A meteorologically driven grain sorghum stress indicator model

A grain sorghum soil moisture and temperature stress model is described. It was developed to serve as a meteorological data filter to alert commodity analysts to potential stress conditions and crop phenology in selected grain sorghum production areas. The model also identifies optimum conditions on a daily basis and planting/harvest problems associated with poor tractability

A meteorologically driven maize stress indicator model

A maize soil moisture and temperature stress model is described which was developed to serve as a meteorological data filter to alert commodity analysts to potential stress conditions in the major maize-producing areas of the world. The model also identifies optimum climatic conditions and planting/harvest problems associated with poor tractability

Lean production: the link between supply chain and sustainable development in an international environment

International audienceWhile there could be separate streams of established research on lean production, global supply chain and sustainable development, the idea is to address the intersection of these strategic initiatives. The aim of the mission is to explore the link between sustainable development, global supply chain and the lean paradigm in the international changing competitive environment. Lean has long been kinked to improve operational performance and environmental performance. The concern is to analyze how companies could manage the lean and sustainable principles through the global supply chain in order to take advantage of synergy and to strenghten their operational expertise in an international environment

Lean production and agile organizaton : the link between supply chain and sustainable development

A paraîtreWhile there could be separate streams of established research on lean production, agile organization and sustainable supply chain, the idea is to address the intersection of these strategic initiatives in order to find synergies and competitive advantage for companies. The goal of this mission is to explore the link between supply chains and sustainable development with the insights of the two main paradigms in the changing competitive environment : lean and agility. On the one side, the focus of the lean approach has essentially been on the elimination of waste and all non value activities. On the other side, a key characteristic of an agile organization is flexibility at different echelon. The concern is to analyze how companies could manage the lean and agility principles in the supply chain with sustainable development at the different stage of the supply chain

An exploration of facility location metrics in international supply chain

International audienceCompanies could gain competitive advantage through the supply chain network. Especially facility location represent possible source of cost and service performance improvement. The goal of this article is to explore and expose what could be the facility key performance indicators. A literature review is conducted to examine research relating to supply chain network distribution performance measurement, facility location and KPIs on global and local level. An exploration of the supply chain performance literature reveals global and local KPIs that could used for the facility location measurement. A list of key performance metrics related to facility location is presented

Evaluation of the Doraiswamy-Thompson winter wheat crop calendar model incorporating a modified spring restart sequence

The Robertson phenology was used to provide growth stage information to a wheat stress indicator mode. A stress indicator model demands two acurate predictions from a crop calendar: date of spring growth initiation; and crop calendar stage at growth initiation. Several approaches for restarting the Robertson phenology model at spring growth initiation were studied. Although best results were obtained with a solar thermal unit method, an alternate approach which indicates soil temperature as the controlling parameter for spring growth initiation was selected and tested. The modified model (Doraiswamy-Thompson) is compared to LACIE-Robertson model predictions

Educational Inclusion in Samlout & Rukhak Kiri, Cambodia : A Scoping Study Report

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Educational Inclusion in Resource-Constrained Contexts : A Study of Rural Primary Schools in Cambodia

Acknowledgements We are grateful for discussions with, and support for field visits and translation from, Dr. Rany Sam, Dr Ratha Seng (University of Battambang) and Mr Bunlee Khun (Managing Director, Khmer Education NGO [KHEN])Peer reviewedPostprin

What we know now : education, neuroscience and transdisciplinary autism research

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