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Upper Eyelid Extension of a Filtering Bleb Following Glaucoma Shunt Surgery
Authors: Younger Jared R. , Kooner Karanjit S.
Published: October 2019

The authors describe a case of a filtering bleb that extended into the eyelid of a 71-year-old man following glaucoma surgery with a shunt implant. The patient presented with a left upper eyelid mass and had ocular surface and mechanical sequelae. Computed tomography scan demonstrated a fistula between the original filtering tract and the eyelid, creating an inadvertent filtering bleb. Cytology revealed fluid consistent with aqueous humor. Intraocular pressure remained normal and symptoms improved with conservative management. The patient deferred any surgical revision. Glaucoma tube shunts may lead to ocular and rare orbital complications from inadvertent bleb extension, as seen in this case. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:324-326.] AUTHORS From the Department of Ophthalmology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas. Accepted for publication May 1, 2006. Address reprint requests to Jared R. Younger, MD, MPH, UT Southwestern, Department of Ophthalmology, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390.
Enucleated Eye Model for Intraocular Retinal Prosthesis Implantation
Authors: Ratanapakorn Tanapat , Ameri Hossein , Humayan Mark S. , Weiland James D.
Published: October 2019

An enucleated porcine eye model was developed to assess intraocular retinal prosthesis implantation surgery. The surgical technique consists of corneal and crystalline lens removal, keratoprosthesis replacement, and vitrectomy. To test the eye model, the scleral incision was increased to 5 mm and a 10-mm wide retinal prosthesis folded and inserted. One retinal tack was used to fix the prosthesis to the retina. A retinal prosthesis array was inserted without significant damage to the array and conformed to the curvature of the eye. Fundus photography and optical coherence tomography were performed at the end of surgery. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:341-343.] AUTHORS From the Doheny Retina Institute (TR, HA, MSH, JDW), Doheny Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; and the Department of Ophthalmology (TR), Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. Accepted for publication January 26, 2006. Supported in part by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, New York, a grant from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R44 NS04113), Bethesda, Maryland, and a National Eye Institute Core Grant (EY03040), Bethesda, Maryland. Address reprint requests to Mark S. Humayun, MD, PhD, Doheny Retina Institute, Doheny Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1355 San Pablo Street, DVRC119, Los Angeles, CA 90033.
Artificial Tear Gel as a Gonioscopic and Contact Lens Ophthalmoscopy Fluid
Authors: Partamian Leon G. , Partamian Sandra Ann
Published: October 2019

An easy and convenient method of using a commercially available clear lubricant eye gel for diagnostic and therapeutic contact lens applications at the slit lamp is described. The authors used hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 0.3% as a medium for contact lens applications and compared it to the traditional hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 2.5%. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 0.3% as a contact lens solution is clear, viscous, and easy to apply; does not require irrigation after use; and has levels of convenience, safety, and visual recovery superior to the standard 2.5% solution characteristics. The 0.3% gel could be used as an effective and convenient gonioscopic and ophthalmoscopic contact medium. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:344-346.] AUTHORS From the Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California. Accepted for publication March 18, 2006. Address reprint requests to Leon G. Partamian, MD, 18433 Roscoe Blvd., #208, Northridge, CA 91235.
Enhancing the Sustainability of OER Through Context-Aware and Intelligent E-Learning Systems Specific to India
Authors: Tripathi Shruti , Thakran Archana , Sharma Monika
Published: October 2019

The chapter discusses the essence of “Openness” in the education sector and how it is transforming the landscape worldwide, along with the opportunities for educators and learners moving towards Industry 4.0. E-learning applications need to be dynamically adjusted not only according to the learner's knowledge but also depending on a relevant context which is imperative for a diverse country like India. The general aspects of OER, its meaning, and different CC licenses are discussed. The authors also deliberate upon the licensing issues in the use and reuse of OER. In a fast-developing economy, it is important to not only adopt the new techniques in education but also assess the strengths and weaknesses of OER usage.
Role of Entrepreneurs in Promoting Sustainability in India
Authors: Nangia Manish , Saldanha Sonali Roshan
Published: October 2019

The concept of sustainable development arises from a global perspective of seeing survival, progress, and the continued, improved life of human beings and their society. Sustainable development entails all processes of fundamental change in the social system and institutions. All businesses need to grow and be profitable. Companies in the public and government sectors are developing sustainable methods of manufacturing process and market development strategies. Corporate Social Responsibility, or Corporate Sustainability, has a crucial social component as companies think of profiting and ways and means to protect the environment. Sustainable innovators create new products and services designed to solve the problems created by the impact of economic growth, increasing population, and diminishing natural resources. The new awareness of global warming is set and there are efforts from the entire earth to address this challenge.
Efficacious Study of Specific Co-Creation Policies in the Healthcare Ecosystem
Authors: Adlakha Shagun , Chhabra Deepak , Vashistha Rajat
Published: October 2019

