Inventory Performance Related to Financial Performance? A Case Study in Manufacturing Sector

This study is to investigate the importance of inventory and the correlation to financial performance. The competitive marketplace has driven the supply chain environment complex and uncertain customer demand. The delivery speed is one of the significant factors to reach customer requirements in the manufacturing sector. The inability of delivering on time may cause the loss of business opportunities. Moreover, the inventory is a double edge sword to manufacturers, advantages and disadvantages appeared whether holding inventory or not. The purpose of this research is to investigate the inventory. First, to seek the correlation between inventory performance and the supply chain, and how the company enhances inventory performance by the supply chain activity. Second, to find the influence of financial performance if inventory performance improved. The findings shows that the internal company operation and the external supply chain collaboration assisted and improved inventory performance. Secondly, effective inventory management and a clear manufacturing strategy (such as purchasing timing, forecasting customer demand, the supply chain collaboration) are able to improve company’s financial performance, particularly on cash flow management

Intelligent Wireless Remote Control System Design for a Biped Robot

This paper presents the design and implementation of an intelligent wireless remote control system for a biped robot. A recurrent cerebellar model neural network (RCMNN) is introduced, then it is used for the walking control of a biped robot. Furthermore, the remote communication module is designed for the remote control of a robot. Finally, experimental results show that the developed system can achieve satisfactory control performance for the walking control of a high-order nonlinear biped robot

Inventory Performance Related to Financial Performance? A Case Study in Manufacturing Sector

This study is to investigate the importance of inventory and the correlation to financial performance. The competitive marketplace has driven the supply chain environment complex and uncertain customer demand. The delivery speed is one of the significant factors to reach customer requirements in the manufacturing sector. The inability of delivering on time may cause the loss of business opportunities. Moreover, the inventory is a double edge sword to manufacturers, advantages and disadvantages appeared whether holding inventory or not. The purpose of this research is to investigate the inventory. First, to seek the correlation between inventory performance and the supply chain, and how the company enhances inventory performance by the supply chain activity. Second, to find the influence of financial performance if inventory performance improved. The findings shows that the internal company operation and the external supply chain collaboration assisted and improved inventory performance. Secondly, effective inventory management and a clear manufacturing strategy (such as purchasing timing, forecasting customer demand, the supply chain collaboration) are able to improve company’s financial performance, particularly on cash flow management

Direct Large-Area Growth of Graphene on Silicon for Potential Ultra-Low-Friction Applications and Silicon-Based Technologies

Deposition of layers of graphene on silicon has the potential for a wide range of optoelectronic and mechanical applications. However, direct growth of graphene on silicon has been difficult due to the inert, oxidized silicon surfaces. Transferring graphene from metallic growth substrates to silicon is not a good solution either, because most transfer methods involve multiple steps that often lead to polymer residues or degradation of sample quality. Here we report a single-step method for large-area direct growth of continuous horizontal graphene sheets and vertical graphene nano-walls on silicon substrates by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) without active heating. Comprehensive studies utilizing Raman spectroscopy, x-ray/ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS/UPS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical transmission are carried out to characterize the quality and properties of these samples. Data gathered by the residual gas analyzer (RGA) during the growth process further provide information about the synthesis mechanism. Additionally, ultra-low friction (with a frictional coefficient ~0.015) on multilayer graphene-covered silicon surface is achieved, which is approaching the superlubricity limit (for frictional coefficients <0.01). Our growth method therefore opens up a new pathway towards scalable and direct integration of graphene into silicon technology for potential applications ranging from structural superlubricity to nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, and even the next-generation lithium-ion batteries

Implementation of an RFID Medical Center Allocation and Picking up Process Support Cloud System

Abstract: In this study, the expendable medical supplies warehouse of the Medical Center can be seen as a logistics center. The users act as the front-end clients and the medical material is a cargo. The concept combines RFID, PDA technology and cloud computing to design and implement the system. The main purpose of the system is to reduce the errors when the operating personnel distribute the expendable medical supplies

Influence of Storm Surge on the Inundated Potential in the Coastland

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