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Discrete choice model for air-cargo mode selection
Authors: Mitra Subhro , M. Leon Steven 
Published: November 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of the factors that influence a shipper's decision to choose air cargo as a mode of shipment.Design/methodology/approach– A disaggregate multinomial discrete choice model is developed using freight shipment survey data to identify critical factors influencing air cargo mode choice. Disaggregate revealed preference data is obtained from surveying 347 manufacturers, freight forwarders, and other third-party service providers.Findings– The empirical model developed in this research shows that the rate of shipment, time of transit, cost-per-pound shipped, quantity shipped, perishability and delay rate of the mode are significant factors that influence mode choice.Research limitations/implications– The discrete choice model developed can be improved by taking into account logistics costs not considered in this research. Perhaps more in-depth surveys of the shippers and freight forwarders are needed. Additionally, improving the mode choice model by including stated preference data and subsequently incorporating service quality latent variables would be beneficial.Practical implications– Identifying the sensitivity of the shippers to various factors influencing mode selection enables transportation planners make better demand forecast for each mode of transportation.Originality/value– This paper extends previous mode choice studies by analyzing mode selection between air cargo and other modes. Better forecasting is achieved by replacing the logit model with probit, heteroscedastic extreme value and mixed logit models.
Impact of international outsourcing on the value adding of industries
Authors: Hamed MoosaviRad Seyed , Kara Sami , Ibbotson Suphunnika 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The value adding of each industry represents the value difference between the outputs and inputs of that industry. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of international outsourcing on the value adding of industries.

Design/methodology/approach
– Input output analysis and linear programming are used as for the research methodology. Australian Motor Vehicle and Parts Manufacturing (AMVPM) industry as an outsourcer and its main suppliers were selected for ten alternative international outsourcing scenarios in a case study.

Findings
– In all international outsourcing scenarios except the baseline scenario, the reduction in the value adding of Australia would be approximately three times more than the value adding reduction of the AMVPM industry. Moreover, the international outsourcing ratio has negative relationships with the value adding of the Australian industries and positive relationship with the international industries. Finally, it was found that the degree of supplier's dependency on the orders of the outsourcer effects the percentage reduction of supplier's value adding.

Research limitations/implications
– The aggregated data and the uncertainties in the technical coefficients are the main limitations of this research. The social and environmental costs, other tangible and intangible costs, as well as benefits of international outsourcing need to be further analysed in future research.

Practical implications
– This study would help decision makers at the macro level to analyse and control the effect of international outsourcing on the value adding of their economies.

Originality/value
– This study expands the current research at the industry level of international outsourcing by quantifying the effect of international outsourcing upon the value adding of all respected industries.
Collaborative tracking and tracing: the value of a composite design
Authors: Mirzabeiki Vahid , Holmström Jan , Främling Kary 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to propose a collaborative tracking and tracing (T&T) system that enables supply chain actors to join and leave the system in run-time without disrupting the function of the system.

Design/methodology/approach
– A collaborative T&T system is introduced using a conceptual approach. Supporting empirical data are collected through a deductive case study of a Swedish automotive supply chain.

Findings
– A collaborative T&T system based on composite and observer design patterns is an appropriate solution for inter-organizational T&T.

Research limitations/implications
– This research contributes to the body of knowledge in the field of logistics T&T. The conceptually developed collaborative T&T system needs to be validated empirically.

Practical implications
– The collaborative T&T system developed conceptually here could be used as a model for the practical development of inter-organizational T&T systems.