Co-creation involves amalgamation of essential layers of an ecosystem to work together for enhancing whole sum effectiveness. In context of healthcare ecosystem, co-creation is vital as it synergizes dependency of providers, policymakers, and seekers. Also, for assessing patient centric approaches where priority is patient prerequisites, the term specific promotes co-creation in a refined manner. Therefore, this chapter reviews the influence of specific co-creation practices in health care ecosystems by analyzing development and empirical validation along with quantitative and qualitative measures for interactions between actors. Furthermore, proximity between different actors is outlined in terms of physical space, psychological space, and symbolic space. The relationships between actors in the ecosystem using different models of bonding, bridging, and linking are also investigated in lieu of merits and demerits of environmental jolts. It is revealed how adopting a patient-centric care approach changes the co-creation practices with different case studies of patients.
Risk Aversion in Management Decision Making
Authors: Garcia Manuel , Thiagarajan Palaniappan
Published: October 2019

With the shrinking of the globe through globalization it is important to understand global business and culture. A considerable number of people rely upon Hofstede's 1980's findings. This chapter looks at the validity of those findings in general, his cultural dimensions, and uncertainty avoidance. This study tests the hypothesis that position level within an organization has an impact on the employee's level of uncertainty avoidance. The result of the linear regression model, R2 value of .019 and a significance level of .057, reflect that position level is not a predictor of uncertainty avoidance. However, a single sample t-test reflects that based on position level the employees had significantly different responses to the uncertainty avoidance questionnaire, p less than .001. These findings suggest that a difference does exist based on position level, but that there are other factors that have a greater impact on the level of uncertainty avoidance. Implications from this research as well as limitations and future research directions are also discussed.
Change Management Projects in Information Systems
Authors: Geada Nuno , Anunciação Pedro
Published: October 2019

In the current economic and social context, management of change should not be framed by managers on a passive perspective and only when there are clear signs of changes in organizational or market factors. The management of change must be framed in a perspective of continuous improvement, which justifies the development of capacities of economic and social vision associated with the sector in which they are positioned. The information society and the impact that new IT technology has on the functioning of economic organizations and the modus operandi of the market and the economy have been evident. The IT competitiveness potential of companies has attracted managers to the increasing inclusion of more technology in organizations, challenging them in managing the implicit changes.
Selecting the Most Appropriate Supplier in the Green Environment
Authors: Sagnak Muhittin
Published: October 2019

Nowadays, supply chain management decisions have become strategic decisions. Also, greening process of supply chain activities were required due to satisfy the customer expectations, and protect the environmental life. Since one of the strategic decisions for supply chains is the supplier selection, greening process also became necessary for supplier evaluations. Within this context, in this chapter, a comprehensive list of the criteria for green supplier selection was determined. Fuzzy Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method was applied to determine the cause-effect relationships between the main criteria. Fuzzy Analytic Network Process (ANP) method was used to find the relative weights of the criteria. Finally, fuzzy VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) method was applied to prioritize the various suppliers.
Critical Success Factors in the Integration of Information Technologies in the Supply Chain
Authors: Pérez López Rubén Jesús , Olguín Tiznado Jesús Everardo , Camargo Wilson Claudia , López Barreras Juan Andrés , Mojarro Magaña María , García-Rivera Blanca R.
Published: October 2019

This chapter presents a meta-analysis to determine the Critical Success Factors (CSF) involved in the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Supply Chains (SC), which are relevant to increase the probability of success if organizations implement ICT in their production processes within their SC. A literature search on databases such as Emerald, Elsevier, SpringerLink, EBSCO, and Google Scholar found 26 CSF, of which 12 were considered the most reported in the 42 articles reviewed.
Methodologies and Attributes Implemented in the Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI)
Authors: Perez Irma Ruth , Sosa Liliana Avelar , Mejia Jose M.
Published: October 2019

This chapter presents a literature review about the vendor-managed inventory as well as the methods which improve management, to discover, describe, and analyze methodologies that have been used to support the process of the VMI integration and coordination in the supply chain. Authors focus generally on the advantages that are offered by the VMI to achieve cooperation in a vendor-customer relationship. Results reveal that there is a diversity in the methodologies that were implemented, which perhaps relies on the game theory as a recent methodology that was included to achieve long-term relationships between vendor and customer, because currently supply chains are operating in dynamic environments that require greater efforts of integration among all participants or members.
Rethinking AFSA Supply Chain Strategy
Authors: Alvarado Miguel Angel , Chong Mario
Published: October 2019

