1. The document discusses information sharing and strategic partnerships in supply chains. It proposes a modeling framework using three interconnected network structures to model information flows, coordination of events, and learning of negotiation strategies.
2. A key challenge in supply chains is the "bullwhip effect", where demand variability amplifies as it moves up the supply chain due to a lack of information sharing. Centralized information sharing can help reduce this effect.
3. Strategic partnerships and information technology enable closer coordination between supply chain members, increased information flows, and a more profitable overall supply chain through cooperative decision making.
The document discusses developing a method and tool to assess the reengineering of business networks. It defines key aspects of business networks, such as their flexible and dynamic nature. The authors developed a 14-step research method and decision support system called the Business Network Navigator to assess margin improvements in business networks. They tested this method on the business network of the European Patent Office to analyze the impact of redesigning it and present the results.
This document discusses eight strategies for implementing concept-to-customer supply chain management. The concept-to-customer approach views a company's supply chain across three dimensions: internal, external, and customer. The eight strategies are: 1) dynamically adjusting networks, 2) taking a global view of demand, 3) working the supply network, 4) boosting asset productivity, 5) collaborating across the supply chain, 6) gaining end-to-end visibility, 7) responding in real-time, and 8) measuring performance across the entire chain. Implementing these strategies helps companies establish resilient supply chains that can adapt to business dynamics and focus on customers.
This document summarizes a research paper that examines the relationship between supply chain management practices (SCMP) and supply chain performance (SCP) in the electronics industry in Malaysia. The study tested a research framework using a structural equation modeling method. The results indicate that six of the seven dimensions of SCMP have a significant positive effect on SCP. The dimension of "agreed vision and goals" showed the greatest influence on SCP compared to the other SCMP dimensions. The study provides insights for SCM practitioners and policymakers on how SCMP can increase competitiveness and SCP in manufacturing industries.
Supply chain information technology can impact a firm's performance. This study examines the impact of supply chain IT on lead time, customer satisfaction, quality of goods sourced, and stock levels in supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya. The study uses a descriptive survey design to collect data through questionnaires from four major supermarket chains. The data will be analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques to determine the relationship between supply chain IT and aspects of firm performance. The results could provide empirical evidence on how supply chain IT capabilities relate to competitive advantage and improved performance in the supermarket industry.
Organisational transformation of securities brokerage firmsArun Verma
This document discusses the organizational transformation of securities brokerage firms under electronic commerce environments. It presents a model relating environmental factors, transformation strategies, and performance. The strategies examined include adding product value, technology adoption, organizational changes, diversification, management systems, and marketing. The document reviews relevant literature and proposes relationships between the constructs. It describes a study using survey data and case studies to validate relationships in the model and understand brokerage firm behaviors under electronic commerce.
Distribution channel reengineering_a_case_studymohamedhariry3
This document presents a methodology for reengineering distribution channels. It begins with an introduction to distribution channel reengineering and the importance of business process modeling and simulation. The methodology involves 6 steps: 1) Analyzing the current ("as-is") distribution process through business process modeling, 2) Defining goals and constraints for an improved ("to-be") process, 3) Modeling alternative "to-be" processes, 4) Simulating the alternative models, 5) Selecting the optimal new process based on simulation results, and 6) Implementing the new process. The document then presents a case study of applying this methodology to reengineer the distribution channel of an oil company.
As technology demands on logistics services providers (LSPs) become more intense, organizations are seeking to integrate or consolidate their third-part logistics (3PL) providers' solutions for tasks such as warehousing, inventory management, shipment management, cross-docking, order management, bar coding, analytics and far more. We offer a roadmap for selecting whether to make such a transition in logistics systems via a big bang or phased/pilot approach.
1. The document discusses information sharing and strategic partnerships in supply chains. It proposes a modeling framework using three interconnected network structures to model information flows, coordination of events, and learning of negotiation strategies.
2. A key challenge in supply chains is the "bullwhip effect", where demand variability amplifies as it moves up the supply chain due to a lack of information sharing. Centralized information sharing can help reduce this effect.
3. Strategic partnerships and information technology enable closer coordination between supply chain members, increased information flows, and a more profitable overall supply chain through cooperative decision making.
The document discusses developing a method and tool to assess the reengineering of business networks. It defines key aspects of business networks, such as their flexible and dynamic nature. The authors developed a 14-step research method and decision support system called the Business Network Navigator to assess margin improvements in business networks. They tested this method on the business network of the European Patent Office to analyze the impact of redesigning it and present the results.
This document discusses eight strategies for implementing concept-to-customer supply chain management. The concept-to-customer approach views a company's supply chain across three dimensions: internal, external, and customer. The eight strategies are: 1) dynamically adjusting networks, 2) taking a global view of demand, 3) working the supply network, 4) boosting asset productivity, 5) collaborating across the supply chain, 6) gaining end-to-end visibility, 7) responding in real-time, and 8) measuring performance across the entire chain. Implementing these strategies helps companies establish resilient supply chains that can adapt to business dynamics and focus on customers.
