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Not A Box Of Nuts And Bolts: Distribution Channels For Specialty Drugs?, Liang Xu, Vidya Mani, Hui Zhao

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

One of the most important trends in the pharmaceutical industry is the rapid growth of specialty drugs. Specialty drugs, mostly bio based, tend to be high risk, high priced, and more regulated than traditional drugs, resulting in unprecedented challenges in distribution. Such challenges lead to the emergence of specialty distributors (SDs), which, compared with traditional wholesalers (WSs), represent a more controlled channel and carry a smaller variety of drugs. Due to the risky nature of specialty drugs, manufacturers must consider the trade-off between access and control in determining whether to use SDs (partially or exclusively). Using a unique dataset assembled …

Vehicle Rebalancing In A Shared Micromobility System With Rider Crowdsourcing, Ziliang Jin, Yulan Wang, Yun Fong Lim, Kai Pan, Zuo-Jun Max Shen

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Problem definition: Shared micromobility vehicles provide an eco-friendly form of short-distance travel within an urban area. Since customers pick up and drop off vehicles in any service region at any time, such convenience often leads to a severe imbalance between vehicle supply and demand in different service regions. To overcome this, a micromobility operator can crowdsource individual riders with reward incentives in addition to engaging a third-party logistics provider (3PL) to relocate the vehicles. Methodology/results: We construct a time-space network with multiple service regions and formulate a twostage stochastic mixed-integer program considering uncertain customer demands. In the first stage, the …

Centralized Versus Decentralized Pricing Controls For Dynamic Matching Platforms, Aouad Ali, Omer Saritac, Chiwei Yan

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Online service platforms have transformed how customers and suppliers connect in real-time, using centralized dispatch and pricing systems. However, by acting as "central planners", platforms risk undermining the workers' flexibility endorsed by the gig economy. Hence, there has been significant scrutiny on the classification of gig workers as independent contractors and their freedom in decisions that directly influence their earnings, such as prices. To alleviate such concerns, several platforms in the ride-hailing industry have adopted or tested decentralized pricing schemes, where workers set prices flexibly. However, this approach presents a complex trade-off. On the one hand, platforms' pricing systems enable …

العلاقة بين نظام سعر الصرف وتأثير السياسة النقدية في الاقتصاد, بسمان كامل جواد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تُعد السياسة النقدية من اهم ادوات الدولة للتأثير على الاقتصاد بشكل عام من خلال التأثير على المتغيرات الاقتصادية والتي على رأسها معدل الفائدة والتضخم والسيولة غير ان السياسة النقدية لأي بلد هي محكومة باطار عام وهو نوع نظام سعر الصرف المتبع في تلك الدولة اذ ان هناك عدة أنظمة لسعر الصرف تتبعها الدول كما يصنفها صندوق النقد الدولي , لذلك جاءت هذه الدراسة الموسومة بـ (العلاقة بين نظام سعر الصرف وتأثير السياسة النقدية في الاقتصاد) لتسليط الضوء على هذه الأنظمة المختلفة وأسباب اختلافها وفاعليتها من دولة الى أخرى في التأثير على المتغيرات الاقتصادية اذ تهدف الدراسة الى معرفة هل ان …

Analisis Pengaruh Risiko Kredit, Risiko Likuiditas, Serta Risiko Operasional Terhadap Kinerja Perbankan: Studi Kasus Pada Bank Umum Konvensional Yang Terdaftar Di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2016-2020, Jihan Yunike, Imo Gandakusuma

Jurnal Manajemen dan Usahawan Indonesia

Researchers conducted research on banks in Indonesia to assess the effect of credit risk, liquidity risk, and operational risk on banking financial performance. Data is obtained from the IDX website and banks from 38 conventional commercial banks that met the criteria for the 2016-2020 period. Researchers used the fixed-effect model (FEM) to analyze the results of this study.The results of this study indicate that credit and operational risks have a significant effect on the company's financial performance. On the other hand, liquidity risk has an insignificant effect on the company's financial performance. The results can be used by the company's …

Pengaruh Nilai Esg Dengan Kebutuhan Modal Kerja: Analisis Perusahaan Listing Indonesia Periode 2015-2020, Vani Rahmita, Eko Rizkianto, Hendro Prabowo

