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Managing Rental Car Businesses In The New Economy: Using A Multivariate Decision Model Approach, Anthony Narsing, Terry Sanders, Len Kistner, Jerry Williams

Journal of Transportation Management

U.S. rental car organizations are having to modify their business models to adapt to the new economy, which includes increased fuel costs, reduced business and leisure travel, and reduced resale of low mileage rental units. Revenue is negatively impacted due to increased maintenance as a result of higher mileage requirements placed on the rental inventory. Changes in the depreciation allowance on the rental car fleet reduced the potential value of vehicles by requiring fleet operations managers to maintain the fleets for longer periods of time. This article presents a multivariate decision-making model, which used in conjunction with in-house performance indicators, …

Increasing Responsiveness Through The Firm-Lsp Relationship Structure: A Behavioral Perspective, David M. Gligor, Mary C. Holcomb

Journal of Transportation Management

This study investigates the behavioral aspects of the firm-logistics service provider (LSP) relationship in order to better understand the avenues through which LSP responsiveness to changing customer needs can be enhanced. Because the research examining the behavioral aspects of the firm- LSP relationship is sparse, a dyadic qualitative research approach was taken to explore the development of a relationship structure that will facilitate the level of responsiveness that the firm desires. This study revealed that the key to enhancing LSP responsiveness lays in the structure of the firm-LSP relationship. Specifically, it was found that the level of cooperation, coordination, communication, …

Conflicting Perspectives On The Government Mandate For The Use Of Electronic On-Board Recording Devices In Commercial Motor Vehicles: A Case Study, Helen Maclennan

Journal of Transportation Management

In July of 2012, the President signed into law the bill, “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” or MAP21, also known as the Surface Transportation Act. The Act instructs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations requiring the use of electronic on-board recording devices (EOBRs) to verify hours of service compliance by commercial motor vehicle drivers. The mandate has drawn opposition from many drivers and trade organizations, while simultaneously drawing support from government, union organizations and other trade organizations. Consequently, it appears that the EOBR mandate will continue to be a source of potential conflict for management and …

Ecosystem Advantage: How To Successfully Harness The Power Of Partners, Peter James Williamson, Arnoud De Meyer

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Changes in the global environment are generating opportunities for companies to build advantage by creating loosely coupled networks or ecosystems. Ecosystems are larger, more diverse, and more fluid than a traditional set of bilateral partnerships or complementors. By leveraging ecosystems, companies can deliver complex solutions while maintaining corporate focus. This article describes six keys to unlock ecosystem advantage: 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.

Transit Deserts: The Gap Between Demand And Supply, Junfeng Jiao, Maxwell Dillivan

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

The term “transit desert” is a new concept that looks at the gap between level of transit service (supply) and needs of a particular population (demand). These populations are often referred to as “transit dependent,” people that are too young, too old, or too poor or who are physically unable to drive. “Transit deserts” in this case are defined as areas that lack adequate public transit service given areas containing populations that are deemed transit-dependent. This study aims to analyze and establish a clear method for calculating and quantifying gaps between transit demand and supply using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). …

Exploring The Dynamics And Modeling National Budget As A Supply Chain System: A Proposal For Reengineering The Budgeting Process And For Developing A Management Flight Simulator, Christoforos Kalloniatis

Theses and Dissertations

In the Science of Economics, there has been a debate about the optimal fiscal and budgetary policy that should be implemented by governments. On the one side, the advocates of the Keynesian Theory assert that in recession times governments should run budgets with deficits, in order to stimulate the economy, while the supporters of the Balanced Budget Theory, on the contrary, underscores the need to reduce and even eliminate the budget deficits. However, previous experience shows that both theories often failed to accomplish their goals, because they underestimated a very sensitive parameter: national budgets are not just an estimate of …

Principles For Conducting Critical Realist Case Study Research In Information Systems, Donald E. Wynn, Clay K. Williams