AFSA is an industrial company that produces flexible packaging and has more than 200 plants on five continents. It has an important presence in South America with five plants in the region. Among its main features is to supply other industries (B2B) produce under the strategy make-to-order, with local, regional, and corporate hierarchies. Its value proposition is aimed at delivering superior customer service to the market with innovative and quality products. However, due to the acquisitions that the company has made in the last two years in different countries of the region and the growth in the consumption of flexible packaging, the strategies among the different areas of the company have not been aligned, creating incompatibilities between the strategies of the functional areas like sales, operations, finance, and supply chain. This chapter proposes to optimize the supply chain of AFSA, using a strategic methodology of diagnosis and operational analysis to have a multidimensional approach that allows for decision-making.
Public Broadcasting and Migration
Authors: Çömlekçi Mehmet Fatih
Published: October 2019

This chapter presents an analysis of how migrants were represented in the Turkish media after the historic, cultural, and socio-economic development of the labour migration that started in the 1960s from Turkey to Germany. In this respect, the aim of the study was to reveal how a public television channel covered “guest worker” experience through its broadcasts. In the meantime, the news programs that the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) produced about the migrants that went to Germany in the second half of the 20th century have been analyzed via content analysis method. This study explored the media representation of migrants' families including working women and young people; the manner in which the challenges of migrants' families were portrayed in the public space through public broadcasting; the projection of the politics of governments regarding the migrants; and the exposition of the transnational space where the migrants carry out their socio-cultural productions in Germany.
Malevolent Trespassers or Benevolent Guests
Authors: Ogunkunle Dickson Oluwasina , Ojebuyi Babatunde Raphael
Published: October 2019

Migration, a phenomenon where different factors compel people to move from one location to a new location, has remained an intrinsic feature of the human world. Many studies have been conducted on media portrayal of migrants, little scholarly attention has been paid to the dominant image of African migrants in the news media. Therefore, this study, deploying agenda-setting and framing theories, attempted a meta-analysis of the existing studies on media portrayal of African migrants with a view to establishing the dominant image of the migrants as reported by the media. Twenty-five journal articles on portrayal of African migrants purposively selected through online search were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. Findings reveal that the media portrayed African migrants via negative lens with the use of ubiquitous derogatory frames which include: aliens, foreigners, purveyors of social ills, vagrant, criminals, chaotic and hopeless. These dominant negative images of Africa and African migrants portend a great danger to globalisation and global economic integration. The realisation of comprehensive globalization and global economic integration will remain elusive as long as the media continue to give more prominence to the negatives of migration than the positives. Therefore, the media agenda, in all climes, should be used to positively influence public agenda and policies as regards migration.
Human Rights Abuses Against Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria
Authors: Odebiyi Stephen Damilola , Elegbe Olugbenga
Published: October 2019

This chapter investigates media reportage of human right abuses and sexual violence against internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Using the social responsibility theory, it analyses how the media frames, prominence, slant and whether the Nigeria media employed investigative reports in its reportage of human rights abuses against IDPs. The chapter through a quantitative content analysis of 157 editions of two purposely selected newspapers (the Vanguard NG and the Daily Trust), found that the media failed to contextualise the stories in relation to its causes, solutions and in identifying perpetrators for justice to be served, similarly, the media took sides with victims of the violations. It also failed to accord the required prominence and necessary investigative touch to such stories. It is recommended that there should be frequent trainings for journalists so as to safeguard professionalism in the industry.
Risk Communication for Viral Hepatitis Management Among Migrants
Authors: Adesina Evaristus , Oyero Olusola , Okorie Nelson , Ben-Enukora Charity , Adeyeye Babatunde
Published: October 2019

The burden of viral hepatitis is high with huge mortality and morbidity on human population. The increasing migration of people from areas highly prevalent of viral hepatitis poses a unique threat to the healthcare systems of the host nations. The deficient universal standards for screening, vaccination, and treatment of viral hepatitis have therefore made the burden of chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma to increase among migrant populations globally. This study examines the role of risk communication in managing viral hepatitis among migrants at the different levels of pre-departure phase, travel phase, destination phase, interception phase and the return phase. The study concluded on the need for concerted effort by national governments to develop a national communication policy with comprehensive risk communication strategies on viral hepatitis management among migrants.
Predicting Migration to Developed Countries
Authors: Lasisi Mutiu Iyanda , Adebiyi Rasheed Ademola , Ajetunmobi Umar Olansile
Published: October 2019