Jurnal Manajemen dan Usahawan Indonesia

This study aims to analyze the effect of ESG score and its pillars (environmental, social, and governance score), as a proxy of sustainable companies, on working capital requirements (WCR) and cash conversion cycle (CCC) of Indonesian listing companies for the period 2015-2020. The ESG and pillar scores are obtained from the Thomson Reuters Refinitiv Eikon terminal. The research covers 29 non-financial listed companies in Indonesia in the six years with a total of 174 observations through the purposive sampling technique. This study finds that on average non-financial companies in Indonesia use a conservative working capital strategy which makes the company's …

اثر عدم تماثل المعلومات على جودة حوكمة الشركات, باسم عبدالله كاظم, جاسم عيدان المعموري

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

المستخلص: هدف البحث التوصل الى ان التطبيق الملائم لآليات الحوكمة سيؤدي الى تخفيض مشكلة عدم تماثل المعلومات المحاسبية بين الوحدة الاقتصادية واصحاب المصلحة التي ستنعكس ايجابا على البيئة المحلية العراقية المتمثلة بقطاع المصارف التجارية. لذلك يمكن عرض مشكلة البحث من خلال التساؤل التالي: هل للتطبيق الجيد لآليات حوكمة الشركات اثر على تخفيض مشكلة عدم تماثل المعلومات المحاسبية في المصارف التجارية المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية ؟ وذلك من خلال اختيار عينة من المصارف التجارية المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية بلغت 13 مصرفا (المصرف التجاري العراقي، مصرف الخليج التجاري، مصرف بغداد، مصرف بابل،مصرف الاستثمار العراقي، مصرف سومر التجاري، مصرف …

اسهام الذكاء التنافسي في تحقيق الميزة التنافسية المستدامة: دراسة استطلاعية, عبدالعزيز بشار حسيب زكريا, عبدالله هاني صالح

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يسعى البحث الحالي الى اختبار الدور الذي يمكن ان يسهم به الذكاء التنافسي في تحقيق الميزة التنافسية المستدامة من خلال دراسة استطلاعية في مجموعة شركات كرونجي للمشروبات الغازية والمياه الصحية والعصائر والالبان ومشروبات الطاقة المحدودة، اذ تمثلت المشكلة البحثية بعدم ادراك عينة البحث لأهمية استخدام الذكاء التنافسي لأجل بناء ميزة تنافسية مستدامة، وللحصول على البيانات اللازمة لاستكمال متطلبات البحث تم بناء استبانة بوصفها اداة البحث الرئيسة وزعت على عينة البحث التي تمثلت ب (56) من الافراد العاملين ممن هم بدرجة (مدير عام، مدير قسم/ وحدة، مشرفي الخطوط الانتاجية، فنيين)، وتم اعتماد البرمجيات الاحصائية (SPSS V26) و (AMOS V24) لتحليل تلك …

Peran Pendidikan Ceo, Keberagaman Gender , Dan Dimensi Keuangan Perusahaan Terhadap Pengungkapan Csr Sektor Manufaktur Di Indonesia, Fanindya Dwimartha, Muthia Pramesti, Liyu Adhi Kasari Sulung, Imo Gandakusuma

Jurnal Manajemen dan Usahawan Indonesia

This study aims to analyze the effect CEO education, board gender diversity, and firm’s financial dimension on CSR disclosure. The sample used in study includes 22 publicly listed manufacturing firms in the Indonesia Stock Exchange that disclosed their ESG scores during the period of 2015 until 2019. This research used panel data which was later run using fixed effects model data. The result explains that both firm size and CEO education positively impact CSR disclosure at manufacturing firms and the impact is significant.

دور التدريب في إدارة الجودة المستدامة: دراسة تحليلية في مطبعة شهداء الشرطة في وزارة الداخلية العراقية, أسامة احمد حجيل, اسيل علي مزهر

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

الهدف الأساسي في هذه الدراسة هو تسليط الضوء على تأثير برامج التدريب في ادارة الجودة المستدامة , اذ تم تمثيل عينة الدراسة في العاملين في مطبعة شهداء الشرطة الاستثمارية التابعة الى وزارة الداخلية العراقية وكان عدد العاملين (بين ضابط ،وموظف ،وشرطي ، عمال بصفة عقد )هو (170) عامل لذلك تم صياغة مشكلة الدراسة وأهدافها وفقاً لمتغيرات الدراسة ، وكذلك تم صياغة فرضياتها وفق متغيرات الدراسة ، ولغرض تحليل بيانات الدراسة تم اعتماد الاستبانة لتحليل إجابات العاملين اذ تكونت من ( 41) سؤال موزعة على ابعاد متغيرات الدراسة و كانت نسبة الاستبانات الصالحة للتحليل (92%) اذ كان عدد الاستبانات الصالحة (156) …

