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Modelling the barriers of talent agility in Indian automobile industry in the era of Industry 4.0 Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Gopal Krushna Gouda, Binita Tiwari
Purpose The COVID-19 outbreak disrupted the business environment and severely affected the morale and performance of the employees. Further, the Indian automobile industry witnessed major setbacks and drastically impacted sector in COVID-19. Talent agility is an emerging concept in the field of HRM that will foster innovations and productivity in the automobile industry. Thus, this study aims to explore
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Improving performance evaluation based on the balanced scorecard with data envelopment analysis and game theory approaches: a case study Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Mansour Abedian, Hadi Shirouyehzad, Sayyed Mohammad Reza Davoodi
Purpose This paper aims to propose an integrated use of balanced scorecard (BSC), data envelopment analysis (DEA) and game theory approach as an enhanced performance measurement technique to determine and rank the importance of manufacturing indicators of a steel company as a real case study. Design/methodology/approach An efficiency change ratio is defined to examine the characteristic function of
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Risk avoidance in strategic technology adoption Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-03-12 J. Pedro Mendes, Miguel Marques, Carlos Guedes Soares
Purpose Organizational technologies can be classified according to the roles they play as either commodity or strategic. Commodity technologies support common operations, while strategic technologies address perceived threats to competitiveness, often identified by strategic foresight. These must go through an adoption process before playing an effective role in strategy execution. The adoption process
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An integrated approach for modeling critical success factors for supply chain finance ecosystem Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Prasad Vasant Joshi, Bishal Dey Sarkar, Vardhan Mahesh Choubey
Purpose Supply chain finance (SCF) has become a vital ingredient that fosters growth and provides flexibility to the global supply chain. Thus, it becomes essential to understand the factors that contribute to the success of the supply chain finance ecosystem (SCFE). This study aims to identify the critical success factors (CSFs) for the development of an efficient and effective SCFE. Based on their
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An integrated DEA/GP based approach for designing healthcare supply chains with mixed data: a real world application Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Zoubida Chorfi
Purpose As supply chain excellence matters, designing an appropriate health-care supply chain is a great consideration to the health-care providers worldwide. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to benchmark several potential health-care supply chains to design an efficient and effective one in the presence of mixed data. Design/methodology/approach To achieve this objective, this research illustrates
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A roommate problem and room allocation in dormitories using mathematical modeling and multi-attribute decision-making techniques Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Alireza Khalili-Fard, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Nasser Abdali, Mohammad Alipour-Vaezi, Ali Bozorgi-Amiri
Purpose In recent decades, the student population in dormitories has increased notably, primarily attributed to the growing number of international students. Dormitories serve as pivotal environments for student development. The coordination and compatibility among students can significantly influence their overall success. This study aims to introduce an innovative method for roommate selection and
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Seller promotion and competition on decentralized two-sided platforms Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Feng Yang, Jingyi Peng, Zihao Zhang
Purpose This paper aims to explore the promotion decisions of heterogeneous sellers on a decentralized platform under competitive conditions and analyze how seller behaviors impact platform profit, seller revenue, buyer surplus and social welfare. Design/methodology/approach This paper considers a Cournot model consisting of a platform charging a commission rate and two sellers with different conversion
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A multi-objective optimization model of truck scheduling problem using cross-dock in supply chain management: NSGA-II and NRGA Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Ahsan Haghgoei, Alireza Irajpour, Nasser Hamidi
Purpose This paper aims to develop a multi-objective problem for scheduling the operations of trucks entering and exiting cross-docks where the number of unloaded or loaded products by trucks is fuzzy logistic. The first objective function minimizes the maximum time to receive the products. The second objective function minimizes the emission cost of trucks. Finally, the third objective function minimizes
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Analyzing predictors of pearl millet supply chain using an artificial neural network Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Nikita Dhankar, Srikanta Routroy, Satyendra Kumar Sharma
