Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (404)

A simulation-based framework to evaluate strategies for managing global inbound supply risk (2011)
Journal Article
Colicchia, C., Dallari, F., & Melacini, M. (2011). A simulation-based framework to evaluate strategies for managing global inbound supply risk. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 14(6), 371-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2011.644270

Supply chain risk management(SCRM)has emerged as an issue of critical importance for today’s globalised supply chains. This topic still presents obstacles in practice, especially in terms of evaluating alternatives for managing risks. Therefore, the... Read More about A simulation-based framework to evaluate strategies for managing global inbound supply risk.

A self-adaptive case-based reasoning system for dose planning in prostate cancer radiotherapy (2011)
Journal Article
Mishra, N., Petrovic, S., & Sundar, S. (2011). A self-adaptive case-based reasoning system for dose planning in prostate cancer radiotherapy. Medical physics, 38(12), 6528-6538. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3660517

Purpose: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the male population. Radiotherapy is often used in the treatment for prostate cancer. In radiotherapy treatment, the oncologist makes a trade-off between the risk and benefit of the radiation, i.e... Read More about A self-adaptive case-based reasoning system for dose planning in prostate cancer radiotherapy.

A CBFSA approach to resolve the distributed manufacturing process planning problem in a supply chain environment (2011)
Journal Article
Mishra, N., Kumar, V., Chan, F. T., & Tiwari, M. K. (2012). A CBFSA approach to resolve the distributed manufacturing process planning problem in a supply chain environment. International Journal of Production Research, 50(2), 535-550. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2010.543176

In this competitive world cost and lead time reduction are of prime concern for manufacturing firms. To achieve this objective manufacturing entities are adopting several management philosophies such as Total Quality Management (TQM), just-in-time (J... Read More about A CBFSA approach to resolve the distributed manufacturing process planning problem in a supply chain environment.

Managing the marine environment: is the DPSIR framework holistic enough? (2011)
Journal Article
Atkins, J. P., Gregory, A. J., Burdon, D., & Elliott, M. (2011). Managing the marine environment: is the DPSIR framework holistic enough?. Systems research and behavioral science, 28(5), 497-508. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.1111

Ever increasing and diverse use of the marine environment and consequent impacts on marine life, habitats and landscapes make prominent the need for policy and policy-making procedures that promote resilience and sustainability. In this paper, we foc... Read More about Managing the marine environment: is the DPSIR framework holistic enough?.

A new framework for viewing the philosophy, principles and practice of systems science (2011)
Journal Article
Wilby, J. (2011). A new framework for viewing the philosophy, principles and practice of systems science. Systems research and behavioral science, 28(5), 437-442. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.1135

In this essay, a new framework for viewing the philosophy, principles and practice of systems science is proposed for furthering research and practice into transdisciplinary forms of intervention. This new framework reveals the effect of the interact... Read More about A new framework for viewing the philosophy, principles and practice of systems science.

A multi-agent architecture for reverse logistics in a green supply chain (2011)
Journal Article
Mishra, N., Kumar, V., & Chan, F. T. (2012). A multi-agent architecture for reverse logistics in a green supply chain. International Journal of Production Research, 50(9), 2396-2406. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.581003

Green supply chain issues have attracted a lot of attention in recent years with growing awareness of environmental concerns. This has drawn the considerable world-wide attention of academics and practitioners. Therefore, recycling has now become an... Read More about A multi-agent architecture for reverse logistics in a green supply chain.

Acceptability of workplace bullying: A comparative study on six continents (2011)
Journal Article
Power, J. L., Brotheridge, C. M., Blenkinsopp, J., Bowes-Sperry, L., Bozionelos, N., Buzády, Z., Chuang, A., Drnevich, D., Garzon-Vico, A., Leighton, C., Madero, S. M., Mak, W.-M., Mathew, R., Monserrat, S. I., Mujtaba, B. G., Olivas-Lujan, M. R., Polycroniou, P., Sprigg, C. A., Axtell, C., Holman, D., …Nnedumm, A. U. O. (2013). Acceptability of workplace bullying: A comparative study on six continents. Journal of business research, 66(3), 374-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.08.018

This paper is the first to explore the impact of culture on the acceptability of workplace bullying and to do so across a wide range of countries. Physically intimidating bullying is less acceptable than work related bullying both within groups of si... Read More about Acceptability of workplace bullying: A comparative study on six continents.

Genetic Algorithms with Chromosome Differentiation (GACD) Based Approach for Process Plan Selection Problems (2011)
Book Chapter
Mishra, N., & Kumar, V. (2011). Genetic Algorithms with Chromosome Differentiation (GACD) Based Approach for Process Plan Selection Problems. In M. Tiwari, & J. A. Harding (Eds.), Evolutionary Computing in Advanced Manufacturing (77-94). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118161883.ch5

The changing global scenario and increased competitiveness has enforced manufacturers to optimize their processes to sustain their position in the market. Manufacturing firms rely on an effective process plan to efficiently utilize their manufacturin... Read More about Genetic Algorithms with Chromosome Differentiation (GACD) Based Approach for Process Plan Selection Problems.

