Adoption Factors of Enabling I4.0 Technologies and Benefits in the Supply Chain

Adoption Decisions ◽

Industry 4.0 technologies represent a new paradigm of integration of cyber-physical systems, information and communication solutions, with applications in many different domains. This topic has to date been vaguely explored in the realm of the social sciences; hence this study attempts to bridge this gap by investigating the challenges of innovation adoption, based on I4.0 technologies, more specifically the factors affecting adoption decisions. This paper, based on previous adoption literature, aims to identify the barriers and benefits generated in the Supply Chain. Given the nature and novelty of the technology, whose adoption is the primary theme of this study, a systematic literature review was developed. The results present a framework that connects adoption factors, enabling technologies of I4.0, and benefits to the Supply Chain. The Model can be easily adapted to serve as a tool in the evaluation and selection of technological innovations to be adopted.

Global Supply Chain Management of RMG Outsourcing: Factors Affecting Country Selection

International Journal of Business and Management ◽

10.5539/ijbm.v11n8p241 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 241 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mohammad Anisur Rahman ◽

Xu Qi

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Global Supply Chain ◽

Location Decisions ◽

Location Decision ◽

Chain Management ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Global Supply Chain Management ◽

Country Selection ◽

<p>This paper aims to understand factors determining location decision, or country selection of Readymade Garments (RMG) outsourcing in global supply chain management. In the process, this article fills a knowledge gap by proposing a unique model that relates country determinant factors and firm’s motives to location choice specific for RMG outsourcing moderated by firm’s size and age. The overall framework enlightens the scholars about the significance of distinguishing factors as the basis for differential outsourcing location decisions. Multinational managers may find it useful to identify the optimum outsourcing location decisions considering idiosyncratic factors that are unique to RMG outsourcing location decision. </p>

MODEL OF TRUST-BASED COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN

Journal of Business Economics and Management ◽

10.3846/jbem.2020.12829 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 1225-1247

Author(s):

Urszula Ryciuk ◽

Joanicjusz Nazarko

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Critical Element ◽

Measurement Scales ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Cooperative Relationships ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Cooperative Relationship ◽

The study aimed to find factors affecting the development of trust-based cooperative relationships and test the links between them. For this study, the research framework was based on the notion that a cooperative relationship in a supply chain required commitment, cooperation and trust among the supply chain partners, with trust as a critical element. The other assumption was that the selection of partners with specific qualities was conducive to building cooperative relationships. The research was conducted on a sample of 226 companies using the CATI technique. In the study structural equation modelling was used. The obtained results confirmed the positive impact of partner qualities on trust and adaptation, of adaptation on commitment, of trust on cooperation and commitment, and of commitment on cooperation. New measurement scales were used that expanded the range of factors that affect the successful building of trust-based cooperative relationships in a supply chain.

Assessment and Selection of Contractors in Specific Contracting Projects with Supply Chain Approach, Using GRAY and AHP Methods as Decision Support

Modern Applied Science ◽

10.5539/mas.v13n4p51 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 51

Author(s):

Sara Najiazarpour ◽

Homa Pouresfandyani

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Decision Support ◽

Construction Project ◽

Optimization Method ◽

Ahp Method ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Second Stage ◽

The Social ◽

Specific Construction ◽

In our current conditions, it is not possible for all contractors to participate in specific construction project tenders due to the social, political and many other circumstances. Therefore, employers select appropriate contractors in two qualitative and quantitative stages; the second stage criteria are more important than the first stage. In this research, different stages for the evaluation and ranking of contractors in tenders of projects with specific conditions have been investigated. Researchers have tried to provide a comprehensive and complete approach to select a more appropriate contractor as an optimization method. In the first stage of the tender, the researchers used the GRAY method to rank contractors. In the second stage, they used AHP method to assess and rank the criteria of the contractors brought to this stage. Finally, the appropriate contractor selected and announced to the employer.

