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An Exploratory Comparison Of Private And Hbcu Marketing Student Study Abroad Program (Sap) Participation Intentions, Omar Woodham, George W. Stone, Kathryn Cort, Michael A. Jones

Atlantic Marketing Journal

The current research compares two demographically diverse universities regarding their respective awareness of the study abroad programs (SAPs) offered by their school. The study focuses on each sample’s awareness of SAP opportunities (i.e., as offered by their own institution) as well as each group’s opinion of the level of university administrator effort aimed at promoting the SAP offerings at each school. The authors analyzed whether student perceptions of the level of administrator support affected student expectations regarding SAP participation prior to graduation. Given the different socio-economic characteristics of the two student samples used in the study, the authors provide additional …

Managing Production-Inventory Systems With Scarce Resources, Saif Benjaafar, David Chen, Rowan Wang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

We consider the problem of managing production in a production-inventory system where a firm is subject to an allowance (a limit) on either the amount of input it can use or the amount of output it can produce over a specified compliance period (in addition to being subject to a constraint on the production capacity). Examples of such settings are numerous and include those where limits are placed on the use of scarce natural resources as input or on the amount of waste or harmful pollution generated by production as output. We study the structure of the optimal production policy …

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.

Role Of Private Maritime Security Companies (Pmscs) In Sensitive Shipping Management, Helen Tung

MARENER 2017

The role of Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs) peaked at the height of piracy threats mid 2008. Since then there has been much development of soft guidance from ISO code, BMP4 practice and further discussions of how best to ensure safety in shipping particularly in relation to the high seas. PMSCs work along side important stakeholders in the shipping industry, including the Captain, seafarers, insurers, shipowners, charterers amongst others; what if shipments include sensitive materials? What guidance is there for PMSCs to ensure further safety measures or do the current soft guides provide sufficient guidance. This topic is in line …

The International Business Risk Of Terrorism: A Pragmatic Framework For Assessing Its Impact On The U.S.-Based, Small- To Medium-Sized Enterprise’S Supply Chain Operations, Scott A. Lemons

The Hilltop Review

Purpose - Subject paper examines the international business risk of terrorism’s impact on the focal firm’s supply chain operations, as proliferated by the acceleration of globalization, via a fundamental review of pertinent country- and firm-level considerations shaped by global environmental factors. Subsequently, a managerial risk assessment and mitigation planning framework is presented for the supply chain executive’s pragmatic use.

Design/methodology/approach – Broad evaluation of contemporary viewpoints precedes a risk assessment and mitigation planning framework from the supply chain executive’s point-of-view.

Findings – While observed research found the probability of the risk of terrorism to be low, the severity (impact) of …

Governance Interactions In Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Errol Meidinger

Transnational Business Governance Interactions Working Papers

“Supply chains” are a major site of transnational business governance, and yet their dynamics and effectiveness are usually more assumed than interrogated in regulatory governance discourse. The very term “chain” implies a more determinist and simplistic understanding of supply relationships than is empirically supportable. Supply chains in practice are complex, dynamic, and highly variable networks. Based on peer-group presentations by over 60 supply chain professionals, this paper analyzes sustainable supply chain management practices in terms of the interactions conceptions of the Transnational Business Governance Interactions framework. It discusses possible refinements of the framework and suggests that sustainable supply chain management …

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.

Smu’S Green Transformation Lab Transforms The Future Of Logistics, Singapore Management University

Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots

The Green Transformation Lab celebrates its third year of innovation.

State-Led Approaches To Electronic Waste Management In The U.S.: A Study Of Stakeholder Involvement In Take-Back Legislation Efficiency, Ashley Elizabeth Westgate

Bard Center for Environmental Policy

Information technology has proliferated over the past two decades, and waste from electronics represents the fastest growing waste stream in the world. The production and disposal of electronics, from cradle to grave, pose critical threats to human health and the environment. The management of electronic, or e-waste, streams poses a particular set of challenges for solid waste management, hazardous waste management, and economic development in the United States. As e-waste accumulates, state governments, municipalities and private landfills are refusing to accept the responsibility for its disposal. To address this problem, the federal and state governments must find a safe and …

Supply Chain Coordination With Two-Part Tariffs Under Information Asymmetry, Chongqi Wu, Kunpeng Lu, Tianqin Shi