Purpose The internal (farmer-controlled) and external (non-farmer-controlled) factors affect crop yield. However, not a single study has identified and analyzed yield predictors in India using effective predictive models. Thus, this study aims to investigate how internal and external predictors impact pearl millet yield and Stover yield. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive analytics and artificial
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Artificial intelligence capabilities, dynamic capabilities and organizational creativity: contributing factors to the United Arab Emirates Government’s organizational performance Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Hamad Mohamed Almheiri, Syed Zamberi Ahmad, Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar, Khalizani Khalid
Purpose This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a scale measuring artificial intelligence capabilities by using the resource-based theory. It seeks to examine the impact of these capabilities on the organizational-level resources of dynamic capabilities and organizational creativity, ultimately influencing the overall performance of government organizations. Design/methodology/approach The calibration
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Bi-objective optimization of a multi-mode, multi-site resource-constrained project scheduling problem Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Shiba Hessami, Hamed Davari-Ardakani, Youness Javid, Mariam Ameli
Purpose This study aims to deal with the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem (MRCPSP) with the ability to transport resources among multiple sites, aiming to minimize the total completion time and the total cost of the project simultaneously. Design/methodology/approach To deal with the problem under consideration, a bi-objective optimization model is developed. All activities
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Understanding the failure process of ventures: a perspective of the behavioral strategy Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Fatemeh Sajjadian, Mirahmad Amirshahi, Neda Abdolvand, Bahman Hajipour, Shib Sankar Sana
Purpose This study aims to endeavor to shed light on the underlying causal mechanisms behind the failure of startups by examining the failure process in such organizations. To achieve this goal, the study conducted a comprehensive review of the literature on the definition of failure and its various dimensions, resulting in the compilation of a comprehensive list of causes of startup failure. Subsequently
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Unraveling corporate brand equity: a measurement model based on consumer perception of corporate brands Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Rafael Barreiros Porto, Gordon Robert Foxall, Ricardo Limongi, Débora Luiza Barbosa
Purpose Consumer perception of corporate brand equity has primarily focused on product brand dimensions, neglecting considerations at the firm analysis level. Assessing corporate brands requires different criteria relevant to the competitiveness of companies, such as their prominence, management and meeting society’s demands. In this sense, this study aims to develop and validate a scale of corporate
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Gender differences in FinTech adoption: What do we know, and what do we need to know? Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Vinki Rani, Jitender Kumar
Purpose This study aims to identify the determinants of adopting financial technology (FinTech) in Haryana (India). Further, the authors also compare the behavioural intention among male and female respondents to deliver a comprehensive understanding of the adoption of FinTech. Design/methodology/approach The current study contains two cross-sectional surveys about males and females. Study M is completed
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Inverse two-stage data envelopment analysis with interval measures for resource planning Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Yasaman Zibaei Vishghaei, Sohrab Kordrostami, Alireza Amirteimoori, Soheil Shokri
Purpose Assessing inputs and outputs is a significant aspect of taking decisions while there are complex and multistage processes in many examinations. Due to the presence of interval performance measures in various real-world studies, the purpose of this study is to address the changes of interval inputs of two-stage processes for the perturbations of interval outputs of two-stage systems, given that
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Exploring the missing link:Financial literacy and Cognitive biases in Investment Decisions Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Muhammad Ashfaq, Attayah Shafique, Viktoriia Selezneva
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore and understand, how strong financial literacy influences the cognitive biases of students in Germany while investing. Second, it also evaluates the most influential cognitive biases that students encounter when undertaking their investment decisions within this environment. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative approach is used to assess the relationship
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Green hospital practices on patient’s satisfaction in Indonesian hospital: medical specialist department case investigation Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Ngatindriatun Ngatindriatun, Muhammad Alfarizi, Rafialdo Arifian