Hacia un Marco Conceptual Común sobre Trazabilidad en la Cadena de Suministro de Alimentos

Ingeniería ◽

10.14483/udistrital.jour.reving.2017.2.a01 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 161

Author(s):

Dora Lucia Rincón Ballesteros ◽

Johan Esteban Fonseca Ramírez ◽

Javier Arturo Orjuela-Castro

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Food Chains ◽

Traceability System ◽

The Social ◽

Common Framework ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Impact ◽

AbstractBackground: The absence of a common conceptual framework on traceability in the food supply chain (SCF), prevents a cohesive development of this concept. The absence has generated confusion and has made it impossible to demonstrate the social and commercial advantages of its implementation. In addition, not having a common framework in countries such as Colombia obstructs the development of public policies.Method: A systematic review of the literature was carried out in four stages: search protocol to consult articles in the databases Scopus, Science Direct and ISI Web; review and selection of relevant articles; extraction and incorporation of data into tables and formats designed for this purpose and elaboration of the conceptual framework.Results: A common conceptual framework is proposed for the design and implementation of a traceability system in the SCF covering the following aspects: definition of traceability, characteristics and properties, schemes, traceable resource unit, motivators and recording systems. The international and national legislation is evaluated and aspects for its incorporation are established. The proposed conceptual framework is exemplified by the meat supply chain to guide the implementation of traceability systems in CSA in Colombia. Conclusions: The conceptual framework for SCF traceability can be a guide for the implementation and development of food chains in the Colombian context. Implementing this in agricultural chains would allow the differentiation of origin, which can be a competitive factor for producers with good agricultural practices, as well as provide effective logistic capacities for all agents of the SCF. The effect of its implementation should be evaluated with special emphasis on the impact on brand positioning and the establishment of fair prices as an effect of tracking and tracing the traceability system.Language: Spanish.

The Selection of Sustainable Suppliers Using the Fuzzy MARCOS Method

Current Chinese Science ◽

10.2174/2210298101999201109214028 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 01 ◽

Author(s):

Adis Puška ◽

Željko Stević ◽

Ilija Stojanović

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Sensitivity Analysis ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Final Decision ◽

Sustainable Supply Chain ◽

Environmental Criteria ◽

The Social ◽

Decision Making Problem ◽

Ethical Criteria ◽

Background:: Selection of Sustainable Suppliers is a key term in sustainable supply chain management. This is the reason to choose the supplier who will support the company to implement sustainability in its business, especially in the supply chain. Objective:: The aim of this paper is to establish a new innovative model for decision-making on based on a fuzzy approach. Methods:: This decision-making problem is solved by applying multi-criteria decision-making, since there are several cri-teria according to which a decision should be made: economic, social and environmental criteria. In order to make the final decision on supply chain better and safer, the social criteria were modified in this paper, adding ethical criteria. The example with modified social criteria in this paper was shown on the example of the company "Voćar" Brčko, which deals with the production of food products. In this paper, the fuzzy Measurement Alternatives and Ranking according to COmpromise Solution method was used. Results:: The findings have shown that supplier A1 have the best results which were confirmed with the first sensitivity analysis. However, the second sensitivity analysis has shown that supplier A5 was better than supplier A1 in 14 scenarios. Due to these findings, no unanimous decision can be made about which supplier among the two in this case would contribute more. Conclusion:: This paper has shown that selection of sustainable suppliers is crucial for any company focused on the prin-ciples of sustainability in business. Moreover, this paper has shown that it is sometimes very difficult to select just one supplier.

Transition to a New Economy: Transformation Trends in the Fields of Income and Salary Functions

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20196706019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 67 ◽

pp. 06019

Author(s):

Olena Grishnova ◽

Andriy Cherkasov ◽

Olena Brintseva ◽

Olena Sakovska ◽

Anatoly Ostapchuk

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Information Technologies ◽

New Economy ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

The Social ◽

Rapid Spread ◽

Grouping Method ◽

The Relationship

The rapid spread of information technologies and other phenomena in the new economy causes significant changes in the social and employment spheres. The objective is mainly to analyze and systematize the peculiarities of labor and payment for it in the new economy. In this paper are used the analytical grouping method for characterizing salary functions, as well as changes in the social and labour sphere that take place in the new economy, correlation-regression analysis to determine the relationship between average income and factors affecting its level. The results of the paper show three important findings. Firstly, the gradual changes in the content of labour and forms of its organization that happen in modern conditions under the influence of dissemination of information and communication technologies require new approaches to income adjustment. Secondly, the authors also found that the fair employee compensation, ensuring productive employment in modern conditions, is a challenge not only of the national but also of international scale. Thirdly, the prospective directions of reducing inequality and social tension in society is the guarantee of the basic unconditional income; progressive tax on all types of income; reduction of the length of working time while maintaining payments and improving productivity.

