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By Product Synergy Analysis, Francisco Edgardo Leguiza

Theses and Dissertations

The United States Air Forces generates various waste during the repair and overhaul activities. These wastes can involve hazardous material. Depending on the material, technologies exist or could be readily developed to convert wastes into feed-stock for other processes. The old concept of managing material from cradle-to-grave now has evolved into cradle-to-cradle. This concept goes beyond the disposal of waste and can be even more cost-effective than recycling. The objective is to generate "food" by identifying and developing other processes to use current wastes in its own production processes. By shifting from waste disposal to an endless reusing model improves …

Improving Way Of Logistics Management In Korean Army, Sungtae Jung

Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this research is to find a way to improve Korean Army Logistics. This is accomplished through interviewing field experts and adopting their ideas to improve it. An interview with the manager of a successful civilian company and relevant literature also gave ideas in improvement. This research is written based on interviews with the logistic officers on different branches and different units in the Korean Army. Through interview with them, this research identified 4 main problems in the current logistics system: 1) multilevel supply support system, 2) inaccurate demand management system, 3) inefficiency of procurement and transportation management, …

The Impact Of Environmental Factors On Internal Integration In Support Of Supply Chain Management, Mohammed I. Alzaben

Theses and Dissertations

Despite the recognized importance of cross-functional integration in support of supply chain management by scholars and practitioners, integration remains an elusive goal in today's competitive market. Specifically, scholars have identified three environmental factors as potential barriers to interdepartmental integration. A review of the literature indicates that very little research has examined potential environmental barriers to the integration between logistics and other functions. This paper is an exploratory study that seeks to fill this gap by using secondary data collected from over 1,500 mid-level managers and a structural equations model to test which environmental factors could be potential barriers.

Central Command Rest And Recuperation Hub-To-Hub Airlift Network Analysis, John M. Dickens

Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this research effort was to discover the efficiency and effectiveness of the historical hub-to-hub R&R airlift network. This study analyzed the hub-to-hub aircraft efficiency rates and introduced capacity changes in the airlift network with the use of Arena simulation to improve network performance. Furthermore, this study created simple heuristic options for the future airlift framework required to meet USCENTCOM's forecasted R&R transportation demand under the premise of a CY11 country 1 drawdown and an upscale of combat and support forces within country 2. There were several important outcomes of this research effort. First, this study designed …

Effect Of The Prolactin-Release Inhibitor Quinagolide On Lactating Dairy Cows, P. Lacasse, V. Lollivier, R. Bruckmaier, Y. R. Boisclair, G. F. Wagner, M. Boutinaud

Farm Animal Husbandry Collection

In most mammals, prolactin (PRL) is essential for maintaining lactation, and yet the short-term suppression of PRL during established lactation by bromocriptine has produced inconsistent effects on milk yield in cows and goats. To assess the effect of the long-term inhibition of PRL release in lactating dairy cows, 5 Holstein cows in early lactation received daily intramuscular injections of 1 mg of the PRL-release inhibitor quinagolide for 9 wk. Four control cows received the vehicle (water) only. During the last week of the treatments, one udder half was milked once a day (1×) and the other twice a day …

Tls Newsletter Volume 5, Edition 3. March, 2011, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society

Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter

Inside the Newsletter: In the Know--UNF T & L Flagship Program Case Competition News. TLS General Meeting March 23rd. Life after Graduation with Rebecca Bratcher, CTL. Important Upcoming Dates. Get to Know Lynn Brown

Rfid And Its Impacts To The Hospital Supply Chain, Dan Feng Lu, Hai Do, Anna Jones, Alberto Coustasse

Management Faculty Research

A radio frequency identification device (RFID) is a type of information technology used to improve supply chain management through an enhanced visualization of products. The RFID market in the U.S healthcare industry has been projected to be approximately $297 million and has been expected to grow at a rapid speed. RFID had a great impact on the hospital supply chain. It has been demonstrated that 30% of large healthcare organization that had IT budgets over $100 million had already deployed RFID technology. RFID is the latest technology to reduce costs by tracking both equipment and employees. This technology can also …

Technical Appendix To "Integrating Long-Term And Short-Term Contracting In Beef Supply Chains", Onur Boyabatli, Paul R. Kleindorfer, Stephen R. Koontz

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Technical appendix with proofs for propositions in the article: Integrating long-term and short-term contracting in beef supply chains. (2011). Management Science, 57 (10), 1771-1787. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1110.1362

Understanding Port Choice Behaviour: A Network Perspective, Loon Ching Tang, Joyce M. W. Low, Shao Wei Lam

