In order to support the academic management processes, many universities in Thailand have developed innovative information systems and services with an aim to enhance efficiency and student relationship. Some of these initiatives are in the form of a Student Recommendation System (SRM). However, the success or appropriateness of such system depends on the expertise and knowledge of the counselo...

Most studies on Japanese supplier-automaker relationships have focused on the nature of the dyadic inter-firm relationship and the performance of the assembler. We examine the relationship between a Japanese supplier’s “customer scope strategy” (i.e. number of customers) and the supplier’s performance. By analyzing data on 125 suppliers, we found that a supplier with broad automotive customer s...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Supplier management Supplier development Preferred customer PLS Reliance on few competent suppliers has driven companies to be more involved in their suppliers' activities. Supplier development (SD) is a supplier management practice implemented with strategic suppliers. Whereas research adopting the customer's standpoint indicates that SD activities have a positi...

Storage Resource Managers (SRMs) are middleware components whose function is to provide dynamic space allocation and file management on shared storage components on the Grid[1,2]. SRMs support protocol negotiation and reliable replication mechanism. The SRM standard supports independent SRM implementations, allowing for a uniform access to heterogeneous storage elements. SRMs allow site-specifi...

We investigate differences in perception between management and staff with regard to the influence of critical success factors (CSFs) on security risk management (SRM) effectiveness at a Fortune 500 company. Nine CSFs are confirmed to exist in the organization. Management and staff agree that each CSF is important for SRM effectiveness, but differ on the level of importance of each CSF. With re...

There has been a growing interest in firms’ environmental sustainability activities to improve environmental practices in their supply chain. This study aims to deal with supplier evaluation of firm’s green supply chain management (GSCM) criteria with incomplete information. Nevertheless, the suitable supplier is a key strategic direction in eliminating environmental impact on supply chain mana...

Guanxi has been identified as having an important influence on business behavior. This paper investigates the influence of guanxi on three elements of supply chain management: strategic purchasing, outsourcing, and supplier development. Survey data was collected from 175 companies in the electronics sector of Hong Kong. The results indicate that guanxi has a significant influence on these three...

Supplier selection is a multi-criteria problem which includes both tangible and intangible factors in these problems if suppliers have capacity or other different constraints two problems will exist: which suppliers are the best and how much should be purchased from each selected supplier? The objective of this paper is to present an integrated model and a supporting approach for effective ...

This paper describes a stochastic dynamic programming based approach to solve Sensor Resource Management (SRM) problems such as occur in tracking multiple targets with electronically scanned, multi-mode radar. Specifically, it formulates the SRM problem as a stochastic scheduling problem and develops approximate solutions based on the Gittins index rule. Novel results include a hybrid state sto...

Acknowledging that not all supplier relationships can nor should be close partnerships, this article explores the development of strategic supplier portfolios. The strategic portfolio perspective considers risks, trade-offs, and interdependencies between the firm’s array of supplier relationships. Based on over 50 interviews with managers and archival data from 12 multinational companies, a str...