scholarly journals An Integrated Indicator to Analyze Sustainability in Specialized Dairy Farms in Antioquia—Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9595
Author(s):  
Gloria P. Rios ◽  
Sergio Botero
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Production Region ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Multiple Correlation Analysis ◽  
And Control ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
The Relationship

An integrated sustainability indicator in specialized dairy index (IISLE) is proposed for the evaluation of these production systems in four dimensions (financial, technical, social, and environmental). This index was validated in a study carried out with information from 18 dairy farms in Antioquia, a Colombian milk production region. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method was applied to prioritize criteria and sub-criteria. According to the proposed dimensions, four criteria were established (financial (ISDF), technical (ISDT), social (ISDS), and environmental (ISDA)) and 30 sub-criteria were analyzed. A multiple correlation analysis was performed to determine the intensity of the relationship among these four criteria and the overall index. The methodology includes a cluster analysis for the calculated IISLE. R software was used in the analysis. The proposed indicator is a powerful and useful planning and control tool for the evaluation of sustainability levels in dairy farms and is highly influenced by financial and technical criteria.

scholarly journals An Empirical Investigation into Physician Preferences in Drug Prescription: An Integrated Methodology of AHP and QFD

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Farzana Elahi ◽  
Shamsad Ahmed ◽  
Mahbubul Haque ◽  
Nazreen Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Drug Prescription ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Relationship Matrix ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Expert Choice ◽  
Integrated Methodology ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
The Relationship

<p class="Default">In order to sustain in a competitive market like pharmaceutical in Bangladesh, it is important to get an insight into physicians’ preferences in prescribing the drugs. The aim of this work is to investigate and address the physician requirements through an integrated methodology of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Quality Function Deployment (QFD). In this research, an expert panel has been interviewed to recognize the criteria affecting physicians’ decisions. The results from AHP derived through Expert Choice software demonstrate that from the viewpoint of physicians, out of the five criteria, quality of product offering is ranked highest in prescribing the drugs followed by the reputation of the company, relationship enjoyed with the company, etc. As for the technical aspects, derived from the relationship matrix of AHP and QFD, out of the sixteen, brand image is ranked first followed by the quality of raw and packaging materials, skilled production personnel etc. The contribution of this research is expected to enable the managers in the pharmaceutical companies to recognize the factors that influence physicians in prescribing drugs for the patients and help them find out challenging items with preeminent alternatives. Few suggestions for future research are also put forward. <strong></strong></p>

scholarly journals Risk Evaluation and Control of Supply Chain Finance

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Ying Yu Du ◽  
Jun Bin Zhong ◽  
Zi Yue Su ◽  
Xin Peng Yang ◽  
Yi Lan Yao
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Supply Chain Risk ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Industry Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Finance ◽  
Financial Index ◽  
And Control ◽  
Hierarchy Process

As an effective way of enterprises financing, supply chain finance has attracted much attention in recent years. However, since supply chain finance has some problems like long financing period, numerous stakeholders and complex effects, banks are at a higher risk carrying out this kind of service. The purpose of this paper is to explore the key factors in supply chain finance risk assessment and study the effective mode of risk elevation. Based on the existing literature and research, this paper uses Z-score to standardize the financial index of 344 medium-sized enterprises in automotive industry chain from October, 2016 to October, 2017 and build a model of supply chain risk assessment and control basing on analytic hierarchy process, principal components analysis and logistic regression analysis. Finally, we summarize how each index affects risk assessment and then analyze the reasons.

Digitale Produktion und intelligente Steuerung/Digital Production and Intelligent Production Control – Integrating digital and real-world production for adaptive and automated control

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (04) ◽  
pp. 255-260
Author(s):  
Marvin Carl May ◽  
Andreas Kuhnle ◽  
Gisela Lanza
Keyword(s):  
Production Control ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Industrie 4.0 ◽  
World Production ◽  
Production Planning And Control ◽  
Automated Control ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Digital Production ◽  
Digitale Modelle ◽  
And Control

Im Rahmen der stufenweisen Umsetzung von Industrie 4.0 erreicht die Vernetzung und Digitalisierung die gesamte Produktion. Den physischen Produktionsprozess nicht nur cyber-physisch zu begleiten, sondern durch eine virtuelle, digitale Kopie zu erfassen und zu optimieren, stellt ein enormes Potenzial für die Produktionssystemplanung und -steuerung dar. Zudem erlauben digitale Modelle die Anwendung intelligenter Produktionssteuerungsverfahren und leisten damit einen Beitrag zur Verbreitung optimierender adaptiver Systeme. &nbsp; In the wake of implementing Industrie 4.0 both integration and digitalization affect the entire production. Physical production systems offer enormous potential for production planning and control through virtual, digital copies and their optimization, well beyond purely cyber-physical production system extensions. Furthermore, digital models enable the application of intelligent production control and hence contribute to the dissemination of adaptively optimizing systems.