Development communication experts posit that human migration occurs when people move from their home country into a new country in order to make a new home, or for other related reasons. In this chapter, authors examine how the media reportage of developed countries such as the United States of America, United Kingdom and among others which facilitate Nigerians' attention and establishing the extent to which they migrate to the countries using a quantitative approach. Though, data did not reveal significant prediction as expected, the partial prediction established that the volume of news coverage on developed countries would continue to enhance the citizens' movement into these developed countries.
Effect of Age on Heart Rate Variability Analysis in Breast Cancer Patients
Authors: Shukla Reema Shyamsunder , Aggarwal Yogender , Sinha Rakesh Kumar , Raut Shreeniwas S.
Published: October 2019

Breast Cancer (BC) is the leading cause of death in women, worldwide. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) of BC can be studied using HRV measures. The main purpose of this chapter is to give an insight to clinicians via HRV measures with respect to age to make them understand the PS of patients. Data from 114 BC patients was segregated into two age groups, G1 (20 to 40 years) and G2 (41 to 75 years). The 5-minute electrocardiogram of the subjects was taken and HRV measures were extracted. One-way ANOVA with Posthoc Tukeys' HSD test was done. Triangular Index, Ratio of standard deviation of poincare plot perpendicular to the line of identity to the standard deviation along line of identity, Detrended Fluctuation Analysis descriptors, Approximate Entropy, Sample Entropy and Correlation Dimension significantly decreased from ECOG0 to 4 and from G1 to G2. The sympathetic activity increased with vagal withdrawal as age advanced.
What Are the Challenges of Cyber-Physical Models in the Tourism Business?
Authors: Fernandes Silvia
Published: October 2019

In the information age, factors such as globalization and new technologies have influenced consumers' choices. Many companies are connecting with them in a creative way. Customers contribute with ideas, not only for products but also for services and systems. Cyber-physical and mobile media tend to revolutionize the business model across multiple industries. This chapter reflects on how Portugal is in terms of digital transformation, through the internet of things (IoT) and smart applications. Also, which impacts can these trends have in tourism, facing the fourth industry challenge whose cyber-physical processes perform new services. Portuguese firms increasingly focus on services and knowledge. Customer data has been a factor of knowledge expansion and its materialization into new goods and services. However, this overwhelming potential requires more flexible processes and digital skills in companies. Recent innovation acceleration programs are helping them to cope with these trends, due to their entrepreneurial orientation and external knowledge connections.
Knowledge and Technology Transfer in Tourism SMEs
Authors: Lopes João , Farinha Luis
Published: October 2019

This chapter analyzes the dynamics underlying the mechanisms of transfer of knowledge and technology between academia and the tourism industry. Two interviews and research were applied to managers of SMEs. SMEs consider highly educated employees central to the knowledge transfer process, but do not give any incentive to their employees to graduate. It is not always possible to recruit young talents from higher education, as they prefer to go to work for large metropolises. The main barriers for collaboration in R&D academia-industry in the tourism sector are the cost, lack of interest on the part of higher education institutions, and the bureaucratic and time-consuming process. Regarding networking, SMEs agree that they create value, but also consider incorporating a regional innovation ecosystem. SMEs should use a competitive differentiation strategy.
Machine Learning Techniques to Mitigate Security Attacks in IoT
Authors: S. Kavi Priya , K. Vignesh Saravanan , K. Vijayalakshmi
Published: October 2019

Evolving technologies involve numerous IoT-enabled smart devices that are connected 24-7 to the internet. Existing surveys propose there are 6 billion devices on the internet and it will increase to 20 billion devices within a few years. Energy conservation, capacity, and computational speed plays an essential part in these smart devices, and they are vulnerable to a wide range of security attack challenges. Major concerns still lurk around the IoT ecosystem due to security threats. Major IoT security concerns are Denial of service(DoS), Sensitive Data Exposure, Unauthorized Device Access, etc. The main motivation of this chapter is to brief all the security issues existing in the internet of things (IoT) along with an analysis of the privacy issues. The chapter mainly focuses on the security loopholes arising from the information exchange technologies used in internet of things and discusses IoT security solutions based on machine learning techniques including supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and reinforcement learning.
Strategic Value Creation in a Supply Chain
Authors: Vijayan Gowri , Kamarulzaman Nitty Hirawaty , Mukherjee Aroop , Vaiappuri Selvakkumar K. N.
Published: October 2019