المجلة العربية للعلوم ونشر الأبحاث مجلة العلوم الاقتصادية والإدارية والقانونية ◽

- The factors affecting the evaluation and selection of hotels - An analytical study of a field a sample of tourists visiting the State of Djelfa - Algeria: العوامل التي تؤثر في تقييم واختيار الفنادق - دراسة ميدانية تحليلية لعينة من السياح الذين يقصدون ولاية الجلفة- الجزائر-

10.26389/ajsrp.h031119 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Hiba Ali Toual, Siham Salem Mahamdi

Keyword(s):

Interior Design ◽

The State ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

The Social ◽

Independent Variable ◽

And Gender ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

This research aims to study the impact of a range of factors on the evaluation and selection of hotels, for that we’ve conducted a study based on the descriptive analytical approach, where 100 questionnaires were distributed to a random sample of tourists visiting the state of Djelfa- Algeria. The study found that the evaluation and selection of the hotel within the sample members is influenced by the range of factors covered by the study (the purpose of the visit, the definition of value by the visitor, the social and economic factors, age and gender, race or religion). Depending on the correlation coefficient value (R 0.885), the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable was strong, and the independent variable explains 77.2%of the dependent variable. Finally, the study has presented a set of recommendations, which conclude in:- Renovation and development of the interior design of hotels;- Annual training programs including the hotel staff and this is to learn about new trends in the hotel’s industry.

Transition to a new economy: transformation trends in the field of income and salary functions

Problems and Perspectives in Management ◽

10.21511/ppm.17(2).2019.02 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 18-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Olena Grishnova ◽

Andriy Cherkasov ◽

Olena Brintseva

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Professional Education ◽

Information Technologies ◽

New Economy ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

The Social ◽

Rapid Spread ◽

The Relationship

The rapid spread of information technologies and other phenomena in the new economy causes significant changes in the social and employment spheres. The objective is mainly to analyze and systematize the peculiarities of labor and payment for it in the new economy. In this paper, the analytical grouping method for characterizing salary functions, as well as changes in the social and labor sphere that take place in the new economy, correlation-regression analysis to determine the relationship between average income and factors affecting its level are used. The results of the paper show three important findings. Firstly, the gradual changes in the content of labor and forms of its organization that happen in modern conditions under the influence of dissemination of information and communication technologies require new approaches to income adjustment, management of employment of the population, development of professional education system. Secondly, the authors also found that the fair employee compensation, ensuring productive employment in modern conditions, is a challenge not only of the national, but also of international scale. Thirdly, the prospective directions of reducing inequality and social tension in society are the guarantee of the basic unconditional income, progressive tax on all types of income, reduction of the length of working time while maintaining payments and improving productivity. In addition to avoiding social dangers, it would be a proactive progressive function of expanding human development opportunities.

The Impact of the Digital Divide on the Adoption of e-Government in Greece

KnE Social Sciences ◽

10.18502/kss.v4i1.6002 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Elias Gounopoulos ◽

Sotirios Kontogiannis ◽

Ioannis Kazanidis ◽

Stavros Valsamidis

Keyword(s):

Digital Divide ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Regression Equations ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Government Services ◽

The Social ◽

Low Educated ◽

The Impact

The adoption of e-government services and the active e-participation of citizens may be affected by the pre-dominant socio-economic inequalities. The current study examined the impact of the digital divide to the use of e-government and e-participation services. We used the micro-data from the national survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies by the Greek households and individuals. This survey was conducted by the Greek Statistical Authority in 2017, in a representative sample of the Greek population (n = 3321). We analyzed the data using logistic regression equations. According to the results, the social exclusion factors may influence the use of e-government services. The most important socio-economic factors affecting the decision to use e-government services are the educational level, age and citizenship. The e-participation of the citizens in various democratic processes is only influenced by their educational attainment. This work highlights the impact of the digital divide to every aspect of our digital life. The state should implement policies to address the digital divide focusing on the vulnerable social subgroups, such as the low-educated and older people. The findings of our research may help the policymakers to conceptualize the effect of the digital divide to e-government adoption, in a multidimensional and integrative way. Keywords: e-government, Greece, digital divide, e-services, digital skills

