(2007) 2475–2486 www.elsevier.com/locate/apm Analytic network process in supplier selection: A case study in an electronic firm Cevriye Gencer *‚ Didem Gurpinar ¨ Gazi University‚ Faculty of Engineering and Architecture‚ Department of Industrial Engineering‚ 06570 Maltepe/Ankara‚ Turkey Received 1 November 2005; received in revised form 1 August 2006; accepted 9 October 2006 Available online 8 December 2006 Abstract Supplier selection‚ which is the first step of the activities in the product realization
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Economic Integration Definition of ’Economic Integration’ An economic arrangement between different regions marked by the reduction or elimination of trade barriers and the coordination of monetary and fiscal policies. The aim of economic integration is to reduce costs for both consumers and producers‚ as well as to increase trade between the countries taking part in the agreement. Investopedia explains ’Economic Integration’ There are varying levels of economic integration‚ including preferential
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Final Integration: It’s All Connected Throughout this course I’ve learned various psychological theories‚ and being able to watch them play out in film has been an incredible experience for me. I’ve gained new perspectives for why people do the things that they do‚ which would otherwise be questionable to me. I now have an increased sense of empathy when it comes to others because we are all just trying to survive‚ and the way we do it is completely variable. For this reason‚ some of us lie‚ cheat
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Vertical integration is a business growth strategy for economics of scale. It is typified by one firm engaged in different parts of production example; growing raw materials‚ manufacturing‚ transporting‚ marketing‚ and/or retailing to expand business in existing market for the firm. It can function in two directions both forward integration and backward integration. In Forward integration involves company to develop strategy to control the firm product distribution either through distribution centers
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Backward and Forward Scheduling What do you mean by forward scheduling and backward scheduling? Backward scheduling is the calculation of deadline dates: the arrival time at the customer site is calculated as the earliest possible goods receipt time at the customers unloading point on the requested delivery date. All four of the delivery and transportation scheduling lead times are subtracted from the customer’s requested delivery date to determine if this date can be met. The transit time‚ loading
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Westley et al. 4 The Powerful Strangers Power can often seem like a barrier to change happening. Identifying those powers can be difficult as it is not always comfortable. “Confrontation with the powerful stranger [gives] way to bridge building” (Westley et al‚ 2007‚ p.97)‚ the challenge is using conflict‚ as an opportunity to collaborate. The social innovators goal of engaging the ‘powerful stranger” is to develop resources‚ to further their cause. “Anyone who wishes to transform a system has
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SUPPLY CHAIN: INNOVATION Increasing Suppl ’ierDriven Innovation When customers collaborate with suppliers they can build trust‚ reduce relational stress‚ and increase innovation-related activities. BY JOHNW. HENKE JR. AND CHUN ZHANG MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO‚ management guru Peter Drucker identified innovation as one of the basic ways in which a business builds and maintains a competitive position in the marketplace.I It wasn ’t until recently‚ however‚ that companies not only established internal
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"Within the child lies the fate of the future. Whoever wishes to confer some benefit on society must preserve him from deviation and observe his natural ways acting. A child is mysterious and powerful and contains within himself the secret of human nature." Explain the above quote with reference to the Montessori philosophy. The term ’Montessori Philosophy’ originated from the name of Dr. Maria Montessori‚ one of the most influential pioneers in early childhood education. She advised an education
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25 July 2010 Integration Essay: Option 1 I am a smoker. This is not a statement I make with pride. It is merely a fact. I grew up during an era when advertisements for cigarettes not only showed doctors smoking and espousing their particular brands‚ but also recommended menthol cigarettes for cases of irritated throats. Later cigarettes became associated with athleticism‚ fun‚ social acceptance‚ and‚ of course‚ sexual attractiveness‚ as recently seen on the Jay Leno Show (2010). During the
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revealed the fact that after independence‚ the governing class was highly educated‚ on the pattern of the British mind set‚ while on the contrary the masses were miserably illiterate. This huge gap created management crisis. National integration is a process of achieving national cohesion‚ stability‚ prosperity‚ strength‚ and feelings of being united as a nation. Pakistan has faced varying degrees of religious‚ ethnic‚ linguistic‚ and political problems that are often in conflict with
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