Current Issue : April - June Volume : 2016 Issue Number : 2 Articles : 5 Articles
This study aims to identify collaboration problems cause of low income of cattle farmers in Bali cattle supply\nand to determine a root of the problems that vital to be improved. As many as 126 main actors of Bali cattle supply\nchain, consists of 96 cattle farmers and 26 traders (the dyadic relationship) in South Sulawesi Province used as the\nsample of respondents .Data collected using interview techniques with instrument questionnaires and focus group\ndiscussions (FGD). The data collected was analyzed with a relatively important index (RII) and cause-and-effect\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\nincome farmers according to perception of cattle farmers was incentive alignment, while according to the traders\nwas decision synchronization. From the focus group discussion, results of cause-and-effect analysis show that a\nroot of the collaboration problem was decision synchronizing with incentives alignment. This a root of collaboration\nproblem has agreed by the FGD participants that vital for improving and they recommended action plans such\nare developing trust and communication to reduce costs and increase revenue, and incentives alignment can be\nimproved by applying a system based prices quality. The results of this study have important implications for the way\nin which to give contribution to the development of a collaboration theory in the local beef cattle industry and become\na reference for the supply chain actors and local governments to improve Bali cattle supply chain management....
The objective of this research is to identify the risk factors that\ninfluence loan defaults by customers in the microfinance sector and to\ndevelop a model that links these factors to credit default by customers in the\nsector. Data from a microfinance institution based in Accra Ghana was used.\nA binomial logistic regression analysis was fitted to a data of 548 customers\nwho were granted credit from January 2013 to December 2014. The results\nof the study revealed that six factors: X3 (Marital Status); X7 (Dependents);\nX11 (Type of Collateral or Security); X13(Assessment); X15 (Duration); and\nX16 (Loan Type) were statistically significant in the prediction of loan\ndefault payment with a predicted default rate of 86.67%. It is therefore\nsuggested that microfinance institutions adopt among others, the default risk\nmodel to ascertain the level of risk since it�s relatively efficient and cost\neffective. There should also be up to date training for loan officers of\nmicrofinance institutions in order to improve on their assessment skills and\nmethodology. The supervising body of microfinance institutions (Bank of\nGhana) should also consider enacting laws that will ensure that all such\ninstitutions in Ghana are roped into centralized database to check multiple\nborrowing and also serve as an internal control measure for the sustainability\nof these institutions....
The purpose of this research is to estimate the prospects and\npossibilities of establishing maritime logistics clusters in Georgia. Cluster\nforms of activities, particularly maritime logistic clusters, have been the\nobject of the study in this article. The main method of the research is a\ncomparative analysis of the advantages and limitations of cluster forming\nand functioning of maritime logistics. Development of maritime logistics\nclusters, in the article, is considered as using of transport industry potential\nthrough the development of logistics processes for the creation of additional\nvalue. Sea ports are considered as important links in the logistics chain.\nCreation of maritime cluster was studied in the article on the basis of Batumi\nand Poti Sea Ports, what should increase the competitiveness of both the port\nand other companies - cluster members. Creating a cluster provides synergies\nand new opportunities for innovative handling of technological operations in\nport logistics. The implementation of the logistics cluster business model\nbased on the Batumi Sea Port should facilitate the involvement of industry,\ntransport and logistics companies in the impact zone of the port logistics.\nThe result of the maritime logistics cluster operation should strengthen the\nposition of Batumi Sea Port in Georgia, both in the terms of transit goods\nmaintenance and in the economic development of country as well. The paper\ncontains the main prerequisites for the forming and functioning of maritime\nlogistics cluster in Batumi and Poti Sea Ports: significant untapped potential\nin marine, cargo storage and air cargo logistics; completion of Georgia-\nTurkey railway will open new possibilities in efficient transportation. In the\narticle was concluded that marine and railway development will stimulate\nroad transport and logistics centers development. Development of transport\nsystem will significantly improve competitiveness of Georgian products in\nprice....
The study analysed the value chain model that was used to analyse the sustainable\ncompetitive advantage of manufacturing businesses by Porter in 1985. The processes of the\nmodel which are both primary and secondary variables were matched and compared to the\ntourism destination processes. This was done in order to design a specific value chain model\nthat can be used by a tourism destination so as to improve brand equity. The study therefore\nanalysed Zimbabwe as a tourism destination which needs to improve its brand equity through\nan effective tourism value chain. The study used a sequential mixed method in order to\nestablish data from respondents. It started with a qualitative design whereby by Zimbabwe\ntourism destination processes were established through in-depth interviews from various\nexperts in the industry. The identified variables were local people, natural resources and\ndestination marketers. Also the respondents agreed that the secondary factors for a Zimbabwe\ntourism destination value chain include finance, skilled human resources, infrastructure,\nsustainable practices and global partnerships. The relationship of Zimbabwe tourism\ndestination variables to Porter�s primary value chain activities were identified through a\nquantitative design using survey questionnaires. The results of the study showed that the\ninbound logistics is related to local people, operations to natural resources and outbound\nlogistics to destination marketers. The study recommended a value chain model specifically\nfor tourism destinations that comprise of local people, natural resources and destination\nmarketers as the primary activities. An effective mix of the tourism primary factors and secondary factors (finance, infrastructure, skilled human resources, sustainable practices and\nglobal partners) will lead to improved brand equity for the Zimbabwe tourism destination....
Nowadays, many manufacturing companies have decided to use other\ncompanies� competencies and outsource part of their manufacturing\nprocesses and business to suppliers globally in order to reduce costs, improve\nquality of products, explore or expand new markets, and offer better services\nto customers, etc. The decisions have rendered manufacturing organizations\nwith new challenges. Organizations need to evaluate their suppliers'\nperformance, and take account of their weakness and strength in order to win\nand survive in highly competitive global marketplaces. Hence, suppliers\nevaluation and selection are taken as an important strategy for manufactring\nenterprises. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive and critical review\non suppliers selection and the formulation of different criteria for suppliers\nselection, the associated multi-objctive decision makings, selecion\nalgorithms, and their implementation and application perspectives.\nFurthermore, individual and integrated suppliers selection approaches are\npresented, including Analytic hierarchy process (AHP), Analytic network\nprocess (ANP), and Mathematical programming (MP). Linear programming\n(LP), Integer programming (IP), Data envelopment analysis (DEA) and Goal\nprogramming (GP) are discussed with in-depth. The paper concludes with\nfurther discussion on the potential and application of suppliers selection\napproach for the broad manufacturing industry....
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