Faculty Publications

Supply chain coordination literature indicates that two-part tariff contracts cannot coordinate a supply chain with a supplier and a retailer under information asymmetry, but can coordinate the channel under full information, while leaving the retailer zero profit. Motivated by the practice of Costco Business Centres, we incorporate customer heterogeneity, near-saturated retail market and asymmetric information into a stylised model. The retailer has the knowledge of customer heterogeneity while the supplier does not. The supplier, on the other hand, designs a menu of two-part tariffs for the retailer to choose from. We have found that two-part tariffs can coordinate the supply …

Centralization, Lauren Smith

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

This paper will document the ten-month journey of centralizing nine Buyers (Purchasing Department) of Premier Health. It documents hurdles they encountered and celebrates performance and operational success. Take a deeper look into centralization as you explore similarities and differences of other organizations who too centralized various aspects of their organization.

Tls Newsletter, January, 2017, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society

Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter

Inside the Newsletter: UNF Transportation and Logistics Society Boathouse Bash January 26. Upcoming Events. President's Corner. T & L Flagship Program Facility Tour to Henry Schein. Transportation and Logistics Career Day on Friday February 24, 2017.

Liner Companies’ Container Shipping Efficiency Using Data Envelopment Analysis, Nicholas Campaniello

Undergraduate Review

The liner shipping industry moves products around the world. There are thousands of container ships circling the globe at all times, making the global economy possible. Liner shipping companies ship anything that can fit into a cargo container. The standard containers measure 20 feet in length by 8 feet in width or 40 feet in length by 8 feet in width. According to Alphaliner (2015), there are at least 100 linear shipping companies in the world. This study will evaluate the efficiency of different-sized liner shipping companies using Data Envelopment Analysis: it will consider operational aspects and will only include …

Assimilation Of Tracking Technology In The Supply Chain, Rahul Basole, Maciek Nowak

Information Systems and Operations Management: Faculty Publications & Other Works

While tracking technology has become increasingly accessible, firms still struggle with deploying these technologies into the supply chain. Using the complementary perspectives of transaction cost and institutional theory, we develop an understanding of how supply network, product, and environmental characteristics jointly impact tracking technology assimilation. We empirically test our model on a global dataset of 535 supply chain executives and decision makers. The results suggest that assimilation is frequently initiated by an external stakeholder in a firm's supply chain and that firms must develop strong collaborative ties with their partners in order to take full advantage of this technology.

دراسة الاسس الفلسفية والنظرية للاقتصاد والاستهلاك في ظل الفكر اليوناني, صادق علي الطعان

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

الغرض من البحث توضيح المسار الاقتصادي للحضارة اليونانية ولاسيما في القرنين الرابع والخامس قبل الميلاد لكونها أسهمت في نضوج الدولة المدنية المعاصرة بما طرحه اعظم الفلاسفة في ذلك الوقت، وتمكنهم من صياغة مفهوم لعلم الاقتصاد وانحسرت تسميته بعلم الاقتصاد المنزلي المتعلق في كيف يمكن للأسرة تدبير أمورها وتلبية حاجاتها المتعددة ، وكانت ابرز الاطروحات تتعلق في الكيفية التي تدرج بها المجتمع القبلي الى المجتمع المدني بأسس اقتصادية جديدة من جانب، ومن جانب اخر ثبتت تلك الفلسفة دعائم كثير من المفاهيم النظرية والعملية في عالم اليوم تمثلت في توضيح معنى الملكية في ضوء تغيرات اسس الداخل والخارج ونمت معها الحاجة الماسة …

Managing Suppy Chain Risk Through Collaboration, Alyssa Rollins

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

In an increasingly uncertain, complex, and global supply chain environment, supply chains face a greater multitude of risks. Information sharing and collaboration between supply chain players can reduce risk within the supply chain. This project discusses emerging supply chain risk management (SCRM) strategies pertaining to the distribution of products and how purchasing and logistics departments can work to build a resilient and agile supply chain.