This document summarizes a research paper that examines the relationship between supply chain management practices (SCMP) and supply chain performance (SCP) in the electronics industry in Malaysia. The study tested a research framework using a structural equation modeling method. The results indicate that six of the seven dimensions of SCMP have a significant positive effect on SCP. The dimension of "agreed vision and goals" showed the greatest influence on SCP compared to the other SCMP dimensions. The study provides insights for SCM practitioners and policymakers on how SCMP can increase competitiveness and SCP in manufacturing industries.
Supply chain information technology can impact a firm's performance. This study examines the impact of supply chain IT on lead time, customer satisfaction, quality of goods sourced, and stock levels in supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya. The study uses a descriptive survey design to collect data through questionnaires from four major supermarket chains. The data will be analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques to determine the relationship between supply chain IT and aspects of firm performance. The results could provide empirical evidence on how supply chain IT capabilities relate to competitive advantage and improved performance in the supermarket industry.
Organisational transformation of securities brokerage firmsArun Verma
This document discusses the organizational transformation of securities brokerage firms under electronic commerce environments. It presents a model relating environmental factors, transformation strategies, and performance. The strategies examined include adding product value, technology adoption, organizational changes, diversification, management systems, and marketing. The document reviews relevant literature and proposes relationships between the constructs. It describes a study using survey data and case studies to validate relationships in the model and understand brokerage firm behaviors under electronic commerce.
Distribution channel reengineering_a_case_studymohamedhariry3
This document presents a methodology for reengineering distribution channels. It begins with an introduction to distribution channel reengineering and the importance of business process modeling and simulation. The methodology involves 6 steps: 1) Analyzing the current ("as-is") distribution process through business process modeling, 2) Defining goals and constraints for an improved ("to-be") process, 3) Modeling alternative "to-be" processes, 4) Simulating the alternative models, 5) Selecting the optimal new process based on simulation results, and 6) Implementing the new process. The document then presents a case study of applying this methodology to reengineer the distribution channel of an oil company.
As technology demands on logistics services providers (LSPs) become more intense, organizations are seeking to integrate or consolidate their third-part logistics (3PL) providers' solutions for tasks such as warehousing, inventory management, shipment management, cross-docking, order management, bar coding, analytics and far more. We offer a roadmap for selecting whether to make such a transition in logistics systems via a big bang or phased/pilot approach.
Supply chain management and service quality in malaysian hotel industryAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that investigated the role of supply chain management practices in enhancing service quality in the hotel industry in Malaysia. The study analyzed data from 89 hotel managers in Malaysia. The results revealed that successful supply chain management practices, including strategic purchasing, communication with suppliers, and developing strong supplier relationships, can lead to higher levels of service quality. Specifically, the study found that strategic purchasing positively influences communication, supplier relationships, and service quality, and that better communication and supplier relationships are also positively related to higher service quality. The study concludes that hotel managers should focus on effective supply chain management to improve service quality and performance.
1. The document discusses different types of information systems used in business including transaction processing systems, management information systems, decision support systems, enterprise resource planning systems, supply chain management systems, and customer relationship management systems.
2. It explains how information systems can enhance business processes by increasing efficiency, automating manual steps, enabling new processes, and supporting collaboration.
3. Key frameworks are presented including Michael Porter's value chain model for understanding how information systems can help firms achieve competitive advantage through primary and support business activities.
This document summarizes the results of a survey conducted by ARC Advisory Group of customers using RedPrairie's labor productivity management solution. The key findings were:
1) Over half of customers achieved payback on their investment within one year, which is considered an exceptional return on investment.
2) Customers reported labor productivity improvements between 5-15% for 40% of respondents and over 15% for another 40%, leading to decreased labor costs between 5-15% for 62% of respondents.
3) Employee relations were generally unchanged or slightly improved with implementation, dispelling fears that such systems negatively impact morale.
This article discusses the challenges of developing a common performance measurement system for a collaborative supply chain. Through a case study of a supply chain in the fast moving consumer goods industry, the authors examine two potential collaborative performance measures - inventory levels and product availability. They find that inventory levels cannot reliably be measured collaboratively due to data limitations. Measuring product availability would require a complex information sharing system across the supply chain. The key challenges revealed include underlying data inconsistencies, the need to synchronize business processes, and determining an appropriate collaborative evaluation method.
This document provides an overview and summary of a lecture on IT strategy. It discusses identifying strategies and the role of IT in business strategy. Some key points covered include:
- Porter's competitive model and how it can be applied to analyze an industry and a company's strategic position
- The different types of competitive strategies such as cost leadership, differentiation, and innovation strategies
- How technology can potentially change the basis of competition, balance of power, and barriers to entry in an industry
- The importance of understanding customers, competitors, markets, and partnerships for strategic analysis
- Potential opportunities and risks of emerging technologies for business strategies and models
Intense competition, rapidly declining prices, unpredictable customer demand, and constrained material supplies are facts of life in the global electronics supply chain. The pursuit of higher prices and margins leads to a continuous stream of new products, each able to command a premium price for a short period of time before becoming commoditized. This challenging cycle is faced every day by IBM as well as hundreds of other companies operating in virtually every segment of the electronics industry.