MIS/OM/DS Faculty Publications

Critical realism is emerging as a viable philosophical paradigm for conducting social science research, and has been proposed as an alternative to the more prevalent paradigms of positivism and interpretivism. Few papers, however, have offered clear guidance for applying this philosophy to actual research methodologies. Under critical realism, a causal explanation for a given phenomenon is inferred by explicitly identifying the means by which structural entities and contextual conditions interact to generate a given set of events. Consistent with this view of causality, we propose a set of methodological principles for conducting and evaluating critical realism-based explanatory case study research …

Tls Newsletter Volume 7, Edition 1. September, 2012, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society

Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter

Inside the Newsletter: Important Upcoming Events. TLS President's Corner. TLS on Tour to the Jacksonville International Airport. Scholarships. Get to know Justin Tatham, TLS Newsletter Editor

Research On Heavy Lift Transport Strategy For Jiangsu Fanzhou, Yanjin Jiang

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Study Of Improvement Of Warehouse Operations Of Panalpina Company, Xupeng Zhou

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Research On Factors Affecting Thai Manufacturer Deal With Supply Chain Disruption Toward Decentralization, Supasiri Songsiridej

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Design And Implementation Of Erp Software In Material Supply Chain Management For Siix Corp., Xing'er Chen

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Liner Shipping Company As The Logistics Service Provider : Case Study Of Cosco Logistics, Tao Zhou

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Extendsim-Based Research On Transport Process Optimization Of Emergency Cold-Chain Logistics, Ran Zhang

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Competition And Price Wars In The U.S. Brewing Industry, Jayendra Gokhale, Victor J. Tremblay

Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Information Sciences - Daytona Beach

The behavior of the macro or mass-production segment of the U.S. brewing industry appears to be paradoxical. Since the end of Prohibition in 1934, the number of independent brewer has continuously declined while the major national brewers, such as Anheuser-Busch, Miller, and Coors, have gained market share. In spite of this decline in the number of competitors, profits and market power have remained low in brewing. Iwasaki et al. (2008) explain this result by providing evidence that changes in marketing and production technologies favored larger brewers and forced the industry into a war of attrition, in which only a handful …

تقويم أنظمة الرقابة الداخلية في قطاعات وزارة التربية دراسة تطبيقية / قسم الرقابة والتدقيق الداخلي للمديرية العامة لتربية القادسية, نجم عبد عليوي الكرعاوي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تقويم أنظمة الرقابة الداخلية في قطاعات وزارة التربية المديرية العامة لتربية القادسية – قسم الرقابة والتدقيق الداخلي . استهدف البحث لتقويم أنظمة أجهزة الرقابة والتدقيق الداخلي في المديرية العامة لتربية القادسية ولمعرفة أهم المشاكل الرقابية إيجاد الحلول الناجحة لها وقد استخدم الباحث في الجانب النظري الأسلوب الوصفي والتحليل الإحصائي في الجانب العملي وقد هيئة لهذا الغرض استمارات استبيان محكمة تألفت من خمسة محاور اذ توصلت إلى مجموعة من الاستنتاجات كان أهمها أداء الاهتمام المتزايد بأنظمة الرقابة الداخلية وتحوله من نظام تدقيق شامل الى الانتقائي أو الإختياري ليتسنى لها تقيم كفاءة أداء الأنشطة الداخلية في المديرية العامة للتربية وخرج الباحث بجملة …

دور أساليب المحاسبة الادارية الاستراتيجية في خدمة الادارات الاستراتيجية للمنظمات المعاصرة في العراق, حمزة صادق حسوني

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تطبيق الإدارة الاستراتيجية للمؤسسات العراقية، من خلال دراسة هذه الأساليب والتقنيات، ومن ثم هذا الموضوع في الميدان من خلال توزيع – هذه الدراسة تهدف إلى إدخال أساليب وتقنيات المحاسبة الإدارية الاستراتيجية ودورها في خدمة أهداف إدارة المعاصرة الاستبيان في بعض الشركات. استخدمنا المنهج الوصفي التحليلي في الجزء النظري من الدراسة، حيث حاولنا أن تبين أهم الأفكار حول موضوع المحاسبة الإدارية الاستراتيجية وأساليب وتقنيات، واستخدمنا نهج تطبيق، حيث كنا استبيان المسح إلى جمع البيانات من تطبيق الشركات (7) الصناعية العراقية مع (45) الأفراد. وخلصت الدراسة إلى العديد من الحقائق مع مثل هذا الاتجاه من الشركات نحو استخدام وتطبيق المفاهيم الاستراتيجية في …

