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Supporting small businesses in their transition to lean production
M.L. EmilianiDiscusses the importance of achieving alignment between buyers and sellers, with specific emphasis on efforts by buyers to improve the performance of their suppliers. Describes…
A framework for transportation decision making in an integrated supply chain
Theodore P. Stank, Thomas J. GoldsbyThere has been little conceptual work that comprehensively examines the changing role of the corporate transportation function in the modern business environment. Successful…
Measuring the bullwhip effect in the supply chain
Jan C. Fransoo, Marc J.F. WoutersIncreased demand variability in supply chains (the bullwhip effect) has been discussed in the literature. The practical measurement of this effect, however, entails some problems…
An optimization approach to determining the number of vendors to employ
Charles A. Weber, John Current, Anand DesaiPresents an approach for evaluating the number of vendors to employ in a procurement situation using multi‐objective programming (MOP) and data envelopment analysis (DEA). The…
A new value‐added strategy for the US beef industry: the case of US Premium Beef Ltd
Jeffrey P. Katz, Michael BolandUS Premium Beef Ltd is a cooperative partnership between all segments of the beef industry value chain, affording each segment an interest in the key stages of beef production and…
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