Tool Selection in FMS A Hybrid SA-Tabu Algorithm Based Approach (2011)
Book Chapter
Khilwani, N., Harding, J. A., & Mishra, N. (2011). Tool Selection in FMS A Hybrid SA-Tabu Algorithm Based Approach. In M. Tiwari, & J. A. Harding (Eds.), Evolutionary Computing in Advanced Manufacturing (123-150). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118161883.ch7

A major advantage of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) is that a family of related parts can be processed simultaneously using sets of computer controlled workstations, capable of performing a number of different operations and interconnected by a... Read More about Tool Selection in FMS A Hybrid SA-Tabu Algorithm Based Approach.

Applying an integrated logistics network design and optimisation model: the Pirelli Tyre case (2011)
Journal Article
Creazza, A., Dallari, F., & Rossi, T. (2012). Applying an integrated logistics network design and optimisation model: the Pirelli Tyre case. International Journal of Production Research, 50(11), 3021-3038. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.588614

The aim of the present paper is to provide an application to a real-life supply-chain context (i.e. the Pirelli Tyre European logistics network) of an integrated logistics network design and optimisation model. Starting from the analysis of supply ch... Read More about Applying an integrated logistics network design and optimisation model: the Pirelli Tyre case.

Emergent disaster response during the June 2007 floods in Kingston upon Hull, UK (2011)
Journal Article
Neal, R., Bell, S., & Wilby, J. (2011). Emergent disaster response during the June 2007 floods in Kingston upon Hull, UK. Journal of flood risk management, 4(3), 260-269. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-318X.2011.01110.x

There is a growing body of research that suggests much of the behaviour that occurs during a disaster response effort is emergent, meaning it is produced as a result of complex non-linear factors at work both within and between the affected communiti... Read More about Emergent disaster response during the June 2007 floods in Kingston upon Hull, UK.

Relationship quality and giving behaviour in the UK fundraising sector: Exploring the antecedent roles of religiosity and self-construal (2011)
Journal Article
Shabbir, H. A., & Skarmeas, D. (2011). Relationship quality and giving behaviour in the UK fundraising sector: Exploring the antecedent roles of religiosity and self-construal. European Journal of Marketing, 45(5), 720-738. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090561111120000

Purpose– The current study aims to examine the extent to which donor religiosity and self-construal encourage the development of donor-perceived relationship quality and intention to give in the future. Donor-perceived relationship quality is concept... Read More about Relationship quality and giving behaviour in the UK fundraising sector: Exploring the antecedent roles of religiosity and self-construal.

Complexity and Systems Thinking (2011)
Book Chapter
Merali, Y., & Allen, P. (2011). Complexity and Systems Thinking. In P. Allen, S. Maguire, & B. McKelvey (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Complexity and Management (30-52). SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446201084.n2

Systems thinking has evolved over the millennia as people have looked for ways to articulate the features of the world around them in a coherent manner.1 Starting from the definition of a system as an integrated whole made up of interconnected parts,... Read More about Complexity and Systems Thinking.

After paradim: Why mixing-methodology theorising fails and how to make it work again (2011)
Journal Article
Zhu, Z. (2011). After paradim: Why mixing-methodology theorising fails and how to make it work again. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 62(4), 784-798. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2010.31

Combining multiple methodologies works in practice, but not yet in theory. One of the reasons is that current theorising is dominated by a paradigm mentality, preoccupied with wholesale philosophical legitimation. 'Paradigm' and the associated 'incom... Read More about After paradim: Why mixing-methodology theorising fails and how to make it work again.

The role of actor associations in understanding the implementation of Lean thinking in healthcare (2011)
Journal Article
Papadopoulos, T., Radnor, Z., & Merali, Y. (2011). The role of actor associations in understanding the implementation of Lean thinking in healthcare. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 31(2), 167-191. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443571111104755

Purpose: The importance of networks in effecting the outcomes of change processes is well-established in the literature. Whilst extant literature focuses predominantly on the structural properties of networks, our purpose is to explore the dynamics o... Read More about The role of actor associations in understanding the implementation of Lean thinking in healthcare.

A novel case based reasoning approach to radiotherapy planning (2011)
Journal Article
Petrovic, S., Mishra, N., & Sundar, S. (2011). A novel case based reasoning approach to radiotherapy planning. Expert Systems with Applications, 38(9), 10759-10769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2011.01.109

Radiotherapy planning is a complex problem which requires both expertise and experience of an oncologist. A case based reasoning (CBR) system is developed to generate dose plans for prostate cancer patients. The proposed approach captures the experti... Read More about A novel case based reasoning approach to radiotherapy planning.

Managing warehousing in an agile supply chain environment: An F-AIS algorithm based approach (2011)
Journal Article
Kumar, V., Mishra, N., Chan, F. T., & Verma, A. (2011). Managing warehousing in an agile supply chain environment: An F-AIS algorithm based approach. International Journal of Production Research, 49(21), 6407-6426. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2010.528057

In recent years, application of the agile concept in the manufacturing sector has been researched extensively to reduce the varying effect of customer demands. However, most of the research work is focused on the shop floor of different manufacturing... Read More about Managing warehousing in an agile supply chain environment: An F-AIS algorithm based approach.

A framework for designing robust supply chains considering product development issues (2011)
Journal Article
Yadav, S. R., Mishra, N., Kumar, V., & Tiwari, M. K. (2011). A framework for designing robust supply chains considering product development issues. International Journal of Production Research, 49(20), 6065-6088. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2010.524258

The primary objective of the design for supply chain (DFSC) is the selection of an appropriate product family. Moreover, it deals with the selection of the optimal combination among the different conflicting criteria while making a trade-off between... Read More about A framework for designing robust supply chains considering product development issues.