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Journal articles on the topic "Certified supply chain professional"
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Dellana, Scott, and John Kros. "ISO 9001 and supply chain quality in the USA." International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management 67, no. 2 (February 12, 2018): 297–317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijppm-05-2015-0080.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of ISO 9001 certification and diffusion in the USA in relation to organizational supply chain position, quality maturity, and supplier quality maturity. Design/methodology/approach Data for comparison in this study comes from an e-mail survey questionnaire of supply chain professionals across the USA. A pilot survey was initially e-mailed to 100 supply chain professionals and preliminary data from 27 respondents were used to revise the questionnaire. Respondents to the revised questionnaire returned 565 e-mailed questionnaires out of 2,924 active e-mail addresses. Findings The results suggest that companies adopting ISO 9001 are likely doing so as part of an overall quality management program more so than from direct market pressure. It appears that ISO 9001 certification rates differ by organizational position in the supply chain. ISO 9001 certified organizations are more likely to have quality programs of greater maturity and suppliers with greater quality maturity than organizations that are not ISO 9001 certified. Certified organizations are also more likely to use suppliers that are ISO 9001 capable or certified than non-ISO 9001 organizations. Research limitations/implications Not all industry groups or supply chain positions were well-represented due to some small sub-group sizes. Practical implications The study of ISO 9001 certification in US organizations has been lacking in the literature. Given the weak adoption rate of ISO 9001 in the USA, this study helps characterize ISO 9001 certification from a supply chain perspective and explores possible reasons for low certification rates. Originality/value This research extends the knowledge of quality management in the supply chain by studying ISO 9001 certification in relation to supply chain position and differences in quality maturity between certified and non-certified organizations in the USA.
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Liu, Li-Lun, and Yu-Ting Huang. "The Influence of CSRSCPAs and the Quality of Financial Statements." Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting 10, no. 1 (February 22, 2018): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ajfa.v10i1.12388.
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This study examines the corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance of listed companies in Taiwan by looking at how companies meet their CSR obligations and by exploring how employing supply-chain certified public accountants (CSRSCPAs) affects the quality of their earnings. However, despite the benefits stemming from enhanced information corroboration and expertise spillover, CSRSCPAs face the challenge of potential information collusion. Hence, this study looks at supply-chain CPAs in the context of the company’s CSR performance to find out the impact of the company’s financial statements. It finds that the CSRSCPA has a negative effect on discretionary accruals.The inclusion of different supply chain streams reveal that upstream CSRSCPA are more likely than mid-stream and downstream CSRSCPAs to receive favorable reactions from market participants. This response is an indication that market participants are impressed by the specific expertise and knowledge of these professionals.
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Liu, Li-Lun, and Yu-Ting Huang. "The Relationship between Supply Chain CPAs, CSR and Discretionary Accruals." International Business Research 9, no. 1 (December 24, 2015): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v9n1p66.
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<p>This research explores the corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance of listed companies in Taiwan by looking at how companies meet their CSR obligations and by exploring how employing supply chain certified public accountants (CSRSCPAs) affects the quality of their earnings. However, despite the benefits stemming from enhanced information corroboration and expertise spillover, CSRSCPAs face the challenge of potential information collusion. It finds that the CSRSCPA has a negative effect on discretionary accruals. Hence, this study looks at supply chain CPAs in the context of the company’s CSR performance to find out the impact of the company’s financial statements. In addition, the results of this study indicate that both a positive earnings quality and a positive public response ensue when the Big 4 audit firms audit CSR companies. Our results show that market participants highly value Big 4 supply chain CPAs with industry experience and that these impressions extend to their evaluation of clients. The inclusion of different supply chain streams reveal that upstream CSRSCPA are more likely than middlestream and downstream CSRSCPA to receive favorable reactions from market participants. This is an indication that market participants are impressed by the specific expertise and knowledge of these professionals.</p>
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Karmakar, Suparna. "Services Trade Liberalisation and Domestic Regulations: The Developing Country Conundrum." Global Economy Journal 7, no. 1 (January 2007): 1850101. http://dx.doi.org/10.2202/1524-5861.1223.
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Services have become the engine of growth in a large number of economies in the developing world. Additionally, the rapid development of ICT, and emergence of transnational corporations, has not only made cross-border provision of services easier, but has also increased the demand for and trade in services; developing countries today are increasingly emerging as cost efficient providers of key business and professional services, thereby becoming key players in the services supply chain. In the absence of explicit tariff barriers, as compared to goods, over the years, countries have more intensively regulated services on grounds of protecting consumer interest and ensuring quality and excellence of professional services provided. It is also true that as cheap labour is the resource with comparative advantage in most developing countries, and especially India, access to developed country markets by means of cross-border supply and movement of natural persons have the potential of conferring the maximum benefits from services liberalisation. However, challenges for market access in developed countries in these two modes of supply lie in the range of regulatory barriers, including burdensome visa formalities, stringent quotas and qualification requirements, and discriminatory taxes, levies and standards faced by the developing country service providers. Most professions are closely regulated and certified, and often self-regulated, usually though sectoral trade associations. This paper brings out the key elements of the prevalent regulatory measures and barriers to market access for developing country service providers, and assesses how (if at all) the proposed disciplines on domestic regulations would help in securing or easing market access problems of developing country professionals in the developed country markets. An analysis of select professional services in India indicate that for developing countries in general there exist many elements in the proposed disciplines that are not only desirable but would help them to get better market access into key developed country markets. Also it appears that given the prevailing weaknesses of the domestic legal and institutional framework in most developing countries, commensurate changes in the domestic legal and regulatory systems would need to be incorporated prior to the adoption of the DR Disciplines so as to enable countries to fulfill the requirements under such disciplines. Incorporation of suitable S&DT provisions is needed to ensure proper implementation of the said disciplines and satisfy the development agenda of the Doha Round.
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Osman, Adams, Fiifi Amoako Johnson, Simon Mariwah, Daniel Amoako-Sakyi, Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Martins Ekor, Heather Hamill, and Kate Hampshire. "Antimalarial stocking decisions among medicine retailers in Ghana: implications for quality management and control of malaria." BMJ Global Health 6, Suppl 3 (September 2023): e013426. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013426.
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Global health efforts such as malarial control require efficient pharmaceutical supply chains to ensure effective delivery of quality-assured medicines to those who need them. However, very little is currently known about decision-making processes within antimalarial supply chains and potential vulnerabilities to substandard and falsified medicines. Addressing this gap, we report on a study that investigated decision-making around the stocking of antimalarial products among private-sector medicine retailers in Ghana. Licensed retail pharmacies and over-the-counter (OTC) medicine retail outlets were sampled across six regions of Ghana using a two-stage stratified sampling procedure, with antimalarial medicines categorised as ‘expensive,’ ‘mid-range,’ and ‘cheaper,’ relative to other products in the shop. Retailers were asked about their motivations for choosing to stock particular products over others. The reasons were grouped into three categories: financial, reputation/experience and professional recommendation. Reputation/experience (76%, 95% CI 72.0% to 80.7%) were the drivers of antimalarial stocking decisions, followed by financial reasons (53.2%, 95% CI 48.1% to 58.3%) and recommendation by certified health professionals (24.7%, 95% CI 20.3% to 29.1%). Financial considerations were particularly influential in stocking decisions of cheaper medicines. Moreover, pharmacies and OTCs without a qualified pharmacist were significantly more likely to indicate financial reasons as a motivation for stocking decisions. No significant differences in stocking decisions were found by geographical location (zone and urban/rural) or outlet (pharmacy/OTC). These findings have implications for the management of antimalarial quality across supply chains in Ghana, with potentially important consequences for malaria control, particularly in lower-income areas where people rely on low-cost medication.
