Previous research of inter-organizational relations suggests that they are too complex to grasp in terms of simple, linear effects from independent on dependent variables. Many variables are involved, and most of them influence each other, in circular causality. The central reason for this is that enduring, fruitful relations are based on interaction and mutual dependence. This paper employs th...

Failures or other adverse events in systems or products may depend on the age and usage history of the unit. This paper present models that may be used to assess the dependence on age or usage in heterogeneous populations of products, and shows how to estimate model parameters based on different types of observational field data. The setting where the events in question are warranty claims is e...

There are many kinds of automobile after-sale service spare parts, which are with a complex relationship in replacement and a large time span in models. The management of automobile after-sale service spare parts is a challenge, not only for automobile manufacturer but also for distributor. Therefore, it becomes an important and difficult task for automobile enterprises to do well in the supply...

Although the hype surrounding the promise of electronic commerce seems all pervasive currently, there is an absence of research on automobile eCommerce, especially in developing countries, which covers wide-ranging issues beyond contextual imperatives. This paper tries to fill in the gap, by analyzing the impacts of eCommerce on automobile industry in China, and the factors of eCommerce adoptio...

The determination of the optimal carrying capacity procurement of rail and shipping services in the automobile intermodal network with unique characteristics is essential to save automobile delivery cost. In this research we develop a two-stage stochastic programming model for the tactical-level decision problem arising in the special automobile intermodal network. Furthermore, we improve the s...

Today, planning and control of logistic processes on automobile terminals are generally executed by centralised logistics systems, which in many cases cannot cope with the high requirements for flexible order processing due to increasing dynamics and complexity. The main business processes on automobile terminals – notification of vehicles by automobile manufacturer, transport to automobile ter...

China’s automobile industry has made great progress and contributed a lot to national economic development, but the problems such as dispersion, small, disorderly, worse" in the industry is still very serious. Starting from the SCP paradigm theory in China’s automobile industry, the article analyses the problems including the market structure, market conduct and market performance in China’s au...

According to the complexity of automobile logistics, we take one company’s automobile logistics as sample to analyze dynamics characteristics of logistic system and to set up system model by applying nonlinear dynamics theory and measure. Also, we can prove that it is applicable to study automobile logistics by this model according to the analysis of the model’s chaotic dynamics characteristics...

With the development of automobile industry, automobile glass type and quantity increased quickly. Automobile glass not only protects the passenger, but also affects the security, appearance of automobile and passenger’s comfort. As a result, optical performance of automobile glass, which is the most parameter, has provoked the attention of manufacturer and consumer. At present, the detection t...

Today, planning and control of logistic processes on automobile terminals are generally executed by centralised logistics systems, which cannot cope with high requirements for flexible order processing due to increasing dynamics and complexity. The main business processes on automobile terminals – notification of vehicles by automobile manufacturer, transport to automobile terminal, storage and...