علاقة التغيير التنظيمي في تحسين جودة الخدمات الصحية دراسة ميدانية في مستشفى الملك خالد بتبوك, أحمد محمد حامد الجهني

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يعد التغيير التنظيمي عملية ضرورية للتحسين والتطوير المستمر، ولذا يهدف البحث إلى تحديد الأبعاد الرئيسية في التغيير التنظيمي وتحديد علاقتها في تحسين جودة الخدمات الصحية؛ خصوصاً في ظل برنامج التحول الصحي في المملكة العربية السعودية للخصخصة. هذا ويعد التغيير -وخاصة التنظيمي منه- تحدٍ للإدارة العليا والعاملين مع ضرورة ضمان مستوى عالِ من جودة الخدمات الصحية في القطاع الحكومي، وبالتالي وجود تغيير في خصخصة القطاع سوف يتأثر دون أدنى شك إيجابياً أو سلبياً، وهذا ما ركَّز عليه البحث. وقد استُخدم في البحث أداة الاستبانة للتحليل الوصفي لعينة عشوائية عددها (٣٠١) بين إداري وصحي من مجتمع المنظمة، والذي يبلغ (١٣١٣) فردا؛ للوصول …

Impact Of Supply Chain Robustness And Resilience On Firm Performance: A Perspective Of Pakistan Textile Industry, Aalyan Munir, Aamer Hanif, Nimra Afzal

Business Review

This study investigates the impact of supply chain resilience and robustness on firm performance and also examines the significance of supply chain risk management (SCRM) in minimizing the consequences of disruptions on supply chain performance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was gathered using convenience sampling technique through a survey from management staff (n=409) working in textile companies operating in Pakistan. Using SPSS software for data analysis, this study proposes a mediation model where risk management practices are proposed as a mediator between supply chain resilience, robustness and firm performance. The findings highlight that supply chain resilience and …

Variability Of Cost And Return Of Dry Direct Seeded Lowland Rice In Major Rainfed Growing Areas In The Philippines, Oliver C. Ocampo, Hazel Anne F. Makahiya, Marjorie V. Pamplona, John Kenneth L. Motilla, Niño Paul Meynard C. Banayo, Crisanta S. Bueno, Pompe C. Sta. Cruz

The Philippine Agricultural Scientist

This study was conducted to evaluate the variability of net income and return on investment (ROI) as affected by grain yield, cost of production, and gross income across provinces wherein the mechanized dry direct seeding technology was being deployed. The study was conducted during 2019 wet season involving 54 sites from 14 provinces with farmers practicing mechanized dry direct seeding technology under rainfed lowland condition. Grain yield varied (0.72 – 6.73 t ha^-1) across provinces and within each province. Total cost of production varied (PhP 23032 – 43421 ha^-1) across provinces. Most sites in Cagayan had …

Interpretable Machine Learning Models To Predict Hospital Patient Readmission, Xiaoquan Gao, Sabriya Alam, Pengyi Shi, Franklin Dexter, Nan Kong

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Background: Advanced machine learning models have received wide attention in assisting medical decision making due to the greater accuracy they can achieve. However, their limited interpretability imposes barriers for practitioners to adopt them. Recent advancements in interpretable machine learning tools allow us to look inside the black box of advanced prediction methods to extract interpretable models while maintaining similar prediction accuracy, but few studies have investigated the specific hospital readmission prediction problem with this spirit. Methods: Our goal is to develop a machine-learning (ML) algorithm that can predict 30- and 90- day hospital readmissions as accurately as black box algorithms …

Economic And Environmental Implications Of Biomass Commercialization In Agricultural Processing, Bin Li, Onur Boyabatli, Buket Avci

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Motivated by the agricultural industries, this paper studies the economic and environmental implications of biomass commercialization; that is, converting organic waste into a saleable product, from the perspective of a processor that uses a commodity input to produce both a commodity output and biomass. We characterize the economic value of biomass commercialization and examine how input and output spot price uncertainties affect this value. Using a model calibration, we find that lower input spot price variability or higher output spot price variability or correlation between the two spot prices increases this value for a typical palm oil mill. To measure …