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El-Mougy, Rehab Mohammed, Samir Mohammed Abd-Elghany, Kálmán Imre, Adriana Morar, Viorel Herman, and Khalid Ibrahim Sallam. "Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Application to Dry-Cured Pastrami in Egyptian Pastrami Factories." Foods 12, no. 15 (August 1, 2023): 2927. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods12152927.
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The current study established a HACCP tactic for all hazards related to Egyptian dry-cured pastrami production. All types of hazards that could occur at each production step were depicted. The fabrication steps of pastrami were originally based on the processes and conclusions presented in two previous publications by members of the research team; thus, the current scientific paper is considered a completion of the two previous publications. All operations executed and products manufactured outside the pastrami factory were excluded. The HACCP system was only applied to dry-cured pastrami production stages from receiving frozen raw meat and non-meat ingredients until packaging and storing the final product. Four CCPs were detected and taken into account. The permissible critical limits of additives and non-meat ingredients were considered. Suitable corrective actions were arranged. Regular HACCP plan review, proper recording of detected CCPs and critical limits were necessary for validation processes. Following up with the supply chain by obtaining the certified suppliers, together with the importance of the verification procedures of the elaborated HACCP plan, were essential in order to ensure the production of safe food without defects.
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Park, Hong Gyue, and YoungJae Park. "Examining the perceived impact of financial investment in AEO certification on performance through trade facilitation and public and private partnership." International Journal of Logistics Management 29, no. 1 (February 12, 2018): 46–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-10-2016-0245.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of financial investment (FI) in Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certification on performance of Korean logistics companies through public and private partnership (PPP) and trade facilitation (TF). Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the data for this study, out of which 285 were adopted for the analysis using structural equation modeling for quantitative analysis. Also, it is based on professionals in Korean logistics companies that are AEO certified only. Findings FI on AEO certification had positive impacts on performance via PPP, while TF variable had no significant impact on the overall performance. Research limitations/implications This study focuses on the FI in AEO certification and its impact on performance in Korea. There should be more quantitative and confirmatory research on other countries with AEO certification to validate the findings of this study. It may be possible to generate contrary findings in different economies or countries. Practical implications These findings imply that public managers should focus more on TF aspects of the program with the Mutual Recognition Agreement with major trading partners and growing economies around the world in order to make the AEO program more popular and global with supply chain members overseas. Originality/value This study has offered original discovery and practical, academic implications for AEO program in terms of testing and suggesting factors provided by previous studies as a confirmatory and quantitative research.
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Bruckner, Gabriele, and Philipp Strohmeier. "Initiating short-distance regional supply chains of timber products." Project Repository Journal 14, no. 1 (August 27, 2022): 36–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.54050/prj1419223.
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Initiating short-distance regional supply chains of timber products The project aims to initiate short-distance regional supply chains of timber products in the business sector and raise the demand for such products in several European countries. This will be achieved by implementing and extending the eco-label Holz von Hier® (or Low Carbon Timber® in non-German speaking countries) in value chains and raising awareness of the meaning and usability of certified products among private and public customers and professionals.
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Dellana, Scott, John F. Kros, Mauro Falasca, and William J. Rowe. "Risk management integration and supply chain performance in ISO 9001-certified and non-certified firms." International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management 69, no. 6 (December 3, 2019): 1205–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijppm-12-2018-0454.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the mediating effect of supply chain risk management integration (RMI) on the relationship between supply chain logistics performance (LP) and supply chain cost performance (CP), as well as on the relationship between LP and supply chain service performance (SP). The impact of CP and SP on overall firm performance (FP) is also explored. ISO 9001-certified firms and non-certified firms are assessed to determine whether superior risk-based thinking, as required in the latest ISO 9001 standard, has a positive impact on the different relationships. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical model is developed and tested based on the participation of 140 supply chain managers. The proposed structural equation model positively relates LP, RMI, CP and SP. RMI is positively linked to CP and SP, while CP and SP are positively related to overall FP. Two subsamples (a group of 63 ISO 9001-certified firms and a group of 77 non-certified firms) are used to evaluate the model. Findings For certified and non-certified firms, LP is positively related to RMI, CP and SP, and SP and CP are positively related to FP. However, for certified firms, RMI partially mediates the relationship of LP with both CP and SP, while for non-certified firms, RMI does not mediate these relationships. The findings suggest that ISO 9001-certified firms are able to leverage RMI efforts to impact positively on supply chain performance, whereas non-certified firms are not. Research limitations/implications The study findings are based on the perceptions of managers. Even though the majority of the 63 certified firms included in this study were ISO 9001:2015 certified, the model results do not differentiate between companies certified to the 2008 version of the standard and the 2015 version (which specifically requires demonstration of risk-based thinking). Practical implications This study suggests that ISO 9001 provides a framework for risk management processes and collaboration with supply chain partners to positively impact the relationship of LP with cost and SP. Originality/value This is one of the first studies to characterize the benefits of using a structured approach for risk-based thinking that is associated with ISO 9001.
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Baron, Haley, and Carolyn Dimitri. "Relationships along the organic supply chain." British Food Journal 121, no. 3 (March 4, 2019): 771–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-11-2018-0779.
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Purpose Since the implementation of the National Organic Program in 2002, the US organic market has grown in both scale and scope, consequently placing pressure on the organic supply chain. The crucial role of matching consumer demand for final products with farm-level production falls to certified organic handlers, the intermediary firms that process, manufacture and distribute organic products. Locating certified organic commodities and products that meet their needs, in a timely manner, is costly and challenging. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods study was designed to better understand organic sector supply chain relationships in the USA. Data were collected from certified organic handlers via survey and semi-structured interviews. Those interviewed were randomly selected from 153 survey respondents who expressed an interest in being interviewed. This paper presents an analysis of interviews with 26 certified organic handlers regarding the relationships with their suppliers. Findings Three key concepts characterize the relationships between handlers and their suppliers: closeness, support and commitment. Nearly all handler supplier relationships possess some degree of closeness, where the handler expresses interest in their supplier. The relationships follow a spectrum of intensity, where the least engaged handlers provide little support and commitment, and the most engaged handlers provide support and commitment through a long-term relationship or contract. Originality/value Research into the organic supply chain is challenging to undertake, given the proprietary nature of the relationships. As the organic market continues to grow, the relationships along the supply chain will need to evolve to allow firms to meet consumer demand.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Certified supply chain professional"
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Morales, Marcela, and Eini Inha. "Supply Chain Transparency of Certified and Conventional Businesses : A case of Coffee Industry in Colombia." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-37064.
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Companies including their stakeholders, investors and nongovernmental organizations have an increasing interest regarding the information about the impact of their products in terms of who, how and where the products were produced (Kashmanian, 2017). A qualitative field study including interviews and observations was conducted in order to carry out the comparison of Supply Chain Transparency (SCT) between certified and conventional businesses. In fact, it argued that these two type of businesses differ greatly from each other when it comes to the safety and quality of the product (Manning & Baines, 2004), price premiums (Lakhal et al., 2008; Jena et al., 2012), increased environmental (Ibanez & Blackman, 2016; Burivalova et al., 2016) as well as social benefits (Milder et al., 2015; Stranieri, Cavaliere & Banterle, 2017). The comparison of certified and conventional businesses was carried out as a case study in the coffee industry in Colombia, where it is common to have both these type of businesses. Empirical data of three certified businesses was compared to five conventional ones, which is supported by additional interviews. This field study belongs to Minor Field Studies and is supported by a scholarship from Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). Conceptual framework was created for this thesis and it provides new theoretical insights by presenting SCT variables used for conducting a comparison between certified and conventional businesses. The findings of the study suggest that SCT does not exist in the supply chains in the coffee industry in Colombia and by utilizing the conceptual model for analysing the empirical data, this thesis contributes to the academic literature by creating a generally applicable conceptual model of SCT variables, and shows the interrelation between traceability and visibility in supply chains.
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Murphy, Eileen. "Key success factors for achieving green supply chain performance : a study of UK ISO 14001 certified manufacturers." Thesis, University of Hull, 2012. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:8412.