An effective way to optimize key performance factors of supply chainIAEME Publication
This document summarizes an article from the International Journal of Management that discusses optimizing key performance factors in supply chain management. The article begins with an abstract that outlines the goal of using analytical techniques to optimize costs in the outward supply chain. It then reviews relevant literature on supply chain performance measurement and modeling supply chain systems. The methodology section outlines the steps taken, which include identifying key parameters that influence performance, formulating the problem as minimizing total supply chain costs given constraints, validating the model, and implementing the solution. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of supply chain performance measurement for competitiveness.
Determinantsof Strategic Supply Chain Management in Enhancing Organization Pe...paperpublications3
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to investigate the determinantsof strategic supply chain management in enhancing organization performance, a case of Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company. The target population consisted of all the managers and employees at ELDOWAS. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design, in which both stratified and simple random sampling techniques were utilized in selecting the participants for the study. This study used a sample of 60 employees and management representatives. Questionnaire, interview schedule and document analysis were be used to collect data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistical technique that included frequencies, percentages and means. Findings of the study found out that 53.3% of organisation performance was influenced by the four determinants studied in the research. Results on coefficient of variation showed that a unit change in supply chain infrastructure would affect organisation performance by (0.14β1), resource sharing (0.062β2), information flow (0.457β3) and organisation linkage (0.215β4). All the four determinants looked in this research were found to have positive influence; supply chain infrastructure (r=0.505), resource sharing (r=0.567), information flow (r=0.705) and organisation linkage (r=0.322) on organisation performance. The study recommends that ICT should be fully integrated and utilised in sharing information between the organisation and partner in the supply chain management, information systems and flow need to be enhanced to ensure that the suppliers and customers receive it on time.
Keywords: Determinants, Information flow, Infrastructure,Supply Chain Management & Resource sharing.
The Influence of Supply Chain Integration on the Intrapreneurship in Supply C...IJERA Editor
These days, SMEs pay a lot of attention to concept of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in order to achieve
competitiveness. The logic behind such act is integrating the activities of value creation within any kind of
organizational context. Such integrity would collaborate with managers to accomplish the competitive edge that
they are aiming to achieve. The goal of current research is to identify scopes of a unique construct which is
known as Entrepreneurial Supply Chain Management competency. Therefore, the notions of SCM and
entrepreneurship are being aligned together for evaluating the organizational performance. The outcomes
demonstrate that SCM in fact is a critical issue that can alter the organizational performance, thus, through
consideration of SCM, we should focus on supply chain integration and its impacts on intrapreneurship and
innovation of an organization. In order to be successful in such competitive context, SMEs need to provide
novel competences which are not imitable and to increase their application in supply chain and also to improve
their total performance.
1) Adopting green IT practices like consolidating servers and optimizing data centers can significantly reduce costs and carbon emissions while improving reliability and performance. One company achieved savings of £1.9 billion over 5 years and reduced carbon emissions by 29,897 tons annually.
2) As financial institutions, your ability to influence clients' IT transformations towards sustainability is important both financially and environmentally. Partnering with experts in green IT can replicate these benefits through proven methods.
3) A short assessment of your current IT delivery against industry standards can identify opportunities to cut costs up to 50% through standardized, efficient services while reducing risks.
IRJET- Review Paper on Supply Chain Management of WindshieldIRJET Journal
This document discusses supply chain management of windshield production. It begins by defining supply chain management and its key components - planning, material requirements planning, production planning and control, and logistics. It then reviews several academic papers on supply chain management topics like frameworks, trends, challenges, and barriers in manufacturing organizations. Specifically, it examines how supply chain management can be applied to the construction industry. Finally, it discusses future opportunities to improve windshield production supply chain management through a customer focus, market analysis, and competition.
This document provides an overview of various business functions and how information systems support them. It discusses accounting, finance, engineering, supply chain management, customer relationship management, and human resource management. Information systems help with activities like inventory control, manufacturing scheduling, targeted marketing, and employee records management. The document also covers ethical issues around consumer privacy and the collection and use of personal data.
Mit Benchmarking zu standardisierten IT ServicesWerner Feld
Benchmarking von Outsourcing Verträgen erlaubt die Aufdeckung von Ineffizienzen, die typischerweise auf marktunüblichen IT Serviceanforderungen des Kunden beruhen.
Building Value Through Enterprise Architecturedfnewman
This document provides contact information for various Booz & Company consultants located around the world who specialize in enterprise architecture. It then discusses the key findings of a Booz & Company study on how enterprise architecture maturity impacts business value. The study found that organizations with higher EA maturity captured more business value in terms of reduced costs, complexity, risk and increased agility. It also found that the relationship between maturity and value is linked, with more mature organizations capturing value across more areas. The document provides examples of how specific organizations captured various types of value from their EA programs.
