The quality of wine can be affected by several factors after bottling: temperature changes, shipment time, type and amount mechanical stress (vibrations) environmental conditions, such as light exposure relative humidity. effects delivery using different packaging systems (boxes, bottles, containers) the impacts mode (car, truck, airplane cargo ship) are reviewed, along with compositional marke...

Due to the rapid development of technology in recent years, market competition and customer expectations have increased more than ever. In this situation, it is vital for businesses survival to determine the appropriate policy for inventory control, pricing, and routing, and decisions regarding each of them are often made separately. If the products have a perishable nature, it will be more imp...

Due to occurrence of unexpected disruptions,a resilient supply chain design is important. In this paper, a bi-objective model is proposed for designing a resilient supply chain including suppliers, distribution centers (DCs), and retailers under disruption risks.The first objective function minimizes total costs. The second objective function maximizes satisfied demands. We use the augmented e-...

BACKGROUND The quality of blood transfusion services (BTS) is essential for the treatment of patients who need blood or blood products. BTS involve several steps, including the acquisition of the donor's blood, blood grouping, unexpected antibody screening, blood storage, transfusion, etc. There is a need to check the effectiveness of all elements in the BTS can be assessed and monitored by an ...

Dynamic Mechanism Design for Online Commerce Jérémle Gallien An Optimal Lot-Sizing and Offline Inspection Policy in the Case of Nonrigid Demaild Shoshana Anily and Abraham Grosfe(d-Nir Inventory Policies in a Decentralized Assembly System Fernando Bernstein and Gregory A. DeCroix Effective Heuristics for Multiproduct Partial Shipment Models Milind Dawande, Srinagesh Gavirneni, and Sridhar Tayur...

Fig. 1. Parcelrobot and Velvet Fingers Gripper: The Parcelrobot platform is located at the Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH (BIBA) in Bremen, Germany. Its kinematic structure comprises linear and rotary axes that cover a cylindrical workspace. Equipped with the Velvet Fingers Gripper it comprises an autonomous system for unloading shipment containers filled with randomly packed ...

The object of research is the system organization transportation perishable goods. study subject technological process goods by small shipments. problem solved was a multicriteria optimization delivery results are built simulation model for distribution consignments and according to criterion minimizing time while limiting rational use available vehicles. To construct model, discrete-event agen...

Traditional testing methods attempt to maximize the number of single stuck-at faults detected by the test pattern set applied to minimize defective part level after IC manufacture and prior to shipment. However, stuck-at faults no longer map closely to actual defects in current CMOS technologies. This work optimizes the probability of defect detection -in contrast to the stuck-at fault detection.

We present recent advances in quarantine and pre-shipment alternatives: phosphine and methyl bromide recapture for empty ship holds; radio frequency heating in walnuts; low oxygen followed by low oxygen, cold or virus treatment to disinfest dried fruits and nuts; controlled atmosphere temperature treatment system (CATTS) for fresh fruit.

The criteria for rodent bedding and nesting materials are discussed. The literature is reviewed regarding sources of bedding materials, manufacturing methods, quality control procedures (microbiological, physical and chemical), storagemethods, shipment, methods of use and disposal, current knowledge concerning bedding effects on animals as related to research and testing and legal aspects. Futu...