Originality/value
– The introduction of a collaborative T&T system, adopting the theories of software engineering and product data management, represents an original contribution to the field of T&T in logistics and transportation.
Integrated planning in hybrid courier operations
Authors: Ninikas George , Athanasopoulos Theodore , Zeimpekis Vasileios , Minis Ioannis 
Published: November 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to present the design and evaluation of an integrated system that supports planners and dispatchers to deliver enhanced courier operations. In addition to regular deliveries and pickups, these operations include: first, mass deliveries to be served over a horizon of multiple days; and second, real-time dynamic requests (DRs) to be served within the same service period.Design/methodology/approach– To address the aforementioned challenges, the authors developed an architecture that enhances a typical fleet management system by integrating purpose designed methods. Specifically, the authors plan mass deliveries taking into account typical routes of everyday operations. For planning DRs in real time, the authors propose an efficient insertion heuristic.Findings– The results from testing the proposed optimization algorithms for planning mass deliveries and real-time DRs are encouraging, since the proposed algorithms outperform current practices. Testing in a practical courier environment, indicated that the enhanced planning system may improve significantly operational performance.Research limitations/implications– The proposed optimization algorithm for the dynamic aspect of this problem comprises a heuristic approach that reaches suboptimal solutions of high quality. The development of fast optimal algorithms for solving these very interesting and practical problems is a promising area for further research.Practical implications– The proposed integrated system addresses significant problems of hybrid courier operations in an integrated, balanced manner. The tests showed that the allocation of flexible orders within a three-day time horizon improved the cost per flexible order by 7.4 percent, while computerized routing improved the cost of initial (static) routing by 14 percent. Furthermore, the proposed method for managing DRs reduced the excess cost per served request by over 40 percent. Overall, the proposed integrated system improved the total routing costs by 16.5 percent on average compared to current practices.Originality/value– Both the planning problems and the related solution heuristics address original aspects of practical courier operations. Furthermore, the system integration and the proposed systematic planning contribute to the originality of the work.
Copyright, open access and library instruction
Authors: Fargo McKinnon Laura , S. Helge Kris 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this article is to provide a general review of the concepts of copyright and open access as they relate to library instruction. The authors provide instructional advice to librarians on these topics.

Design/methodology/approach
– The authors approach the topic from a descriptive and instructional stance. General research on the topics listed above was conducted and is presented as an overview.

Findings
– The authors discuss the basics of copyright law, Creative Commons licenses, open access resources and copyright considerations specific to using music in instruction.

Originality/value
– This article includes useful tips and resources for instructional librarians, such as where to find open access or Creative Commons content. It is of value to any librarian that utilizes other entities’ content in the course of instruction.
“Where do I find that?”: creating a central shared documentation system for publishing staff using Google tools at the University of Michigan Library
Authors: Norton Alix 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– This aim of this report is to summarize how Google Sites can be used as an open-source, intuitive, and robust solution for designing an intranet system for a unique library department. Michigan Publishing is a department within the University of Michigan (U-M) campus library system that also includes a revenue-based operation as the U-M Press. The need for a central documentation system has become apparent to organize and streamline policies and procedures in this unique library department. Google Sites was chosen as a solution to compile departmental documentation and serve as a collaborative space for the many units within Michigan Publishing.

Design/methodology/approach
– One librarian and one graduate student intern worked on this project for 5-10 hours a week over the course of three months. Michigan Publishing managers created an inventory showing all existing informational resources in the department, and were then interviewed about these resources. An initial “landing page” was created for this Google-based site, and more comprehensive content has since been migrated from existing informational resources to this central site.

Findings
– A specific Google Sites Staff Intranet for Michigan Publishing has been an integral solution for providing a one-stop, central area for current internal resources. It also fosters a sense of departmental identity and community, since there are many separate units within the department, each with a different focus and place within the larger library system. This site provides an online forum for collaboration, communication and policy codification.

Originality/value
– This report summarizes how Google Sites can be used as an open-source, intuitive, and robust solution for designing an intranet system for a unique library department.
Texturization of deoiled cake of sunflower, soybean and flaxseed into food grade meal and its utilization in preparation of cookies
Authors: Bhise Suresh , Kaur A. , Ahluwali Preeti , Thind S. S. 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of the present study was to plan with the objectives to optimize and find out the best level of texturized protein from sunflower, soybean and flaxseed on the basis of quality and overall acceptability of the cookies.

Design/methodology/approach
– Defatted meal from sunflower, soybean and flaxseed was texturized using extruder. Texturized defatted meal of sunflower, soybean and flaxseed was blended at 10, 20, 30 and 40 per cent levels with wheat flour for making cookies using standard procedure.

Findings
– Functional properties such as water absorption index, foaming capacity and protein digestibility were increased, while water solubility index and fat absorption capacity decreased with increased levels of texturized defatted meal in wheat flour. Spread ratio, sensory, colour and overall acceptability of cookies were negatively affected when level of texturized flour increased as compared with the control. The force required for breaking cookies decreased with increased level of texturized defatted meal of sunflower, soybean and flaxseed incorporation. Cookies with 10 per cent texturized sunflower, soybean and flaxseed flour received the highest sensory scores. The result showed that texturized defatted meals serve as good substitute to wheat flour with increased protein content in cookies production and utilization.

