Globalization of economy and increase in customer expectations in terms of cost and services have put a premium on effective supply chain re-engineering. As a result, decision support systems that can facilitate these fforts are in great demand. In this paper, we identify essential elements hat are required for modeling supply chains and embed them in a multi-agent framework. Our framework uses...

As soon as we have established (10) and (11) we can complete the discussion in the customary manner. An m-chain will be exact if its derivative vanishes, it will be derived if it is the derivative of some (m 1)-chain. By (10), every derived chain will be exact; therefore, the group GD' of all derived m-chains will be a subgroup of the group GE of all exact m-chains. The residue group GE mod GD ...

This paper proposes a re-conceptualization of the port supply chain as a smart service system, in accordance with the theory of service science. Starting from a short literature review about the port supply chain approach and service science, a new comprehensive framework is provided to better understand seaport dynamics and the creation of competitive port supply chains. The methodology used i...

This paper is prepared to provide a review of how an automotive manufacturer, ISUZU HICOM Malaysia Co. Ltd. sustained the supply chain management after business process reengineering in 2007. One of the authors is currently undergoing industrial attachment and has spent almost 6 months researching in the production and operation management system of the company. This study was carried out as pa...

the supply chain represents the critical link between the development of new product and the market in pharmaceutical industry. over the years, improvements made in supply chain operations have focused largely on ways to reduce cost and gain efficiencies in scale. in addition, powerful regulatory and market forces have provided new incentives for pharmaceutical firms to basically rethink the wa...