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Recently, there has been increasing emphasis on the use of voluntary environmental protection instruments such as environmental management systems (EMS). One such system is ISO 14001 which is designed to assist organisations to create a structured mechanism for continuous improvement in environmental performance. However, more knowledge is required to identify the impact these systems have on the actual environmental supply chain practices performance (GSCPP) of manufacturing organisations. Furthermore many investigations of the supply chain are based on ―hard‖ factors such as the application of systems and tools to achieve performance goals. What are less appreciated are the effects of human dimensions of managing relationships with employees and suppliers. Accordingly this research will investigate the relations and dynamics of the Key Success Factors (KSF), (training, communication, management support, employee responsibility, rewards and recognition, employee involvement, and supplier management) which are believed to assist in the improvement of GSCPP of manufacturing companies. This research sets its objectives on advancing the knowledge and understanding of the roles of key success factors in supply chain operations, how these KSF function as separate factors or work together and how they are being put into practice in manufacturing organisations. A mixed method explanatory approach adopting a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews are used to describe these phenomena and explore the reasons for and reveals inhibitors of the implementation of KSF. Key findings from this study are the development of a new mega-construct to measure internal soft management practices in organisations. Organisations successfully achieving green supply chain performance are applying a combination of key success factors such as employee responsibility and collaboration with suppliers. In-depth case studies also illustrate how these KSF manifest themselves and work together in real life. Evidence from the analysis demonstrates that despite the ISO 14001 certification some organisations are behaving in a more reactive fashion providing only the bare minimum in terms of training, where there is little emphasis on involvement of their employees, and where the management is largely unsupportive of a more comprehensive and integrated EMS. This research has three areas of contribution; to researchers who wish to further examine the combination of both hard and soft interpretations for environmental supply chain performance; to management practitioners who will benefit from the resulting tool will be able to assess the steps required to improve performance; and to those responsible for reviewing ISO 14001 who may include KSF and thus pass on the benefits to participating organisations.
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Wala, Tomasz P. (Tomasz Piotr) 1971. "Integrating the value chain : a step-by-step approach for creating a world-class supply chain for Kodak professional digital cameras." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9446.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-75).
Manufacturers of electronic equipment today face a new competitive battle. This battle does not just focus on the most efficient methods of production, but also the effectiveness of the entire supply chain. The next competitive advantage in manufacturing will shift from competition between leaner production systems to fully integrated and optimized supply chains. To assimilate the effectiveness of their supply chains, manufacturers must answer the following questions: What is the appropriate supply chain model for the type of product and volume? How should inventory levels be calculated and optimized for the entire supply chain? Is the distribution network designed toward the needs of the final customer? How can communication in the supply chain be managed most effectively? This thesis focuses on each question as they relate to the development of a more integrated supply chain. It is important to note that there is no one optimal solution because much depends on product characteristics. The thesis is based on research done at Eastman Kodak Company on the supply chain for the professional digital cameras. The goal is to provide a framework and model that can be used in improving any supply chain based on optimizing inventory levels and modifying the structure of the supply chain. The tools utilized include the MIT Strategic Inventory Placement (SIP) Model and improved communication via the Internet. By applying the framework described in this thesis, the digital camera manufacturing and supply chain team identified opportunities to double inventory turns and reduce its worldwide finished goods inventory by approximately $1.8 million. Furthermore, a newly designed communication management system will improve supply chain delivery performance and customer service.
by Tomasz P. Wala.
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Holmberg, Johan, and Jonas Lundin. "Att utvärdera tjänsteleverantörer med hjälp av kriterier." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-96080.
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Vilka kriterier är användbara när en leverantör av tjänster skall utvärderas? Beror det på om leverantören levererar professionella tjänster eller varor? Hur utvärderas en professionell tjänst? Dessa frågor är några av problemen som inköpare ställs mot, litteraturen består av mängder med kriterier och modeller för inköp av produkter men är bristfällig när det handlar om tjänster. Litteratur säger att besparingar på inköp av tjänster varierar mellan 10 och 29 %, medan på varor kan det endast variera mellan 5 till 17 %. Vid inköp av tjänster finns potentialen till att spara pengar, men kvaliteten på tjänsten får ej påverkas. I många fall är det en avvägning mellan kvalitet och pris. Detta examensarbete belyser de kriterier som är användbara vid utvärdering av professionella tjänster, samt ett förslag på en modell hur dessa kriterier kan användas. Arbetet är genomfört som en fallstudie på ett IT-företag i Sverige, som köper in professionella tjänster och använder dem mot slutkund. De frågeställningar som har drivits under detta arbete är: Vilka kriterier behövs för att utvärdera en leverantör inom professionella tjänster?Hur bör utvärderingen av en leverantör genomföras när dessa kriterier tas i beaktande? Efter genomförd fallstudie har följande slutsatser dragits:Kriterier kan inordnas i tre olika kategorier beroende på vad de utvärderar; Leverantörskriterier utvärderar själva leverantören som sådan, Prestationskriterier utvärderar en leverantörs förmåga att leverera en tjänst och Produktkriterier som utvärderar själva tjänsten som sådan. På det hela taget kan sägas att kriterier som utvärderar de kvalitativa aspekterna av en leverans oftast är betydligt viktigare att utvärdera när professionella tjänster ska beaktas. Vidare har ofta professionella tjänster karaktären av att vara beroende av den strategiska passformen mellan leverantör, köpande företag, slutkund och kriterier som utvärderar dessa delar har därför prioriterats. Anledningen till detta är att värderealiseringen i professionella tjänster till stor del ligger i själva leveransen och interaktionen mellan dessa parter och kräver därför en hög grad av samverkan, kvalitet och service knuten till själva tjänsten.What kind of criteria is useful for a company when evaluating their suppliers? Does it depend on if the supplier delivers services or products? How can one evaluate a professional service? These questions are just a few of the problems a buyer face today, the literature of today holds many criteria and models for buying products but has a lack of information when it comes to professional services. The estimated possibilities to save money when purchasing services vary between 10 to 29% but on products it vary only between 5 and 17%. There is a potential of saving money when purchasing services, but the quality of the service can not be affected. In many cases there is a trade-off between quality and price. This master thesis will illustrate the criteria that can be used when evaluating a professional service and a model where the criteria can be used. The thesis is written after a conducted case study on an IT-company in Sweden, which buy professional services and use them towards their end costumers. The questions at issue that have been driving the search for information by the authors are: Which criteria are needed to conduct an evaluation of a supplier in professional services? How should an evaluation of a supplier be conducted when keeping these criteria in mind? The case study led to the following conclusions:Criteria can be categorized in three different categories depending on what they evaluate; Supplier criteria regarding the supplier itself, Performance criteria regarding the performance of delivery and Product criteria regarding the service itself. Regarding the area of evaluation of professional service suppliers it can be said that the qualitative criteria seems to be dominating. Moreover, the professional services have the characteristics of being dependent upon the strategic fit between supplier, buyer and end customer. Criteria evaluating those aspects have therefore been prioritized in this study. The reason for this is that the value realization in professional services is in the delivery of service and in the interaction between the parties involved, therefore demanding a high degree of cooperation, quality and service bound to the service itself.
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Strand, Mathias. "Service bullwhip effect inom kunskapsintensiv tjänsteverksamhet : En fallstudie på ett analys- och teknikkonsultföretag." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-329949.
