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Genetic algorithm for the cargo shunting cooperation between two hub-and-spoke logistics networks

Hu, Jingjing; Huang, Youfang - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 12 (2019) 2, pp. 356-372

Purpose: The overstocked goods flow in the hub of hub-and-spoke logistics network should be disposed of in time, to reduce delay loss and improve the utilization rate of logistics network resources. The problem we need to solve is to let logistics network cooperate by sharing network resources...

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Accelerated benders' decomposition for integrated forward/reverse logistics network design under uncertainty

Vahdat, Vahab; Vahdatzad, Mohammad Ali - In: Logistics 1 (2017) 2, pp. 1-21

In this paper, a two-stage stochastic programming modelling is proposed, to design a multi-period, multistage, and single-commodity integrated forward/reverse logistics network design problem under uncertainty. The problem involved both strategic and tactical decision levels. The first stage...

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Antecedents of technological diversification : a resource dependence logic

Chen, Xuanjin - In: Journal of open innovation : technology, market, and … 5 (2019) 4/80, pp. 1-18

considered. The theoretical implications for resource dependence theory and diversification research are discussed. …

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Is idiosyncratic risk ignored in asset pricing: Sri Lankan evidence?

Maiti, Moinak - In: Future Business Journal 5 (2019) 5, pp. 1-12

The present study focused on one of the important South Asian nations-Sri Lanka-to examine the role of idiosyncratic volatility in asset prices. A four-factor model with idiosyncratic volatility was designed for capturing the market, size, value and idiosyncratic risk yields better than Fama and...

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Assigning orders to suppliers with linear piecewise concave costs

Corominas, Albert; Lusa, Amaia - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 12 (2019) 3, pp. 421-431

Purpose: Once a set of suppliers has been determined, according to criteria of quality, price and reliability, among others, there remains the problem of assigning orders to the selected suppliers, in order to cover the needs at the lowest cost. We consider the case in which the needs of a...

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Rothwell's augmented generations of innovation theory : novel theoretical insights and a proposed research agenda

Callaghan, Chris W. - In: South African journal of business management 50 (2019) 1, pp. 1-8

Background: Technological advances necessitate the reconceptualisation of certain seminal theory. Novel developments in …'s seminal generations of innovation typology provides a categorisation of advances in innovation theory. In so doing, it … innovation theory has driven the time/cost curve closer to its axis. The objective of this article is to augment this typology to …

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Nigeria's corruption score card

Stober, Emmanuel Olusegun - In: Management dynamics in the knowledge economy 7 (2019) 2/24, pp. 165-182

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Exploring knowledge entropy in organizations

Brătianu, Constantin - In: Management dynamics in the knowledge economy 7 (2019) 3/25, pp. 353-366

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The timing of initial public offerings : non-numerical model based on qualitative trends

Meluzín, Tomáš; Zinecker, Marek; Balcerzak, Adam P.; … - In: Journal of business economics and management 19 (2018) 1, pp. 63-79

The objective of this study is to develop a qualitative model supporting chief financial officers (CFOs) while considering the timing of initial public offerings (IPOs) under conditions of underdeveloped capital markets, where decision making is often made under information shortage. A lack of...

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Does efficiency promote competitiveness of the insurance industry?

Hui Shan Lee; Cheng, Fan Fah; Nasir, Annuar Md.; Nazrul … - In: Journal of business economics and management 19 (2018) 4, pp. 566-591

This paper contributes to the existing literature by examining the efficiency and competitiveness of the Takaful insurance. We employ the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to compute the efficiency of Takaful operators, while Panzar-Rosse (P-R) H-statistic method is used to evaluate the degree of...

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