This chapter is designed to give the readers a concise understanding of supply chain strategies and the process involved in its formation. It is a background study on the changing role of supply chain in gaining competitive advantage for the firm. The chapter discusses on traceability and integration along a supply chain, its inception and the advantages to the corporate world through its implementation. The chapter focuses on the topic of value creation in a supply chain through strategic management decisions like vertical and horizontal integration. The value chain analysis model for competitive advantage is covered in this chapter. A discussion on the differences between vertical and horizontal integration systems and the best strategic decision among them is provided. The concepts of sustainable supply chain integration, traceability, and the limitations to their implementation have also been discussed. The best examples on practitioners of supply chain strategy and integration are provided along the chapter.
Innovative Solutions for Implementing Global Supply Chains in Emerging Markets
Authors: Amonkar Raj V.
Published: October 2019

In a supply chain network, facilities are the primary components where a product is manufactured or stored. During the phase of design of a supply chain network, a company decides how to configure the supply chain over the next several years. Key driver of supply chain performance in terms of responsiveness and efficiency will be taken into consideration in the decision process and the decisions include the role assigned to each facility, its capacity to perform the assigned role, the number and location of the facilities. Since supply chain design decisions pertaining to facilities are typically made for the long term and are very expensive to alter on short notice, the decisions must take into account uncertainty in anticipated market conditions over the next few years. Decisions regarding facilities are therefore a crucial part of supply chain design. This chapter explains the practical application of theories, concepts and frameworks in the area of Supply Chain Design, Risk Mitigation and Social Networks. The practical application is based on a case study of ABC, one of the world's leading agribusiness companies with global operations that made a successful foray in emerging markets facilitated by sound decisions pertaining to the design of its global supply chain network. Certain names and other identifying information were disguised to protect confidentiality.
A Knowledge Network and Mobilisation Framework for Lean Supply Chain Decisions in Agri-Food Industry
Authors: Chen Huilan , Liu Shaofeng , Oderanti Festus
Published: October 2019

Making the right decisions for food supply chain is extremely important towards achieving sustainability in agricultural businesses. This paper explores that knowledge sharing to support food supply chain decisions to achieve lean performance (i.e. to reduce/eliminate non-value-adding activities, or “waste” in lean term). The focus of the paper is on defining new knowledge networks and mobilisation approaches to address the network and community nature of current supply chains. Based on critical analysis of the state-of-the-art in the topic area, a knowledge network and mobilisation framework for lean supply chain management has been developed. The framework has then been evaluated using a case study from the food supply chain. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) has been used to incorporate expert's view on the defined knowledge networks and mobilisation approaches with respect to their contribution to achieving various lean performance objectives. The results from the work have a number of implications for current knowledge management and supply chain management in theory and in practice.
Towards an Empirical-Relational Model for Supply Chain Innovation
Authors: Mandal Santanu
Published: October 2019

Innovation is the key to sustainable performance in the current competitive market. Supply chains being network of firms entangled in exchange relationships; innovation in supply chains cannot be fully achieved without effective supply chain relationships. Hence the current study explores empirically the influence of dominant relational attributes viz. trust, commitment, communication, cooperation, coordination on supply chain (SC) innovation. As environmental uncertainty can moderate these relationships, hence the author includes the same as a moderating variable in the model. Based on a web based survey of 132 logistics professionals, the findings largely provide support for the proposed relationships.
The VESP Model
Authors: Lahmar Arij , Chabchoub Habib , Galasso François , Lamothe Jacques
Published: October 2019

During the last decade, researchers and practitioners became more interested in the domain of vulnerability analysis. It is considered as a key element in defining and managing supply chain risks. The great complexity of a global supply chain and of its environment, coupled with managerial trends, makes such a chain more vulnerable to disruptive events. A clear understanding of the possible consequences generated of this combination is a fundamental step to build an effective risk management plan and strategies. However, more studies are needed in order to develop the understanding of supply chain vulnerability. This article provides an explorative framework in order to analyze and quantify vulnerability within supply chains. Based on the existent literature, this article explores the factors that affect the level of Supply Chain Vulnerability (SCV). Four key components of SCV are identified (i.e. Exposure, Sensitivity, Susceptibility and Preparedness level). Based on these four categories of SCV, a conceptual model is developed. Such a model enables the definition of clear metrics and can further be used by researchers and practitioners to build consistent quantification methodologies.
Information Management Systems in the Supply Chain
Authors: Sousa Maria José , Cruz Rui , Dias Ivo , Caracol Carla
Published: October 2019

This chapter analyzes the importance of technologies as drivers for managing supply chains. The focus will be on the advantages of the use of information technologies to improve company's efficiency to be competitive and for the reduction of costs, improvement of operations, improvement of relationships with customers, suppliers and partners, shortening of delivering times, streamlining and optimization of business processes and operations. The use of new technologies contributes to improve efficiency of supply chain management: raw material suppliers, component manufacturers, finished product manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Technologies allow an integrated approach to planning, control and monitoring of product flows, from suppliers to end users. They aim at improve customer service at reduced overall costs, and leads to the development of important relationships with logistics providers, suppliers, and customers in order to enhance information exchange and the coordination of business activities, which are the key advantages of an integrated supply chain with the collaboration among all the participants in the value chain.
Supply Chain Process Efficiency (SCPE) and Firm's Financial Efficiency (FFE)
Authors: Baig Viqar Ali , Akhtar Javaid
Published: October 2019