The Complementary Perspective Of System Of Systems In Collaboration, Integration, And Logistics: A Value-Chain Based Paradigm Of Supply Chain Management, Raed Jaradat, Frank Adams, Sawsan Abutabenjeh, Charles Keating

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

The importance and complexity of the problems associated with coordinating multiple organizations to configure value propositions for customers has drawn the attention of multiple disciplines. In an effort to clarify and consolidate terms, this conceptual research examines both supply chain management (SCM) and system of systems (SoS) literature to postulate, from a value-chain perspective, what roles integration and collaboration play in helping supply chains satisfy customer requirements. A literature review analysis was used to identify the commonalities and differences between supply chain management and system of systems approaches to examining interfirm coordination of value creation efforts. Although a framework of …

Managing Cities With Urban Computing, Singapore Management University

Research@SMU: Connecting the Dots

SMU Professors Lau Hoong Chuin and Lim Yun Fong are combining their mathematical, computational and business know-how to address challenges facing the inner-city deliveries of orders and shipments.

See the papers:

• A rolling horizon auction mechanism and virtual pricing of shipping capacity for urban consolidation centers
• Achieving economic and environmental sustainabilities in urban consolidation center with bicriteria auction
• Retail precinct management: A case of commercial decentralization in Singapore

دور الروابط التنظيمية والمجتمعية في تعزيز قراري المشاركة والأداء دراسة تحليلية لآراء عينة من العاملين في مديرية توزيع كهرباء الديوانية, عامر علي حسين العطوي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الحالي إلى اختبار دور الروابط التنظيمية والمجتمعية في تعزيز قراري المشاركة والأداء في عينة من العاملين في مديرية توزيع كهرباء الديوانية بلغ عددها (100) فرد. وتفترض الدراسة ان الروابط التنظيمية والمجتمعية تزيد من مستوى الأداء الوظيفي ومستوى سلوك المواطنة التنظيمية، كما تفترض الدراسة ان ارتفاع الروابط التنظيمية والمجتمعية يقلل من نوايا العاملين في ترك العمل. وقد استخدم الاستبيان كأداة قياس رئيسة لجمع بيانات البحث والتي تم تصميمها بالاعتماد على مقاييس جاهزة في الدراسات السابقة. وقد استخدم البحث عدد من الوسائل الإحصائية المناسبة مثل المتوسط الحسابي والانحراف المعياري ومعامل الارتباط البسيط. وقد أظهرت نتائج الدراسة صحة اغلب الفرضيات وفي …

The Rise Of Project Network Organizations: Building Core Teams And Flexible Partner Pools For Interorganizational Projects, Stephan Manning

Management and Marketing Faculty Publication Series

This study shifts attention from project-based firms (PBFs) to project network organizations (PNOs) as increasingly important interorganizational contexts of project collaboration. As a result of organizational specialization, PNOs have emerged as generic organizational forms combining the coordination capacity of PBFs with the resource richness of networks. PNOs connect legally independent, yet often operationally interdependent individuals and organizations in strategically coordinated sets of core project teams and flexible partner pools that sustain beyond singular projects. Based on an empirical review of PNOs in film, event organizing, construction, complex product and system development, research, open innovation and international development, core features, antecedents …

How Hybrids Manage Growth And Social-Business Tensions In Global Supply Chains: The Case Of Impact Sourcing, Chacko G. Kannothra, Stephan Manning, Nardia Haigh

Management and Marketing Faculty Publication Series

This study contributes to the growing interest in how hybrid organizations manage paradoxical social—business tensions. Our empirical case is ‘impact sourcing’ – hybrids in global supply chains that hire staff from disadvantaged communities to provide services to business clients. We identify two major growth orientations - ‘community-focused’ and ‘client-focused’ growth - their inherent tensions and ways that hybrids manage them. The former favors slow growth and manages tensions through highly-integrated client and community relations; the latter promotes faster growth and manages client and community relations separately. Both growth orientations address social-business tensions in particular ways, but also create latent constraints …

Integrated Delivery Network (Idn), Robert Kroger

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

The IDN is looking to align revenue and expense processes in one of its Cardiac Cath Lab. A Cardiac Cath Lab is an examination room in a hospital or clinic with diagnostic imaging equipment used to visualize the arteries and the chambers of the human heart and treat any stenosis or abnormality found. (Wikipedia)

The Ohio Aerospace Industry, Rudi Sotlar

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

Project objectives are to provide the Dayton Development Coalition(DDC) with the following: •An informed working knowledge of Ohio based OEM aerospace manufacturers specifically in fixed and rotary wing, and their supply chain. •Identify Ohio based manufacturers in the UAS field and their supply chain. •Identify companies in Ohio either in manufacturing or research and development involved in cutting edge technologies such as Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Sensors, Hypersonics, Autonomous Operations, and Directed Energy.