This document discusses various business functions and how information systems support them. It explains that the chapter will identify business functions like accounting, customer relationship management, and enterprise resource planning. It will also discuss how information technology helps manage supply chains by supporting the flow of information between a company's internal business functions and its external partners. Finally, it defines effectiveness as the degree to which a goal is achieved, and efficiency as the relationship between resources used and benefits gained in achieving a goal.
This document discusses the evolution of supply chain management and ERP systems. It describes how supply chain management has evolved from focusing on individual business functions to integrating across the entire supply chain. ERP systems also evolved from early inventory control systems to modern integrated systems that connect organizations across the supply chain. Today's ERP systems, sometimes called ERPII, facilitate external integration and collaboration through technologies like e-commerce and web services. While ERP systems provide benefits like improved information access and cost reductions, organizations must consider challenges such as high costs, business process reengineering, and vendor dependence.
Serialized Optimization Of Supply Chain Model Using Genetic Algorithm And Geo...Jonathan Lobo
• “Serialized Optimization Of Supply Chain Model Using Genetic Algorithm And Geometric Predictions” in international journal for science and advance research in technology Volume 2,Issue 10 in October 2016
This document discusses supply chain management (SCM) best practices. It provides an overview of SCM, including key objectives and challenges. SCM integration can provide benefits like increased visibility, cost reductions, and improved service levels. The document also outlines next generation SCM solutions, how to measure SCM success, and how small and medium enterprises can adopt SCM practices. It concludes with an explanation of the Supply Chain Operations Reference model (SCOR) framework.
Hybrid Supply Chains in Emerging Industrial Countries: The Case of the Mexica...Advanced Value Group, LLC
This presentation was part of the conference held by Dr. Cedillo, PhD from ITESM University. This conference was presented for the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Chapter Guadalajara.
Supply chain management and service quality in malaysian hotel industryAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that investigated the role of supply chain management practices in enhancing service quality in the hotel industry in Malaysia. The study analyzed data from 89 hotel managers in Malaysia. The results revealed that successful supply chain management practices, including strategic purchasing, communication with suppliers, and developing strong supplier relationships, can lead to higher levels of service quality. Specifically, the study found that strategic purchasing positively influences communication, supplier relationships, and service quality, and that better communication and supplier relationships are also positively related to higher service quality. The study concludes that hotel managers should focus on effective supply chain management to improve service quality and performance.
1. The document discusses different types of information systems used in business including transaction processing systems, management information systems, decision support systems, enterprise resource planning systems, supply chain management systems, and customer relationship management systems.
2. It explains how information systems can enhance business processes by increasing efficiency, automating manual steps, enabling new processes, and supporting collaboration.
3. Key frameworks are presented including Michael Porter's value chain model for understanding how information systems can help firms achieve competitive advantage through primary and support business activities.
This document summarizes the results of a survey conducted by ARC Advisory Group of customers using RedPrairie's labor productivity management solution. The key findings were:
1) Over half of customers achieved payback on their investment within one year, which is considered an exceptional return on investment.
2) Customers reported labor productivity improvements between 5-15% for 40% of respondents and over 15% for another 40%, leading to decreased labor costs between 5-15% for 62% of respondents.
3) Employee relations were generally unchanged or slightly improved with implementation, dispelling fears that such systems negatively impact morale.
This article discusses the challenges of developing a common performance measurement system for a collaborative supply chain. Through a case study of a supply chain in the fast moving consumer goods industry, the authors examine two potential collaborative performance measures - inventory levels and product availability. They find that inventory levels cannot reliably be measured collaboratively due to data limitations. Measuring product availability would require a complex information sharing system across the supply chain. The key challenges revealed include underlying data inconsistencies, the need to synchronize business processes, and determining an appropriate collaborative evaluation method.
This document provides an overview and summary of a lecture on IT strategy. It discusses identifying strategies and the role of IT in business strategy. Some key points covered include:
- Porter's competitive model and how it can be applied to analyze an industry and a company's strategic position
- The different types of competitive strategies such as cost leadership, differentiation, and innovation strategies
- How technology can potentially change the basis of competition, balance of power, and barriers to entry in an industry
- The importance of understanding customers, competitors, markets, and partnerships for strategic analysis
- Potential opportunities and risks of emerging technologies for business strategies and models
Intense competition, rapidly declining prices, unpredictable customer demand, and constrained material supplies are facts of life in the global electronics supply chain. The pursuit of higher prices and margins leads to a continuous stream of new products, each able to command a premium price for a short period of time before becoming commoditized. This challenging cycle is faced every day by IBM as well as hundreds of other companies operating in virtually every segment of the electronics industry.
An effective way to optimize key performance factors of supply chainIAEME Publication
This document summarizes an article from the International Journal of Management that discusses optimizing key performance factors in supply chain management. The article begins with an abstract that outlines the goal of using analytical techniques to optimize costs in the outward supply chain. It then reviews relevant literature on supply chain performance measurement and modeling supply chain systems. The methodology section outlines the steps taken, which include identifying key parameters that influence performance, formulating the problem as minimizing total supply chain costs given constraints, validating the model, and implementing the solution. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of supply chain performance measurement for competitiveness.