Purpose This study aims to explore the empirical correlation between patient flow issues, quality of green health services and patient satisfaction in specialist medical department factors from patients’ perspectives as service consumers. Design/methodology/approach This research is a type of nonintervention empirical research that uses an open survey to explore the views and experiences of users of
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A fuzzy multiobjective linear programming approach for green multiechelon distribution network design Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Pham Duc Tai, Krit Jinawat, Jirachai Buddhakulsomsiri
Purpose Distribution network design involves a set of strategic decisions in supply chains because of their long-term impacts on the total logistics cost and environment. To incorporate a trade-off between financial and environmental aspects of these decisions, this paper aims to determine an optimal location, among candidate locations, of a new logistics center, its capacity, as well as optimal network
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Modeling barriers to social responsibility accounting (SRA) and ranking its implementation strategies to support sustainable performance – a study in an emerging market Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Ahmad Khodamipour, Hassan Yazdifar, Mahdi Askari Shahamabad, Parvin Khajavi
Purpose Today, with the increasing involvement of the environment and human beings business units, paying attention to fulfilling social responsibility obligations while making a profit has become increasingly necessary for achieving sustainable development goals. Attention to profit by organizations should not be without regard to their social and environmental performance. Social responsibility accounting
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An inventory model of e-marketplace with a promotional program Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Md Rakibul Hasan, Yosef Daryanto, Chefi Triki, Adel Elomri
Purpose The rapidly growing e-commerce industry with its special characteristics brings new challenges to the optimization of the supply chain and inventory management. This study aims to investigate the inventory-related optimization of an e-marketplace official store that works on a business-to-customer system when cashback promotion is used to attract more customers. Also, it proposes a new inventory
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Stock market volatility: a systematic review Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Barkha Dhingra, Shallu Batra, Vaibhav Aggarwal, Mahender Yadav, Pankaj Kumar
Purpose The increasing globalization and technological advancements have increased the information spillover on stock markets from various variables. However, there is a dearth of a comprehensive review of how stock market volatility is influenced by macro and firm-level factors. Therefore, this study aims to fill this gap by systematically reviewing the major factors impacting stock market volatility
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An artificial bee colony algorithm for medical goods distribution and pharmacological waste collection by hybrid vehicles considering environmental criteria Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Javad Behnamian, Z. Kiani
Purpose This paper aims to focus on a medical goods distribution problem and pharmacological waste collection by plug-in hybrid vehicles with some real-world restrictions. In this research, considering alternative energy sources and simultaneous pickup and delivery led to a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions and distribution costs, respectively. Design/methodology/approach Here, this problem has
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Fostering supply chain agility by prominent enablers’ identification and developing conceptual modeling based on the ISM-MICMAC approach Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Yesim Can Saglam
Purpose Today’s marketplace has witnessed intense competitive pressures and high levels of uncertainty and disruption. Therefore, supply chains require agility to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage and cope with uncertainties as well as disruptions. Although a wide range of studies exists on supply chain agility (SCA) from the perspective of antecedents or consequences, there is little research
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Determination of disease risk factors using binary data envelopment analysis and logistic regression analysis (case study: a stroke risk factors) Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Maedeh Gholamazad, Jafar Pourmahmoud, Alireza Atashi, Mehdi Farhoudi, Reza Deljavan Anvari
Purpose A stroke is a serious, life-threatening condition that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is cut off. The earlier a stroke is treated, the less damage is likely to occur. One of the methods that can lead to faster treatment is timely and accurate prediction and diagnosis. This paper aims to compare the binary integer programming-data envelopment analysis (BIP-DEA) model and
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Modelling the inhibitors of integrated sustainable lean manufacturing system in the South Indian SMEs using fuzzy logic Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Vivek Gopi, Saleeshya P.G.