PENGARUH PENYELENGGARAAN HAJI TERHADAP PENINGKATAN AKTIVITAS EKONOMl DI WILAYAH PROPINSI DKI JAKARTA

ALQALAM ◽

10.32678/alqalam.v30i2.1420 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 380

Author(s):

Chairul Akmal

Keyword(s):

Secondary Data ◽

Travel Agency ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Regression Methods ◽

The Social ◽

Travel Agencies ◽

Relationship Model ◽

Small Medium Enterprises ◽

Medium Enterprises

This research analyzes some factors affecting economic activities in relation with the conduct of pilgrimage. Those factors are the pilgrimage cost, the amount of pilgrims, and the amount of pilgrimage officers. The objective of this research is to acquire the information of how each factor and all factors together affect the economic activities. This research also analyzes the effect of foods and drinks expenses, the effect of nonfoods and drinks expenses, and the effect of miscellaneous expenses on UMKM - Micro, Small, Medium enterprises' economic activities. This research is conducted in DKI Jakarta in 2007. The population of this research is the average economic activities in DKI Jakarta in 2007. There are 42 respondents (Banks), 157 respondents (travel agencies), and 50 respondents (UMKM - Micro, Small, Medium enterprises) which are taken as samples from the population using the purposive sampling method. The data is obtained by the researcher using questioners and secondary data which is taken from 1990-2007. The methodology used in this research is based on. the causal relationship model In testing the hypothesis of this research, the researcher uses the simple and multiple regression methods, and path analysis method. The significant rate a = 0,05 used in determining the interpretation of the statistic result. The data is processed using SPSS (Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences) version 12.00. The results of the analysis in the 1st equation -are (i) the effect of the pilgrimage cost on banks' revenues is quite strong, (ii) the effect of the pilgrimage cost on travel agencies' revenues is quite strong, (iii) the effect of the pilgrimage cost on UMKM - Micro, Small, Medium enterprises' revenues is weak. The results of the analysis in the 2nd equation are (i) the effect, of the amount of pilgrims on Banks' revenues is very weak, (ii) the effect of the amount of pilgrims on travel agencies' revenues is very weak, (iii) the effect of the amount of pilgrims on UMKM - Micro, Smal4 Medium enterprises' revenues is very weak. The results of the analysis in the 3rd equation are (i) the effect of the amount of pilgrimage officers on banks' revenues is very weak, (ii) the effect of the amount of pilgrimage officers on travel agencies' revenues is very weak, (iii) the effect of the amount officers on UMKM-Micro, Small Medium enterprises' revenues is very weak. The results of the analysis in the 4th equation are (i) the effect of all three factors which are the pilgrimage cost, the amount of pilgrims, and the amount of pilgrimage officers simultaneously on banks' revenues is very strong, (ii) The effect of all three factors which are pilgrimage costs, the amount of pilgrims, and the amount of pilgrimage officers simultaneously on travel agencies' revenues is strong, (iii) The effect of all three factors which are pilgrimage costs, the amount of pilgrims, and the amount of pilgrimage officers simultaneously on UMKM-Micro, Small Medium enterprises' revenues is strong. The result of the analysis in the 5th equation is the effect of foods and drinks expenses on UMKM-Micro, Small Medium enterprises' revenues is weak. In the 6th equation, the effect of nonfoods and drinks expenses on UMKM-Micro, small Medium enterprises' revenues is weak. In the 7th equation, the effect of miscellaneous expenses on UMKM - Micro, Small Medium enterprises' revenues is quite strong. In the 8th equation, the effect of all three factors which are the effect of foods and drinks expenses, the effect of nonfoods and drinks expenses, and the effect of miscellaneous expenses simultaneously on UMKM-Micro, Small Medium enterprises' revenues is quite strong. The implication of the research results mentioned above is the factors in the conduct of pilgrimage do increase the economic activities (Banks, Travel Agencies, and UMKM - Micro, Smal4 Medium enterprises) in DKI Jakarta. Therefore, considering that matter, the General Director of the conduct of pilgrimage division of Department of Religion Republic of Indonesia should determine the pilgrimage cost which is affordable, increase the service, and provide a good information system which will result in a better conduct of the pilgrimage. Key word: The Costs of Hajj, Hajj Officer, Travel Agency, UMKM