The core object of this chapter is to develop efficiency measurement technique which links SC processes' efficiency (SCPE) to a firm's financial policy (FFP) through demonstrating and utilising the connection between SCPE and a firm's financial efficiency (FFE). The Dempster Shafer/Analytical Hierarchy Processes (DS/AHP) model is employed to link SCPE to the firm's financial efficiency through defining the relevant importance weights of SCPE measures regarding the preferences of FFE. The chapter also introduces a SC Financial Link Index (SCFLI) to examine the degree to which SCPE is linked to the FFE objectives. This index offers an effective supply chain management (SCM) tool to provide continuous feedback on SCPE and recognise the suitable employed remedial actions. Analysing this index offers opportunities for detailed evaluation of SCPE and empowers firms to trace SC processes that need improvement, causing in more control on daily SC operations. The proposed method permits the evaluation, monitoring, and control of SCPE to enhance SC policy for better alignment with the FFP. Linking SCPE to the FFP objectives empowers firms to gain competitive advantages and formulate strategies for improved SCM through linking such strategies to the focus area of improving the FFE.
Teaching Supply Chain Management Using an Innovative Practical Game
Authors: Vanany Iwan , Syamil Ahmad
Published: October 2019

This paper presents a new practical game which helps undergraduate students to understand how the concept of supply chain management (SCM) works. The game uses a simple supply chain structure incorporating three entities of the supply chain: supplier, plant, and customer. The game employs a set of toy building blocks such as LEGO® blocks and has the rules of the game, responsibility of each player, product descriptions and bill of materials. This competitive game is used supply chain cost as the measuring to determine the winner team of the game and the Bloom's taxonomy as guidelines to develop the assessment testing based on the learning objectives of courses. This proposed board game has been tested by many undergraduate students who are taking SCM and Logistics Management courses. The results show that the students who played the game reached the higher scores of assessment testing than students who didn't play the game. Furthermore, most students have also positive view about this game.
Supply Chain Simulation using Business Process Modeling in Service Oriented Architecture
Authors: Yoo Taejong
Published: October 2019

For supply chain optimization, as a key determinant of strategic resources mobility along the value-added chain, simulation is widely used to test the impact on supply chain performance for the strategic level decisions, such as the number of plants, the modes of transport, or the relocation of warehouses. Traditionally, a single centralized model that encompasses multiple participants in the supply chain is built when optimization of the supply chain through simulation is required. However, due to the heterogeneity of supply chain, a centralized simulation model has a limit to reflect the dynamics of each supply chain participant. This research focuses on the conceptual and the technical issues about the supply chain simulation with a parallel and distributed simulation (PADS) concept. In particular, to ensure the decomposition of supply chain simulation model by each supply chain participant, the simulation framework is proposed using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) in e-collaboration environment. For a clear proof of concept, the virtual supply chain simulation model is implemented and experienced using business process modeling tools in SOA. Due to the reusable, interoperable, and scalable characteristics of the proposed supply chain simulation framework, various alternatives for supply chin optimization can be generated and evaluated.
SCOR Implementation in Oil and Gas Company from an Emerging Market
Authors: Hafeez Jibran , Khalid Rameez , Mir Shahid
Published: October 2019

Measuring supply chain performance is an important business success factor in today's competitive environment and continuous improvement culture. Several models have been developed for this purpose, however, such models lack standardized language and are not well known in the developing countries. Supply Chain Council (SCC) developed Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model. This paper presents a case-based action-research for a step-by-step implementation of SCOR model. The case company belongs to oil and gas sector in a developing country. As-Is model was developed and analyzed for gaps. Reasons were identified using company documents and semi-structured interviews. To-Be model was then developed along with recommendations keeping into account the challenges faced by companies operating in emerging markets. The step-by-step SCOR implementation was found to be effective. It is further found that adapting the SCOR model for developing countries is a time-intensive effort and adapting the best practices can be a better option.
Information and Communication Technology Impact on Supply Chain Integration, Flexibility, and Performance
Authors: Talamantes-Padilla Carlos A , García-Alcaráz Jorge Luis. , Maldonado-Macías Aide A. , Alor-Hernández Giner , Sánchéz-Ramírez Cuauhtemoc , Hernández-Arellano Juan Luis
Published: October 2019