Purpose Small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) that operate with modest financial investments and commodities face numerous challenges to remain in business. One major philosophy used by SMEs these days is the implementation of lean manufacturing to get solutions for various issues they encounter. But is lean getting sustained over time? The purpose of this research is to design a Sustainable Lean
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Predicting daily precision improvement of Jakarta Islamic Index in Indonesia’s Islamic stock market using big data mining Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Mohammed Ayoub Ledhem, Warda Moussaoui
Purpose This paper aims to apply several data mining techniques for predicting the daily precision improvement of Jakarta Islamic Index (JKII) prices based on big data of symmetric volatility in Indonesia’s Islamic stock market. Design/methodology/approach This research uses big data mining techniques to predict daily precision improvement of JKII prices by applying the AdaBoost, K-nearest neighbor
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Sustainable and resilient supplier selection, order allocation, and production scheduling problem under disruption utilizing conditional value at risk Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Seyed Mojtaba Taghavi, Vahidreza Ghezavati, Hadi Mohammadi Bidhandi, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mirzapour Al-e-Hashem
Purpose This paper aims to minimize the mean-risk cost of sustainable and resilient supplier selection, order allocation and production scheduling (SS,OA&PS) problem under uncertainty of disruptions. The authors use conditional value at risk (CVaR) as a risk measure in optimizing the combined objective function of the total expected value and CVaR cost. A sustainable supply chain can create significant
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Sourcing strategies for competing manufacturers in the toy industry Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Peiyi Liang, Feng Yang, Feifei Shan
Purpose This paper aims to examine the optimal sourcing strategies and pricing decisions of competing toy manufacturers and to discuss how manufacturers’ decisions are impacted by competition. Design/methodology/approach The authors consider a single-period model to characterise the competition between two competing toy manufacturers. Both of them are free to choose between virgin material and recycled
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Fuzzy cost, revenue efficiency assessment and target setting in fuzzy DEA: a fuzzy directional distance function approach Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Javad Gerami, Mohammad Reza Mozaffari, Peter Wanke, Yong Tan
Purpose This study aims to present the cost and revenue efficiency evaluation models in data envelopment analysis in the presence of fuzzy inputs, outputs and their prices that the prices are also fuzzy. This study applies the proposed approach in the energy sector of the oil industry. Design/methodology/approach This study proposes a value-based technology according to fuzzy input-cost and revenue-output
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Futuristic portfolio optimization problem: wavelet based long short-term memory Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Shaghayegh Abolmakarem, Farshid Abdi, Kaveh Khalili-Damghani, Hosein Didehkhani
Purpose This paper aims to propose an improved version of portfolio optimization model through the prediction of the future behavior of stock returns using a combined wavelet-based long short-term memory (LSTM). Design/methodology/approach First, data are gathered and divided into two parts, namely, “past data” and “real data.” In the second stage, the wavelet transform is proposed to decompose the
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Do wholesale pricing strategies matter during asymmetric disruptions? A game theoretic analysis Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Sarin Raju, Rofin T.M., Pavan Kumar S., Jagan Jacob
Purpose In most economies, there are rules from the market regulators or government to sell at an equal wholesale price (EWP). But when one upstream channel is facing a negative demand disruption and another positive, EWP can create extra pressure on the disadvantageous supply chain partner, which faces negative disruption. The purpose of this study is to analyse the impact of EWP and the scope of
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Impact of service agents on customer satisfaction and loyalty: mediating role of Chatbots Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Muhammad Hasnain Abbas Naqvi, Zhang Hongyu, Mishal Hasnain Naqvi, Li Kun
Purpose This study aims to determine whether or not fashion retail brands can maintain their essence by providing personalized care through conventional face-to-face interactions or the use of e-services. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory investigation is being conducted to attain this goal. According to the findings of this research, Chatbots have an impact on consumer loyalty. The quality
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The effect of reinsurance treaties on the cedent loss reserving Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Amir T. Payandeh Najafabadi, Fatemeh Atatalab
Purpose The usual, simple and computationally expensive recovery payment method for a given reinsurance treaty, besides the total run-off triangle, builds a new run-off triangle, say recovery run-off triangle, for the reinsurer’s contribution and predicts the reinsurer’s contribution to the total loss reserves. This paper, without building a recovery run-off triangle, uses the available prior knowledge
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Identifying and exploring the relationship among the critical success factors of sustainability toward consumer behavior Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Syed Imran Zaman, Simonov Kusi-Sarpong
