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Isscm Newsletter, Vol. 22, December 19, 2017, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Newsletters

A nine page newsletter from the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.

Enabling Context-Based Learning With Kportal Webspace Technology, Anand Jeyaraj, Vijay Sethi, Vikram Sethi, Kevin P. Duffy, Berkwood M. Farmer

ISSCM Faculty Publications

Recognizing the importance of context-based learning and the general lack of technology applications in the design and development of the ideal and formal curricula, this paper describes an experimental system at a large public university. The authors describe the creation of a contextual environment for introducing concepts related to information security to undergraduate business students using the KPortal (Knowledge Portals) webspace technology that supports dynamic content gathered from various sources automatically. The KPortal webspace rated highly on the various attributes of effective contexts and the characteristics of technologies that enable context-based learning. The flexibility provided by the webspace permitted the …

Department Of Information Systems & Supply Chain Management Profile, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Annual Reports

A three page profile of the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.

Social Disadvantage And Child Health Among China's Rural-Urban Migrant Households, Yana Vander Meulen Rogers

Seminars in Local and Global Regional Economies

This talk examines how social disadvantage among rural-urban migrant households in China is associated with the nutritional status of children. The measures of social disadvantage are based on China’s hukou system of household registration – designed to limit domestic migration flows by denying public services in cities to migrants with rural registrations – and on gender bias that may harm women and girls.

Isscm Newsletter, Vol. 21, November 17, 2017, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Newsletters

A nineteen page newsletter from the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.

An Update On The Economy, Gary A. Wagner

Economics Invited Speakers

Gary A. Wagner, vice president and senior regional officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, gave a presentation on the economy. As part of the nation’s central bank, the Cleveland Fed participates in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy, supervises banking organizations and provides payment and other services to financial institutions. With branches in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, the Cleveland Fed serves Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.

This presentation was sponsored by the Wright State Economics Club.

Isscm, M.S. In Logistics & Scm Cohort, Fall 2017, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Master Cohort Posters

Poster of the Fall 2017 Cohort from the Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Program.

Isscm, Master Of I.S. Cohort, Fall 2017, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Master Cohort Posters

Poster of the 2017 Cohort from the Master of Information Systems Program.

Isscm Newsletter, Volume 20, September 22, 2017, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Newsletters

A seventeen page newsletter from the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.

Impact Of A Kpi-Driven Shared Service Dynamic Fee Model, Jeffrey Dice

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

This study will focus on the impact of a KPI-driven shared service dynamic fee model on shared office solution (SOS) shared service group within the majority shareholder’s organization. Once tested and proven, the conceptual model can be expanded across all shared service groups including being applied against the historical fee model. Although the KPIs will vary between shared service departments, the conceptual design should hold true across the organization.

Improved Customer Return Process, Cassandra Harrell

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

The purpose of the project was to analyze the return process of product throughout DLA Land and Maritime over the past two years, determining why the current process does not reverse the funds paid to the customer for transportation and misc. handling fees for unserviceable material.

Morris Home Furnishing, Salissou Nabaran

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

This is a multifaceted project, which in essence illustrates on the repair and maintenance capabilities of Morris Furniture and the pitfalls in its repair operations. The point of convergence in this study is to initiate and examine the data analysis of the repairs being handled by the company in order to contrive a better repair rate. The paper will also examine the learning pathway held by Morris Furniture’s portfolio for its competitors as well as the practical implications it comprises. This project also proposes possible improvements in the operations after a deep analysis on the orientation of resource mobilization and …

Air Freight, Kyle Dunham, Sid Seavers

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

This study highlights the supplier selection process: identifying the vendors, requesting formal bids, evaluating bids submitted via a weighted metric process, and ultimately setting contract terms and negotiating details of the logistics process.

Lrdp Feed To R2d2 Process Capstone, Tiffany Faris, Theresa Maske

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

The Product Support Division, A4F, of Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command owns a two-phased forecasting process known as the Requirements Review and Depot Determination (R2D2) process. The R2D2 forecasts organic workload which ultimately support the warfighter by providing mission essential logistical sustainment for weapon systems. During a black belt facilitated Rapid Improvement Event (RIE) held in October 2016, there was concern on the reliability of the funding files.

Depot Maintenance Inter-Service Agreement Application (Dma) Utilizing Microsoft Sharepoint, James Marsh, Eric Donofrio

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

efficiencies, supply support improvements, funding strategies).” The focus of this paper is to identify specific requirements for the development of the Depot Maintenance Inter-Service Agreement Application (DMA) utilizing Microsoft SharePointTM. Enterprise Content Management (ECM refers to technologies used to capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver content and documents related to organizational processes (Duhon, 2005a).

