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Analyzing the response to epidemics: concept of evidence-based Haddon matrix

Anparasan, Azrah; Lejeune, Miguel - In: Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain … 7 (2017) 3, pp. 266-283

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel evidence-based Haddon matrix that identifies intervention options for organizations and governments responding to an epidemic in a developing economy. Design/methodology/approach A literature review of articles published within a year of...

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Diagramming development for a base camp and staging area in a humanitarian logistics base airport

Choi, Sunkyung; Hanaoka, Shinya - In: Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain … 7 (2017) 2, pp. 152-171

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a method for diagramming a base camp or space for emergency workers and a staging area to be used during sorting, storing, loading, and unloading of relief goods in a humanitarian logistics base airport. Design/methodology/approach A method is...

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A study of emergent organizing and technological affordances after a natural disaster

Lai, Chih-Hui - In: Online Information Review 41 (2017) 4, pp. 507-523

Purpose Drawing on the model of technology-in-practice and the literature on bona fide approaches and technological affordances, the purpose of this paper is to argue that collectives involved in emergency response may exhibit similar and different usage patterns for technology due to the...

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National disaster management in the ASEAN-5: an analysis of tourism resilience

Bhati, Abhishek; Upadhayaya, Aditya; Sharma, Amit - In: Tourism Review 71 (2016) 2, pp. 148-164

Purpose This report aims to present a detailed evaluation of resilience planning of the ASEAN-5 tourism sector to national disasters. The project analyses the challenges to the tourism industry in the ASEAN-5 (Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia) countries due to...

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Nonparametric Capability Indices

Ramanathan, T. V.; Dharmadhikari, A. D.; Abraham, Bovas - In: Stochastics and Quality Control 18 (2003) 1, pp. 31-41

Abstract Process capability indices C p and C pk are widely used in statistical quality control to assess the … capability of a process. These indices are defined, based on the assumption that the quality characteristic follows a normal … distribution. In this paper two new capability indices are considered, which do not depend on any distributional assumptions. The …

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Creating multi-vendor solutions: the resources and capabilities required

Owen Raddats, Chris; Burton, Jamie - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 29 (2014) 2, pp. 132-142

capability and impartiality in solution specification. Research limitations/implications – MVSPs need to be impartial when … one extreme and MVSPs at the other. The operant resource-based capability “impartiality” was identified as being …

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Mastering the complementarity between marketing mix and customer-focused capabilities to enhance new product performance

O'Cass, Aron; Heirati, Nima - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 30 (2015) 1, pp. 60-71

these marketing capabilities enhances the firm’s capacity to achieve new product success more than deploying each capability … customer-focused (brand management, and customer relationship management) capabilities provide firms the capacity to transform …

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Critical operations capabilities for competitive manufacturing: a systematic review

Sansone, Cinzia; Hilletofth, Per; Eriksson, David - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 117 (2017) 5, pp. 801-837

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate systematically the topic of operations capabilities within the operations strategy area. The output is a framework that will benefit researchers and firms to gain a more complete understanding of critical operations capabilities....

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The business actor and business management

Munksgaard, Kristin B.; Ford, David - In: IMP Journal 11 (2017) 2, pp. 327-347

Purpose IMP literature has developed the conceptualisation of a business landscape comprised of varying combinations of more or less interdependent activities, resources and actors, the form of which are defined by the interactive processes in which they are involved. However, the...

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Building regulatory capabilities for pharmaceutical firms' internationalization

Yadav, Sudhir - In: International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare … 7 (2013) 1, pp. 58-74

Purpose – The internationalization of pharmaceutical firms faces major barriers in terms of managing regulatory requirements in various international markets. This paper aims to identify the requirements related to regulations in various markets of the world. It further seeks to identify how...

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