{"title":"Role of Information Technology on Supply Chain Management of Pharmaceutical Industry","authors":"S. Saha, A. Jha","doi":"10.4018/IJAL.2018070103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAL.2018070103","url":null,"abstract":"Supply Chain Management SCM is a very critical part of any business. A well-coordinated SCM can improve the efficiency of the business and help in cost reduction. As information technology (IT) is being used widely across all businesses, SCM can benefit to a large extent by the use of IT. This article reviews a number of papers in this field and suggests research gaps for further exploration. The aim of this article is to review the literature on the role of IT on supply chain management (SCM) with special focus on the pharmaceutical industry and suggest possible gaps from the point of view of researchers and practitioners. The article finds that IT has made a significant impact in improving the efficiency of SCM. But its successful implementation and collaboration with other firms is the key to success for an efficient SCM. Within each category, gaps have been identified.","PeriodicalId":443888,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Logist.","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127508548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Project Management Maturity Models: An Overview of the Common Models and a Proposed Uniform Model","authors":"B. Galli","doi":"10.4018/IJAL.2018070102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAL.2018070102","url":null,"abstract":"In today's highly dynamic and rapidly changing business landscape, project constraints are continuously increasing regarding cost, time, level of customer satisfaction, and return on investment. Project-related issues are also increasing due to increased complexity, increased number of stakeholders, and extensive parameters. Recently, the project management community has shown interest in developing methodologies for project management to increase success in business organizations. Several project management models are introduced. In this article, different project management maturity models are analyzed and compared to determine any overlap or discrepancies between them. Moreover, the article aims to reveal the needs for the project to start, and the needs to evolve. The design of new maturity models on both team and organizational levels are used as a roadmap to pursue an organizational project. Finally, this article presents and outlines a uniform maturity model that unifies the best elements of all of the common singular maturity models.","PeriodicalId":443888,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Logist.","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115557097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Key Success Factors of an SME's Multi-Site Organizational Restructuring: A Case Study Approach","authors":"Surajit Bag","doi":"10.4018/IJAL.2017070101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAL.2017070101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":443888,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Logist.","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122113714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Outbound Logistics in Purchase Decision of Small Electronic Home Appliance Traders in Chittagong","authors":"M. Ahmed","doi":"10.4018/IJAL.2017070104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAL.2017070104","url":null,"abstract":"Outbound logistics focuses on the distribution to the point of sales, such as - collection, storage, and distribution systems etc. Marketers must understand – what the customer wants in terms of logistics and how it can create value to the customers? Based on this scenario, this study focuses on the fact that lack of understanding about the elements of outbound logistics is leading to lack of identifying it as value creation tool to impact the purchase decision in home appliances industry. In total around 490 home appliance traders is selected based on convenience from Chittagong city and interviewed based on a questionnaire in May 2016. Factor Analysis is used to identify the most relevant factors from 14 variables and then a regression analysis is used to show how each of those factors related to outbound logistics in small home appliance sector is impacting the purchase decision. The outcome is the trader’s purchase decision equation which a marketer can use to identify the elements of outbound logistics where he can focus more to strengthen his logistics channel.","PeriodicalId":443888,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Logist.","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115807167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jalel Euchi, Riadh Moussi, Ndèye Fatma Ndiaye, A. Yassine
{"title":"Ant Colony Optimization for Solving the Container Stacking Problem: Case of Le Havre (France) Seaport Terminal","authors":"Jalel Euchi, Riadh Moussi, Ndèye Fatma Ndiaye, A. Yassine","doi":"10.4018/IJAL.2016070104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAL.2016070104","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the authors study the Container Stacking Problem (CSP) which is one of the most important problems in marine terminal. An optimization model is developed in order to determine the optimal storage strategy for various container-handling schedules. The objective of the model is to minimize the distance between vessel berthing location and the storage positions of containers. The CSP is solved by an efficient ant colony algorithm based on MAX-MIN ant system variant. The performance of the algorithm proposed is verified by a comparison with ILOG CPLEX for small-sized instances. In addition, numerical results for real-sized instances proved the efficiency of the algorithm. KeywORdS Ant Colony Algorithm, Container Staking Problem (CSP), Port Container Terminal","PeriodicalId":443888,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Logist.","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116382068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contextual Relationship Among 3 C's and Innovative Green Procurement Practices Using ISM and Its Validation Using MICMAC Analysis","authors":"Surajit Bag","doi":"10.4018/IJAL.2016070102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAL.2016070102","url":null,"abstract":"translation into other languages reserved by the publisher. No part of this journal may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher, except for noncommercial, educational use including classroom teaching purposes. Product or company names used in this journal are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI Global of the trademark or registered trademark. The views expressed in this journal are those of the authors but not necessarily of IGI Global.","PeriodicalId":443888,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Logist.","volume":"253 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122292863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Product Labeling Policies in Supply Chain under Asymmetric Information","authors":"Manoj Kumar","doi":"10.4018/IJAL.2016070103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAL.2016070103","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":443888,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Logist.","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128558977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}