Determinantsof Strategic Supply Chain Management in Enhancing Organization Pe...paperpublications3
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to investigate the determinantsof strategic supply chain management in enhancing organization performance, a case of Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company. The target population consisted of all the managers and employees at ELDOWAS. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design, in which both stratified and simple random sampling techniques were utilized in selecting the participants for the study. This study used a sample of 60 employees and management representatives. Questionnaire, interview schedule and document analysis were be used to collect data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistical technique that included frequencies, percentages and means. Findings of the study found out that 53.3% of organisation performance was influenced by the four determinants studied in the research. Results on coefficient of variation showed that a unit change in supply chain infrastructure would affect organisation performance by (0.14β1), resource sharing (0.062β2), information flow (0.457β3) and organisation linkage (0.215β4). All the four determinants looked in this research were found to have positive influence; supply chain infrastructure (r=0.505), resource sharing (r=0.567), information flow (r=0.705) and organisation linkage (r=0.322) on organisation performance. The study recommends that ICT should be fully integrated and utilised in sharing information between the organisation and partner in the supply chain management, information systems and flow need to be enhanced to ensure that the suppliers and customers receive it on time.
Keywords: Determinants, Information flow, Infrastructure,Supply Chain Management & Resource sharing.
The Influence of Supply Chain Integration on the Intrapreneurship in Supply C...IJERA Editor
These days, SMEs pay a lot of attention to concept of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in order to achieve
competitiveness. The logic behind such act is integrating the activities of value creation within any kind of
organizational context. Such integrity would collaborate with managers to accomplish the competitive edge that
they are aiming to achieve. The goal of current research is to identify scopes of a unique construct which is
known as Entrepreneurial Supply Chain Management competency. Therefore, the notions of SCM and
entrepreneurship are being aligned together for evaluating the organizational performance. The outcomes
demonstrate that SCM in fact is a critical issue that can alter the organizational performance, thus, through
consideration of SCM, we should focus on supply chain integration and its impacts on intrapreneurship and
innovation of an organization. In order to be successful in such competitive context, SMEs need to provide
novel competences which are not imitable and to increase their application in supply chain and also to improve
their total performance.
1) Adopting green IT practices like consolidating servers and optimizing data centers can significantly reduce costs and carbon emissions while improving reliability and performance. One company achieved savings of £1.9 billion over 5 years and reduced carbon emissions by 29,897 tons annually.
2) As financial institutions, your ability to influence clients' IT transformations towards sustainability is important both financially and environmentally. Partnering with experts in green IT can replicate these benefits through proven methods.
3) A short assessment of your current IT delivery against industry standards can identify opportunities to cut costs up to 50% through standardized, efficient services while reducing risks.
IRJET- Review Paper on Supply Chain Management of WindshieldIRJET Journal
This document discusses supply chain management of windshield production. It begins by defining supply chain management and its key components - planning, material requirements planning, production planning and control, and logistics. It then reviews several academic papers on supply chain management topics like frameworks, trends, challenges, and barriers in manufacturing organizations. Specifically, it examines how supply chain management can be applied to the construction industry. Finally, it discusses future opportunities to improve windshield production supply chain management through a customer focus, market analysis, and competition.
This document provides an overview of various business functions and how information systems support them. It discusses accounting, finance, engineering, supply chain management, customer relationship management, and human resource management. Information systems help with activities like inventory control, manufacturing scheduling, targeted marketing, and employee records management. The document also covers ethical issues around consumer privacy and the collection and use of personal data.
Mit Benchmarking zu standardisierten IT ServicesWerner Feld
Benchmarking von Outsourcing Verträgen erlaubt die Aufdeckung von Ineffizienzen, die typischerweise auf marktunüblichen IT Serviceanforderungen des Kunden beruhen.
Building Value Through Enterprise Architecturedfnewman
This document provides contact information for various Booz & Company consultants located around the world who specialize in enterprise architecture. It then discusses the key findings of a Booz & Company study on how enterprise architecture maturity impacts business value. The study found that organizations with higher EA maturity captured more business value in terms of reduced costs, complexity, risk and increased agility. It also found that the relationship between maturity and value is linked, with more mature organizations capturing value across more areas. The document provides examples of how specific organizations captured various types of value from their EA programs.
This document discusses various business functions and how information systems support them. It explains that the chapter will identify business functions like accounting, customer relationship management, and enterprise resource planning. It will also discuss how information technology helps manage supply chains by supporting the flow of information between a company's internal business functions and its external partners. Finally, it defines effectiveness as the degree to which a goal is achieved, and efficiency as the relationship between resources used and benefits gained in achieving a goal.