Originality/value
– The study demonstrated that deoiled cake, a byproduct obtained from sunflower, soybean and flaxseed oil industry, offers great potential for supplementation of proteins in food products.
Nutritional quality evaluation of surimi and kamaboko obtained from mechanically separated chicken meat
Authors: Cortez-Vega William Renzo , Pizato Sandriane , Prentice Carlos 
Published: November 2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper was to determine the nutritional quality of the surimi and kamaboko obtained from mechanically separated chicken meat and evaluate the bioavailability of essential amino acids found in these products.Design/methodology/approach– The mechanically separated chicken meat (MSCM) was characterized by the proximate composition, and the surimi and kamaboko were characterized byin vitrodigestibility, determination of chemical score of amino acids and apparent bioavailability.Findings– The MSCM contains 68.1 ± 0.5, 12.9 ± 0.24, 18.5 ± 0.28 and 0.6 ± 0.06 per cent moisture, protein, lipids and ash, respectively. The moisture of the MSCM (surimi) was 80.45 ± 0.15 per cent, and the protein was 10.04 ± 0.21 per cent. The highest digestibility was found for the kamaboko (92.27 per cent) which was heat-treated and the lowest was for surimi (90.82 per cent). Histidine is a limiting amino acid. In this study, the surimi showed 84.69 per cent and the kamaboko presented 81.31 per cent of the minimum requirement for adults. In relation to the apparent bioavailability, there was a decrease of surimi to kamaboko of 2.52 per cent of the limiting amino acid histidine. The surimi and the kamaboko presented 76.94 and 75 per cent of the minimum requirement for adults, respectively.Originality/value– The application of the surimi technology in the production of a surimi-like material from mechanically deboned chicken meat provides a new approach toward increasing its value and utilization, e.g. for the development of meat-based products and analogs, as alternative protein sources, the surimi and the kamaboko exhibited a high content of essential amino acids, indicating that the protein has a relatively high nutritional quality.
Knowledge transfer in Hero Motor Corp Ltd.
Authors: Rana Geeta , Kumar Goel Alok , Kumar Saini Ajay 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– This paper aims to examine the issues of knowledge transfer in international strategic alliance within Hero Moto Corp. Ltd., an Indian multinational company. International Strategic alliances have been increasing in numbers in the past decades and transfer of knowledge and its transfer in multinational companies is wider debate. The case explores the complex issues involved in cross-organization and cross-country transfer of knowledge. The company has forged a strategic alliance with the US-based Erik Buell Racing for accessing technology and design inputs.

Design/methodology/approach
– It presents a structured case study that examines a wide range of knowledge transfer issues of international strategic alliance.

Findings
– It reveals that a major influencing factor is the national culture of the parents and that of the host country which provides the context with in which alliances are operate. It is also explored the ways in which the multi-parentage of strategic alliances influences their Human Resource Management (HRM) policies and practices.

Originality/value
– It provides plenty of useful information on an issue that affects virtually every employee and organization.
Towards a framework for performing outsourcing capability
Authors: Pratap Sankalp 
Published: November 2014

Purpose
– The aim of this paper is to go beyond the “What to outsource” and “To Outsource or Not” debate. Recognizing outsourcing as a fast growing reality that firms have to depend upon, the paper concerns itself with optimal management of outsourcing arrangements through the practice of “outsourcing capability”. It argues that outsourcing failure can be mitigated if organizations see outsourcing as an “ongoing activity” to be managed as opposed to treating it as a one-time opportunistic “act”.

Design/methodology/approach
– Based on the review of existing literature and drawing upon recent instances of outsourcing successes and failures, the paper develops a conceptual framework which divides various organizational processes into four different classes. It delineates the varied aspects of “outsourcing capability” that a firm would need to use to manage these varied class of processes as and when they are outsourced.

Findings
– There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to managing outsourced processes. Different processes require emphasis on different aspect of outsourcing capability if outsourcing is to deliver the envisaged benefits.

Originality/value
– The traditional focus in outsourcing literature has been on the core/non-core process with the recommendation to keep core processes in-house and outsource the non-core processes. This distinction can be transitory and hence detrimental in the era of hyper-competition. I argue that firms should instead focus on developing and refining aspects of “outsourcing capability” relevant to the varied class of processes that they wish/need to outsource.
Characterization of protein kinase PsSRPKL, a novel pathogenicity factor in the wheat stripe rust fungus
Authors: Cheng Yulin , Wang Xiaojie , Yao Juanni , Voegele Ralf T. , Zhang Yanru , Wang Wumei , Huang Lili , Kang Zhensheng 
Published: November 2014