Purpose The purpose of this study is to find out what is the relationship between sustainability toward consumer behavior. Consumer behavior is the method of choosing, buying and using goods and services with an attachment to needs and wants. Now consumers are aware about sustainability, they make purchase decisions according to environmental safety, benefit to the society and increase economic growth
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Perspectives of two competing manufacturers: customer rebate vs. contract mechanism Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Sani Majumder, Izabela Nielsen, Susanta Maity, Subrata Saha
Purpose This paper aims to analyze the potentials of dynamic, commitment and revenue-sharing contracts; that a nonrebate offering manufacturer can use to safeguard his profit while his competitor offers customer rebates in a supply chain consisting of two manufacturers and a common retailer. Design/methodology/approach We consider a two-period supply chain model to explore optimal decisions under eight
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Exploring the significant factors of reconfigurable manufacturing system adoption in manufacturing industries Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Rajesh B. Pansare, Madhukar R. Nagare, Vaibhav S. Narwane
Purpose A reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) can provide manufacturing flexibility, meet changing market demands and deliver high performance, among other benefits. However, adoption and performance improvement are critical activities in it. The current study aims to identify the important factors influencing RMS adoption and validate a conceptual model as well as develop a structural model
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A hybrid model of implementing a smart production factory within the Industry 4.0 framework Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Armin Samani, Fatemeh Saghafi
Purpose This study aims to introduce the model of implementation to run the smart production factories. The study also aims to investigate the Industry 4.0 technologies as enablers to deal with challenges in the way of implementation. Design/methodology/approach This contribution benefits from two teams of experts to evaluate the challenges and technologies of Industry 4.0. The Hanlon method is applied
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A dynamic multi-stage network data envelopment analysis approach for evaluating performance of wheat farms Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Shahin Rajaei Qazlue, Ahmad Mehrabian, Kaveh Khalili-Damghani, Mohammad Amirkhan
Purpose Because of the importance of the wheat industry in the economy, a real-featured performance measurement approach is essential for the wheat production process. The purpose of this paper is to develop a data envelopment analysis (DEA) model that is fully compatible with the wheat production process so that managers and farmers can use it to evaluate the efficiency of wheat farms for strategic
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Predicting systemic risk of banks: a machine learning approach Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Gaurav Kumar, Molla Ramizur Rahman, Abhinav Rajverma, Arun Kumar Misra
Purpose This study aims to analyse the systemic risk emitted by all publicly listed commercial banks in a key emerging economy, India. Design/methodology/approach The study makes use of the Tobias and Brunnermeier (2016) estimator to quantify the systemic risk (ΔCoVaR) that banks contribute to the system. The methodology addresses a classification problem based on the probability that a particular
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Assessment of barriers impeding the incorporation of blockchain technology in the service sector: a case of hotel and health care Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Kunwar Saraf, Karthik Bajar, Aaditya Jain, Akhilesh Barve
Purpose This study aims to determine the barriers hindering the incorporation of blockchain technology (BCT) in two key service industries – hotel and health care – as well as to assess their readiness for implementing BCT after overcoming the barriers. Design/methodology/approach The barriers of this study are determined through two phases: a review of prior literature and obtaining expert opinions
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Artificial intelligence in supply chain decision-making: an environmental, social, and governance triggering and technological inhibiting protocol Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Xinyue Hao, Emrah Demir
Purpose Decision-making, reinforced by artificial intelligence (AI), is predicted to become potent tool within the domain of supply chain management. Considering the importance of this subject, the purpose of this study is to explore the triggers and technological inhibitors affecting the adoption of AI. This study also aims to identify three-dimensional triggers, notably those linked to environmental
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Inverse data envelopment analysis optimization approaches with flexible measures Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Monireh Jahani Sayyad Noveiri, Sohrab Kordrostami, Mojtaba Ghiyasi
Purpose The purpose of this study is to estimate inputs (outputs) and flexible measures when outputs (inputs) are changed provided that the relative efficiency values remain without change. Design/methodology/approach A novel inverse data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach with flexible measures is proposed in this research to assess inputs (outputs) and flexible measures when outputs (inputs) are