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In this study, I have developed the theoretical concept Service Bullwhip Effect (SBWE) by examining it within the professional services context through a single case study at a Swedish consultancy firm. The research questions that have been guiding the study are the following: F1. How does the service bullwhip effect differ in professional service firms compared with other service firms? F2. How can the service bullwhip effect be mitigated within professional service firms? The purpose of the study is thus to contribute to the research area of Service Supply Chain Management, and its theoretical concept SBWE. I do this by studying the SBWE within the context of professional service firms (PSF), and analyze how it differentiate itself from other service firms, and how it can be mitigated within this context. The methodology used have been a combination of data sources that were collected in the form of primary qualitative data, and secondary quantitative data from the service supply chain of a consultancy firm. My findings indicate that a SBWE exists to some extent within the professional services context. Its presence, however, was limited due to the inherent characteristics of PSFs. From this I put forward the following three propositions: H1. The service bullwhip effect exists to some extent within professional service firms, and primarily in the form of a negative effect due to a work underdelegation. H2. Shortage gaming does not exist within the professional services context due to the close relation these firms have with its customers. H3. Batch ordering exists within professional service firms in the form of project clusters. Furthermore, managerial recommendations are also provided on how to mitigate the SBWE within the PSFs. My findings points towards a reduced emphasis on the individual utilization rate for the more senior consultants within the firm. Instead, I see that a larger emphasis should be put on the economic performance of projects when evaluating consultants that are project leaders. Research implications & limitations - As a single case, the research achieves a significant depth within the studied consultancy context, but have a limited generalizability. Therefore, the developed propositions will need to be tested within other types of PSFs, and thus with different sets of characteristics.I denna studie har jag byggt vidare på teorier kopplade till Service Bullwhip Effect (SBWE) genom att undersöka konceptet inom den kunskapsintensiva tjänstesektorn. Detta har jag gjort genom en fallstudie på analys- och teknikkonsultföretaget WSP i form av en kvalitativ och kvantitativ datainsamling. Den insamlade empirin jämfördes med resultat från tidigare studier för att analysera huruvida SBWE existerar inom kunskapsintensiva tjänsteverksamheter, och hur denna effekt i så fall skiljer sig från andra tjänsteverksamheter. Utifrån analysen har jag fört en diskussion med koppling till de forskningsfrågor som styrt studien: F1. Hur skiljer sig Service Bullwhip Effect inom kunskapsintensiv tjänsteverksamhet jämfört med andra tjänsteverksamheter? F2. Hur kan Service Bullwhip Effect hanteras inom en kunskapsintensiv tjänsteverksamhet? Studiens slutsatser utifrån den första forskningsfrågan (F1) pekar bland annat på att en SBWE existerar till viss del inom kunskapsintensiva tjänsteföretag. Dock inte i samma utsträckning som inom icke kunskapsintensiva tjänsteverksamheter. Dessa slutsatser summeras i form av tre nya hypoteser: H1. The Service Bullwhip Effect existerar till viss del inom kunskapsintensiv tjänsteverksamhet, och främst i form av en negativ effekt på grund av en underdelegation av arbetsuppgifter. H2. Shortage Gaming existerar inte inom kunskapsintensiv tjänsteverksamhet på grund av den nära relationen med kunderna. H3. Batch ordering existerar inom kunskapsintensiv tjänsteverksamhet i form av uppdragskluster. De dragna slutsatserna konfirmerar därmed teorierna inom området samtidigt som branschspecifika adapteringar av teorin föreslås utifrån de särskilda förhållandena som råder inom den kunskapsintensiva tjänstesektorn. Dessa slutsatser har dock en låg generaliserbarhet och validitet då jag i denna studie undersökt ett specifikt fall, och därmed presenterar jag mina slutsatser i form av hypoteser som kräver testning genom ytterligare studier. Slutligen ger jag ledningsmässiga rekommendationer utifrån den andra forskningsfrågan (F2). Dessa rekommendationer har sitt fokus på hur SBWE kan motverkas utifrån det specifika fallet inom konsultföretaget, och hur en rådande underdelegation kan bearbetas av verksamhetens ledning. För att motverka SBWE, och en underdelegation av arbetsuppgifter, så rekommenderar jag bland annat att seniorkonsulterna utvärderas med en låg prioritet utifrån deras beläggningsgradskrav, och med hög prioritet utifrån deras ansvar över uppdragsekonomin.
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Cole, Mia. "A Critical Assessment of Professional Skills and Knowledge in Supplier Diversity: A Delphi Study." [Yellow Springs, Ohio] : Antioch University, 2008. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc_num=antioch1223305907.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Antioch University, 2008Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 24, 2008). Advisor: Jon Wergin, Ph.D.. "A dissertation submitted to the Ph.D. in Leadership and Change program of Antioch University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy September, 2008."--from the title page. Includes bibliographical references (p.129-137).
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Brandão, Miguel Alexandre Torrão Alves. "Certitex: a Textile Certified Supply Chain." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/11012.
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The appearance of blockchain technologies and their growth and development have led to
the exploration of applications of the technology in new areas, in addition to the original,
cryptocurrencies, areas such as product management and traceability in supply chains
are being explored. Initially, this technology was explored with the aim of providing food
supply chains with traceability and transparency for the consumer. Currently, solutions
for a larger variety of supply chains are being studied and developed. Current studies
have proven that the technology has powerful properties to promote traceability and nonrepudiation of information related to products in a supply chain, as well as providing liability of entities for damages caused to products, which in the past has been notoriously
difficult. The current structure of these supply chains, several different entities located in
different physical spaces, is prone to the application of blockchain solutions as it also fits
the architecture of the technology itself. All of this leads to a strong interest in applying
blockchain technology to supply chains. Unfortunately, all the blockchain based solutions
found to solve similar problems in the research phase of this project were developed by
private entities, with little to no divulgation about their development and many times not
even about how they function. This led to this project being mainly about researching the
base technology and developing a solution from scratch.
The problems of currently used traditional solutions are related to the use of non-standardized
information registration strategies and ease of repudiation of information, but current
consumer demands for knowledge of the origin of products has led to the exploration of
new solutions to overcome this. Additionally, it is common for products, at the end of their
production cycle, to be damaged and it is practically impossible to locate where the damage occurred in the chain. The idea of adapting blockchain technology as a solution for
product traceability in the supply chain presents some points of concern, as blockchains
are generally associated with distributed and public systems to maintain a given cryptocurrency, thus making information public. Although this is the initial purpose of its
creation, other blockchain technologies oriented to data storage in a business to business
model have emerged. These blockchains have access control measures, and are therefore
called private. Only allowing access by a select group of entities. Additionally, information stored on a blockchain is also often associated with high costs, and when we refer
to public blockchains like Ethereum this is a reality, but by using private solutions we
can mitigate this cost. It is also often a concern the computational costs associated with
cryptocurrency blockchains like Bitcoin and Etherum. Again, it is possible to get around
this limitation by using private solutions where we can use more light weight algorithms,
because the environment in which the system will be inserted, does not benefit from the
properties of such algorithms.