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

A novel Network-based Integrated Choice Evaluation (NICE) model is developed to enhance the multinomial logit preference (MNL) model that is widely employed in the existing port choice literature. The NICE model integrates the element of port service network with observational port attributes to identify important quality characteristics on which liner shipping companies base their port choices. An empirical study of the proposed model is conducted through the service schedules of three established liner shipping companies. Results show that port efficiency and scale economies are the more important dimensions influencing liner shipping companies’ selection of major Asian ports. Nevertheless, it is …

Tls Newsletter. Volume 5, Edition 2. February, 2011, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society

Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter

Inside the Newsletter: In the Know on tour with the Transportation and Logistics Flagship Program. TLS General Meeting "Beyond the Basics" with Career Coach Marilyn Feldstein on February 16, 2011. Life after Graduation with Ben Richards. Important Upcoming Dates. Get to know Holly McNally. Transportation and Logistics Career Day on Friday, February 25

Scientific Opinion Concerning The Welfare Of Animals During Transport, Efsa Panel On Animal Health And Welfare (Ahaw)

Transport of Farm Animals Collection

The Scientific Opinion on the welfare of animals during transport reviewed the most recent scientific information concerning the main farm species. New scientific evidence and consequent conclusions and recommendations were arranged following the structure of Annex I of EC Regulation 1/2005 . On fitness for transport, recommendations for cattle and poultry were focused on repeated humane handling and careful inspection prior to transport. On the means of transport, use of partitions in horse transport, compulsory fasting of pigs with provision of water at stops, and temperature limits for poultry were major recommendations. Maintaining stability of animal groups was recommended as …

Managing Complexity In Modern Farming, Ross Kingwell

Natural Resources Research Articles

Modern farming in Australia is no longer simple. Farms are large, multi-enterprise businesses underpinned by expensive capital investments, changing production technologies, volatile markets and social challenges. The complexity of modern broadacre farming leads to the question: what is the nature of the relationship between farm business complexity and farm profitability? This study uses bioeconomic farm modelling and employs eight measures of complexity to examine the profitability and complexity of a wide range of broadacre farming systems in Australia. Rank order correlations between farm profitability and each measure of complexity show inconsistent relationships, although the most profitable farming systems are found …

Building Dependability And Benevolence Trust To Achieve Flexibility Through Joint Manufacturing Activities In Supply Chain, Kun Liao, Xiaodong Deng

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Business

Based on the transaction cost theory, this study proposes a research model that links trust, joint manufacturing activities, and supplier flexibility. In this model, supplier dependability trust and financial alignment are viewed as the key drivers of joint manufacturing activities between manufacturers and suppliers. These joint manufacturing activities, in turn, improve the supplier‟s ability to achieve manufacturing flexibility. Based on 208 responses from the suppliers in the U.S. and China, this study provides empirical evidences to suggest that supplier dependability trust and financial alignment positively promote manufacturer-supplier joint manufacturing activities. The results also suggest that the joint manufacturing activities enhance …

The Relationship Of Integration And Automation Under An Uncertain Environment: A Sem Model, Qiang Tu, Kun Liao, Yulong Li

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Business

Under a uncertain environment (i.e., growing global competition, changing customer demand, shorter product life cycles, and increasing market diversity), two manufacturing strategies often emerge: manufacturing technology automation and manufacturing system integration. Existing case studies indicate that firms should adapt manufacturing integration first and then automate the manufacturing system to improve manufacturing performance. Using 288 responses from manufacturing managers, the findings of this study empirically supports this proposition. Analytical results also show that the combination strategies of manufacturing system integration followed by manufacturing technology automation have more than twice the effect on manufacturing performance than using manufacturing automation strategy alone.

An Exploratory Study To Improve Sales Operations When Selling Multiple Prescription Drugs, John C. Yi, Ming Zhou, Taeho Park

Faculty Publications, School of Management

This paper explores the importance of integrating knowledge with quantitative modeling process to improve sales operations in multiple product selling situations in the pharmaceutical industry. A knowledge-based approach is proposed to minimize challenges in detailing multiple products to physicians who are more and more difficult accessing in recent years. The performance of this new approach is compared against the traditional approach via actual implementation by the firm that is sponsoring the research. Results based on three months of implementation indicate that the knowledge-based approach performs significantly better with increasing the number of responsive physicians by 71% and profit by 9%.

How Cios Overcome The Competing Values Challenge: Irish Cios’ Perspectives, Harvey Enns, Dean B. Mcfarlin, Paul B. Sweeney

MIS/OM/DS Faculty Publications

Competing values are a fact of organizational life. However, there are gaps in our understanding about how these opposing beliefs hinder influence processes. This article draws on interview data to demonstrate how Irish Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are able to convince their colleagues to support new projects within their firms in the face of competing values. Focused interviews were used to explore the influence process and the competing values phenomenon, since this type of research is at an early stage and qualitative methods and analysis serve as a rich source of theory development.