Information Technology And People Involvement In Organizational Performance Through Supply Chain Collaboration, Aamir Rashid, Rizwana Rasheed, Noor Aina Amirah

Publications and Research

Purpose – Supply chain collaboration (SCC) benefits organizational performance (OP). Although it is complex, it is also hard to implement and measure collaborative initiatives in the field of the supply chain. This study aims to examine the role of information technology (IT) and people’s involvement in OP through the mediation of supply chain collaboration. Design/methodology/approach – This study used a deductive and quantitative approach to test the research hypotheses. Data was collected from 249 supply chain professionals working at various manufacturing firms. Findings – This research found a significant effect of IT on supply chain collaboration. Similarly, people involvement (PI) …

The Influence Of Internal Marketing On Employee Performance In The Ghanaian Public Sector: The Mediating Role Of Organizational Commitment, Francis Osei, Alfred Owusu, Collins Kankam-Kwarteng, Gertrude Agyemang

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

This research assessed the influence of internal marketing on employee performance in the public sector of Ghana, as mediated by organizational commitment. This research was conducted on a total of 300 public sector workers in Ghana, of whom 200 responses were received, representing a response rate of 66.6%. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were adopted. The PLS-SEM technique was implemented to determine the associations among the variables. The research results reveal significant associations among internal marketing, employee performance, and organizational commitment. Moreover, a partial role is played by organizational commitment. The research findings indicate that the public sector, particularly Metropolitan, …

How Cvs Health Creates Competitive Advantage Through Global Supply Chains, Aylin Santizo

Journal of Global Awareness

This research article is about how CVS Health operates and sustains its existence in the healthcare market. It also illustrates what makes CVS Health stand out from their competitors, and its position in the S&P sector. CVS Health started as a Consumers Value Store where all types of miscellaneous products were sold. Later CVS evolved, became a pharmaceutical company, and began to see more profit; eventually, they changed their company name to CVS Pharmacy to focus more on the healthcare aspect because it brought in more revenue. Expanding their healthcare services also helped expand the company’s market presence. Currently, the …

Clarifying The Role Of E-Government Trust In E-Government Success Models: A Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling Approach, Apeksha Hooda, Parul Gupta, Anand Jeyaraj, Yogesh K. Dwivedi

Management Information Systems Faculty Publications

E-government implementation success is of critical importance for nations. Prior information systems (IS) success models emphasize the effects of information quality, service quality, system quality, and user satisfaction but do not consider e-government trust. This study incorporates e-government trust into the IS success model and empirically tests the model on empirical findings reported in 67 prior studies using meta-analysis methods and structural equation modeling. Our analysis shows that: a) information quality, service quality, system quality, and user satisfaction influence e-government trust, and b) system use mediates the effect of e-government trust on intention to use e-government systems in the future.

Healthcare Employees’ Perceptions On The Effects Of Internal Audits, Jeremy Mason

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

With limited research on the perceptions of internal audits, this study was

able to add more literature to the subject. The study’s aim was to survey

employee perceptions of the effects of internal audits. This study will provide organizations with results pertaining to how employees perceive the usefulness of internal audits. The study team conducted a single-site study and invited the healthcare organization's employee population to participate in the study. The survey captured 40 responses from 361 invitees (11%). The survey explored the perceptions on six categories of internal audits: Efficiency, Ethical Behavior, Effectiveness, Auidotr-Auditee Relationship Exchange, Learning from Audit, …

How Awareness Levels Of Environmental And Ethical Risks Affect Consumer's Perceptions Of Fast Fashion, Antonina Stragapede

Honors Theses

The fast fashion industry is known for its low prices, quick inventory, and its ability to keep up with runway styles. Yet, the amount of risk that comes along with their processes has been kept hidden. The lenient policies in international countries have given the fast fashion industry leverage to create tons of dangerous carbon emissions, as well as keep labor at an inhumane level. The point of our study was to try to create awareness of both ethical and environmental risks through a randomly distributed intervention. Participants were also encouraged to take part in our longitudinal study to determine …

The Effect Of Four Decades Of Deregulation On Competition And Productivity Of The U.S. Freight Transportation Industry, Seungjae Shin

Theses and Dissertations

This study reviews the competition and productivity of the U.S. freight transportation industry for the past 41 years. This study investigated the trends of HHI market concentration index values and labor productivity values of rail and truck sectors and tried to find any relationships between the two values in the separate periods before and after the abolishment of the ICC. This study also investigated how the existence of a regulatory body impacted productivity of the freight transportation industry by using a Cobb Douglas production function on annual financial statement data in the U.S. stock exchange market. This study found that: …

