Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- APEX (3)
- APEX Biz-IT (3)
- Business intelligence (3)
- Business model development (3)
- Collaboration (3)
-
- Competition cases (3)
- Data management (3)
- GFA (3)
- Green Freight Asia (3)
- Green freight (3)
- IT (3)
- Information systems (3)
- Marketing (3)
- Partnerships (3)
- Project financing (3)
- Project management (3)
- Stakeholder buy-in (3)
- Sustainability (3)
- Sustainable supply chain practice (3)
- Bottom of the Pyramid (1)
- Development (1)
- Distribution (1)
- Feminine Hygiene (1)
- Frugal Innovation (1)
- Gender Development (1)
- Hygiene (1)
- Innovation (1)
- Menstrual Health (1)
- Menstrual Hygiene (1)
- Reverse Engineering (1)
Articles 1 - 8 of 8
Full-Text Articles in Business Administration, Management, and Operations
Production Planning And Control Systems-State Of The Art And New Directions, V. Sridharan, John Kanet
Production Planning And Control Systems-State Of The Art And New Directions, V. Sridharan, John Kanet
John J. Kanet
This chapter begins with a description of the role of production planning and control (PPC) within the manufacturing function. After discussing the impact of the operating environment on the choice a system for PPC, we describe some recent empirical evidence regarding the use and performance results of various PPC systems. This is followed by a brief overview of the two most widely used systems for production planning and control. We then describe a recent development in the area of short-term detailed scheduling exploiting the latest developments in computing technology. The chapter concludes with a discussion of an emerging paradigm for …
Operations Research For Freight Train Routing And Scheduling, Steven Harrod, Michael Gorman
Operations Research For Freight Train Routing And Scheduling, Steven Harrod, Michael Gorman
Michael F. Gorman
This article describes the service design activities that plan and implement the rail freight operating plan. Elements of strategic service design include the setting of train frequency, the routing of cars among trains, and the consolidation of cars, called blocking. At the operational level, trains are dispatched either according to train paths configured in advance, called timetables, or according to priority rules. We describe the North American and European practice along with selected modeling and problem solving methodologies appropriate for each of the operating conditions described.
Operations Research Approaches In Asset Management In Freight Rail, Michael Gorman, Steven Harrod
Operations Research Approaches In Asset Management In Freight Rail, Michael Gorman, Steven Harrod
Michael F. Gorman
This article describes operations research methodologies as they apply to asset management in freight rail. We describe state-of-the-art methods for locomotive, crew, rail-car, line and yard planning and management. We conclude with emerging areas of research in rail.
Green Freight Asia (C): The Road Ahead, Jason Woodard, Christopher Dula
Green Freight Asia (C): The Road Ahead, Jason Woodard, Christopher Dula
C. Jason Woodard
Green Freight Asia is a three-part case series featured in the 2014 APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge. The case is best used for group projects or workshop assignments concerning business-IT related topics. In this case, students take on the role of a small firm pitching to collaborate with GFA on an IT solution partnership to support GFA’s programme for the adoption of green freight practices in the Asia Pacific region. The case could also be adapted for classroom facilitation with adequate preparation.
Green Freight Asia (C): The Road Ahead is the third and final part of the case series. It …
Green Freight Asia (A): Driving The Adoption Of Sustainable Supply Chain Practices, Jason Woodard, Christopher Dula
Green Freight Asia (A): Driving The Adoption Of Sustainable Supply Chain Practices, Jason Woodard, Christopher Dula
C. Jason Woodard
Green Freight Asia is a three-part case series featured in the 2014 APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge. The case is best used for group projects or workshop assignments concerning business-IT related topics. In this case, students take on the role of a small firm pitching to collaborate with GFA on an IT solution partnership to support GFA’s programme for the adoption of green freight practices in the Asia Pacific region. The case could also be adapted for classroom facilitation with adequate preparation. The first part, Green Freight Asia (A): Driving the Adoption of Sustainable Supply Chain Practices, chronicles the formation …
Green Freight Asia (B): Navigating Toward A Successful Partnership, Jason Woodard, Christopher Dula
Green Freight Asia (B): Navigating Toward A Successful Partnership, Jason Woodard, Christopher Dula
C. Jason Woodard
Green Freight Asia is a three-part case series featured in the 2014 APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge. The case is best used for group projects or workshop assignments concerning business-IT related topics. In this case, students take on the role of a small firm pitching to collaborate with GFA on an IT solution partnership to support GFA’s programme for the adoption of green freight practices in the Asia Pacific region. The case could also be adapted for classroom facilitation with adequate preparation. The second part, Green Freight Asia (B): Navigating Toward A Successful Partnership, explores how a collaborative partnership between …
How To Successfully Harness The Power Of Partners With The Ecosystem Advantage, Arnoud De Meyer
How To Successfully Harness The Power Of Partners With The Ecosystem Advantage, Arnoud De Meyer
Arnoud De Meyer
In a recent research published by Professor Arnoud De Meyer, President and Professor at the Singapore Management University and Professor Peter Williamson, who is a Professor of International Management at Judge Business School at Cambridge, they described six keys to unlocking the ecosystem advantage. These are pinpointing where value is created; defining an architecture of differentiated partner roles; stimulating complementary partner investments, reducing the transaction costs, facilitating joint learning across the network; and engineering effective ways to capture profit.
But what does all this mean to companies especially since customers today are increasingly demanding complex, integrated solutions rather than standardised …
Jayaashree Industries: Revolutionising Sanitary Pad Use In India, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu, Christopher Dula
Jayaashree Industries: Revolutionising Sanitary Pad Use In India, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu, Christopher Dula
Arcot Desai NARASIMHALU
Arunachalam Muruganantham is a social entrepreneur dedicated to solving India’s menstrual health problems. He developed an unprecedented product as a solution: a low-cost, locally produced sanitary pad. In a paragon effort of frugal innovation, he reverse-engineered the industrial processes used to make sanitary-pads. The result was a small-scale, low-cost machine that could manufacture quality pads sold at a retail price 20% lower than the cheapest mass-produced brands. However, no one bought his pads until his wife began to sell them. After which, the two were unable to keep up with demand. This triggered his realization concerning the importance of including …