Due to increasing concerns about environmental protection, the environmental sustainability of businesses has been widely considered in the manufacturing and supply chain context. Further, its adoption has been implemented in the retail industry for marketing field, including green product promotion. This study aimed to propose a customer purchasing behavior analysis as an alternative for suppo...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) devices have matured to the point where they are now expanding beyond the retail supply chain and public transit fare management systems. RFID technology provides a low power and economical method to link remote sensors to larger control systems. In these cases, the RFID protocols provide the communication link between the sensor and larger control system. ...

This paper employs a simulation model in a Supply Chain Management (SCM) system. This study is one of the first to present simulation model of inventory control system in supply chain management using barcode and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The main objective of this model is to compare two inventory systems in a supply chain, one using RFID, versus the barcode. The model will help c...

the advent of e-commerce has prompted many manufacturers to redesign their traditional channel structure by engaging in direct sales. in this paper, we present a dual channel inventory model based on queuing theory in a manufacturer-retailer supply chain, consisting of a traditional retail channel and a direct channel which stocks are kept in both upper and lower echelon. the system receives st...

This position paper describes the objectives of project “SFIDA” (cofunded by the Italian Government), aiming at developing a GRID-based interoperability platform able to support next generation Supply Chain Management applications specifically addressing the needs of SMEs belonging to industrial districts and dynamic supply networks. Next generation SCM applications are intended in SFIDA to be ...

Logistics is a complex set of activities. Hesse and Rodrigue (2004) have developed a much quoted definition that includes a “wide set of activities dedicated to the transformation and circulation of goods, such as the material supply of production, the core distribution and transport function, wholesale and retail and also the provision of households with consumer goods as well as the related i...

impact of supply chain drivers on supply chain performance has no far been studied. in this research we want identifying supply chain drivers, classifying them and examining their relationship with iran's supply chain performance. this research has innovation in identifying and classifying drivers and examining relationship between drivers and supply chain performance we used bsc for assessing ...

I this paper, we investigate the equilibrium behavior of decentralized supply chains with competing retailers under demand uncertainty. We also design contractual arrangements between the parties that allow the decentralized chain to perform as well as a centralized one. We address these questions in the context of two-echelon supply chains with a single supplier servicing a network of (competi...

This position paper describes the objectives of project “SFIDA” (cofunded by the Italian Government), aiming at developing a GRID-based interoperability platform able to support next generation Supply Chain Management applications specifically addressing the needs of SMEs belonging to industrial districts and dynamic supply networks. Next generation SCM applications are intended in SFIDA to be ...

With new EU-wide legislation being introduced to protect patients from falsified medicines, how can the existing supply chain adapt and thrive in this new, safer environment? Falsified medicines, and supply chain security in general, are a global issue gaining great political and consumer attention. Although no formal study has been carried out on a global scale, it is known that the issue affe...