With the usage of blockchain to certify and record the progress of products as they travel
through the supply chain, it is also interesting to explore the collected data, and how it
could be used to make the supply chain itself more efficient. The purpose of this dissertation is to study how blockchain technology can be combined with a supply chain to offer product traceability and information collection. To achieve this goal, a prototype of
a blockchain-based application was developed to collect data in a supply chain, as well as
a prototype of an application for remote viewing of the data entered and a prototype of a
Machine Learning module able to make use of the information collected by the blockchain.O aparecimento das tecnologias blockchain e o seu crescimento e desenvolvimento, têm levado à exploração de aplicações da tecnologia em novas áreas. Inicialmente, e relativamente ao tema desta tese, esta tecnologia foi explorada com o objetivo de prover cadeias de fornecimento alimentícias de rastreabilidade e transparência para o consumidor. Estudos atuais têm provado que a tecnologia apresenta propriedades poderosas para promover a rastreabilidade e não repúdio de informação. Infelizmente todas as soluções baseadas em blockchain encontradas na fase de pesquisa são soluções desenvolvidas por entidades privadas não havendo qualquer divulgação de informação relativa ao seu desenvolvimento, e também na maioria esmagadora dos casos sobre o seu funcionamento. Isto levou a que esta dissertação fosse maioritariamente um trabalho de investigação da tecnologia base, e desenvolvimento de raiz de uma solução funcional. Os problemas das soluções tradicionais, prendem-se com o uso de estratégias de registo de informação não estandardizadas e facilidade de repúdio de informação isto porque cada entidade por norma age independentemente das outras e apenas comunica com aquelas que lhe estão diretamente ligadas. Adicionalmente, é comum verificar que produtos no final da sua cadeia de produção estão danificados e de ser praticamente impossível localizar onde na cadeia os danos ocorreram. A ideia de adaptar a tecnologia blockchain como uma solução para a rastreabilidade de produtos na cadeia de fornecimento apresenta alguns pontos preocupantes, pois as blockchains são geralmente associadas a sistemas distribuídos e públicos para manter uma dada criptomoeda. Apesar de este ser o propósito inicial para a sua criação têm vindo a surgir outras tecnologias blockchain orientadas para o armazenamento e processamento de dados num modelo business to business. Estas blockchains possuem medidas de controlo de acesso, e são, portanto chamadas de privadas permitindo apenas acesso por parte de um grupo seleto de entidades. Adicionalmente, o armazenamento de informação numa blockchain é também muitas vezes associado a custos elevados, e quando nos referimos a blockchains públicas como a Ethereum isto é uma realidade, mas pelo uso de soluções privadas podemos colmatar este custo. É também uma preocupação os custos computacionais associados a blockchains de criptomoeadas como a Bitcoin e Etherum. Novamente é possível contornar esta limitação pelo uso de soluções privativas onde podemos usar algoritmos mais leves, pois o ambiente em que o sistema se vai inserir, não carece de tantos cuidados. Através do uso de blockchain para certificar a origem e percurso de produtos numa cadeia de fornecimento é também interessante explorar os dados recolhidos no processo e como estes podem ser utilizados para tornar a própria cadeia de fornecimentos mais eficiente. O objetivo desta dissertação é estudar como a tecnologia blockchain pode ser conjugada com uma cadeia de fornecimento para oferecer rastreabilidade de produtos e recolha de informação. Para alcançar este objetivo foi desenvolvido um protótipo de uma aplicação baseada em blockchain para recolha de dados numa cadeia de fornecimento, bem como um protótipo de uma aplicação para a visualização e interação remota com os dados e também um protótipo de um módulo de Machine Learning capaz de fazer uso da informação recolhida pela blockchain.
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Tsai, Hsin-chieh, and 蔡信傑. "A Study on Development Trends and Professional Competency Needs of Logistics and Supply Chain Management." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10103030345930828644.
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Because the needs of professional logistics and supply chain management (SCM) managers are increasing very quickly in recent years, this research has investigated the development of logistics and SCM professionals, the trends of logistics and SCM, and the skill requirements of logistics and SCM professionals through secondary data analysis and questionnaire surveys. According to the research findings and results, we then developed several policy directions on the development of future logistics and SCM professionals for the government, educational institutions and industry. The research findings and results are summarized into three parts: One: The Development of Logistics and SCM Professionals The provision of logistics and SCM skills comes from regular educational and vocational training programs. But the supplies are far short of the demand, especially for the urgent needs of the middle and executive level logistics and SCM managers. Because the regular educational programs do not meet the demand of the industries, many companies rely mainly on the vocational training programs to upgrade logistics and SCM skills for their managers. Based on this finding, it is important to increase the educational and vocational training programs in logistics and SCM to uplift the Logistics Industry to a better status. Two: The Trends of Logistics and SCM The survey of logistics and SCM executives has shown the satisfaction of customer needs, application of information and communication technology, and emergency of Mainland China’s economy are the major factors that will affect the future development of Logistics Industry in Taiwan. The most important managerial issues will be the supply chain value creation, satisfaction of customer needs, partnership management, and organizational adaptability. The development of logistics and SCM professional skills, establishment of information service and management platform, and the integration of logistics, information, and transactional flows are the focus for the immediate improvements. Three: The Competency Requirements of Logistics and SCM Professionals The competency requirements of logistics and SCM professionals include three kinds of skills. The interpersonal/managerial basic skills include problem solving, prioritizing, and communication. The quantitative/technological skills include statistical analysis and quantitative method. The SCM core skills include teamwork, ability to see the“Big Picture”, and foreign language. Among these skills, foreign language, statistical analysis, quantitative method, ability to see the“Big Picture”, and supply chain awareness are the most important skills the logistics and SCM professionals need to develop.
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FEN, CHU YU, and 朱玉芬. "A Study on the Application of Genetic Algorithm in the Supply Chain Production Scheduling of the Professional IC Design Industry." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/40630449496423384056.
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Due to the changing environment, the products in semiconductor industry vary enormously. The common problems faced by the high-technology semiconductor as well as other industries in Taiwan include unpredictable demand, tight delivery schedule and constant changing of production plan. Semiconductor business needs to catch up with the market trend so that it can responds to customer needs quickly, and to overcome the problems caused by the over-centralized industries, products and markets. One important operations strategy is to turn the supply chain management into competitive edge by making timely demand prediction and effective capacity estimation to promptly response to the market. Semiconductor industry involves many different production stages, each of which concentrate on some operations. In the semiconductor manufacturing process, IC design houses design the products then wafer fabs manufacture the wafers. Professional testing plants or the testing equipments in the IC design house carry out wafer probing and the packaging plants perform die sawing and IC assembly . Finally, semi-product testing is made before the finished products can be sold. Due to the short life span of semiconductor products, it is necessary to provide customers with more efficient responses, such as new product design, material procurement, outer packaging, quality control and sales. This study aims to establish a pattern for resolving the problem of supply chain production scheduling in IC design houses. A genetic algorithm is applied to find the optimal, or near optimal, solution to production scheduling in the process type IC design industry. We refer to our approach as “Supply Chain Scheduling System” (SCSS). SCSS generates production schedules for IC design houses efficiently and effectively to increase customer satisfaction and reduce losses caused by improper scheduling. In-depth interview is used in the beginning stage of the study to understand the problem of supply chain production scheduling. Also, related documents are carefully studied to propose a supply chain scheduling method suitable for professional IC design industry. Then, after assessment, genetic algorithm (GA) is selected as the scheduling method for SSCS. By comparing the performance of the system and that of various work dispatching rules and manual scheduling results, we found that our approach is much better than the dispatching rules and manual approach. While the objective function is to minimize the total cycle time, the improvements of the our approach as compared with EDD , SPT and manual scheduling are 49%, 55% and 58%, respectively. If the objective function is to minimize the total amount loss due to delay in delivery, the improvements are 101%, 106% and 112%, respectively. Therefore, with SCSS, IC design business managers may supply chain production scheduling and, furthermore, enhance their customer services to achieve the goal of quick response. Consequently, the production cost can be reduced and the competitiveness can be strengthened.
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Van, Geems Liezel. "Managing amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1.2 gram in a North West public hospital : a supply chain analysis / Liezel van Geems." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/15682.
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Professional nurses and their patients are directly influenced by insufficient medication, causing a decrease in the quality of care, delays in hospitalisation and it might lead to resistance. In some cases professional nurses have to leave the unit in search of medicine. Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1.2 gram for intravenous administration is prescribed to the majority of patients in the medical units in public South African hospitals. Yet there are intermitted insufficient stock levels and challenged inventory systems for amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1.2 gram in some public hospitals. This fact is positioned against the background of a South African health system that has undergone major changes since the fall of Apartheid in 1994 and amidst major positive changes, is still challenged by overburdened hospital admissions and a quadruple disease burden.
The aim of this research was to enhance optimal levels of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1.2 gram in medical units in public hospitals to ensure sufficient stock levels and timeous administration. The aim was achieved by identifying and describing the current supply chain of intravenous amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1.2 gram in two medical units in a district (level 2) public hospital in the North West Province (from here referred only as North West) by identifying inefficiencies in the current supply chain and to formulate recommendations for management to enhance the supply chain of intravenous amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1.2 gram to medical units in public hospitals.
