Information systems are a critical factor in achieving supply chain agility in fluctuating markets. However, there has been limited research on identifying specific mechanisms on how information systems may affect supply chain agility. This gap is addressed by illustrating the complementary role of supply chain agility across operational dimensions, such as flexibility, responsiveness and depen...

Marketing is the creation of customer demand. Operations management is the supply and fulfillment of that demand. Therefore, there is no surprise that marketing and operations management are intimately connected in many firms. When the two areas are in conflict, one often sees a mismatch in demand and supply, leading to production inefficiencies and unsatisfied customers. When they are in synch...

The structure and operation of supply networks have received considerable attention from both the business community and academic researchers in the last two decades as the pace of globalisation has accelerated. Supply networks in the international clothing industry have developed and evolved significantly over that period. This paper reviews different ways to categorise supply networks and not...

The MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network is an international alliance of leading-edge research and education centers, dedicated to the development and dissemination of global innovation in supply chain and logistics. The Global SCALE Network allows faculty, researchers, students, and affiliated companies from all six centers around the world to pool their expertise a...

The MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network is an international alliance of leading-edge research and education centers, dedicated to the development and dissemination of global innovation in supply chain and logistics. The Global SCALE Network allows faculty, researchers, students, and affiliated companies from all six centers around the world to pool their expertise a...

Essential hypertension has devastating effects on the brain, being the major cause of stroke and a leading cause of dementia. Hypertension alters the structure of cerebral blood vessels and disrupts intricate vasoregulatory mechanisms that assure an adequate blood supply to the brain. These alterations threaten the cerebral blood supply and increase the susceptibility of the brain to ischemic i...

Marine capture fishery resources are declining, and demand for them is rising. These trends suspected to incite conflict, but their effects have not been quantitatively examined. We applied a multi-model ensemble approach global database of international conflicts between 1974 2016 test the supply-induced scarcity hypothesis (diminishing supplies increase fisheries conflict), demand-induced (ri...

the introductory issue of the journal of financial research contains six articles in farsi and one in english. it also offers a glossary of financial terminology. the first article deals with the efficient capital market hypothesis , and is authored by dr. ali jahankhani & hussein abdoh tabrizi. it explains the concept and theories of capital market efficiency and their historical development i...

Drinking water can become contaminated following its collection from communal sources such as wells and tap stands, as well as during its storage in the home. However, the mechanisms leading to contamination between the points of supply and consumption have not been well documented. This study carried out field-based experiments in three rural Honduran communities to investigate the potential f...

The cell phone industry is growing at a vertiginous pace. It has a life-changing impact on individuals and businesses in developing countries, where it can make up for the lack of infrastructure. In Latin America, the cell phone supply chain faces challenges specific to developing countries. Success in these environments requires creative solutions and adaptable supply chains. Ecuador is no exc...