Purpose — The purpose of this paper is to analyse the prerequisites and effects of centralised supply chain planning at IKEA, and to explore how the planning process, planning system, and planning organization make up a centralised planning approach. Design/method/approach — The paper is based on a longitudinal case study of IKEA's implementation of global supply chain planning. The literature ...

Flow-territory mapping by MR imaging ASL noninvasively provides a unique insight into the distribution of cerebral perfusion. The introduction of planning-free vessel-encoded pCASL made flow-territory mapping feasible for clinical use, though lack of individual planning could impede reproducibility of this technique. We assessed the reproducibility of planning-free vessel-encoded pCASL in patie...

The transportation planning phases are generally examined in three groups, according to their contents, constant and variable factors, time dimensions, financial costs and decision-making levels: Strategic, tactical and operational levels. Network design and development, terminal capacity and location determination, marketplace selection and vessel fleet and working-power planning are problems ...

We here describe the first case of a ruptured aneurysm located at a collateral artery that extended from the proximal A2 segment to the M1 segment, which was associated with an anomalous branch of the anterior choroidal artery and middle cerebral artery (MCA) hypoplasia. The aneurysm was revealed by angiograms and intraoperative findings. No previous accounts have been published of such an extr...

the revenue management concept and techniques are applied to model the coordination of supply chain elements. the fundamental premise of this approach is synchronization of a group of business entities consist-ing of a manufacturer and multiple suppliers to achieve an optimal supply chain capacity plans. the output of the supply chain can be various products and thus it is measured in terms of ...

Coronary artery disease is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply the heart. It is caused by plaque buildup in the vessel walls and can result in serious complications such as angina, damaged heart muscle, and death. Because of its prevalence, timely and accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease is crucial. Different noninvasive imaging modalities are compared with factors such ...

on time supply of materials in construction projects is very important. therefore, coordinating a project with key suppliers, while ensuring the timely supply of materials, make the minimum costs of project. one way to create this coordination is integrated inventory planning which has been accomplished in this study. it is necessary to mention that such a model is considered np_hard in terms o...

in this study, a new stochastic model is proposed to deal with a multi-product, multi-period, multi-stage, multi-site production and transportation supply chain planning problem under demand uncertainty. a two-stage stochastic linear programming approach is used to maximize the expected profit. decisions such as the production amount, the inventory level of finished and semi-finished product, t...

The supply services in the North Sea are a working place with a high level of personnel risk mainly in occupational accidents. Supply vessels, anchor handling vessels and stand-by vessels are operating in a harsh environment in an integrated logistic chain including offshore installations, mobile installations and shore bases. An ongoing research project for a Norwegian oil company addresses th...