An exploratory case study approach was followed to explain the supply chain of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1.2 gram by utilising a qualitative, descriptive, explorative and contextual design. A case study approach was chosen as it examined single units within the context of real life as environment, which in this case were medical units in a level two public hospital, North West. The case selection was motivated and described, followed by case records of policies and standard operational procedures. Field participants included all levels of nurses (professional, enrolled and auxiliary) in medical male and female units on day and night duty, and the head of pharmacy [n=8]. Non-probable, purposive sampling was conducted according to inclusion criteria after all levels of ethical clearance and consent were granted. Three semi-structured individual interviews followed, after which two focus groups were conducted. Thematic analysis of transcriptions was done, followed by an analysis of case records regarding where after all results were integrated. Results indicated complex organisational, unit-specific and behavioural challenges that impact on the supply chain management of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1.2 gram and insufficient stock levels are predominantly positioned within retailer and customer aspects of the supply chain. Despite
well-formulated standard operational procedures, the realisation thereof lacks, implicating a greater need for managerial control. Recommendations were formulated for management to enhance the supply chain of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1.2 gram in medical units in public South African hospitals integrated with good pharmacy practices. The close collaboration, mutual respect and effective communication between health professionals in the multi-professional team are reiterated.MCur, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015
Books on the topic "Certified supply chain professional"
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Handfield, Robert B. Supply Chain Redesign. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2007.
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R, Lummus Rhonda, ed. The supply chain professional: Concepts and analytics. Naperville, IL: Hercher Publishing Inc., 2015.
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Philip, Kaminsky, and Simchi-Levi Edith, eds. Designing and managing the supply chain: Concepts, strategies, and cases. Boston: Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2000.
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Philip, Kaminsky, and Simchi-Levi Edith, eds. Designing and managing the supply chain: Concepts, strategies, and case studies. 2nd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2003.
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Philip, Kaminsky, and Simchi-Levi Edith, eds. Designing and managing the supply chain: Concepts, strategies, and case studies. 3rd ed. Boston, Mass: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008.
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Philip, Kaminsky, and Simchi-Levi Edith, eds. Designing and managing the supply chain: Concepts, strategies, and case studies. Boston: Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 2000.
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(Firm), Knovel, and European Commission. Directorate-General for Research. Directorate E., eds. Food chain integrity: A holistic approach to food traceability, safety, quality, and authenticity. Oxford: Woodhead Pub. Ltd., 2011.
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Crofts, Jon. Improving cost effectiveness of professional practitioners in the construction industry supply chain through better use of information technology: A report on innovation and good practice in the use of I.T. in the construction industry. [Birmingham]: University of Central England in Birmingham, Faculty of the Built Environment, 1997.
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BUTLER, Kyle. Comprehensive Guide Certified Supply Chain Professional: Apics Cscp. Independently Published, 2020.
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Blokdyk, Gerardus. Certified Supply Chain Professional a Complete Guide - 2020 Edition. Emereo Pty Limited, 2020.
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Snowdon, Anne W. "The Clinically-Integrated Supply Chain: A Critical Component of Healthcare Delivery." In The Handbook of Continuing Professional Development for the Health Informatics Professional, 363–75. 2nd ed. New York: Productivity Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429398377-43.
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Lee, K. L., G. Nawanir, J. K. Cheng, Haitham M. Alzoubi, and Muhammad Alshurideh. "Educational Supply Chain Management: A View on Professional Development Success in Malaysia." In The Effect of Information Technology on Business and Marketing Intelligence Systems, 2473–90. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12382-5_136.
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Kaul, Vasundhara, and Arshia Kaul. "A QFD Approach to Design a Blockchain-Based Professional Development Module in Education System for Society 5.0." In Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management for Society 5.0, 157–69. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003177432-15.
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Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar, Rogers Kakuhenzire, Kalpana Sharma, and Monica Parker. "Revolutionizing Early Generation Seed Potato in East Africa." In Root, Tuber and Banana Food System Innovations, 389–419. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92022-7_13.
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AbstractPoor access to healthy, high-yielding planting materials hampers potato production in East and Central Africa (ECA). The need to improve the quality and increase the quantity of seed potato available to farmers has been the basis of previous efforts in the subregion. One bottleneck in the seed value chain is the low quantity of early generation seed (EGS) for further multiplication. To break this bottleneck, the International Potato Center (CIP) and local partners introduced two rapid multiplication technologies (aeroponics and rooted apical cuttings) and an improved conventional system (sand hydroponics). These three technologies differ in terms of multiplication rates, investment costs, profitability, required skills, infrastructure, risks, and linkages to the rest of the seed value chain, with its actors, policy environment, plus supply, and demand. The three introduced technologies have helped to increase the supply of certified or high-quality seed in the region over the last decade. However, for successful scaling, the technologies have to be carefully selected based on their situation and their natural and economic environments.
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Sako, Dramane, Mamary Traoré, Folocoum Doumbia, Fodé Diallo, Moussa Fané, and Issoufou Kapran. "Kolokani Groundnut Innovation Platform Activities and Achievements Through TL III Project in Mali." In Enhancing Smallholder Farmers' Access to Seed of Improved Legume Varieties Through Multi-stakeholder Platforms, 51–64. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8014-7_4.
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AbstractGroundnut productions have been declining in Mali in spite of several new improved varieties being released, the key problem being inadequacy of the seed supply system. To solve this problem, Kolokani MSP was established in 2012 and reorganized with support from TL III in 2015 to include more stakeholders in the groundnut value chain—farmers particularly women, farmer associations, cooperative societies, seed producers, agro-dealers, grain traders, processors, research and extension. Four new varieties Fleur11, ICGV 86124, ICGV 86015, and ICGV 86024 were supplied to the platform for FPVS and among them two, Fleur 11 and ICGV 86124 were preferred for their high yields and large grain size under farmer conditions. Through training of trainers, the different members of the platform reached 1246 farmers among them 928 women with improved groundnut seed production, aflatoxin management, seed business plans, and small-scale mechanization. A total 47 FPVS, 50 Demonstrations, and three multi-locational variety trials were conducted annually from 2016 to 2018. Kolokani platform have played an important role in groundnut value chain by producing and marketing 85 tons groundnut certified seed of these varieties annually for farmers. This is expected to stop the national productivity decline while improving platform members’ livelihoods and nutrition status.
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Monyo, Emmanuel S., Essegbemon Akpo, Chris O. Ojiewo, and Rajeev K. Varshney. "A Cross-Case Analysis of Innovation Platform Experiences in Seven Countries in West and East Africa and South Asia." In Enhancing Smallholder Farmers' Access to Seed of Improved Legume Varieties Through Multi-stakeholder Platforms, 185–97. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8014-7_13.
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AbstractThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) funded Tropical Legumes (TL III) project was implemented in seven sub-Saharan Africa countries (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda) and South Asia (India). Shortage of seed of improved varieties has been identified as the greatest hindrance to farmer adoption of new agricultural technologies developed through this project. This chapter compares the different approaches followed by different countries in the establishment of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs) for supply of improved legume seed to farmers. Achievements from this initiative are mixed and multi-dimensional. The details herein provide the reader with insights on the level of success of innovation platforms in the different countries and implications for agricultural technology dissemination to smallholder farmers. Key achievements include strengthened linkages among various legume seed value chain actors, participation of several cadres of seed producers in a decentralized system resulting into significant increase in the production of certified and quality declared seed of legumes, and rapid adoption and use of newly released varieties by smallholder farmers. As for those areas where the initiative did not produce the desired results, it is a testament that unless a well thought-out inclusive and comprehensive approach which defines the critical roles of each player in the value chain is developed, current seed shortages will continue, eroding emerging market opportunities and good intentions of development partners. The reader is directed to individual chapters for details of the process followed by each country/crop in the establishment of MSPs, their composition, key achievements, challenges, and lessons for overall improvement of the national legume seed systems.