A Cpfr Readiness Assessment Model, Tanvir Humayun Sattar

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The retail industry is a pioneer in developing new supply chain practices arising from the fact that the environment is characterized by intense competition and the need to achieve supply chain cost savings. An initiative launched by the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce and Standards Committee (VICS) introduced a concept known as the Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR). The objective is to integrate business and supply chain processes and provide better visibility and create and effective supply chains. This research develops a CPFR Readiness Assessment Model, which enables organizations to understand their readiness in implementing CPFR. This model can provide an …

المعايير المحاسبية العراقية ومدى توافقها مع المعايير المحاسبية الدولية على تطوير الممارسات المحاسبية في العراق – دراسة مقارنة للتوفيق بين المعايير, ميادة جعفر ناجي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تكشف الدراسة الحالية متطلبات التوافق والتطبيق بين معايير المحاسبة الدولية ومعايير المحاسبة العراقية في ظل الظروف البيئية الدولية والعراقية من خلال (أجراء دراسة مقارنة )، لتقريب وتوضيح وجهات النظر ولتحقيق التوافق بينهما، وهنا برز هدف الدراسة للكشف عن ما توصلت إليه المعايير الدولية من تطوير للأداء والممارسات المحاسبية , ومن ثم عكس تجربة البيئة الدولية ومحاولة تطبيقها في البيئة العراقية بقصد تقليل أو سد الفجوة بين متطلبات تطبيق المعايير الدولية والعراقية من اجل إيجاد ممارسات محاسبية تتوافق مع تلك الدولة لتوحيد اللغة المحاسبية وإضفاء الوضوح والموثوقية والمصداقية على تلك التطبيقات ،وضرورة الأخذ بمتطلبات التوافق والتطبيق مع البيئة الدولية وهذا أهم …

Empirical And Analytical Essays On The Relationship Between Inventory And Transportation, Rodger David Swanson

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines the relationship between inventory cost (IC) and transportation cost (TC). The association of the two has been recognized for over a hundred years; accordingly, managers and academics have believed that these costs have offsetting properties such that combinations of inventory and transportation expenditures can be altered to fit different strategic objectives. However, the behavior of this relationship in practice has not been tested. The essays of this dissertation examine this relationship through multiple theoretical lenses and with multiple data sets. Essay 1 examines aggregate IC and TC in the United States from 1960-2009. This period coincides with …

Licensing Contracts: Control Rights And Options, Pascale Crama, Bert De Reyck, Niyazi Taneri

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The rise of the open innovation paradigm creates the opportunity and need for research and development (R&D) collaborations. R&D collaboration, however, can be challenging to manage because of the high degree of technical and market uncertainty as well as the difficulty in measuring research effort. We investigate how the contracts between the innovating parties structure the R&D collaboration and jointly optimize the payment terms and launch control rights, to offer the correct incentives to the innovator and the marketer. We find that the nature of the impact of the research effort matters as milestone payments are not always effective in …

The Welfare Of Animals In The Veal Industry

Agribusiness Reports

Intensive confinement of calves raised for veal has long raised pointed concerns regarding the animals’ welfare. Traditional production practices include individually isolating calves in narrow wooden stalls or pens, which severely restrict movement, feeding the animals an all-liquid diet deliberately low in iron, and prematurely weaning the animals. Stressful conditions lead to a high incidence of stereotypic behavior and illness. Scientific reviews of the welfare of intensively confined calves raised for veal have concluded that the young animals suffer when reared in conventional systems.

The Welfare Of Intensively Confined Animals In Battery Cages, Gestation Crates, And Veal Crates

Agribusiness Reports

Within U.S. animal agriculture, the majority of egg-laying hens, pregnant sows, and calves raised for veal are reared in battery cages, gestation crates, and veal crates, respectively. The intensive confinement of these production systems severely impairs the animals’ welfare, as they are unable to exercise, fully extend their limbs, or engage in many important natural behaviors. As a result of the severe restriction within these barren confinement systems, animals can experience significant and prolonged physical and psychological assaults. Indeed, extensive scientific evidence shows that intensively confined farm animals are frustrated, distressed, and suffering.