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Design features of digital transformation maturity models: a systematic literature analysis and future research directions Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Mehmet Kirmizi, Batuhan Kocaoglu
Purpose This study aims to analyze and synthesize the design features of existing digital transformation maturity models with a developed classification scheme and propose a generic maturity model development wireframe based on design science research. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review is conducted on digital transformation maturity models in peer-reviewed journals, including
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Hierarchical relationships of building partnership competency: the use of nominal group technique and interpretive structural modelling Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Noraini Abdul Latiff, Kazi Enamul Hoque, Muhammad Faizal A. Ghani
Purpose This paper aims to determine the hierarchical relationship between building partnership competencies for public sector educational leaders (ELs) administering and running the education system. Design/methodology/approach An interpretive structural modelling (ISM) technique was used to develop a hierarchical structural model for building partnership competencies. Nominal group technique (NGT)
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Policy analysis to maximize the firm value: performing firm valuation using system dynamics Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Aima Khan, Muhammad Azeem Qureshi
Purpose The purpose of this study is firm value management through corporate finance policy design and scenario analysis to maximize the firm value. Design/methodology/approach The study develops a system dynamics model for an oil firm and incorporates the financial and physical processes to perform the firm valuation. The model is simulated under the current and alternative investment, capital structure
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Integration of RFID strategic value attributes mechanism decision in apparel supply chain: fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS approach Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Mukesh Kumar
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the radio frequency identification (RFID) strategic value attributes (RFIDSVAs) mechanism selections preferences and also integration of RFID tags with technology coordination tools (IRTWTCTs) alternatives ranking performance decisions in supply chain management (SCM). RFID-enabled techno-economic feasibility decisions are enhancing the SC visibility
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Matrix approach to digitalization of management objects Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-04-11 Alexey Petrovich Tyapukhin
Purpose The purpose of this study is to substantiate the matrix approach to digitalization of management objects based on identification of relevant qualitative characteristics of these objects and its dichotomies, which allowing determine the quantity and quality of their main variants, as well as the relationships between them. Design/methodology/approach Methods of classification and typology are
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Modeling the key attributes for improving customer repurchase rates through mobile advertisements using a Fuzzy mixed approach Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-04-07 Venkateswarlu Nalluri, Richard G. Mayopu, Long-Sheng Chen
Purpose Due to the high use of mobile devices, the market share of mobile advertisements (Ads) is significantly growing. Although mobile Ads can contact potential customers at any time and in any location depending on their unique demands, one of the biggest problems for advertisers is how to improve customer repurchases with their Ads. The development and empirical support of customer repurchase through
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Interactive impact of fairness concerns and competition on supply chain coordination Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Lirong Wang, Yingjie Lan, Deming Zhou
Purpose Fairness concerns in the supply chain management have recently caught much attention in the OM research community. The combined effect of fairness and competition on supply chain coordination and the interplay between them, however, have yet to be thoroughly examined. Design/methodology/approach The authors study a multiplayer supply chain with one supplier and two competing retailers with
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Blood supply chain network design: a systematic review of literature and implications for future research Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Gokhan Agac, Birdogan Baki, Ilker Murat Ar
Purpose The purpose of this study is to systematically review the existing literature on the blood supply chain (BSC) from a network design perspective and highlight the research gaps in this area. Moreover, it also aims to pinpoint new research opportunities based on the recent innovative technologies for the BSC network design. Design/methodology/approach The study gives a comprehensive systematic
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A robust DEA model in the presence of uncertain integer-valued parameters Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-02-10 Rokhsaneh Yousef Zehi, Noor Saifurina Nana Khurizan
Purpose Uncertainty in data, whether in real-valued or integer-valued data, may result in infeasible optimal solutions or unreliable efficiency scores and ranking of decision-making units. To handle the uncertainty in integer-valued factors in data envelopment analysis (DEA) models, this study aims to propose a robust DEA model which is applicable in the presence of such factors. Design/methodology/approach
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R&D innovation under uncertainty: a framework for empirical investigation of knowledge complementarity and goal congruence Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Abigail Richard, Fred Ahrens, Benjamin George