The data showed that the CIOs who …

Strategic Relationships In A Small Business Context: The Impact Of Information Quality And Continuous Quality Improvement, Michael L. Harris, William C. Mcdowell, Shanan G. Gibson

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

This study examines the performance between operational variables for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) within the context of interorganizational relationships. Specifically, it investigates the role of information quality and continuous quality improvement and the varying importance that SMEs place on each of these constructs. The sample consists of 134 vendors of a large university in the southwestern region of the United States.The results indicate that there is a positive relationship between information quality and continuous quality improvement with performance in SMEs. Implications for both research and practice, as well as ideas for future research, are discussed.

An Hsi Report: The Economics Of Adopting Alternatives To Gestation Crate Confinement Of Sows, Humane Society International

HSI REPORTS

There are a number of significant animal welfare concerns associated with gestation crates for sows, including tangible physical and psychological consequences. Studies document a decrease in muscle weight, bone density, and bone strength due to movement restriction and lack of exercise. Unable to engage in natural rooting and foraging behavior, crated sows often engage in “stereotypic” bar-biting, an abnormal behavior characterized by repeated mouthing movements on the metal rails of the crate. Crated sows also suffer from health problems associated with confinement including a higher rate of urinary tract infections as compared to uncrated sows. Continuous close confinement is a …

The Economics Of Adopting Alternatives To Gestation Crate Confinement Of Sows

Agribusiness Reports

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Human Health Implications Of Intensive Poultry Production And Avian Influenza

Agribusiness Reports

The high stocking density, stress, unhygienic conditions, lack of sunlight, and breeding practices typical of industrial poultry and egg production systems may facilitate the emergence and spread of diseases, including highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses with public health implications such as H5N1.

The Impact Of Industrial Farm Animal Production On Food Security In The Developing World

Agribusiness Reports

Food security is often incorrectly used as a justification for the inhumane confinement of animals on industrial farm animal production facilities, while in reality, the industrialization of animal agriculture jeopardizes food security by degrading the environment, threatening human health, and diminishing income-earning opportunities in rural areas. Support from governments and international agencies for more humane and sustainable agricultural systems can ensure adequate food consumption and nutrition throughout the developing world.

The Impact Of Animal Agriculture On The Environment And Climate Change In India: A Focus On Methane

Agribusiness Reports

Animal agriculture inefficiently consumes natural resources, contributes to deforestation, and produces immense quantities of animal waste, threatening water and air quality and contributing to climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations estimated in 2006 that animal agriculture was responsible for 18% of global, anthropogenic, or human-induced, greenhouse gas emissions and was ―by far the single largest anthropogenic user of land. Climate change poses significant challenges to India‘s agricultural sector, which is already facing increased competition for land and water.

Tls Newsletter, Volume 5, Edition 1. January, 2011, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society

Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter

In the newsletter: In the Know--When Opportunity Knocks Will you be ready to answer? Life after graduation with Toby Robin. Important Upcoming Dates. Get to know TLS President Shatise Johnson. FYI--Christmas Begins at Hubbard House

Product Safety And Security In The Global Supply Chain: Issues, Challenges And Research Opportunities, Ann Marucheck, Noel Greis, Carlos Mena, Linning Cai

Business Faculty Publications and Presentations

number of high profile product safety events and recalls have heightened public attention to the safety and security of the products that people consume and use. While product safety isn’t a new topic, the effect of the global supply chain in creating or exacerbating safety risks and vulnerabilities is both timely and relevant. In this essay we focus on how the field of operations management can provide fresh perspectives and insights in addressing the challenges of product safety and security in the global supply chain. We first examine the product safety issues and challenges that arise in five industries that …

Understanding Sme Intention To Use The Internet For Managing Supplier Information, Kevin Celuch, Anna Walz, Carl Saxby, Craig Ehlen

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

There is strong consensus that the Internet has the potential to positively impact firms, and SMEs in particular; however, not all firms have realized benefits from adoption. The present study extends research in the area by addressing the need to examine the “chain” of variables explaining Internet adoption. We do this by exploring SME owner/manager Internet-related usefulness and ease-of-use cognitions and intention to use the Internet for supplier information management. We also explore the influence of behavioral norms and two broader strategic perspectives, market and learning orientation, on the Internet-related cognitions. Findings have implications for researchers and practitioners by identifying …

مخاطر التدقيق واثرها على جودة الاداء ومصداقية النتائج (دراسة تطبيقية في الشركة العامة للتجهيزات الزراعية ), ناظم شعلان جبار

