All Outputs (59)

Multiple order-up-to policy for mitigating bullwhip effect in supply chain network (2017)
Journal Article
Keshari, A., Mishra, N., Shukla, N., McGuire, S., & Khorana, S. (2018). Multiple order-up-to policy for mitigating bullwhip effect in supply chain network. Annals of Operations Research, 269(1-2), 361-386. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-017-2527-y

This paper proposes a multiple order-up-to policy based inventory replenishment scheme to mitigate the bullwhip effect in a multi-stage supply chain scenario, where various transportation modes are available between the supply chain (SC) participants... Read More about Multiple order-up-to policy for mitigating bullwhip effect in supply chain network.

Use of twitter data for waste minimisation in beef supply chain (2016)
Journal Article
Mishra, N., & Singh, A. (2018). Use of twitter data for waste minimisation in beef supply chain. Annals of Operations Research, 270(1-2), 337-359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-016-2303-4

© 2016, The Author(s). Approximately one third of the food produced is discarded or lost, which accounts for 1.3 billion tons per annum. The waste is being generated throughout the supply chain viz. farmers, wholesalers/processors, logistics, retaile... Read More about Use of twitter data for waste minimisation in beef supply chain.

Cloud-based multi-agent architecture for effective planning and scheduling of distributed manufacturing (2016)
Journal Article
Mishra, N., Singh, A., Kumari, S., Govindan, K., & Ali, S. I. (2016). Cloud-based multi-agent architecture for effective planning and scheduling of distributed manufacturing. International Journal of Production Research, 54(23), 7115-7128. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016.1165359

In modern world, manufacturing processes have become very complex because of consistently fluctuating demand of customers. Numerous production facilities located at various geographical locations are being utilised to address the demands of their mul... Read More about Cloud-based multi-agent architecture for effective planning and scheduling of distributed manufacturing.

An efficient approach to radiotherapy dose planning problem: a TOPSIS case-based reasoning approach (2016)
Journal Article
Malekpoor, H., Mishra, N., Sumalya, S., & Kumari, S. (2017). An efficient approach to radiotherapy dose planning problem: a TOPSIS case-based reasoning approach. International Journal of Systems Science: Operations and Logistics, 4(1), 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/23302674.2015.1135354

© 2016, © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Dose planning of prostate cancer is a complex and time-consuming process. Usually, oncologists use past experience and spend a large amount of time to determine the optimal combi... Read More about An efficient approach to radiotherapy dose planning problem: a TOPSIS case-based reasoning approach.

A multi-agent architecture for outsourcing SMEs manufacturing supply chain (2015)
Journal Article
Kumari, S., Singh, A., Mishra, N., & Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2015). A multi-agent architecture for outsourcing SMEs manufacturing supply chain. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 36, 36-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2014.12.009

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Abstract In the present, global and competitive market customer's demands are very volatile. It is very difficult for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) to satisfy their customer with quality product in reasonable price. La... Read More about A multi-agent architecture for outsourcing SMEs manufacturing supply chain.

Cloud computing technology: Reducing carbon footprint in beef supply chain (2014)
Journal Article
Singh, A., Mishra, N., Ali, S. I., Shukla, N., & Shankar, R. (2015). Cloud computing technology: Reducing carbon footprint in beef supply chain. International journal of production economics, 164, 462-471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.09.019

Global warming is an alarming issue for the whole humanity. The manufacturing and food supply chains are contributing significantly to the large-scale carbon emissions. Beef supply chain is one of the segments of food industry having considerable car... Read More about Cloud computing technology: Reducing carbon footprint in beef supply chain.

Transforming Vietnam: a quest for improved efficiency and transparency in central government procurement (2014)
Journal Article
Khorana, S., Mishra, N., & Kerr, W. A. (2014). Transforming Vietnam: a quest for improved efficiency and transparency in central government procurement. Policy and Politics, 42(1), 109-129. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557312X655611

This case study on Vietnam investigates how a country's institutional framework can determine its participation in the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Using a cost-benefit approach, this article explores the relatio... Read More about Transforming Vietnam: a quest for improved efficiency and transparency in central government procurement.

Online decision support system for finished lamb production (2014)
Journal Article
Morris, W., & Mishra, N. (2014). Online decision support system for finished lamb production. International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 6(3), 209-221. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSEM.2014.064296

© Copyright 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. This paper describes the design and application of a decision support system to assist sheep farmers, allowing them to assess the impact of lambing date, feeding system and the price of concentrate feed... Read More about Online decision support system for finished lamb production.

Priority-based scheduling in flexible system using AIS with FLC approach (2013)
Journal Article
Chan, F. T., Prakash, A., & Mishra, N. (2013). Priority-based scheduling in flexible system using AIS with FLC approach. International Journal of Production Research, 51(16), 4880-4895. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2013.774500

In the present paper, an extensive decision-making problem of scheduling in flexible environment has been discussed. The novelty of the research is to allocate the machines to the operations on the basis of the priority. The highly prioritised machin... Read More about Priority-based scheduling in flexible system using AIS with FLC approach.

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.

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.

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.

A multi-agent self correcting architecture for distributed manufacturing supply chain (2011)
Journal Article
Kumar, V., & Mishra, N. (2011). A multi-agent self correcting architecture for distributed manufacturing supply chain. IEEE systems journal, 5(1), 6-15. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2010.2100195

© 2010 IEEE. Nowadays the supply chain for distributed manufacturing is gaining attention of the researchers worldwide. Realizing its significance this article proposes a self correcting multi-agent architecture for the supply chain for the distribut... Read More about A multi-agent self correcting architecture for distributed manufacturing supply chain.

Effect of machine flexibility on the performance of FMS subjected to frequent breakdowns (2011)
Journal Article
Verma, A., Mishra, N., & Singh, R. K. (2011). Effect of machine flexibility on the performance of FMS subjected to frequent breakdowns. International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics, 6(1-2), 45-70. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSOI.2011.038314

The paper studies the scheduling problem in a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) operating under uncertain environment. Depending upon the intensity, nature and information, the uncertainties are classified into: (1) completely unknown, (2) suspicio... Read More about Effect of machine flexibility on the performance of FMS subjected to frequent breakdowns.

Addressing lot sizing and warehousing scheduling problem in manufacturing environment (2011)
Journal Article
Mishra, N., Kumar, V., Kumar, N., Kumar, M., & Tiwari, M. K. (2011). Addressing lot sizing and warehousing scheduling problem in manufacturing environment. Expert Systems with Applications, 38(9), 11751-11762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2011.03.062

In recent years, lot sizing issues have gained attention of researchers worldwide. Previous studies devoted on lot sizing scheduling problems were primarily focused within the production unit in a manufacturing plant. In this article lot sizing conce... Read More about Addressing lot sizing and warehousing scheduling problem in manufacturing environment.

Minimizing time risk in on-line bidding: An adaptive information retrieval based approach (2010)
Journal Article
Verma, A., Tiwari, M. K., & Mishra, N. (2011). Minimizing time risk in on-line bidding: An adaptive information retrieval based approach. Expert Systems with Applications, 38(4), 3679-3689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2010.09.025

Knowledge is of prime importance, particularly for the individuals who are involved in e-business. A lot of energy and time is wasted by the individuals in seeking required knowledge and information. In order to facilitate the individuals with requir... Read More about Minimizing time risk in on-line bidding: An adaptive information retrieval based approach.