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A model for an inland port in Australia

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2008
This paper examines the role of an inland port particular to the outer regions of Melbourne, Australia. In this study, it has been experienced that the broad use of terminology, in the Melbourne context, has been a stumbling block.
K. T.K. Toh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multi-Dependent Criteria Supplier Selection with Uncertain Performance Evaluation [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of International Logistics and Trade, 2018
Nowadays businesses tend to compete with rivals by improving capability to meet customer demands. One of the key to improve logistics efficiency of a firm is to select appropriate supplier.
O. Anuchitchanchai   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges of medical commodity availability in public and private health care facilities in the Upper East Region of Ghana: a patient-centered perspective

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2023
This article is a patient-centered comparison of medical ccommodities availability in public and private health care facilities in the Upper East (UER) of Ghana to determine if significant differences existed.
Oswald Atiga   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The integration of lean, green and best practice business principles

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2015
Background: Whilst there are separate streams of established research on lean, green and best practice initiatives, the intersection of these three strategic principles has not been addressed extensively in the past.
Annelize Wiese   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supply Chain Management by Blockchain

open access: yes, 2021
This paper first presents a formal model of the transactions activated in a blockchain used to manage a supply chain composed by Small-Mid Enterprises (SME). Such a formal model is based on a correspondence between the decision to be taken by a SME each time a new order is arrived from a downstream stage of the supply chain, and the formulation of a ...
Gianfranco Genta   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Covid-19 customer experiences of self-service technology across pharmacies in South Africa

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2023
Using time-series data over a period of twelve months, Atlas.ti was employed to analyse the data extracted from Hello Peter, a South African online customer review and business platform, to assess Covid-19 customer reactions to e-services across South ...
Sebonkile Thaba   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable freight transport in South Africa:Domestic intermodal solutions

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2011
Due to the rapid deregulation of freight transport in South Africa two decades ago, and low historical investment in rail (with resultant poor service delivery), an integrated alternative to road and rail competition was never developed.
Jan H. Havenga   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Personalized Recommendation Classification Model of Students’ Social Well-being Based on Personality Trait Determinants Using Machine Learning Algorithms

open access: yesJournal of ICT, 2023
The global trend of student social well-being has steadily declined in recent years. As a result, the need for a personalized recommendation classification model that can accurately assess and identify the individual student’s social well-being has ...
Nur Atiqah Rochin Demong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Logistics outsourcing and performance of manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises in Nairobi

open access: yesThe Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 2018
Background: Logistics outsourcing has been accepted as a strategy through which small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can access the logistics capabilities they lack internally at a lower cost.
Joash Mageto, Gerrie Prinsloo, Rose Luke
doaj   +1 more source

Working Capital Behavior of Firms during an Economic Downturn: An Analysis of the Financial Crisis Era

open access: yesInternational Journal of Financial Studies, 2022
In times of crisis, cash and liquidity play an essential role. This paper analyzes the working capital measures over the course of a business cycle. We examine (1) how companies behave in economic downturns regarding their working capital components and (
Erik Hofmann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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