This document discusses the evolution of supply chain management and ERP systems. It describes how supply chain management has evolved from focusing on individual business functions to integrating across the entire supply chain. ERP systems also evolved from early inventory control systems to modern integrated systems that connect organizations across the supply chain. Today's ERP systems, sometimes called ERPII, facilitate external integration and collaboration through technologies like e-commerce and web services. While ERP systems provide benefits like improved information access and cost reductions, organizations must consider challenges such as high costs, business process reengineering, and vendor dependence.
Serialized Optimization Of Supply Chain Model Using Genetic Algorithm And Geo...Jonathan Lobo
• “Serialized Optimization Of Supply Chain Model Using Genetic Algorithm And Geometric Predictions” in international journal for science and advance research in technology Volume 2,Issue 10 in October 2016
This document discusses supply chain management (SCM) best practices. It provides an overview of SCM, including key objectives and challenges. SCM integration can provide benefits like increased visibility, cost reductions, and improved service levels. The document also outlines next generation SCM solutions, how to measure SCM success, and how small and medium enterprises can adopt SCM practices. It concludes with an explanation of the Supply Chain Operations Reference model (SCOR) framework.
Hybrid Supply Chains in Emerging Industrial Countries: The Case of the Mexica...Advanced Value Group, LLC
This presentation was part of the conference held by Dr. Cedillo, PhD from ITESM University. This conference was presented for the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Chapter Guadalajara.
Simulation in the supply chain context a survey Sergio Terzia,.docxbudabrooks46239
Simulation in the supply chain context: a survey
Sergio Terzia,*, Sergio Cavalierib a Politecnico di Milano, Department of Economics, Industrial and Management Engineering, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy b Department of Industrial Engineering, Universita` di Bergamo, Viale Marconi 5, 24044 Dalmine, Italy Received 29 January 2003; accepted 13 June 2003
Abstract
The increased level of competitiveness in all industrial sectors, exacerbated in the last years by the globalisation of the economies and by the sharp fall of the final demands, are pushing enterprises to strive for a further optimisation of their organisational processes, and in particular to pursue new forms of collaboration and partnership with their direct logistics counterparts. As a result, at a company level there is a progressive shift towards an external perspective with the design and implementation of new management strategies, which are generally named with the term of supply chain management (SCM). However, despite the flourish of several IT solutions in this context, there are still evident hurdles to overcome, mainly due to the major complexity of the problems to be tackled in a logistics network and to the conflicts resulting from local objectives versus network strategies. Among the techniques supporting a multi-decisional context, as a supply chain (SC) is, simulation can undoubtedly play an important role, above all for its main property to provide what-if analysis and to evaluate quantitatively benefits and issues deriving from operating in a co-operative environment rather than playing a pure transaction role with the upstream/downstream tiers. The paper provides a comprehensive review made on more than 80 articles, with the main purpose of ascertaining which general objectives simulation is generally called to solve, which paradigms and simulation tools are more suitable, and deriving useful prescriptions both for practitioners and researchers on its applicability in decision-making processes within the supply chain context. # 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Parallel and distributed simulation; Supply chain management; High level architecture; Survey 1. Introduction Modern industrial enterprises operate in a rapidly changing world, stressed by even more global competition, managing world-wide procurement and unforeseeable markets, supervising geographically distributed production plants, striving for the provision of outstanding products and high quality customer service. More than in the past, companies which are not able to revise periodically their strategies and, accordingly, to modify their organisational processes seriously risk to be pulled out from the competitive edge. In the 1990s, companies have made huge efforts for streamlining their internal business processes, identifying and enhancing the core activities pertaining to the product value chain, and invested massively in new intra-company information and communicat.
This document discusses agile manufacturing systems from an automotive industry perspective. It presents two decision models - a spreadsheet model and decision tree model - to study whether to invest in a dedicated, agile, or flexible manufacturing system for engine and transmission parts. The models provide initial insights into assessing the business case for investing in agile manufacturing. Agile systems seem to enable fast and cost-effective responses to new product introductions and unpredictable demand. However, more research is needed to fully address the business case for agility across multiple manufacturing sites. The document also discusses key enablers of agile manufacturing like virtual enterprise tools and concurrent engineering.
This chapter discusses the importance of information flow in supply chain management. It explains how information technology helps share important data across supply chain partners in a timely manner. The chapter outlines the key components of an integrated supply chain information system and different types of supply chain software solutions. It also discusses critical considerations for technology selection and implementation. Emerging technologies like RFID are presented that could further improve information management in supply chains.
INFORMATION MODELING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO RECONFIGURING MANUF...ijait
This research aims to gain a detailed understanding of data producers, data consumers and format/flow of the data within automotive industry for defining and using Bill of Process (BoP) for engine assembly lines. The focus remained on the real industrial challenge of rapid constraint evaluation for designing and/or reconfiguration of Powertrain assembly lines to cater for a new/changed product. A methodology is developed to facilitate Ford Company to quickly model and re-configure new/changed assembly line for building new/changed engine. This is made possible with the help of modular approach and developing relationships among products, processes and resources. The data and information of the PPR is made available to all the stake holders of the organisation independent of the platform or specific application being used at the department/facility.