The Newsvendor's Optimal Incentive Contracts For Multiple Advertisers, Zhengping Wu, Pascale Crama, Wanshan Zhu

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

We consider a newsvendor who earns a revenue from the sales of her product to end users as well as from multiple advertisers paying to obtain access to those end users. We study the optimal decisions of a price-taking and a price-setting newsvendor when the advertisers have private information about their willingness to pay. We focus on the impact of the number of advertisers on the newsvendor’s optimal decisions. We find that regardless of the number of advertisers, the newsvendor may exclude advertisers with a low willingness to pay and distort the price and inventory from their system-efficient levels to …

Effect Of Pen Size, Group Size, And Stocking Density On Activity In Freestall-Housed Dairy Cows, E. Telezhenko, Marina A.G. Von Keyserlingk, A. Talebi, Daniel M. Weary

Housing and Confinement of Farm Animals Collection

The purpose was to determine the effects of the physical dimensions of the pen and group size and stocking density on cow activity. Cows (randomly assigned to 4 groups of 6 animals each) were tested in pens with 24 or 12 lying places and in groups with 12 or 6 cows. All groups were tested in each of the 4 treatments with treatment order allocated using a 4 × 4 Latin square. The distance moved and the number of movements were calculated using 5-min scan sampling of video recordings over a 48-h period. Time spent lying down, number of lying …

Mobile Marketing At Telenor: A Mad Strategy?, Yasmin Malik

International Conference on Marketing

In early 2010, Telenor Pakistan became the first local mobile network operator to implement a comprehensive mobile marketing strategy in a market where the true potential for mobile marketing was still nascent and misunderstood by both consumers and brands alike. This case study is the first documented study on how Operator-driven mobile marketing via opt-in based consumer profiling can enable and drive the development of a mobile marketing eco-system in Pakistan - in addition the case study also examines the positioning of the Operator in the mobile marketing value chain.

On Shelf Availability: A Literature Review & Conceptual Framework, Kristie Spielmaker

Marketing Undergraduate Honors Theses

On-Shelf Availability (OSA) is a key performance indicator for the retail industry, greatly impacting profit and customer loyalty. Strong competition in the industry causes retailers and suppliers to put heavy emphasis on improving performance in an effort to satisfy consumers and keep them coming back to their store or product. Over 40 years of research has been done on OSA and its complement, out-of stock (OOS), however very little progress has been made in improving performance in these areas, leading to the belief that gaps in extant research exist. In order to solve the OOS problem, the key drivers of …

Short Line Railroading In The Northeastern United States: Its Relevance And Future In Connecting Industry To The North American Rail Network, William Jay Hotaling

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

Short line railroads are vital links in the North American rail network. To remain profitable and viable they must keep abreast of technological advancement and increase cooperation both amongst themselves and with large railroads. Short line railroads fulfill a need in the market place: efficiently distributing and collecting freight transferred locally, nationally, and abroad. Their health and success are a vital component to the continued economic viability of industry in the American northeast. This paper examines short line railroading in the northeastern United States and its relevance and future in connecting industry to the North American Rail Network.

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The Physical Distribution Security System: Who Is Affecting The Vulnerability Of Goods Transprtation?, Luca Urciuoli

Journal of Transportation Management

The purpose of this study is to explore the vulnerability of physical distribution networks to antago- nistic threats. Previous research identifies globalization and Just in Time (JIT) as the main causes of vulnerability. However, cargo crime has always existed, even before the identification of these trends. In this explorative study new factors are brought to light. In particular, it appears that stake- holders’ dynamics are influencing the level of security.

Food Safety Risks Associated With U.S. Horse Slaughter

Agribusiness Reports

Meat originating from U.S. horses may contain residues from substances banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Union for use in animals intended for consumption. Phenylbutazone, for example, is commonly administered to U.S. horses and has been associated with life-threatening reactions in humans. Requiring a thorough drug history for each U.S. horse intended for human consumption may help circumvent human health risks.