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Roberts, Wayne. "Toward City- and People-Centered Food Policy." In Urban Agriculture, 491–503. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32076-7_26.
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AbstractAlthough writing about the importance of food systems for urban planners, Jerome Kaufman influenced the thinking of policy leaders and practitioners across the world including Dr. Wayne Roberts, the author of this chapter. A remarkable food policy leader in his own right, Dr. Wayne Roberts authored this chapter shortly before his passing, reflecting on Kaufman’s influence on the field and his own work. Roberts wrote that “the lack of imagination [in city government] resulting from professional over-specialization is a major barrier to more interactive conversation, learning, and partnership among city planners and Good Food advocates.” Roberts critiques the narrow ‘supply chain’ or ‘nutritionism’ approaches to understanding urban food systems. Rather, he argues that a broader view where “food’s many contributions to personal, psychological, cultural, spiritual, social, environmental and economic development of people, and the mooring of people in their time and place” ought to drive how cities view food. Roberts’ policy leadership in Toronto and Kaufman’s scholarship represent the best of what is possible in municipal policy through open-minded thinking and strategic action. This chapter, Dr. Roberts’ last piece of formal writing, leaves readers with rich ideas for developing people-centered municipal food policy. To learn more about food policy in Toronto, please contact the corresponding author.
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"Sourcing Professional Services." In Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 428–54. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks California 91320: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071804797.n26.
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Egilsson, Birnir. "Supply chain management in professional football." In Routledge Handbook of Football Business and Management, 319–33. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351262804-26.
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Jeble, Shirish C. "Sustainable Supply Chain Management." In Strategic Management of Sustainable Manufacturing Operations, 303–30. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0350-7.ch013.
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In the recent years, interest in Sustainable Supply Chain Management has grown as the effects of global warming can be seen through various scientific researches. In a global economy as supply chains are spreading across continents – economic, social and environmental sustainability – commonly referred as triple bottom line (TBL) assumes significance. Focal firms in supply chain are held accountable for their economic performance by shareholders, social and environmental performance by society. Even the actions of members of their extended supply chain come under scrutiny. Growing global supply chains facilitate economic growth, improve standard of living of people and provide business opportunities to distant locations across the world. However, they have unfavorable environmental impact. In order to preserve natural resources for future generations, sustainability needs to be embedded across the supply chains. This literature review - covers different aspects of greening the supply chain. Supply chain is viewed as a system consisting of focal firm, chains of suppliers, distributors, logistics partners, retailers etc. Role of each member of supply chain in sustainability goals is discussed in detail. Extant literature has covered individual parts of supply chain, whereas this paper integrates this knowhow to facilitate learning all interrelated concepts in SSCM. Some of the supply chain companies have already taken proactive steps towards SSCM and have certified in ISO14000. Through extensive literature review, important factors which contribute for better environmental performance for an organization are studied and a model for designing and implementing SSCM strategy is presented.
Conference papers on the topic "Certified supply chain professional"
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Danxia Song, Weilai Huang, and Yang Xu. "Performance evaluation of professional service supply chain based upon DEA & AHP models." In 2008 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics (SOLI). IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/soli.2008.4682902.
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Ren, Shuaihui, Jiyun Liang, Hui Lu, Jiayan Wang, Heng Wu, Hongzhi Lu, Yude Bao, and Huan Chen. "Personalized Intelligent Knowledge Management Design of Electric Power Professional Technology Based on Domain Characteristic Knowledge Map." In 2023 International Conference on Industrial IoT, Big Data and Supply Chain (IIoTBDSC). IEEE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iiotbdsc60298.2023.00041.
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Mukhamedjanova, Kamola. "Supply Chain Management of Fruits and Vegetables: Realities and Prospects." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c10.02114.
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Fruit and vegetables are an important sector of agricultural production in Uzbekistan, because they provide the population with sufficient food, as well as income for rural households. Despite this, there are a number of problems in terms of storage, harvesting, processing, and transportation dealing with supply chain management of fruits and vegetables. This article examines the existing mechanism of fruit and vegetables supply chain, as well as offers optimal solutions concerning these issues. In this research there were used secondary data collected from official statistics and professional literatures. As methods of research were used analysis and synthesis, comparison. By practicing improved supply chain management mechanism, there will be significant reduction in the wastages of fruits and vegetables which in turn will benefit both the farmers also the consumers by means of increased returns and decrease in prices respectively.
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El Hijazi, Moubarak, and Omar El Amili. "Supply Chain Performance and Occupational Health and Safety: The prevention of professional risks in the logistic professions." In 2020 5th International Conference on Logistics Operations Management (GOL). IEEE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/gol49479.2020.9314762.
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Sáenz, N. H., E. D. Marks, and W. E. Back. "New Association for Capital Project Professionals: Its Mission; Accelerate Professional Development and Team Innovation across the Supply Chain." In AEI 2017. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784480502.070.
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Mikelj, Katica. "Kulinarika kot konkurenčna prednost za razvoj trajnostnega turizma - primer Bohinj." In Values, Competencies and Changes in Organizations. University of Maribor Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-442-2.44.
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Considering the case of workshop Cooking art from Bohinj, the paper describes the culinary heritage of the area and its up-to-date interpretations as an opportunity for the development of sustainable experiences of the destination. During the epidemic, Bohinj has recognised the opportunity for upgrading sustainable tourism based on experiences. Cooking art from Bohinj, certified within collective trademark From Bohinj and organized by FarmWomen Society in Bohinj, has been upgraded by innovative and professional virtual cooking classes and presentations. In 2021, Slovenia is receiving the title of European Region of Gastronomy. The culinary experiences can significantly contribute to this nomination. Culinary workshops emphasise authenticity by combining agriculture with culinary art. As an example of good practice, workshops emphasise stakeholders' connections in the entire chain from the field to the table. Of the utmost importance is the prosperity of the local people, who transfer their satisfaction to the visitors.
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Maria Disperati, Filippo, and Maria Antonia Salomè. "Integrated supply chain models in Italy. Cases study of circular economy in the Italian textile and fashion field." In 5th International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications (IHSED 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004146.
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The contribution aims to investigate integrated supply chain models in Italy. Through the analysis of some case studies, it aims to provide an initial mapping of territories where the involvement of communities in the production chains of local companies has generated sustainable circular supply chain models. In addition to the need to take action on carbon emissions (Coccia, 2022), there is a clear need to focus attention on a local dimension of textile and fashion production, capable of conceiving its own doing as part of a totality in which all the living beings that belong to a specific territorial ecosystem move, understood as a set of relations between an environmental system and a human society, which, organised also with evolved urban structures, find in that environmental system most of the fundamental resources for life, developing culturally and producing a system of relations, symbols, knowledge. The concept of the territorial ecosystem becomes fundamental for practicing the concept of sustainability of human settlements (Saragosa, 2001). By shifting the focus to the creation of a virtuous system capable of including and revitalizing local realities (Vaccari, 2021) by building a new system (Fletcher, 2013), new value can be generated and overcome not only the climate crisis but also the cultural crisis in which contemporary society finds itself. The research aims to build the foundations for starting a mapping exercise of those Italian territories, with a focus on central regions such as Tuscany and Marche, where a strategic scenario emerges made up of entrepreneurial realities in which the chain of processes and operations is collectively distributed among the various players. Starting with the raw material and ending with the finished product, the territorial manufacturing assets are distributed among the various actors who manage the various stages of the chain independently.Among these, a virtuous example is Re.Verso, a collaborative circular economy programme in Tuscany, focused on the reuse, recycling, and reduction of textile waste through the construction of a participative community. The programme aims to build an integrated, transparent, traceable, and certified supply chain divided into three phases: sourcing and selection of post-consumer materials, mechanical transformation of these raw materials, and development of a new product through the production of yarn, fabric, and finished accessories. The research aims to investigate a model of innovative practices, which are expressed in participative design dynamics, relations with the territory, new narratives, and synergies between people and communities (Franzo, 2020). To investigate these realities, located in a varied geographical context, which have chosen to work together, to make and create a new system, aimed at the survival and recovery of their economy, to bring the places back to life by preserving skills and knowledge. It is a pervasive revolution that is changing the whole of society, not just industry, so much so that people started talking first about enterprise 4.0 and then about supply chain 4.0 up to ecosystem 4.0 (Idevaia, Resce, 2019).