INFORMATION MODELING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO RECONFIGURING MANUF...ijait
This research aims to gain a detailed understanding of data producers, data consumers and format/flow of the data within automotive industry for defining and using Bill of Process (BoP) for engine assembly lines. The focus remained on the real industrial challenge of rapid constraint evaluation for designing
and/or reconfiguration of Powertrain assembly lines to cater for a new/changed product. A methodology is developed to facilitate Ford Company to quickly model and re-configure new/changed assembly line for building new/changed engine. This is made possible with the help of modular approach and
developing relationships among products, processes and resources. The data and information of the PPR is made available to all the stake holders of the organisation independent of the platform or specific application being used at the department/facility.
Compaq KM Strategy Presentation from 2000Stan Garfield
The document discusses a proposal for a knowledge management strategy at Compaq. It begins with an overview of knowledge management and an analysis of Compaq's current state, which finds positive initiatives but also barriers like too many systems, information overload, and a lack of rewards for sharing knowledge. It then recommends leveraging existing strong initiatives, building a common structure from the best ones, and creating a Compaq Knowledge Management Program to establish people, processes, and technologies on an enterprise-wide level. This would address current problems like the lack of communities of practice, difficulty finding experts, and lack of integration among tools and information sources.
Organisations can use emerging technologies for competitive advantage, return on investment, customer convenience, and to meet supplier and customer demands. The document discusses how technologies like e-commerce, virtual worlds, and communication tools can provide these benefits and competitive differentiation. It provides examples of how Ford, Lands' End, and educational institutions have leveraged emerging technologies for strategic purposes.
The document discusses situation awareness and knowledge management approaches for complex and dynamic systems. It proposes modeling different elements of the system and information processing requirements. This includes entity, activity, representation, measurement, observation and event models. It also discusses roles, tasks, outcomes and guidance for stakeholders involved in situation awareness through a Situation Awareness Unified Process. Design decisions and views of the proposed situation awareness system architecture are also covered at a high level.
From Model-based to Model and Simulation-based Systems ArchitecturesObeo
Achieving quality engineering through descriptive and analytical models
Systems architecture design is a key activity that affect the
overall systems engineering cost. It is hence fundamental
to ensure that the system architecture reaches a proper quality.
In this paper, we leverage on MBSE approaches and complement them
with simulation techniques, as a prom-ising way to improve the quality of the system architecture definition, and to come up with inno-vative solutions while securing the systems engineering process.
This document provides an overview of IBM's Rational Jazz strategy for collaborative software delivery:
- Jazz started as a technology platform in the 1990s and has evolved to integrate tools from multiple vendors through open standards like OSLC, with the goal of breaking down barriers between different phases of the software lifecycle.
- The Jazz vision is to provide transparency across the entire delivery process through shared services, a common data model, and deep integration of tools and processes.
- Recent focus areas include simplifying user experiences, deepening integration capabilities, improving administration, and supporting open standards like OSLC to encourage broader adoption and ecosystem participation.
This document outlines the key steps in requirement analysis and specification for developing a technical solution:
1) Analyze business requirements by gathering requirements, scope, security, performance, maintainability, availability, and integration needs.
2) Define the technical architecture by identifying appropriate solution types, technologies, and data storage architecture.
3) Develop the conceptual and logical design, including constructing conceptual models, applying modular design principles, and incorporating business rules.
4) Derive the physical design and finalize the product while ensuring requirements for performance, maintainability, security, and other factors are met.
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Key EURAXESS online platform functionalities and selected Extranet toolsMilan Zdravković
This document provides an overview and demonstration of the key features and functionalities of the EURAXESS online platform and Extranet tools. It begins with an introduction to the training content which will cover the EURAXESS online platform blueprint, demonstrations of the European EURAXESS portal functionalities and selected EURAXESS Extranet features, and quizzes. It then describes what the EURAXESS online platform is, including that it is a single point of access for researchers, organizations, and staff to resources like jobs, funding, hosting opportunities, and career development tools. It also notes user statistics. The document then demonstrates some of the European EURAXESS portal's functionalities and holds a quiz
Horizon Europe is the European Commission's €95.5 billion research and innovation programme for 2021-2027, which aims to strengthen Europe's scientific and technological capacity as well as boost innovation. The programme has three pillars focused on excellent science, global challenges and industrial leadership, and European innovation ecosystems. It provides funding for projects related to research, innovation, education and training through various actions and destinations aimed at improving access to excellence across Europe.
This document discusses open science requirements in Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme for 2021-2027. It summarizes key points from the general model grant agreement, including requirements for beneficiaries to disseminate results, provide open access to publications, and manage research data according to FAIR principles. Beneficiaries must deposit publications and data in repositories under open licenses, with some exceptions, and provide information to enable validation and re-use of results. They must also develop a plan for exploiting and disseminating results.