Alternative Fuel Sources For Crown's Fleet Of Cargo Vans, Phuong Eaton, Anthony Mensah

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

Growing concerns of crude oil prices soaring per barrel level, conventional fuel consumers are affected by the cost of fuel per gallon of gasoline. This has impacted the bottom-line of many organizations in the transportation sector, relying heavily on gasoline. Therefore, embracing an alternative fuel initiative is important to addressing the issues of price fluctuations of crude oil. A business strategy to address issues of price fluctuations (crude oil), Crown Equipment Corporation is taking initiative to finding alternative fuel serving a fleet of service vans, with consideration for diesel, battery-electric (lithium), compressed natural gas (CNG), and liquid petroleum gas (LPG). …

Isscm Scholarship And Awards 2017, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

ISSCM Awards & Scholarships

Scholarships and Awards presented to students in the ISSCM Department.

Development Of A Supplier Segmentation Method For Increased Resilience And Robustness: A Study Using Agent Based Modeling And Simulation, Adam J. Brown

Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Supply chain management is a complex process requiring the coordination of numerous decisions in the attempt to balance often-conflicting objectives such as quality, cost, and on-time delivery. To meet these and other objectives, a focal company must develop organized systems for establishing and managing its supplier relationships. A reliable, decision-support tool is needed for selecting the best procurement strategy for each supplier, given knowledge of the existing sourcing environment. Supplier segmentation is a well-established and resource-efficient tool used to identify procurement strategies for groups of suppliers with similar characteristics. However, the existing methods of segmentation generally select strategies that optimize …

Ensuring Contraceptive Security Through Effective Supply Chains, Moazzam Ali

Reproductive Health

Establishing and maintaining well-functioning supply chains that meet the needs of public and private sectors, as well as health professionals at all levels in family planning programs, will play a critical role in reducing unmet need for modern contraception in low and middle income countries. This evidence brief identifies two evidence-based solutions to address the challenges faced by these countries: increasing the visibility of product flows and user demand, and leveraging the expertise of the private and public sector to ensure a total market approach to supply-chain management. Strengthening the capacity of public and private-sector family planning providers and managers …

Quest For Quality: Logistics Management In Vietnamese Local Sme, Vanessa Cao

ECU Posters

What are the key issues and problems facing local SME logistics companies in Vietnam and their main causes? How can Vietnamese local SME firms improve their capacity to compete against their foreign counterparts operating in Vietnam. Provides a quality framework for local companies.

اطار مقترح لتطبيق الموازنة الصفرية لتطوير الاداء المالي (دراسة تحليلية لآراء عينة من دوائر محافظة المثنى ), حيدر عباس عبد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

سعت هذه الدراسة الى بيان مدى الاستفادة من تطبيق نظام الموازنة الصفرية كأحد أدوات الرقابة على الاداء المالي للوحدات الحكومية الخدمية التي تطبق النظام المحاسبي الحكومي في معالجة الازمات المالية التي يمر بها البلد حالياً وذلك من خلال التطبيق على عينة من دوائر محافظة المثنى (جامعة المثنى ,دائرة الصحة , ومديرية التربية). وقد هدفت الدراسة تحديد مدى توفر متطلبات تطبيق الموازنة الصفرية في الوحدات الحكومية وبيان أثر تطبيق الموازنة الصفرية في تحسين الاداء المالي في الوحدات الحكومية عينة البحث تجاه تطبيق الموازنة الصفرية واهميتها ومحاولة وضع اطار مقترح لتطبيق الموازنة الصفرية ، ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة لقد صمم الباحث استمارة استبانة …

A Method For Key Performance Indicator Assessment In Manufacturing Organizations, Patrick Hester, Barry Ezell, Andrew Collins, John Horst, Kaleen Lawsure

VMASC Publications

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are an essential element of an organization’s ability to monitor its strategic health, helping to ensure the strategic goals of the organization are achieved. However, KPI assessment and improvement is often an ad hoc and consultant-driven process rather than one undertaken using scientific principles. This paper outlines the development and subsequent deployment of a method for KPI assessment founded in scholarly literature and balancing practitioner concerns for ease of use. The proposed method draws heavily on organizational stakeholder involvement at varying levels throughout the KPI assessment process, improving current methods by introducing a mathematical foundation based …