In this chapter, four latent variables will be analyzed to measure the impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) on the integration, flexibility and performance of Supply Chain (SC). The aim of the exposition is to provide greater understanding for those responsible of the supply chain, and focus efforts on clear objectives. These clear objectives should help those responsible for the supply chain achieve a better performance within organizations. The information analyzed was obtained from a questionnaire provided to 284 managers in companies located in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The results were used to generate a structural equation model in order to learn the relationships between variables. We have postulated six hypotheses regarding the direct, indirect and total effects. The results indicate that there is no direct relationship between ICT integration and SC performance, but an indirect relationship through mediating variables as SC Integration and Flexibility exists.
Online Real Estate Demand Chain Integration
Authors: Cherif Emna
Published: October 2019

In this paper, we propose a solution for demand chain management using APIs (application programming interfaces) integration in the online real estate. We propose online real estate management system that includes advanced modules that can be bundled together, creating differentiation and enhancing the value chain. We propose a simplified implementation architecture for an integrated demand and supply chain management system for online real estate services. We use a formal specification language for specifying the functional components of the demand chain management system and interaction with real estate entities and actors. We choose an open source Customer Relationship Management system as a platform to manage some of the online real estate modules. Other value-added modules are integrated from third-party providers using their open interfaces.
Physical and Digital Integration Strategies of Electronic Device Supply Chains and Their Applicability to ETO Supply Chains
Authors: Wagner Claudia-Maria , Ryan Colm
Published: October 2019

The growth in the manufacture and distribution of electronic devices presents a source of continuing innovation. Electronic devices are products that integrate physical forms (i.e. hardware) and virtual forms (e.g. software) to deliver value to customers. These forms are very different from a product design and supply chain perspective, but nevertheless they need to work closely together in order to create value for the customers. For electronic device manufacturers, it is important that processes are in place to facilitate the seamless integration of both forms throughout the engineering, production, distribution and support stages of the product lifecycle. This chapter examines the role of physical and virtual supply chain innovation strategies in electronic device supply chains by exploring the commonalities and differences between the design, manufacturing, and distribution models of digital and physical elements. It also explores to what extent such strategies can be employed for engineer-to-order (ETO) supply chains.
Performance Estimation of Firms by G-L-A Supply Chain under Imperfect Data
Authors: Sahu Anoop Kumar , Sahu Nitin Kumar , Sahu Atul Kumar
Published: October 2019

Amongst various proposed SC philosophies, Lean, Green and Agile strategies of SC worked seminal to solve many problems of firms. Performance measurement acts as a tool to quantify overall efficiency via G-L-A SC activities of firm, where Green SC agenda is to control and diminish pollution and Lean SC helps to reduce waste of firm, while Agile SC target to manage SC more cum quick responding to clients. This chapter proposed a MCDM performance appraisement module (module constituted by mixing the segregated chain of green-lean-agile logistic activities and corresponding their interrelated metrics) conjunctive with Fuzzy Performance Index model in purpose to estimation the overall performance of individual firm. Furthermore, a centroid method coupled with fuzzy number set is proposed for classifying ill and strong G-L-A metrics of firm, so that managers could escalate their firms performance in case of non desirable performance. A hypothetical case research of two firms i.e. gear and shaft manufacturing firms are shown to measure their performance under G-LA supply chain.
Eco-Certification and Transparency in Global Food Supply Chains
Authors: Karipidis Philippos , Tselempis Dimitrios , Tsironis Loukas K.
Published: October 2019

This chapter portrays the information flow for sustainability issues along the globalized food supply chain and explores the eco-certification decisions of farm businesses, viewing them as the first upstream chain participant. This examination is based on the literature to connect eco-certification with transparency and to portray traceability schemes for sustainability issues in food supply chains, followed by information technology-based systems and applications supporting traceability. The third section presents the eco-certification decisions at the supply chain level in four subsections. It first builds a theoretical framework regarding the downstream firms' sustainability-related decisions by offering conceptual definitions. Next the farm business decision logic is given, followed by the discrete choice model. The specialization of the model is presented in the third subsection, followed by the results, discussions, and implications for practitioners. Some conclusions and implications for future research are offered in the last section.
Supply Chain Management Practices in Retail-The Trends and Future Perspective
Authors: Yumurtacı Işık Özge , Oflaç Bengü Sevil
Published: October 2019

