Because Supply Chain Performance coordinates Inventory Management under the SCOR Metrics paradigm... more Because Supply Chain Performance coordinates Inventory Management under the SCOR Metrics paradigm; this research was performed to eval Metrics of Supply Chain Performance based on Inventory Management at Shiraz Petrochemical Company of Iran. Performance indicators, as Alternatives; and Inventory Management factors, as criteria; were extracted from the research literature. Th FAHP alternatives have been prioritized. The results of this study lead to two deductions: firstly, the type of production i Management. Secondly, companies with a complex supply chain need to carry out processes to strike the right balance between the size of their inventory. The findings of this study can be applied to all petrochemical plan.
Purpose-This paper aims to examine the integration of lateral transshipment and road vulnerabilit... more Purpose-This paper aims to examine the integration of lateral transshipment and road vulnerability into the humanitarian relief chain in light of affected area priority to address equitable distribution and assess the impact of various parameters on the total average inflated distance traveled per relief item. Design/methodology/approach-After identifying comprehensive critical criteria and subcriteria, a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making framework was applied to obtain the demand points' weight and ranking in a real-life earthquake scenario. Direct shipment and lateral transshipment models were then presented and compared. The developed mathematical models are formulated as mixed-integer programming models, considering facility location, inventory prepositioning, road vulnerability and quantity of lateral transshipment. Findings-The study found that the use of prioritization criteria and subcriteria, in conjunction with lateral transshipment and road vulnerability, resulted in a more equitable distribution of relief items by reducing the total average inflated distance traveled per relief item. Research limitations/implications-To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is one of the first research on equity in humanitarian response through prioritization of demand points. It also bridges the gap between two areas that are typically treated separately: multi-criteria decision-making and humanitarian logistics. Practical implications-This is the first scholarly work in Shiraz focused on the equitable distribution system by prioritization of demand points and assigning relief items to them after the occurrence of a medium-scale earthquake scenario considering lateral transshipment in the upper echelon. Originality/value-The paper clarifies how to prioritize demand points to promote equity in humanitarian logistics when the authors have faced multiple factors (i.e. location of relief distribution centers, inventory level, distance, lateral transshipment and road vulnerability) simultaneously.
Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Mar 15, 2023
Abstract: Total quality management is a management approach for the continuous improvement of pro... more Abstract: Total quality management is a management approach for the continuous improvement of products and services with the participation of all employees and the organization. Innovation refers to the commitment to create new and improved versions of existing products, services, operations, and other items. TQM and innovation predict the survival determinants of micro, small and medium enterprises, so TQM practices support the realization of innovation. The main objective of this research is to investigate the impact of TQM practices on the realization of innovation. For this purpose, by examining quality system management and innovation from a process point of view while identifying 13 tools of TQM and five factors of innovation, the relationship between these two has been investigated. FAHP and DEA techniques are used to develop this model. The results indicate that TQM components develop organizational innovation. As a result, the TQM environment could be an appropriate platform to flourish innovation in an organization.
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