This study aims to determine the value of vendor-managed inventory (VMI) over independent decision making with information sharing (IS) under non-stationary stochastic demand with service-level constraints. For this purpose, we utilize mixed-integer linear programming formulations to quantify the benefits that can be accrued by a supplier, multiple retailers and the system as a whole by switchi...

This paper compares the bullwhip properties of a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) supply chain with those of a traditional “serially-linked” supply chain. The emphasis of this investigation is the comparative impact the two structures have on the “Bullwhip Effect” generated. Particular attention is paid to the manufacturer’s production ordering activities as demonstrated using a simulation model ...

This study investigated the influence of diabetes on cognitive decline between the diabetes and non- diabetes patients and identified the associations between diabetes and cognitive function, visual perception (VP), and visual motor integration (VMI). Sixty elderly men (67.10± 1.65 yr) with and without diabetes (n= 30 in each group) who were surveyed by interview and questionnaire in South Kore...

The link between musical structure and evoked visual mental imagery (VMI), that is, seeing in the absence of a corresponding sensory stimulus, has yet to be thoroughly investigated. We explored this by manipulating characteristics four pieces music for synthesizer, guitars, percussion (songs). Two original songs were selected on basis pilot study, two new, specially composed combine acoustical ...

Many strategies have been developed to manage supply chain operations effectively. Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) system is one of the prevalent strategic tools of the supply side logistics based on the electronic data exchange and business process automation among the suppliers and customers to enhance the competitive advantage. VMI is widely used in different industries including automotive s...

This paper discusses performances of VMI-based supply-chain systems by using simulation. Two types of VMI system will be discussed in this paper: “Single-manager stock-driven model” and “Dual-managers schedule-driven model”. Several scenarios would be introduced and tested by using typical example models.

Motor skill deficits are prevalent among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) however, little is known about the underlying mechanism of these deficits. In response to this gap, study investigated how visual perception (VP) and visual-motor integration (VMI) associated motor skills youth ASD. Sixty-seven individuals ASD sixty-seven age- gender-matched without (age range: 9.83–15.13 year...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of performance on the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI; Beery, 1997) to handwriting legibility in children attending kindergarten. The relationship of using lined versus unlined paper on letter legibility, based on a modified version of the Scale of Children's Readiness in PrinTing (Modified SCRIPT; Weil & Cu...