SummaryAs in other eukaryotes, protein kinases (PKs) are generally evolutionarily conserved and play major regulatory roles in plant pathogenic fungi. Many PKs have been proven to be important for pathogenesis in model fungal plant pathogens, but little is currently known about their roles in the pathogenesis of cereal rust fungi, devastating pathogens in agriculture worldwide. Here, we report on an in planta highly induced PK gene PsSRPKL from the wheat stripe rust fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), one of the most important cereal rust fungi. PsSRPKL belongs to a group of PKs that are evolutionarily specific to cereal rust fungi. It shows a high level of intraspecies polymorphism in the kinase domains and directed green fluorescent protein chimers to plant nuclei. Overexpression of PsSRPKL in fission yeast induces aberrant cell morphology and a decreased resistance to environmental stresses. Most importantly, PsSRPKL is proven to be an important pathogenicity factor responsible for fungal growth and responses to environmental stresses, therefore contributing significantly to Pst virulence in wheat. We hypothesize that cereal rust fungi have developed specific PKs as pathogenicity factors for adaptation to their host species during evolution. Thus, our findings provide significant insights into pathogenicity and virulence evolution in cereal rust fungi.
A de novo transcriptomic analysis to reveal functional genes in Apolygus lucorum
Authors: Cao De‐Pan , Liu Yang , Wei Jin‐Jin , Li Jian‐Hong , Wang Gui‐Rong 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThe widespread planting of genetically engineered cotton producing the Cry1Ac toxin has led to significantly reduced pesticide applications since 1997. However, consequently, the number of green mirid bugs (GMB), Apolygus lucorum (Meyer‐Dür) has increased. So far the GMB, instead of the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner), has become the major pest in the transgenic Bt cotton field and has influenced cotton yield. Disproportionately, only a few studies on GMB at molecular level have been reported. Libraries from both third instar nymphs and adults were sequenced using Illumina technology, producing more than 106 million short reads and assembled into 63 029 unigenes of mean length 597 nt and N50 813 nt, ranging from 300 nt to 9771 nt. BLASTx analysis against Nr, Swissprot, GO and COG was performed to annotate these unigenes. As a result, 26 478 unigenes (42.01%) matched to known proteins and 107 immune‐related, 320 digestive‐related and 53 metamorphosis‐related genes were detected in these annotated unigenes. Additionally, we profiled gene expression using mapping based differentially expressed genes (DEGs) strategy between the two developmental stages: nymph and adult. The results demonstrated that thousands of genes were significantly differentially expressed at different developmental stages. The transcriptome and gene expression data provided comprehensive and global gene resources of GMB. This transcriptome would improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of various underlying biological characteristics, including development, digestion and immunity in GMB. Therefore, these findings could help elucidate the intrinsic factors of the GMB resurgence, offering novel pest management targets for future transgenic cotton breeding.
Cardiovascular disease incidence, mortality and case fatality related to diabetes and metabolic syndrome: A community‐based prospective study (Ansung‐Ansan cohort 2001–12)
Authors: Bae Ji Cheol , Cho Nam H. , Suh Sunghwan , Kim Jae Hyeon , Hur Kyu Yeon , Jin Sang‐Man , Lee Moon‐Kyu 
Published: November 2014

AbstractBackgroundWe evaluated the separate and combined effect of metabolic syndrome (MS) and diabetes on incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), CVD mortality and case fatality risk (CFR).Methods8898 subjects were categorized into four groups on the basis of the presence of MS and diabetes (with MS, with diabetes, with both or without either). We compared the development of CVD events, mortality and CFR.ResultsOver a mean follow‐up of 8.0 years, 690 subjects developed CVD. There were 434 deaths, of which 101 were from CVD. The presence of diabetes alone, MS alone, or both was associated with an increased risk for incident CVD and CVD mortality. Compared with the MS only group, the adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for CVD events and CVD mortality in the diabetes only group was 1.07 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.77–1.48) and 2.02 (95% CI 0.99–1.72), respectively. Among individuals with diabetes, the presence of MS did not significantly increase CVD risk and CVD mortality. The adjusted odds ratio for CVD CFR, including adjustment for the presence of MS, in subjects with diabetes versus without diabetes was 2.11 (95% CI 1.34–3.31).ConclusionsThere was no difference in the risk of incident CVD between individuals with diabetes alone and MS alone, whereas CVD mortality was much higher in individuals with diabetes only. The presence of MS did not exhibit an additive effect on CVD risk and mortality in individuals with diabetes. Individuals with diabetes had a higher CVD case fatality regardless of the presence of MS.