Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAdditive Manufacturing in the Aerospace IndustryLidong Wang, Reed Mosher, Patti DuettThe main advantages of Additive Manufacturing (AM) of metals in the aerospace industry are part consolidation; the reduction of lead time, the construction of complicated structures easily with a great Strength-to-Weight (S:W) ratio; production of parts on-demand with reduced inventory, uncertainty and the costs of supply chains. Ti6Al4V and nickel-based alloys are commonly used AM materials for aerospace parts. Ground-based … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 12 Jun 2024 · 8,106 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractReal-Time Data Capture Model for Accelerated Payment of Small-Scale FarmersNatasha Mwansa, Jackson PhiriMost developing countries especially in Africa face a number of challenges in the area of food security. These challenges include proliferation, theft, poor inventory system, poor transport and communication network. Zambia is one of the countries with these challenges and has been losing millions of dollars each year due to various challenges in managing the inventory system. In this paper, … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 29 Sep 2018 · 7,100 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Stochastic Approach to Blood Supply, Demand and Screening in Central Blood Banks - A ReviewShaul K. Bar-LevOne of the major issues in securing blood supply to patients worldwide is to provide blood of the best achievable quality, in the needed quantities. Central Blood Services (CBS’s) worldwide are daily faced with the problem how to satisfy demands for blood from various hospitals. These hospitals, in their turn, are faced with the problem how to satisfy demands for … …Current Research in Biostatistics, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 26 Oct 2017 · 8,072 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProcess is Unreliable and Quantity Discounts Supply Chain Integration Inventory ModelMing-Feng Yang, Yi LinThis paper mainly focuses on the discussion of the best economic production quantity of process unreliable and defective items reproduce of the production system. In today's production and manufacturing schedule, the quality of the supply chain often determines the efficiency of a company's operations. However, the traditional method of solving the problem of economic production quantities, mostly assumes that perfect … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 29 Oct 2015 · 8,298 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Systems Approach to Study the Malaysian Pepper IndustryIbragimov Abdulla, Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Muhammad Tasrif et al.Malaysian pepper industry is facing supply constraints which may affect its future. The system dynamics model provides a framework for understanding the dynamics and feedback structure of the Malaysian pepper supply and demand systems. The choice was made based on the ability of this model in capturing complexity and feedback relationship. The pepper model integrates key elements such as area, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 7 · 13 Aug 2015 · 6,754 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAgent and Radio Frequency Identification Based Architecture for Supermarket Information SystemHasan Al-SakranIn recent years the acceptance of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in business environments has been increasing rapidly due to its competitive business value. Adopting a suitable RFID-based information system has become increasingly important for supermarkets. However, most supermarkets still use conventional barcode-based systems to manage their information processes, which are consistently reported as one of the most unenthusiastic aspects … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 9, Issue 6 · 1 Jun 2013 · 6,742 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPolicy Decisions for a Price Dependent Demand Rate Inventory Model with Progressive Payments SchemeMukesh Kumar, Rajat KumarProblem statement: In this proposed research, we developed an inventory model to formulate an optimal ordering policies for supplier who offers progressive permissible delay periods to the retailer to settle his/her account. We assumed that the annual demand rate as a decreasing function of price with constant rate of deterioration and time-varying holding cost. Shortages in inventory are allowed which … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 17 Feb 2012 · 7,048 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Soft Systems Methodology Based Analysis Model in the Development of Selfmanaging Information SystemsSa'Adah HassanProblem statement: In order to be able to manage its own information within its operating environment with minimal human intervention, a selfmanaging information system ought to identify and make use of information from the resources available in its environment. The development of requirements for selfmanaging information systems should start with an appropriate analysis model that can explicitly show the collaborating … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 16 Jan 2012 · 7,024 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Influence of Information Sharing on Supply Chain ManagementChiang WangProblem statement: Implementing information sharing and coordination can enhance the performance of supply chain management, such as a short response time, minimum cost, low inventory and joint production and transportation. Approach: Through information sharing among all supply chain members, stable long-term relationships can be established and maintained. Results: This study uses a quantitative cost model to identify the interaction among … …Physics International, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 31 Dec 2010 · 7,602 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIndoor Positioning System Using Artificial Neural NetworkHamid Mehmood, Nitin K. Tripathi, Taravudh TipdechoProblem statement: Location knowledge in indoor environment using Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) has become very useful and popular in recent years. A number of Location Based Services (LBS) have been developed, which are based on IPS, these LBS include asset tracking, inventory management and security based applications. Many next-generation LBS applications such as social networking, local search, advertising and geo-tagging … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 10 · 30 Aug 2010 · 8,838 accessesView PDFCite