This paper proposes the concept of the Virtual Enterprise Broker as an innovative model to design and create Build to Order supply chains. The Build to Order supply chain responds to the demands of new global manufacturing economy offering high level of customization, high customer driven design, volume flexibility, short cycle time, none inventory costs, minimal total cost and dynamic supply c...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Building cars to customer order has been the goal of volume vehicle manufacturers since the birth of mass production. Eliminating the vast stocks of unsold vehicles held in distribution parks around the world represents potential savings worth billions, yet the current supply chain resembles islands of control, driven by production push. Despite recent advances in information ...

background when a primary radiation interacts with a medium, the secondary radiations are produced, that the contribution of these secondary radiation should considered in the calculation of dose. build-up factor is a dosimetric correction factor to assume effect of secondary radiation in calculation of dose. calculation of this factor is very difficult and time consuming. due to significance o...