Browsing by Subject "Business logistics."
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Bidding Competition and Supply Chain Risk in Soybean Exports
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Commodity trading at both domestic and international levels involves many sources of supply chain risk and uncertainty. Risk management techniques are utilized by industry participants; however, there are unknown risks ... -
Enabling Mobile Commerce through Pervasive Communications with Ubiquitous RF Tags
(2003)For many years we’ve heard of the existence of a wonderful new technology called radio frequency identification (RFID) that allows supermarket items to be checked out without human intervention. Advertisements claim ... -
Game Theory Approach to the Vertical Relationships for U.S. Containerized Imports
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Multi-player interactions and vertical relationships in the U.S. containerized-import shipment market are investigated using game theory approaches. Bi-level programming problems (BLPP) are built to capture the hierarchy ... -
Grains, Trains and Aqua-Mobiles
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Grain shippers are constantly faced with making merchandising and logistical decisions while trying to achieve a positive net margin. They have to decide how much grain to sell and when the most opportune time to do so ... -
Green Supply Chain Management Practices and Determinant Factors: A Quantitative Study on Small and Medium Enterprises Using Structural Equation Modeling
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Considering the prominence of green supply chain management (GrSCM) research has developed expressively in this field. However, there is a dearth of studies from emerging economies comprised of modelling and empirical ... -
Impact of the Panama Canal Expansion in Global Supply Chain: Optimization Model for U.S. Container Shipment
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The transportation of containerized shipments will continue to be a topic of interest in the world because it is the primary method for shipping cargo globally. The primary objective of this study is to analyze the impact ... -
Introducing a Micro-Wireless Architecture for Business Activity Sensing
(2008)RFID performance deficiencies discovered in recent high profile applications have highlighted the danger of selecting only passive tags for an application because of their lowest cost relative to other types of RFID ... -
Modeling and Solving Multi-Product Multi-Layer Location-Routing Problems
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Distribution is a very important component of logistics and supply chain management. Location-Routing Problem (LRP) simultaneously takes into consideration location, allocation, and vehicle routing decisions to design ... -
Modeling Petroleum Supply Chain: Multimodal Transportation, Disruptions and Mitigation Strategies
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The petroleum industry has one of the most complex supply chains in the world. A unique characteristic of Petroleum Supply Chain (PSC) is the high degree of uncertainty which propagates through the network. Therefore, it ... -
Risk Assessment in the Upstream Crude Oil Supply Chain: Leveraging Analytic Hierarchy Process
(North Dakota State University, 2010)For an organization to be successful, an effective strategy is required, and if implemented appropriately the strategy will result in a sustainable competitive advantage. The importance of decision making in the oil ... -
Sourcing Strategy for Asphalt Production Feedstock Considering Multimodal Transport Options
(2016)This paper examines the logistics and distribution channels for importing heavy crude oil, which is a source of bitumen. The study conducts a sensitivity analysis to assess the suitability of existing or new distillery ... -
Structural Changes in North American Fertilizer Logistics
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Nitrogen-based fertilizer industry in United States is undergoing major changes the demand for which is primarily driven by agriculture. Traditionally, this industry sources anhydrous ammonia through imports from Canada ... -
Supply Chain Management and Lean Six Sigma in a Retail Environment
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This qualitative research evaluated the as-is supply chain management and logistics retail processes of Dell, a manufacturing company that also has retail operations globally. Dell has an online channel capable of serving ...