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Idris, M. I. "Minimizing Potential Operational Risk, Schedule and Cost Impact Through Early Quality Assesment of Local OCTG Mills: The Dilemma of Achieving Production Target and Overcoming Supply Chain Challenge in Indonesia." In Indonesian Petroleum Association - 46th Annual Convention & Exhibition 2022. Indonesian Petroleum Association, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.29118/ipa22-bc-172.
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Tubulars are part of the backbone in Oil and Gas industries, especially in drilling operations as it serves as structural support, conduit, protection, pressure isolation and well barrier. Although generically the cost of tubulars could be ranging around 9-10% of the total well cost (based on PC Ketapang II Ltd. Operation), it is an integral part of the well that protects the company’s millions of dollars investment throughout the life of the well. As such, it is crucial to ensure company able to procure and utilize acceptable quality of tubulars for its operations to minimize potential operational risk, schedule and cost impact.Indonesia has many capable local mills that are certified by American Petroleum Institute (API) and recognized by the host authority as registered in Buku Data Kemampuan Nasional Industri Penunjang Migas Nasional Tahun 2021 by SKK Migas(1). However, the process and assessment result for these mills to be registered was not easy to be accessed to identify any gap with operator's standard. In order to support the aspiration by host authority to utilize local products, specifically to support the local pipe industries, the oil and gas operator as the investor shall also fulfil internal requirement to assess the pipe manufacturers in Indonesia, specifically. The assessment was conducted successfully and shows that the local mills in Indonesia have Quality Management System (QMS) and QAQC process that meets both international standards and company internal requirement. By having this assessment process, the potential risk can be minimized and local supply chain challenge can be mitigated to contribute in Indonesia Government’s aspiration towards 1 Million BOPD and 12 BSCFD target in 2030.
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Hoog, Sven, Joachim Berger, Johannes Myland, Günther F. Clauss, Daniel Testa, and Florian Sprenger. "The Mooring Bay Concept for LNG Loading in Harsh and Ice Conditions." In ASME 2012 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2012-83841.
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The demand for natural gas from offshore fields is continuously increasing. Especially future production from Arctic waters comes into focus in context with global warming effects leading to the development of a dedicated technology. Relevant approaches work with floating turret moored production terminals (FLNG) receiving gas via flexible risers from subsea or onshore fields. These terminals provide on-board gas treatment and liquefaction facilities as well as huge storage capabilities for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), LPG (Liquefied Petrol Gases) and condensate. Products are transferred to periodically operating shuttle tankers for onshore supply reducing the need for local onshore processing plants providing increased production flexibility (future movability or adaptation of capacity). Nevertheless, in case of harsh environmental conditions or ice coverage the offshore transfer of cryogenic liquids between the terminal and the tankers becomes a major challenge. In the framework of the joint research project MPLS20 ([1]), an innovative offshore mooring and cargo transfer system has been developed and analyzed. MPLS20 is developed by the project partners Nexans ([2]) and Brugg ([3]), leading manufacturers of vacuum insulated, flexible cryogenic transfer pipes, IMPaC ([4]), an innovative engineering company that has been involved in many projects for the international oil and gas industry for more than 25 years and the Technical University (TU) Berlin, Department of Land- and Sea Transportation Systems (NAOE, [5]), with great expertise in numerical analyses and model tests. The overall system is based on IMPaC’s patented and certified offshore ‘Mooring Bay’ concept allowing mooring of the vessels in tandem configuration and simultaneous handling and operation of up to six flexible transfer pipes in full aerial mode. The concept is outlined to operate with flexible transfer lines with 16-inch inner diameter like the newly designed and certified corrugated pipes from Nexans and Brugg. The mooring concept and its major subsystems have proven their operability by means of extensive numerical analysis, model tests and a professional ship handling simulator resulting in an overall transfer solution suitable to be used especially under Arctic conditions like addressed by the EU joint research project ACCESS (http://access-eu.org/). The paper introduces the new offshore LNG transfer system and focuses especially on its safe and reliable operability in the Arctic — with ice coverage as well as in open water conditions.
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Al-Ibrahim, Aisha Abdulaziz A. M., Aisha Abdulla N. J. Al-Thani, Effrosyni Plexousaki, and Mounera Ismail R. M. Al-Ansari. "Ashghal Quality Assurance & Quality Control system – QSD Role in Monitoring & Reporting the Quality Performance in Ashghal Projects." In The 2nd International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction. Qatar University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.29117/cic.2023.0078.
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Ashghal has established a robust system of quality control and quality assurance for all projects constructed by Ashghal. Ashghal Departments are supervising a sophisticated system of quality control and quality assurance processes and procedures, implemented by the Consultants, Contractors, and Key Supply Chain Partners of Ashghal projects (e.g., Sub-Contractors, Key Suppliers, and Independent Laboratories). This paper illustrates how Ashghal Quality & Safety Department (QSD) monitors and reports the quality performance in Ashghal constructed projects to ensure continuous improvement and adherence to Ashghal quality strategy, policy mission, and targets. QSD is operating as Third Party, reporting directly to Ashghal President, and is monitoring and reporting the compliance of the industry to the quality requirements defined in Qatar Construction Specifications (QCS, 2014), Contracts, Professional Services Agreements, ISO 9001:2015 Standard and specific Ashghal requirements. Effective root cause analysis carried out by the auditing team has led to value-adding activities. QSD has established specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the management of non-conformities and corrective actions, to improve the performance and minimize the deviations and failures of compliance. QSD is conducting focused and system audits at Ashghal projects and the supply chain and is liaising with departments and individual projects as necessary, to agree on Lessons Learned and Actions to improve the quality of works. These activities include the establishment of consistent criteria of the qualifications and experience of the quality staff of Ashghal departments and Consultants' teams. QSD is making quarterly presentations to the Ashghal President regarding the performance of the Departments (including Contractors' and Consultants' performance) and of the Ashghal Project Managers. The established criteria and evaluation related to the quality are dynamic and reviewed/updated periodically to ensure the improvement of the Quality Performance of Ashghal Projects.
Reports on the topic "Certified supply chain professional"
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Kemper, Bart. Developing the Role of the System Software Integrator to Mitigate Digital Infrastructure Vulnerabilities. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, November 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/epr2023028.
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<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">Traditional physical infrastructure increasingly relies upon software. Yet, 75% of software projects fail in budget by 46% and schedule by 82%. While other systems generally have a “responsible-in-charge” (RIC) professional, the implementation of a similar system of accountability in software is not settled. This is a major concern, as the consequences of software failure can be a matter of life-or-death. Further, there has been a 742% average annual increase in software supply chain attacks on increasingly used open-source software over the past three years, which can cost up to millions of dollars per incident.</div><div class="htmlview paragraph"><b>Developing the Role of the System Software Integrator to Mitigate Digital Infrastructure Vulnerabilities</b> discusses the verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification needed to vet systems before implementation and the continued maintenance measures required over the lifespan of software-integrated assets. It also proposes a certified System Software Integrator role that would be responsible for public safety in traditional infrastructure.</div><div class="htmlview paragraph"><a href="https://www.sae.org/publications/edge-research-reports" target="_blank">Click here to access the full SAE EDGE</a><sup>TM</sup><a href="https://www.sae.org/publications/edge-research-reports" target="_blank"> Research Report portfolio.</a></div></div>