Browsing by Subject "supply chain management"

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Coordinating contracts in SCM review of methods and literature
(2010) Hezarkhani, Behzad; Kubiak, Wiesław
Supply chain coordination through contracts has been a burgeoning area of research in recent years. In spite of rapid development of research, there are only a few structured analyses of assumptions, methods, and applicability of insights in this field. The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic overview of coordinating contracts in supply chain through highlighting the main concepts, assumptions, methods, and present the state-of-theart research in this field.
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The effect of environmental criteria on locating a biorefinery: a green facility location problem
(AGH University of Science and Technology Press, 2017) Serrano-Hernández, Adrián; Faulin, Javier; Belloso, Javier; Sawik, Bartosz
Underestimating facility location decisions may penalize business performance over the time. These penalties have usually been studied from the economic point of view, analyzing its impact on profitability. Additionally, the concern about obtaining sustainability is gaining importance, leading to a search for renewable energy sources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, little attention has been paid to choosing a location considering environmental criteria. Thus, this work aims at determining a biorefinery location considering its impacts on natural resources. Therefore, a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model has been developed, taking into account crop location and biomass production seasonality to obtain a proper location that minimizes environmental impact. The initial version of this paper was presented at the ICIL Conference in 2016.