This paper investigates the effects of information sharing and early order commitment on the performance of four inventory policies used by retailers in a supply chain of one capacitated supplier and four retailers. Model parameters and operating conditions are emulated from a local business supplying a standard product to its retailers. Through computer simulation and subsequent analyses, we f...

This paper crystallises out some key findings of knowledge management practices from a Finnish survey on the insurance industry. 15 Finnish insurance companies of different sizes and product portfolios are studied. We propose a model of the functioning of a knowledge sharing organization. Knowledge sharing is effective, when the learning organization metaphor is well implemented into the organi...

Background: The importance of business ethics and the impact of ethics on organizational performance, product quality and ultimately customer satisfaction, has found a new and innovative place in management issues, so the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of business ethics on promoting quality. Method: The present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlati...

Global marketplaces, higher levels of product variety, shorter product life cycles, and demand for premium customer services are all things which cause pressure for one supply chain to be more efficient, more time compressed and more cost effective. This has become even more critical in recent years because the advancement in information technology has enabled companies to improve their supply ...

One of the most fundamental subtasks of information integration which comes up very often in day-to-day business and research is the publishing of documents, e.g. project plans, business reports, presentation layers, product designs, idea sketches, announcements, telephone lists, reports, advertisements or research papers. Actually, over 90% of companies knowledge is according to a study of the...

Electronic commerce refers to business activities involving consumers, manufacturers , service providers, and intermediaries using computer networks such as Internet [38, 39]. The goals of electronic commerce are to reduce product and service costs and improve customer response time and quality. Hence implementing initiatives in electronic commerce has emerged as significant business strategy i...