Detection of crystallization inhibitory activity of whole urine with a gel model

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A Comparative Study on Fashion Demand Forecasting Models with Multiple Sources of Uncertainty

Fast fashion is a timely, influential and well observed business strategy in the fashion retail industry. An effective fast fashion supply chain relies on quick and competent forecasts of highly volatile demand that involves multiple stock keeping units. However, there are multiple sources of uncertainty, such as market situation and rapid changes of the fashion trends, which makes demand forecasting more challenging. Therefore, it is crucial for the fast fashion companies to carefully select the right forecasting models to thrive and to succeed in this ever changing business environment. In this study, we first review a selected set of computational models which can be applied for fast fashion demand forecasting. We then perform a real sale data based computation analysis and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these versatile models. Finally, we conduct a survey to learn about the perceived importance of different demand forecasting systems’ features from the fashion industry. Finally, we rank the fast fashion demand forecasting systems using the AHP analysis and supplement with important insights on the preferences on the demand forecasting systems of different groups of fashion industry experts and supply chain practitioners

The Phylum dictyoglomi

The phylum Dictyoglomi consists a single genus, Dictyoglomus, with two type strains and several related pure culture isolates. All isolates are thermophilic anaerobic Gram-type negative rods. A major distinguishing phenotypic feature is the formation of spherical bodies in late stationary phase of growth, the function of which is not understood.Most isolates are fermentative using a range of simple carbohydrates, but some isolates are able to grow on crystalline cellulose and chemolithotrophy using carbon monoxide as energy source has been reported for one pure culture. There have been relatively few applications for Dictyoglomus enzymes as a result of a number of factors. Although many of their kinetic properties are exceptional, they have had to be cloned and expressed in standard fermentation strains as hosts, and their low G:C content has required significant genetic manipulation to provide expression. Some of the main applications have required inexpensive enzymes in bulk (e.g., pulp bleaching in paper manufacture), and they have had to be regarded as a replacement for well-established enzymes currently used in the industry. The major applications have involved glycosyl hydrolases, but new uses in value-added products involving drug precursor transformations have been reported recently.10 page(s