Current Issue : January-March Volume : 2025 Issue Number : 1 Articles : 5 Articles
This study investigates the effect of inventory turnover on quality control in manufacturing firms located in South-West Nigeria. The research focuses on both senior and junior employees across ten selected manufacturing companies, chosen based on their extensive industry experience. A judgmental sampling technique was employed to ensure the inclusion of firms with significant backgrounds in manufacturing. The analysis was conducted using SPSS 27, a statistical software package, with regression analysis being the primary method used to test the hypotheses. The regression analysis reveals a significant positive relationship between inventory turnover and quality control, as indicated by a coefficient of 0.413. This suggests that for every one-unit increase in inventory turnover, quality control improves by 0.413 units. The statistical significance of the findings, with a p-value of 0.000, underscores the importance of inventory turnover as a key predictor of quality control within the studied context. These results highlight the critical role that effective inventory management plays in enhancing the quality control processes of manufacturing firms in South-West Nigeria....
This study presents a framework for enabling autonomous pick–place operations, addressing the need for efficiency in complex logistics environments using a direct multi-target teaching interface. First, tag and segmentation information were combined to recognize products in a complex warehouse, and a camera was installed on the rack to allow workers to remotely see the work environment, allowing workers to view the work environment in real time through a tablet. Workers can access the camera view showing the rack containing the target product through a swiping action and select the target product through direct teaching action. When the target product is finally selected, an optimal path is created through task planning, and an autonomous pick–place operation is performed based on the generated path. As a result of conducting a usability evaluation using the SUS (System Usability Scale) with six users on the interface that enables these tasks, it was confirmed that high user satisfaction was achieved with an average of 77.5 points. In conclusion, the proposed interface enhances operational efficiency and provides a user-friendly solution for complex warehouse tasks....
Nowadays, integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into supply chains (SCs) is a great challenge in research and for manufacturing managers. The main goal of this study is to determine the role of AI in the context of the new SCs, according to the concept of Industry 5.0. in order to improve the level of sustainable production. The research was based on a systematic analysis of the scientific literature and application of the PRISMA methodology. Due to the relatively new vision of introducing AI into SC, it was decided to analyse the years 2021–2024. A total of 1181 research articles were identified in Science Direct, Springer and the Willey Online Library that combined AI-based methods and tools that support SCs in order to identify the impacts and challenges of integrating AI in SCs in the context of sustainable production (SP). In this study, 48 items were then analysed in detail. The results achieved highlighted the main AI-based tools applied in SCs and, secondly, revealed the main benefits of this integration for manufacturing in the following areas of manufacturing: predictive maintenance, production planning and customer relationships. The findings of our study revealed the main challenges and directions: (1) integrating digitalisation and green SP in order to build resilience to the SP, (2) create a sustainable work environment, (3) and develop a sustainable and advanced architecture for relationships with customers....
Objective: This study aims to explore the application effects of 6S management in improving logistics management of modern traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, with the goal of enhancing the level of hospital logistics management and service quality. Methods: Through literature review, on-site investigation, and case analysis, combined with the theoretical framework of 6S management method, this study deeply discusses the specific application and effects of 6S management in logistics management of modern traditional Chinese medicine hospitals. Results: The study found that the introduction of 6S management method can significantly improve the efficiency and quality of logistics management in traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, optimize work processes, improve the work environment, and enhance the collaborative ability and sense of responsibility of the management team. Conclusion: Based on the comprehensive research results, 6S management is of great significance in improving logistics management of modern traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, providing an effective way to enhance the overall operational level and service quality of hospitals....
What factors have a positive impact on the resilience of supply chains? This question has been raised in several academic research papers, particularly in recent years, coinciding with a series of disruptions (healthcare, political and climate) that have shaken the reliability of a global logistics gear that seemed infallible. In this context, the motivation of this article is to provide new knowledge that helps identify the key elements of business management that guarantee greater reliability and security in the supply of products. More specifically, this research focuses on studying the causal relationship that exists between resilience and sustainability in the management of agrifood chains to generate valuable knowledge for the leaders of companies that have to deal with these two transformations. Through a qualitative comparative analysis methodology, taking a sample of eight Spanish distribution companies, the results obtained indicate that the strength of supply chains has a strong link to strategies to improve environmental, social and governance sustainability. This is a conclusion that provides interesting value, reaffirming that it is possible to design and execute supply chains that make sustainability and resilience compatible....
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