Retailing is amongst the leading industries that derive demand in the world. There is severe competition among retailers regarding supply chain management (SCM) practices used in this industry. Hence, this chapter mainly aims to address the supply chain management (SCM) practices (quick response, efficient consumer response, category management, continuous replenishment planning, continuous planning forecasting and replenishment, postponement, vendor managed inventory) and future trends in retailing. Moreover, this chapter provides insight for the retail practices preferred in emerging and developed markets. The chapter presents important implications for scholars, business executives, scholar-practitioners and university students who are interested in any part of retailing and supply chain management.
Supply Chain Processes as Key Drivers for Upgrading in the Semiconductor Global Supply Chain
Authors: Borges Marco Antonio Viana , Vieira Luciana Marques
Published: October 2019

Brazilian government has developed public policies during the last years in order to promote a national semiconductor industry. Under this program, 22 new Design Houses have started their operations. Considering this context, this study aims to understand how Brazilian Design Houses are upgrading to operate as players in the semiconductor global chain. To really move up in the semiconductor global chain, DHs need to improve key supply chain processes, such as marketing and sales, outsourcing and relationship management. This new scenario will characterize the achievement of functional upgrading, in which the companies will develop capabilities to move to higher value added activities in the global chain.
An Overview of Fruits and Vegetables' Retail Supply Chain Models in India
Authors: Negi Saurav , Anand Neeraj
Published: October 2019

India is the second largest food producer in the world. Various high temperate Fruits and Vegetables (F&V) are widely grown in Himalayas and Terai region of India. They are important to the various retailers in the plain areas across all the seasons. It has gained its credibility for providing sustainable income, nutritional security and for providing employment opportunities by retailing, both in rural and urban areas. As the population is increasing, demand for fresh F&V are also increasing day by day, but at the same time various issues are hindering the growth of retail sector. This chapter presents an overview of F&V retail supply chain in India as it plays a very vital role in the growth of Indian economy, and is also directly related to the health and happiness of the customers. The different types of retail supply chain models which are currently followed by Indian F&V retail formats/retailers (traditional or unorganized retailers and modern or organized retailers) and various issues related to the retail supply chain of this sector are also discussed in this chapter.
Coordinate the Express Delivery Supply Chain with Option Contracts
Authors: Zhang Mengying , Qin Jin
Published: October 2019

In this paper, the authors study the capacity decision problem in an express delivery supply chain consisting of an online retailer and an express delivery provider where products sold by the online retailer are delivered by the express delivery provider to end customers. Unlike the case of the traditional manufacturer-retailer channels, the delivery capacity is a kind of “service product” that cannot be inventoried. To avoid the risk of unprofitable capacity, the delivery provider tends to build a limited delivery capacity which is smaller than the system-wide optimal capacity. To solve such a problem, the authors investigate the capacity coordination issue in this service supply chain using option contracts. By allowing the online retailer to reserve the capacity in advance, the delivery provider could rent a part of capacity which surpasses its self-owned capacity from a third party logistics. It is demonstrated that, compared with the benchmark based on a newsvendor model, option contracts can coordinate the delivery service supply chain. The authors also figure out the feasible option contracts that improve member's expected profit and show the degree of improvement that could be achieved.
An Investigation Into the Personal Interaction Items Which Best Explain the Variation in Trust Within Automotive Supply Chains
Authors: Tolmay Aletta Sophia
Published: October 2019

The sustainability of automotive component suppliers is under threat due to various global challenges. Literature suggests that only the actual personal relationship can differentiate suppliers within supply chains. Literature further encourages more insight into the conceptualization of personal interaction and trust within supply chains. This paper reports on research that tested the importance of trust and its directional linear relationship with personal interaction. Personal interaction revealed a significant correlation with trust, indicating that actions of the Tier 2 supplier during the sourcing process can substantially influence trust with the Tier 1 buyer. It is accordingly crucial for automotive component suppliers to invest in strategies to increase their personal interaction with their buyers in order to promote trust and in turn to promote perceived customer value and customer retention.
Strategic Planning of Cold Supply Chain Towards Good Manufacturing Practices
Authors: Roy Supriyo , Kumar Kaushik
Published: October 2019

Cold Chain addresses subset of supply chain involving production, storage and distribution of products that require ‘level of temperature control' to retain ‘key characteristics and associated value' in terms of life expectancy and perishability. Successful cold chain management is essential for pharmaceutical companies, transportation providers and health care practitioners. With growing population and their demand; especially in retail and pharmaceutical sectors drives Indian cold chain market and it has huge potential to grow in the near future. India's greatest need is for an effective and economically viable cold chain solution that will integrate the supply chains for all commodities from the production centers to the consumption centers; thereby reducing physical waste and loss of value of perishable commodities. This article highlights the importance of cold chain concepts with Indian business scenario. Strategic planning of cold supply chain and their real value towards good manufacturing practices are critically highlighted.