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

مع التطور المتزايد أصبحت مخاطر التدقيق أمراً يهدد نتائج عمل مدقق الحسابات لذا أستوجب الأمر دراسة هذه المخاطر والعوامل المؤثرة فيها من خلال تحديدها وتقدير مستوياتها واحتمالات حدوثها واخذها بالحسبان عند التخطيط والتنفيذ لاجراءات التدقيق بهدف تقليل أثرها، لذا ينبغي التعرف عليها بفاعلية ودراسة العوامل المؤثرة فيها بغية تقدير درجات المخاطر والتعرف على المجالات التي ترتفع فيها واخذ المستويات المقدرة لها في الاعتبار واتخاذ كل ما من شأنه تخفيض حدة تأثيرها في القوائم المالية ومن ثم تقليص مخاطر إبداء رأي تدقيقي غير مناسب إلى أدنى مستوى ممكن ومقبول، ذلك لان رأي المدقق يتسم بالأهمية والخطورة وله تأثير في جهات عديدة، …

تطوير السياحة ….مدخل للتنمية المستدامة في العراق, Faris Kareeem Buraihi

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تجاوزت السياحة بمفهومها المعاصر من مجرد كونها سفر وفعاليات ترويحية، إلى نوع من الصناعة لها أبعادها الاقتصادية والاجتماعية وضمن إطار نوع من تنظيم العلاقات والمصالح بين دول العالم لذلك تعد التنمية السياحية في الوقت الحاضر أحد أهداف التنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية الشاملة لما لها من قدرة على تحسين ميزان المدفوعات وتوفير فرص عمل وخلق فرص مدرة للدخل، فضلا عن المساهمة في تحسبن اسلوب ونمط الحياة الاجتماعية لعموم أفراد المجتمع.وفي العراق، طالما عانى القطاع السياحي في العراق من مشاكل ومعوقات عديدة أبرزها أداء السياسات الحكومية، فضلا عن الحصار الاقتصادي وما تعرض له العراق من حروب ودمار شديدين طالت معظم الأماكن السياحية، وابتعاده …

Organizational Learning And Capabilities For Onshore And Offshore Business Process Outsourcing, Jonathan W. Whitaker, Sunil Mithas, M. S. Krishnan

Management Faculty Publications

This paper identifies and analyzes firm-level characteristics that facilitate onshore and offshore business process outsourcing (BPO). We use organizational learning and capabilities to develop a conceptual model. We test the conceptual model with archival data on a broad cross section of U. S. firms. Our empirical findings indicate that firms with experience in onshore information technology (IT) outsourcing and capabilities related to IT coordination applications and process codification are more likely to engage in BPO, and firms with experience in internationalization are more likely to engage in offshore BPO. We also find that IT coordination applications have a greater impact …

Offshoring, Outsourcing, And Strategy In The Global Firm, Stephen Tallman

Management Faculty Publications

Offshore outsourcing of many of the activities of the firm has become a major issue of concern in welfare economics, politics, business management, and international business scholarship. From both practical and scholarly perspectives, though, we must recognize that this is not a new phenomenon, and that neither outsourcing nor offshoring is necessarily the problem that has been represented in the popular and scholarly press (Contractor et al., 2010: Engardio, 2006). The production of goods in locations other than those in which they are sold has been an established strategy of multinational firms for decades--as has the subset of situations in …

القياس والإفصاح المحاسبي للمسؤولية الاجتماعية في الوحدات الاقتصادية (دراسة تطبيقية في شركة أور العامة للصناعات الهندسية), سعود جايد شاكر, علي نعيم جاسم

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى تحديد إطار مفاهيمي للقياس والإفصاح المحاسبي عن المسؤولية الاجتماعية من حيث المفهوم والمتغيرات ومجالات التطبيق، والتعرف على أساليب ومداخل القياس والإفصاح عن معلومات المسؤولية الاجتماعية في القوائم الختامية التي تعدها الوحدات الاقتصادية. كذلك تهدف الدراسة إلى إمكانية تطبيق نماذج للمحاسبة عن المسؤولية الاجتماعية تتفق مفاهيمها ومتغيراتها مع ظروف وتركيبة البنيان الاجتماعي والاقتصادي للشركات العاملة في القطاع الصناعي العراقي، وذلك بهدف تقويم الأداء الاجتماعي لتلك الشركات. تم تطبيق هذه الدراسة من خلال اختيار إحدى شركات القطاع الصناعي في العراق (شركة أور العامة للصناعات الهندسية) بوصفها عينة لإعداد القوائم الختامية الاجتماعية مثل قائمة التدفقات النقدية وقائمة النشاط الاقتصادي/الاجتماعي …