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Development of infrastructure projects with private engagement through PPP has become one of the commonly adopted procurement strategies in developed and developing countries. All over the world where PPP procurement has been used in one form or another, the way in which it is carried out has...
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This paper examines the centralised monitoring of an upstream supply chain (USC) in the context of a mass customisation production system. We propose an adaptation of the material requirement planning framework to manage demand uncertainty at each stage of the USC. New analytical relations that...
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The automotive industry in North America is experiencing a period of far-reaching reorganization. Part of that change is in the automotive supply chain, including firms in the industry, such as Ford or General Motors, that assemble the vehicles and firms that are their suppliers. The particular...
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For Asian manufacturers the trade-off between shipping from domestic plants and investing in transplant facilities is of particular importance. Korean vehicles indirectly account for significant amounts of greenhouse gases as they travel. Here, an established transport cost model is adapted to...
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This paper attempts to summarize development elements in the supply chain modifications in the car manufacturing industry by examining the case of the Volkswagen Group. It provides a general explanation of the stages of modularization and an overview of the development in modularized production...
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well as in Brazil, Turkey, and the USA. The study focuses on a wider supply chain or network perspective for the risk … assessment. Methodically the assessed risks were classified and then evaluated using a risk map matrix. Results point out … nonacceptable risks and show the differences concerning the risk evaluation in the different value chains. Results provide …
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under uncertainty and the industrial point of view based on the notion of risk management. This serves as a basis for the … customer-supplier relationship. This approach includes the evaluation, in terms of risk, of different cooperative processes …
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To improve the supply chains performance, taking into account the customer demand in the tactical planning process is essential. It is more and more difficult for the customers to insure a certain level of demand over a medium term period. Then it is necessary to develop methods and decision...
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unpredictable fluctuations in demand and supply. These supply-demand imbalances are a major business risk in a vast array of … to this risk. In this article, we discuss better and worse ways to embrace mix flexibility. To begin, senior executives …
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