Routing Battery-Constrained Delivery Drones In A Depot Network: A Business Model And Its Optimization-Simulation Assessment, Yanchao Liu

Industrial and Systems Engineering Faculty Research Publications

This paper proposes a novel business model for on-demand package shipment services using drones, and evaluates different modeling and solution approaches for the drone routing problem that underpins the service operation. In the proposed service, customers’ shipment orders of arbitrary origins and destinations, payload weights and bid values are collected every five minutes, and available drones from multiple depots are then dispatched to fulfill a subset of these orders in a way to maximize profit. A drone path starts from a depot, serves one or more customer orders in sequence, and ends at a depot for battery recharging, which incurs …

A Strategic Audit Of Tesla Inc., Jayden Boesch

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

This research paper examines Tesla's competitive advantages and challenges, as well as its strategy and objectives in the electric vehicle industry. The paper begins by providing an overview of the electric vehicle market and Tesla's position within it. It then discusses Tesla's business model, strategy, and objectives, as well as its competitive advantages over other firms in the industry. The paper also highlights key resources that Tesla needs to maintain its sustainable competitive advantage in the future, such as research and development, charging infrastructure, and top engineering talent. Finally, the paper identifies challenges that Tesla may face in the future, …

How Company Culture Can Make Or Break An Organization, Savannah Rubino

Information Systems Undergraduate Honors Theses

"Company culture" is one of many buzz phrases researchers use to define the climate of the modern workforce. It's a company's shared values and beliefs and manifests in the way they do business, what employees they attract, and even their bottom line. Company culture initially gained traction during the COVID-19 work-from-home wave when a remote setting allowed companies and employees alike to reevaluate the role of the workplace in their lives and how it shapes their personal and professional goals. This caused a pivot from "hustle" workplace culture to more of a holistic, balanced one. According to Forbes, hustle culture …

Supply Chain Management Thesis Internship - Courtavenue, Emma Easterwood

Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Honors Theses

An internship is a crucial way for students to gain real-world experiences in school. I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to intern with a digital marketing start-up called CourtAvenue in the summer of 2022. I learned many things about myself, and how businesses operate, and I had the opportunity to lean more into my creative side.

Supply Chain Management Internship, Kendall Benson

Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Honors Theses

An Experiential Report for the degree Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Supply Chain Management.

Bridging The Gap: A Comprehensive Guide To Implementing An Internship Program For Businesses, Ben Turner

Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Honors Theses

This thesis outlines a comprehensive plan for implementing an internship program, from the perspective of a former intern. The paper emphasizes the importance of internships for businesses and aims to create a program that generates value for both the business and the intern. The plan is divided into three stages: Planning and Designing, Recruiting and Selecting, and Managing and Supervising. Each stage provides detailed steps for successfully implementing an internship program, including identifying needs and objectives, determining a timeline and structure, defining roles and responsibilities, developing a budget, setting performance expectations and goals, providing training and support, evaluating performance, and …

Humanitarian Awards Impact On For-Profit Companies: A Case Analysis Of The American Logistics Aid Network's Awards, Chloe Hansberger

Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Honors Theses

Beginning in 2017, American Logistics Aid Network has given out annual awards to for-profit companies recognizing their achievements in humanitarian aid. The Outstanding Contribution to Disaster Relief Award is recognition-based only and does not have any prize money associated with it. The degree of the awards’ effectiveness has been a subject much debated in scholarship. This research attempts to answer how the American Logistics Aid Network’s Outstanding Contribution to Disaster Relief Award affects the recipients financially. In particular, the research was designed to look at how the American Logistics Aid Network’s Outstanding Contribution to Disaster Relief Award affected the profit, …

Supply Chain Management Thesis Internship – [The Clorox Company], Tara Colligan

Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Honors Theses

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) play an essential part in our lives. There are countless stock keeping units that have unique codes internally at a company as well externally for their customers. These companies sell their product into large retailers and manage their supply chain network for multiple brands in their portfolios. I had the opportunity to not only learn how a global CPG company operates their supply chain every day, but to work on the supply chain for the largest customer account. Last summer, I was a Product Supply Operations intern with The Clorox Company in Bentonville, Arkansas. My thesis …