Order Rewards: A Focused Internal "Customer" Incentive Plan To Drive Efficiency And Reduce Costs, Eric W. Roush

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

An industry leading wholesaler in the Dayton area, with a focus in the residential and commercial construction, and industrial supplies and equipment market segment, has a unique problem that needs to be addressed. The company’s specialized setup - with multiple local companies sourcing heavily through the sourcing wing of the company, but not obligated to use the sourcing division for any of their purchases - creates a direct opportunity to enhance purchasing efficiency at the local level, and operational efficiency at the sourcing level, by incentivizing -- not penalizing -- the local companies to submit accurate orders to the sourcing …

Reshaping The Inventory Process: Par Level Management, Rufus Lyle

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

Key operational indicators and financial indicators for the business unit that you are working with (Corporate or Division). Operational indicators will determine and maintain an optimal level of inventory data collection and predictive analysis. The specific medical facilities supply chain network should deliver their information that is timely and effective in meeting business goals. Supply chain visibility will streamline operations root causes for inventory levels to be monitored that will render management actions for improvement.

La Crisis Ignorada, Joseph Pokorski

Best Integrated Writing

Pokorski researched the food production practices of pre-Columbian civilizations. He uses his research to evaluate the current food production practices of transnational corporations and offers suggestions for best practices.

An Interdisciplinary Analysis Of Medical Tourism, Tanner L. Hudson

Best Integrated Writing

Hudson presents the emerging trend of medical tourism and discusses the personal, logistical, ethical, and economic implications of this trend. Hudson advises consumers to observe caution and thoroughly research all treatment options.

Outlandish Outsourcing, Traci Grodner

Best Integrated Writing

Grodner Provides a review of Thomas Friedman’s The Lexus and the Olive Tree that relates a personal anecdote about outsourcing to her academic analysis of the text. Grodner concludes that outsourcing has dire implications for both domestic and foreign workers.

The Economics Of Thought, S. Marie Johnson

Best Integrated Writing

Johnson takes an economic perspective on the First Amendment. Johnson argues that freedom of speech encourages the competition and flow of ideas which, in turn, allows for an increase of knowledge about competing ideologies.

Best Integrated Writing 2017 - Complete Edition

Best Integrated Writing

Best Integrated Writing includes excellent student writing from Integrated Writing courses taught at Wright State University. The journal is published annually by the Wright State University Department of English Language and Literatures.

Storytelling With Tableau: A Hands-On Workshop, Shu Schiller

ISSCM Faculty Publications

In today’s business world, storytelling with data is a powerful way to communicate, convince, and persuade. Such skills are highly desirable in all types of professions. Participants of this hands-on workshop will lean storytelling with Tableau, which skills can be applied to teaching subjects such as data analytics, visualization, and communication as well as presentations in our day-to-day job and research projects.

Panel: Teaching And Research Directions For Business And Mis Programs, Keng L. Siau, Stacie Petter, Shu Schiller, Jacquelyn Ulmer

ISSCM Faculty Publications

The topic of this panel is “Teaching and Research Directions for Business and MIS Programs”. Higher education in the US is transforming and evolving rapidly. Declining state budget for public schools means that tuition fees may have to be correspondingly increase. The state funding is down by around 40% compared to fiscal 1980. In fact, it is headed for zero! The cost of higher education has surged more than 500% since 1985. Rising costs of higher education means Americans owe nearly $1.3 trillion in student loan debt. The average class of 2016 graduate has about $37k in student loan debt, …

Isscm Newsletter, Volume 19, May 17, 2017, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Newsletters

A fourteen page newsletter from the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.

Isscm Newsletter, Volume 18, April 11, 2017, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Newsletters

An eight page newsletter from the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.

The Art Of Leader Judgement In Organizations: A Qualitative Investigation Of Its Development, Michayla Fuller, Rachel Sturm

The University Honors Program

It is estimated that each person faces approximately 35,000 decisions a day (Sollisch, 2016). Whereas decision-making can be scientifically reduced down to a set of steps that includes things such as identifying the problem (e.g., I am hungry). weighing decision criteria (e.g., do I want something healthy or tasty?), and generating alternative courses of action (e.g., will I get a bagel or have some cereal?), how one responds to the decision-making process overall, including identifying an appropriate course of action to [eventually] take, lies at the heart of judgement. Specifically, judgement requires that individuals, such as a leaders, make decisions …

Isscm Newsletter, Volume 17, February 28, 2017, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Newsletters

A ten page newsletter from the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.

Isscm Newsletter, Volume 16, January 31, 2017, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Newsletters

A seven page newsletter from the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.

Department Of Information Systems & Supply Chain Management Annual Report, 2016-2017, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Annual Reports

A sixty-nine page 2016-2017 annual report from the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.