the chemical industry was already well established. Today, both of these industries, which are almost indistinguishable, are a substantial part of the makeup of the U.S. economy and the lifestyle we enjoy. It...
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Estimating the economic impact of environmental investments on retail costs and dealer strategies for offsetting these costs
Simpson, G.S. - 2009
Retail agrichemical dealers have become increasingly familiar with the concept of containment over the past several years. Currently, containment regulations are in place in 13 states, and are being drafted in 7 others. Agrichemical dealers in these states will be required to assess the...
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Establishing and Implementing a Waste Minimization Program in the Chemical and Oil Industries
1989
The incentives for establishing and the expertise for implementing successful waste minimization programs can be found in every company. The “in-house” expertise that discovers, designs, builds and manages manufacturing processes understand chemicals and chemical processes, and are the best...
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Water Benign Process Innovations and Environmental Regulations. A Case Study of German Chemical Firms during the 1990s
Becker, Frank - 2001
Insbesondere verfolgt diese Studie zwei Hauptziele. Erstens wird das Ausmaß an abwasservermindernden Verfahrensinnovationen bei chemischen Unternehmensstandorten aus dem früheren Bundesgebiet für die 1990er Jahre untersucht. Diese Verfahren können extern erworben oder mit Hilfe...
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