Purpose This study aims to introduce a new prescriptive model to aid both managers and researchers in partner selection for innovation-orientated collaboration. This framework demonstrates how prospective partner firms’ complementing bodies of knowledge and goal alignment interact to affect the success of a collaboration. Design/methodology/approach The authors use geometric modeling to represent the
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Call option contract in a supply chain with random yield and random demand using downconversion approach Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-01-26 Niloofar Zamani, Maryam Esmaeili, Jiang Zhang
Purpose This study aims to examine the value of the call option contract in hedging the risks in the supply chain. The decentralized supply chain without call option contract is first studied as the criterion model for evaluations. This paper addresses several questions: What will be the optimal manufacturer’s production quantity, retailer’s ordering and pricing policies in the presence of random demand
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Mapping and visualizing flexible manufacturing system in business and management: a systematic review and future agenda Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-01-26 Jaya Priyadarshini, Amit Kumar Gupta
Purpose A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) helps improve the system’s performance, thus increasing its overall competitiveness. FMS is an essential component of Industry 4.0 (I4.0), which has revolutionized the way firms manufacture their products. This study aims to investigate the diverse focus of the research being published over the years and the direction of scholarly work in applying FMSs
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Past, present and future impact of social media on health workers’ mental health: a text mining approach Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2023-01-17 Chowdhury Noushin Novera, Regina Connolly, Peter Wanke, Md. Azizur Rahman, Md. Abul Kalam Azad
Purpose The COVID-19 epidemic has brought attention to the variables that influence the mental health of health workers who are entrusted with nursing individuals. Despite the fact that many articles have examined the effects of social media usage on mental health, there is a lack of research synthesizing learning from this body of research. The purpose of this study is to use text mining and citation-based
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An enhanced solution approach for multi-period discrete manufacturing product assembly inventory routing problem with supply failure risks and customer demand uncertainty Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Satya Prakash, Indrajit Mukherjee
Purpose This study primarily aims to develop and solve an enhanced optimisation model for an assembly product multi-period inbound inventory routing problem (IRP). The many-to-one (inbound) model considers the bill of materials (BOM), supply failure risks (SFR) and customer demand uncertainty. The secondary objective is to study the influence of potential time-dependent model variables on the overall
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Designing a multi-objective mathematical model of a perishable supply chain (PSC) in a state of uncertainty Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2022-12-22 Fatemeh Fallah, Parham Azimi, Mani Sharifi
Purpose The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most essential areas of health in any country. It is defined as a system of processes, operations and organizations involved in discovering, developing and producing drugs. The supply chain in the pharmaceutical field is one of the most important strategic issues in the pharmaceutical and health-care industries. The purpose of this study is to reduce
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In search of a consensus definition of business ecosystems: a qualitative study Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2022-12-14 Vanessa Felch, Eric Sucky
Purpose Despite the constantly increasing number of publications in the field of business ecosystems, there are indications that a precise definition that appropriately captures the business ecosystem mindset is not yet available. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to provide a consensus definition of business ecosystems. Design/methodology/approach Using structured content analysis, this paper
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Modeling factors affecting the interests of the container terminal using fuzzy cognitive map and fuzzy DEMATEL Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2022-11-11 Fatemeh Khajeh, Hamid Shahbandarzadeh
Purpose Because container terminals (CTs) are broker organizations, their interest has complex, various internal and external factors, the purpose of this study is to scrutiny and structure the factors affecting the interests of the CT. Design/methodology/approach In terms of purpose, this study is a developmental study that, are identified the factors related to the interests of the CT through studying
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Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable food supply chains Journal of Modelling in Management Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Vikas Kumar, Banu Yetkin Ekren, Jiayan Wang, Bhavin Shah, Guilherme Francisco Frederico
Purpose The ongoing pandemic has gravely affected different facets of society and economic trades worldwide. During the outbreak, most manufacturing and service sectors were closed across the globe except for essential commodities such as food and medicines. Consequently, recent literature has focused on studying supply chain resilience and sustainability in different pandemic contexts. This study