A kit is a specific collection of components and/or tools needed for completing a procedure or producing a product. A multiperiod material planning system for production kits under the demand and procurement lead-time uncertainty is considered when component sharing among kits is plausible. Simulation experiments show that component sharing improves the system’s service measure of average kit a...

Under the tide of globalization and mass customization, manufacturer is seeking dynamic outsourcing of some operations to other specialists (i.e. contract manufacturer) in order to improve cost effectiveness of its supply chain. The benefits of outsourcing cannot be realized unless information sharing and coordinated scheduling between independent organizations in a supply chain are well config...

Although collaboration is widely accepted as the most efficient method for creating value some important barriers of knowledge sharing arise leading to the creation of noncollaborative environments. Especially in developing countries, universities have to face new challenges that rise from shifts in the knowledge production paradigms and from frequent changes in policies. Considering these part...

Information sharing and optimization is a key factor for effective knowledge and work management, which is based on data exchange, communication and technological infrastructures and standardization, being essential in order to remain competitive in the today’s global market scenario. In this context, human functions are also relevant, and in this work we refer to the interaction of both in the...

nowadays, the utilization of organizational knowledge and sharing it with other employees in governmental project-based organizations, have become a strategic source of gaining and preserving competitive advantage. acquiring competitive advantage requires means and approaches that make the governmental project-based organizations capable of improving their knowledge sharing performance and gain...