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A three-echelon supply chain with price-only contracts and sub-supply chain coordination

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This paper studies coordination in a three-echelon supply chain and examines the impact of sub-supply chain coordination (sub-coordination). Our analysis is based on the price-only contracts that are commonly used in practice. The model is of the newsvendor type. We consider the following cases: no coordination between any members of the supply chain (decentralized), coordination between only two members (sub-supply chain coordination) and coordination of the whole supply chain as a benchmark.

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• Ciencias

Effectiveness and Efficiency of RFID technology in Supply Chain Management: Strategic valúes and Challenges

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In this study, we examine the fundamental components of RFID technology in a comprehensive supply chain strategy that directly support the effectiveness and efficiency of supply chain management. We examine the appropriate business processes affected by the RFID technology, the required planning and examination for successful implementation, and many potential impacts on effectiveness and efficiency of supply chain management.

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• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas›Ciencias Computacionales

Supply Chain Management Practices as a Support to Innovation in SMEs

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Supply chain management (SCM) is an area of increasing importance among enterprises and of growing academic interest (Mentzer and Gundlach, 2010). It is based on the concept of firms as part of multiple organizations oriented to the provision of goods and services for the final customer (Lambert and Cooper, 2000). From this perspective, several studies have verified that integration and collaboration in the supply chain can provide important benefits to the companies involved.

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• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas›Ciencias Computacionales

Reducing False Reads in RFID-Embedded Supply Chains

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RFID tags are increasingly being used in supply chain applications due to their potential in engendering supply chain visibility and reducing tracking errors through instantaneous location of objects as well as the tagged object's immediate ambient conditions. During its life-time, an RFID tag is highly likely to physically pass through different organizations that have disparate information systems with varying information needs.

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• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas›Ciencias Computacionales

Second annual state of logistics survey for South Africa: Defining research priorities for developmental logistics

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In the first State of Logistics in 2004 the need for measurement and revitalisation of basic infrastructure in South Africa' dual economy was accentuated. The process of addressing these needs has started with the release of the National Freight Logistics Strategy, which delineates a comprehensive development framework, as well as Spoornet's growth plans for recapitalisation. This survey reflects the supply-chain innovation of the chemicals, processed foods and logistics service provider industries.

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• Ciencias

Models, methods and algorithms for supply chain planning

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An outline of supply chains and differences in the problem types is given. The motivation for a generic framework is discussed and explored. A conceptual model is presented along with it application to real world situations; and from this a database model is developed. A MIP and CP implementations are presented; along with alternative formulation which can be use to solve the problems. A local search solution algorithm is presented and shown to have significant benefits.

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• Ciencias›Matemáticas

Using the supply-chain operations reference model (SCOR) to model the production of nautical charts by the SA navy hydrographic office

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The SA Navy Hydrographic Office is the national authority for the provision of hydrographic services for South African and Namibian waters. The mission of SA Navy Hydrographic Office is to provide hydrographic information and products essential for the navy; whilst providing a professional hydrographic service to the maritime community in order to aid safe navigation around the Coast of South Africa.

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• Ciencias

Productive agglomerations of suppliers in the automotive industry: A way to maximize competitiveness in supply chain management

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The objective of this paper is to identify how the automotive industries maximize the competitiveness in supply chain management through the constitution of entrepreneurial productive agglomerations of suppliers. For this purpose, an applied research was carried out, and the technical procedure utilized was bibliographic review based in some researches about Brazilian industrial condominiums. Thus, through the constitution of entrepreneurial agglomerations of suppliers in automotive industry it is possible to obtain logistic advantages in the transporting, stocking and warehousing activities.

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• Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas›Ingeniería›Ingeniería (General)

Supply chain network design under uncertainty and risk

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We consider the research problem of quantitative support for decision making in supply chain network design (SCND). We first identify the requirements for a comprehensive SCND as (i) a methodology to select uncertainties, (ii) a stochastic optimisation model, and (iii) an appropriate solution algorithm. We propose a process to select a manageable number of uncertainties to be included in a stochastic program for SCND.

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• Ciencias›Matemáticas

Morphology of sympathetic chain in Saguinus niger

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Saguinus niger popularly known as Sauim, is a Brazilian North primate. Sympathetic chain investigation would support traumatic and/or cancer diagnosis which are little described in wild animals. The aim of this study was to describe the morphology and distribution of sympathetic chain in order to supply knowledge for neurocomparative research. Three female young animals that came death by natural causes were investigated. Animals were fixed in formaldehyde 10% and dissected along the sympathetic chain in neck, thorax and abdomen.

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• Ciencias›Ciencias (General)