This paper presents an innovative and flexible approach for recommending the number, size and composition of purchasing groups, for a set of hospitals willing to cooperate, while minimising their shared supply chain costs. This approach makes the financial impact of the various cooperation...

All companies and supply chains will undergo cybersecurity incidents, and public companies, in particular, are attractive targets for perpetrators. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently recommending rules for disclosing these events, but after a material cybersecurity...