EURAXESS Online Tools To Support Researcher Career DevelopmentMilan Zdravković
The document discusses online tools and resources to support researcher career development. It describes a process for researchers to assess their skills, interests, values and personality to help guide career planning. This involves completing a skills audit and self-assessments, then interpreting the results to identify motivated skills and areas for development. Researchers can use the results to explore career options, set goals and find relevant training opportunities. The presenter aims to familiarize participants with these tools and principles to help them develop self-directed career plans.
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doc. dr Milan Zdravković. Mašinski fakultet u Nišu, Inženjerski menadžment, studijski profil Industrijski menadžment, master studije, 1.godina
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Pristup online kursu: http://ekursevi.masfak.ni.ac.rs:9000/courses/course-v1:MEF+UPRO+2019-20_S2/about
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doc. dr Milan Zdravković. Mašinski fakultet u Nišu, Inženjerski menadžment, studijski profil Industrijski menadžment, master studije, 1.godina
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Pristup online kursu: http://ekursevi.masfak.ni.ac.rs:9000/courses/course-v1:MEF+UPRO+2019-20_S2/about
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doc. dr Milan Zdravković. Mašinski fakultet u Nišu, Inženjerski menadžment, studijski profil Industrijski menadžment, master studije, 1.godina
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Pristup online kursu: http://ekursevi.masfak.ni.ac.rs:9000/courses/course-v1:MEF+UPRO+2019-20_S2/about
PA Training Nov 5-6 Day 2 - Talk 2. Content Management Best PracticesMilan Zdravković
EURAXESS TOPIV Online Training for Portal Administrators
5th-6th of November 2020 Day 2
organized by Estonian Research Council
Talk: Content Management Best Practices
Presenter: Laura Sancho Andres, European Commission
PA Training Nov 5-6 Day 2 - Talk 1. Web Visibility, SEO elements in content c...Milan Zdravković
EURAXESS TOPIV Online Training for Portal Administrators
5th-6th of November 2020 Day 2
organized by Estonian Research Council
Talk: Web Visibility, SEO elements in content creation, Google Adwords
Presenter: Taavi Raidma, Estonia
PA Training Nov 5-6 Day 1 - Talk 1. EURAXESS Portal updatesMilan Zdravković
EURAXESS TOPIV Online Training for Portal Administrators
5th-6th of November 2020 Day 1
organized by Estonian Research Council
Talk: EURAXESS Portal updates
Presenter: Laura Sancho-Andres, European Commission
PA Training Nov 5-6 Day 1 - Talk 4. Compliance issuesMilan Zdravković
EURAXESS TOPIV Online Training for Portal Administrators
5th-6th of November 2020 Day 1
organized by Estonian Research Council
Talk: Compliance issues
Presenters: Laura SANCHO-ANDRES, European Commission; Milan Zdravković, University of Niš, Serbia
PA Training Nov 5-6 Day 2 - Talk 3. Accessibility CheckerMilan Zdravković
EURAXESS TOPIV Online Training for Portal Administrators
5th-6th of November 2020 Day 2
organized by Estonian Research Council
Talk: Accessibility Checker
Presenter: Laura SANCHO-ANDRES, European Commission
Online kurs: Informacione tehnologije 1. Mašinski fakultet Univerziteta u Nišu. Nedelja 1, resurs 3: Internet pod haubom. Realizacija: Milan Zdravković
http://ekursevi.masfak.ni.ac.rs:9000/courses/course-v1:MEF+IT1+2020-21_S1/about
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
OpenID AuthZEN Interop Read Out - AuthorizationDavid Brossard
During Identiverse 2024 and EIC 2024, members of the OpenID AuthZEN WG got together and demoed their authorization endpoints conforming to the AuthZEN API
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Ocean lotus Threat actors project by John Sitima 2024 (1).pptxSitimaJohn
Ocean Lotus cyber threat actors represent a sophisticated, persistent, and politically motivated group that poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals in the Southeast Asian region. Their continuous evolution and adaptability underscore the need for robust cybersecurity measures and international cooperation to identify and mitigate the threats posed by such advanced persistent threat groups.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
Concept of Semantic Information Pool for manufacturing supply networks
1. Concept of Semantic Information Pool for manufacturing supply networks mr. Milan Zdravković 1 , Prof. dr Hervé Panetto 2 , Prof. dr Miroslav Trajanović 1 1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Niš, Innovation Center for Information Technologies 2 Research Centre for Automatic Control (CRAN – UMR 7039), Nancy-Université, CNRS
16. Conclusion: Expected effect to Virtual Enterprises Lifecycle Formation Operation and evolution Dissolution Selection Restructuring Planning Execution Risk management Exception handling Knowledge management Process templates Integration Coordination Integrated view to overall capability of a network Metamorphosis Formalization of organizational change and impact Process compensation templates Ontology learning Assertion of inferred axioms
17. Thank you for your attention Contact: http:// icit.masfak.ni.ac.yu Milan Zdravkovi ć, [email_address] Innovation Center for Information Technology - ICIT , Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Niš