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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsCreating Improved Models of Business Processes Through Statistical Analysis of Customer Orders with Multiple Types of ComplexityRaschid Ijioui, Heike Emmerich, Jürgen Hubert, Frank SchillerTo gain a better understanding of the internal work processes in service-oriented supply chains, it is very important to design models that are able to realistically describe the components of the supply chain. To meet this goal, it is necessary to find suitable statistical distributions of the processing times for the orders passing the chain. In this article we examine … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 6,858 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsANALYSIS AND MODELS FOR THE REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE IN ORGANIZED LARGE-SCALE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION IN EASTERN SICILYMaurizio Lanfranchi, Carlo Giannetto, Angelina De PascaleNowadays, food waste is one of the main global paradoxes and raises profound questions from the social point of view. The causes of food losses and food waste are varied and differ according to the various stages of the food chain. The problem of food waste prompted the European Parliament to proclaim 2014 the &#34European year against food waste&#34 and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 10 · 5 Dec 2014 · 7,230 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Social-Technical View of Knowledge Management in Services IndustriesChoong Kwai Fatt, Edward Wong Sek KhinProblem statement: This study investigated the social-technical view of knowledge management that supported a close social and technology relationship on automotive industry in Australia. It also examined the impacts of legacy EDI groupware technology as a mean to support knowledge management in providing value creation for an automotive company. The industry viewed legacy EDI groupware as an agent in converting … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,744 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsTHE RURAL TOURISM AS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY OR FARMS. THE CASE OF DIRECT SALES IN SICILYFilippo Sgroi, Anna Maria Di Trapani, Riccardo Testa, Salvatore TudiscaTourism has an important role modifying rural communities in their environmental, economic, social and cultural structures, processes and dynamics. In this context rural tourism plays a primary role because it is not the rural product that reaches the consumer in the purchase point, but it is the consumer (tourist) that has to move towards tourist destination to enjoy the product. … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 21 Jun 2014 · 8,170 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordse-Choupal: Hope or Hype?Neeraj Dangi, Harjit SinghProblem statement: This case looked at the cost benefit factor of e-Choupal model in rural India from socio-economic perspective since it is being projected as one of the models of rural empowerment. Questions were raised whether its growth both horizontally and vertically might be detrimental to sustainability of traditional agrarian economy. It also examined the role of ICT and government … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,336 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsA Novel Transporting System Model for Oil RefineryRazman Mat Tahar, Waleed K. AbduljabbarProblem statement: Oil refineries are widely used to store various liquids and gases. Petroleum products are in high demand. Oil companies have abundant resources of petroleum products in pipelines and storage tanks. Approach: Included are storage tanks at retail gasoline station, home heating oil tanks, lubricant storage at automotive service facilities, propane tanks in all sorts of application, and oil … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,874 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImplementing a Hybrid VMD–BiTCN–BiGRU Architecture With Intelligent Optimization for Agricultural Commodity Price Prognostication in Gujarat MarketsJignesh Hirapara, Ratnesh Kumar Namdeo, Ankit Kumar Dubey et al.In the agricultural sector, the prices of pulses require adequate forecasting to plan farming activities, store and market, and guide policy-making. However, the pulse price series is highly volatile, seasonal, nonstationary, and nonlinear, and thus conventional linear time series models are not necessarily very effective. In the suggested framework, the raw price data series is decomposed using Variational Mode Decomposition … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 22, Issue 7 · 1 Aug 2026 · 1,042 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Comprehensive Survey on Applications, Challenges, Threats and Solutions in IoT Environment and ArchitectureSadia Waheed, Savera Hanif, Rubab Hafeez et al.The influence of the Internet of Things (IoT) on how people live, interact and conduct business has rapidly increased. Integrating physical objects with electronic networking, or the Internet of Things (IoT), allows for better communication and environment detection. In coming years, higher service levels will be offered by IoT-based technologies, remarkably changing how people would conduct their daily lives. Currently, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 20, Issue 3 · 30 Jan 2024 · 7,272 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComputer Vision for Reducing Food Waste in an Institutional Canteen: A Literature Review and Performance AnalysisAna Correia, Clara Aidos, João M. L. P. Caldeira et al.Food waste in today's society has been the subject of growing interest and discussion, given its economic, environmental, social, and nutritional implications. Although food waste is present throughout the food supply chain, in developed countries it tends to be higher in the final stages of consumption (e.g., households and food services). This study focuses on institutional canteens, where food waste … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 21, Issue 4 · 10 Mar 2025 · 6,345 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractQuay Crane Scheduling in Container Terminals Using a Hybrid Genetic AlgorithmAidi Sanaa, Torbi Imane, Mazouzi MohamedContainer terminals are crucial nodes within the global supply chain, playing a vital role in the efficient movement of goods. Effective scheduling of Quay Cranes (QCs) is a key factor in maximizing port productivity and minimizing delays. This research investigates the Quay Crane Scheduling Problem (QCSP) using a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm (HGA). The proposed HGA method combines the exploratory power … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 26 Dec 2024 · 6,013 accessesView PDFCite