Using System Dynamics to assess the impact of RFID technology on retail operations

Marco, Alberto De; Cagliano, Anna Corinna; Nervo, Marta; Rafele, Carlo

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.08.009

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“…Various technologies can be applied to enhance business activities such as inventory management, distribution, manufacturing, and even customer service. For example, the use of bar code systems in managing the retail operations could help the small businesses to identify products electronically, and facilitate inventory control and replenishment activities at the store level (De Marco, Cagliano, Nervo, & Rafele, 2012). Moreover, the IT tools are utilised to transmit, communicate, and share information within the business entity and supply chain partners.…”

Section: Implication and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Internal Factors on Small Business Success: A Case of Small Enterprises Under the Felda Scheme

Radzi¹,

Nazri²,

Ali³

2017

AAMJ

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This study attempts to identify the antecedents of business success in the Malaysian perspective, with particular reference to small businesses under the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) scheme. Cross sectional data were collected from 199 small businesses operating under the (FELDA) scheme via questionnaire. The data collected were analysed using partial least square method. The empirical results indicated that only entrepreneurial competency and technology usage are related to successes of small businesses. However, this study found insufficient empirical evidence to support the relationship between marketing capability, financial resources, knowledge sharing, and business success. As this study was confined to the small businesses under the FELDA scheme, this provides valuable findings by uncovering the differences among the critical success factors due to the different reasons for formation of the small businesses. The insights gained from this study could facilitate industry practitioners to develop comprehensive business strategies and effective institutional policies to maintain the global competitiveness of small businesses under the FELDA scheme.

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Section: Implication and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Internal Factors on Small Business Success: A Case of Small Enterprises Under the Felda Scheme

Radzi¹,

Nazri²,

Ali³

2017

AAMJ

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“…For example, Lesserrevealed that the USwasbeing unreasonablypractical indirectlysubsidizing wind power generation because this subsidy mode aggravates market distortion [8]. Marco and Sánchez-Braza studied the influence of subsidy modes on solar energy [9,10]. The difference between the two lies in the fact thatthe former focused on capital subsidies whereas the latter emphasized property tax incentives.…”

Section: (C) Effectiveness Of the Subsidy Mode Choicesmentioning

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Which Subsidy Mode Improves the Financial Performance of Renewable Energy Firms? A Panel Data Analysis of Wind and Solar Energy Companies between 2009 and 2014

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Abstract:The effectiveness of subsidies in improving the performance of renewable energy firms has aroused significant research attention in recent years. As subsidy modes may affect corporate financial performance,we have chosen companies specializing in wind and solar energy in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets as samples.The relationships between the subsidy modes and financial performance of these two types of companies are investigated with a panel data model. Results of the total sample indicate that both indirect and non-innovative subsidy have significant effects on the financial performance of renewable energy companies. The regressive coefficient of the former,however, is a negative value, which illustrates that taxation, bonus, and other market-based mechanisms impair corporate profitability. Moreover, the influence of innovative subsidy is weak, which means that the subsidy used for research and development, technical demonstration, and other innovations of renewable energy enterprises have failed to effectively enhance corporate financial performance. In terms of sub-industries, the direct subsidy for wind energy companies has achieved a significant effect. Incomparison, the indirect subsidy and innovative subsidy acquired by solar energy companies have notably reduced corporate profitability. Thissuggests an urgent reform of subsidy policy for this industry is needed. The government should consider differences in the effects subsidies have for wind and solar energy companies when improving subsidy policy. In addition, market-based subsidy mechanisms should be perfected, and the structure of innovative subsidies should be ameliorated.

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“…SD stresses holistic consideration of the entire system, understanding structures within the system and their interaction through systematic thinking. SD uses computer simulations to display how system structure, policy, and delay affect the system's development and stability (De Marco et al, 2012). System Dynamics focuses on neither forecast nor single trend developments, but rather focuses on the causes behind complex changes, i.e.…”

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Making Formwork Design Lean

Kuo

2019

EPPM-Journal

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Traditional formwork design processes entail considerable waste, increasing non-value-adding manpower costs and operational time. The purpose of this research is to use lean thinking in formwork design so as to enhance design correctness and eliminate waste through establishing a Lean Formwork Design Process. In the design process, the concurrent design concept is adopted to provide a visual communication platform for design team members using Building Information Modeling (BIM). Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) are used as a protocol for sharing design artifacts. Design correctness is established to review and correct design errors, thus allowing for the construction of an organizational learning environment. Finally, the Lean Formwork Design Process is conceptualized using stock-flow diagrams. A real case is used to validate the applicability of the proposed approach. Application results show that the proposed method can enhance design correctness and reduce manpower waste and operational time in formwork engineering. This study is one of the first to apply lean thinking to improve practices in formwork design.

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Using System Dynamics to assess the impact of RFID technology on retail operations

Cited by 57 publications

References 41 publications

The Impact of Internal Factors on Small Business Success: A Case of Small Enterprises Under the Felda Scheme

The Impact of Internal Factors on Small Business Success: A Case of Small Enterprises Under the Felda Scheme

Which Subsidy Mode Improves the Financial Performance of Renewable Energy Firms? A Panel Data Analysis of Wind and Solar Energy Companies between 2009 and 2014

Making Formwork Design Lean

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