Published in Management Systems in Production Engineering
The transformation of supply chains is an important factor for European Automotive OEMs to compete internationally. But it turns out that these are not as resilient as required. A resilient supply chain requires appropriate risk management measures that minimize internal and external influences. However, in some areas of value creation and supply c...
Published in Frontiers in Public Health
Introduction Effective supply chain management (SCM) of point-of-care (POC) tests for diseases like severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) requires active participation from diverse stakeholders, government entities, and regulatory bodies. The responsibility for overseeing various aspects of POC tests, including procureme...
Supply chain management plays a pivotal role in the smooth execution of prefabricated construction. One key aspect involves strategically placing and sizing buffers to handle uncertainties (e.g., stochastic material lead-times and activity durations) within the prefabricated construction supply chain (PCSC). This study examines three buffering poli...
Published in Frontiers in Built Environment
The construction industry, a pivotal business sector facilitating physical infrastructure and equipment provision, holds a significant indirect influence on diverse industries. This study investigates the role of supply chain management in enhancing sustainable construction practices within the Algerian construction industry. The research delves in...
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Industry 4.0 has paved the way for a world where smart factories will automate and upgrade many processes through the use of some of the latest emerging technologies. One of such technologies is Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), which have evolved a great deal in the last years in terms of technology (e.g., control units, sensors, UAV frames) and ha...
Published in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
Introduction The Swarm Intelligence Based (SIB) method has widely been applied to efficient optimization in many fields with discrete solution domains. E-commerce raises the importance of designing suitable selling strategies, including channel- and direct sales, and the mix of them, but researchers in this field seldom employ advanced metaheuristi...
Retailers which deliver products directly to their customer locations often rely on Logistics Service Intermediaries (LSI) for order management, warehousing, transportation and distribution services. Usually, the LSI acts as a shipper and subcontracts the transportation to carriers for longhaul and last-mile delivery services. All agents interact a...
Returnable Transport Packaging (RTP) are packaging which are reused repeatedly in a closed- loop supply chain. In the context studied, the RTP are shipped between two plants, in one direction filled with parts and empty in the other direction. This implies that the RTP are filled at one plant and emptied at another. Between the plants, the RTP are ...
Companies face constant change in today's dynamic business landscape, navigating shifting customer demands, globalization, and economic fluctuations. To thrive, businesses must optimize costs and meet customer needs, making supply chain management necessary. At its core lies demand management, a strategic and operational process that aligns custome...
