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Business Intelligence And Its Impact Towards The Performance Of The Local Manufacturing Enterprises.
Salah satu cabaran terbesar yang dialami oleh dunia korporat masa kini ialah mengurus informasi.
One of the biggest challenges presently characterizing todayâs corporate context is the management of information due to scarcity of information
Nonlinear System Identification Using an Analog Technique
The prime purpose of this thesis project is to investigate and to implement Kohr\u27s method. Kohr\u27s method of identification was selected for study mainly because of the easy accessibility of the analog computer, in addition to the other advantages mentioned above. In this thesis the method of Kohr is shown to apply to the identification of single-valued nonlinearities. However, it is also shown in the work to follow that the method does not apply, in general, to double-valued nonlinearities. Further, an extension of this method is developed herein which enables the determination of system order. A number of examples illustrating the implementation of the method, its restriction, and extension are given in the thesis
Estimation of time delay by coherence analysis
Using coherence analysis (which is an extensively used method to study the
correlations in frequency domain, between two simultaneously measured signals)
we estimate the time delay between two signals. This method is suitable for
time delay estimation of narrow band coherence signals for which the
conventional methods cannot be reliably applied. We show by analysing coupled
R\"ossler attractors with a known delay, that the method yields satisfactory
results. Then, we apply this method to human pathologic tremor. The delay
between simultaneously measured traces of Electroencephalogram (EEG) and
Electromyogram (EMG) data of subjects with essential hand tremor is calculated.
We find that there is a delay of 11-27 milli-seconds () between the tremor
correlated parts (cortex) of the brain (EEG) and the trembling hand (EMG) which
is in agreement with the experimentally observed delay value of 15 for the
cortico-muscular conduction time. By surrogate analysis we calculate error-bars
of the estimated delay.Comment: 21 pages, 8 figures, elstart.cls file included. Accepted for
publication in Physica
GResilient index to assess the greenness and resilience of the automotive supply chain
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to suggest an Index entitled GResilient Index to assess the greenness and resilience of the automotive companies and corresponding supply chain. Design/methodology/approach: An integrated assessment model is proposed based on Green and Resilient practices. These practices are weighted according to their importance to the automotive supply chain competitiveness. The Delphi technique is used to obtain the weights for the focused supply chain paradigms and corresponding practices. The model is then tested using a case study approach in the automotive supply chain. Findings: The case study results confirmed the applicability of this Index in a real-world supply chain. The results show that the Resilient supply chain management paradigm is the one considered as the one that more contributes for the automotive supply chain competitiveness. Research limitations/implications: The proposed Index was developed in the automotive sector context therefore it could not be adjusted to a different one. Future research could consider other aggregation methods for the Index construction. Practical implications: Supply chain participants will be able to evaluate the performance of their companies or supply chain in terms of Green and Resilient paradigms. Also, the Index can be effectively employed for functional benchmarking among competing companies and supply chains.Green; resilient; supply chain management; index; automotive industry
Optimal selection and investment-allocation decisions for sustainable supplier development practices
Organizationâs sustainability performance is influenced by its suppliersâ sustainability performance. This relationship makes sustainable supplier development a strategic competitive option for a buyer or focal organization. When considering sustainable supplier development practices (SSDPs) adoption, organizations have to balance and consider their limited financial resources and operational constraints. It becomes necessary to both select the best SSDPs set and investment allocation among the selected SSDP set such that the organization can maximize overall sustainability performance level. In this paper, an integrated formal modeling methodology using DEMATEL, the NK model, and multi-objective linear programming model is used support this objective. The proposed methodology is evaluated in a practical sustainable supply chain field study of an equipment manufacturing company in China. Through case study, we found that the interdependency among SSDPs must be considered in SSDPs selection and investment allocation problem. Theoretical, managerial and methodology implications, conclusions, and directions for future research are also presented. © 2023, The Author(s)
Iced and frozen storage characteristics of cultured Chanos chanos (Forskal)
Freshly harvested milk fish (Chanos chanos) were stored in crushed ice and their storage life estimated by following biochemical, bacteriological and organoleptic changes occurring during storage. Samples of the fish were withdrawn at various intervals of storage, quick frozen, glazed and held in frozen storage at-l8°C. Shelf-life in frozen storage was determined in relation to period of ice storage prior to freezing by determining biochemical and organoleptic characteristics up to 30 weeks
Investigations on long distance transportation of fish. 4. A comparative study of the performance of expanded polystyrene slabs and multi-layer gunny (jute) fabric as insulants
A comparative study of the insulation efficiencies of expanded polystyrene slabs and multi-layer gunny fabric in long distance transportation of fresh iced fish was made. Used plywood boxes (second hand tea chests) were employed as containers and the experiments conducted between Kakinada and Calcutta. All the three insulants tried, namely, 25.4 mm thick expanded polystyrene slab, four and two layer gunny (jute) fabric, all sealed in 150 gauge polythene sheets, showed comparable insulation efficiencies, considering total bacterial counts, organoleptic qualities and TMA and TVN values of the transported fish as parameters
A Direct Reduction from k-Player to 2-Player Approximate Nash Equilibrium
We present a direct reduction from k-player games to 2-player games that
preserves approximate Nash equilibrium. Previously, the computational
equivalence of computing approximate Nash equilibrium in k-player and 2-player
games was established via an indirect reduction. This included a sequence of
works defining the complexity class PPAD, identifying complete problems for
this class, showing that computing approximate Nash equilibrium for k-player
games is in PPAD, and reducing a PPAD-complete problem to computing approximate
Nash equilibrium for 2-player games. Our direct reduction makes no use of the
concept of PPAD, thus eliminating some of the difficulties involved in
following the known indirect reduction.Comment: 21 page
Establishment of novel neuroendocrine carcinoma patient-derived xenograft models for receptor peptide-targeted therapy
Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP NENs) are rare cancers consisting of neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), which have been increasing in incidence in recent years. Few cell lines and pre-clinical models exist for studying GEP NECs and NETs, limiting the ability to discover novel imaging and treatment modalities. To address this gap, we isolated tumor cells from cryopreserved patient GEP NECs and NETs and injected them into the flanks of immunocompromised mice to establish patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models. Two of six mice developed tumors (NEC913 and NEC1452). Over 80% of NEC913 and NEC1452 tumor cells stained positive for Ki67. NEC913 PDX tumors expressed neuroendocrine markers such as chromogranin A (CgA), synaptophysin (SYP), and somatostatin receptor-2 (SSTR2), whereas NEC1452 PDX tumors did not express SSTR2. Exome sequencing revealed loss o
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