scholarly journals Smart Production Planning and Control: Concept, Use-Cases and Sustainability Implications

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olumide Emmanuel Oluyisola ◽  
Fabio Sgarbossa ◽  
Jan Ola Strandhagen
Keyword(s):  
Production Planning ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Production Planning And Control ◽  
Market Uncertainty ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Make To Order ◽  
Smart Technologies ◽  
And Control ◽  
Process Strategy

Many companies are struggling to manage their production systems due to increasing market uncertainty. While emerging ‘smart’ technologies such as the internet of things, machine learning, and cloud computing have been touted as having the potential to transform production management, the realities of their adoption and use have been much more challenging than anticipated. In this paper, we explore these challenges and present a conceptual model, a use-case matrix and a product–process framework for a smart production planning and control (smart PPC) system and illustrate the use of these artefacts through four case companies. The presented model adopts an incremental approach that companies with limited resources could employ in improving their PPC process in the context of industry 4.0 and sustainability. The results reveal that while make-to-order companies are more likely to derive greater benefits from a smart product strategy, make-to-stock companies are more likely to derive the most benefit from pursuing a smart process strategy, and consequently a smart PPC solution.

scholarly journals Analytic Hierarchy Process and Multilayer Network-Based Method for Assembly Line Balancing

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3932
Author(s):  
László Nagy ◽  
Tamás Ruppert ◽  
János Abonyi
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Assembly Line ◽  
Simulated Annealing Algorithm ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Assembly Line Balancing ◽  
Precedence Constraints ◽  
Line Balancing ◽  
Multilayer Network ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Assembly line balancing improves the efficiency of production systems by the optimal assignment of tasks to operators. The optimisation of this assignment requires models that provide information about the activity times, constraints and costs of the assignments. A multilayer network-based representation of the assembly line-balancing problem is proposed, in which the layers of the network represent the skills of the operators, the tools required for their activities and the precedence constraints of their activities. The activity–operator network layer is designed by a multi-objective optimisation algorithm in which the training and equipment costs as well as the precedence of the activities are also taken into account. As these costs are difficult to evaluate, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) technique is used to quantify the importance of the criteria. The optimisation problem is solved by a multi-level simulated annealing algorithm (SA) that efficiently handles the precedence constraints. The efficiency of the method is demonstrated by a case study from wire harness manufacturing.

scholarly journals Perspectives of Platform Operators, Content Producers, and Information Receivers toward Health and Fitness Apps

Information ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 481
Author(s):  
Ching Li ◽  
Chia-Wen Lee ◽  
Tzu-Chun Huang ◽  
Wei-Shiang Lai
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Content Category ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Fitness Industry ◽  
Health And Fitness ◽  
New Feature ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The interactive mechanism among platform operators, content producers, and information receivers is increasingly complex in human–computer symbiosis. The purpose of this study is to identify the interactive value among platform operators, content producers, and information receivers with regard to information through the health and fitness apps by adopting an advanced Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method derived from professional perspectives of app users and operators, key opinion leaders, scholars, and officers. The AHP method was allocated weightings to the evaluation criteria from the twelve panelists from three groups of platform operators, content producers, and information receivers. After focus group interviews were conducted, four dimensions and twelve sub-dimensions of the initial health and fitness apps were obtained as follows: Content category: Monitoring, exercise, journaling, and sleeping; (2) User reviews: Fuctionality, interactivity, and criticism; (3) Content updates: New feature, correctness, and new language; (4) Platform terms: Privacy, accuracy, ownership, and right of use. The study integrated the panelists’ opinions toward health and fitness apps and analyzed the weight of each indicator according to their importance by Power Choice V2.5. The results revealed that the weights of dimensions of health and fitness apps were sorted by content category, user review, platform terms, and content update, as well as that the weights of the top six sub-dimensions were followed: monitoring, exercise, functionality, interactivity, privacy, and accuracy. Content producers suggested increasing the popularity of their products by adding new features, whereas information receivers preferred to correct problems. Content producers and information receivers graded platform terms as less essential, whereas platform operators rated platform terms higher. This study can contribute to assisting the health and fitness industry and the overall strategic operative process by identifying how the effectiveness in the procedures, estimative process, and cost-down can enhance competitiveness to further improve users experience and satisfaction.

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