Advanced Materials Research Vols. 472-475

Abstract: SaaS is a fast growing software concept. There had been some successful software provided through SaaS model as CRM and ERP. Both domestically and internationally, companies achieve great success by using SaaS model, such as Salesforec.com, 800App.com etc… But project management as a very promising SaaS application, has not been fully understood. In this article we propose the concept to provide PM through SaaS model, and we further propose a structure to support our point of view.

Abstract: In the new economic era as the background, explore the energy-saving advantages of the production mode of Mass Customization than the traditional production model of Mass Production.And show the implementation process of mass customization production model by an example. In the end,it is pointed that Mass Customization production model has unmatched energy-saving advantages than the traditional Mass Production production mode and should become the dominant production mode in new economic era.

Abstract: The impacts of environment regulation on production efficiency of manufacturing industry in Jiangsu province are analyzed based on DEA model. Results indicate that environment regulation has a positive impact for the whole manufacturing industry, but complex effects among the different cities. Nanjing, Lian Yungang and Taizhou enter the efficiency frontier when regulation is implemented; while the manufacturing industry of Huai’an and Zhenjiang drop in the technical efficiency. Finally this paper offers relative suggestions.

Abstract: The advantages of hybrid HCR have not been fully displayed because recently planning and scheduling of hot strip mill seldom consider how to avoid slabs with extremely different temperatures charging into the same reheating furnace. In this paper, the method base on specific reheating furnaces is proposed and both ant colony algorithm and simulation method are designed to solve the problem. Production data from one steel company is used for model validation.

Abstract: In today’s competitive global environment it is becoming increasingly difficult for small and medium size manufacturers to survive. In the past, low labor and overhead costs coupled with more favorable currency exchange rates have allowed quality Chinese manufacturers to dominate word markets. In time, Chinese manufacturing grew into a dominant player in various markets cross the globe. But things are changing making it more difficult for Chinese manufacturers to maintain their growth, and in fact, have caused plant closings for some companies that were quite successful in the past. These changes have included higher labor costs, higher raw materials costs, and an exchange rate that makes Chinese goods more expensive in the world marketplace. To help their companies to prosper or at least survive, many manufactures have focused on the financial aspects of their businesses. This is not uncommon in the world, as it makes sense to focus on finances first and foremost because businesses cannot survive without the financial resources. A focus on the financial aspect of business, however, has caused some manufacturers to do the wrong things. For example, some companies have gone on cost-cutting campaigns aimed at reducing costs whenever and wherever possible. Unfortunately, such cost cutting measures often result in lower product quality and loosing other important company resources, such as experience managers and staff. When faced with difficult times, in order to maintain long-term health and viability manufacturing business leaders must broaden their focus beyond the financial statements. A sharp focus on the financial aspect of a company may do more to harm the company’s prospects for a bright and successful future than to help. The balanced scorecard is a management technique developed by Harvard professor Robert Kaplan and consultant David Norton that, instead of focusing solely on financial objectives, broadens management attention by providing an integrated set of performance measures organized around four distinct perspectives – financial, customer, internal, and innovation and learning. [1] The balanced scorecard helps business leaders maintain successful operations by managing their businesses and achieve full execution of their strategies through the use of objectives, measures, targets, and initiatives. The balanced scorecard is a way to help manufacturing firms survive even in a difficult changing global marketplace. This paper presents an introduction to the balanced scorecard so manufacturing managers or their consultants are able to understand how the balanced scorecard works. Finally, the paper presents a basic example that can be used as a starting point for a simple balanced scorecard implementation in a small or medium size manufacturer.

Abstract: This paper deals with production-inventory policy in the context of multi-echelon closed-loop supply chains. The system comprises of a number of distributors, single manufacturer, single supplier and single dismantler. The objective is to develop and formulate the mathematical modeling for deterministic approach.

Abstract: The optimization for profit coordination of the supply chain under elastic demand, which involves a two-level supply chain consisted of a supplier and a buyer, is discussed. Supplier supplies in JIT mode and supply chain members reduce lead-time through lead-time crashing to reduce costs. Based on game theory and the aim of minimizing the total cost of each party respectively, a two-level stackelberg leader-follower game model, in which buyer is the leader and supplier is the follower, is established. Buyer takes all the crashing cost and gives incentives to supplier to promote cooperation. A comparison is given among the profits of buyer, supplier and system after and not after lead-time crashing respectively, and the increased benefit among the three parties after lead-time crashing is analyzed, too. Finally, a numerical example and a simulation analysis are given to show the effect of the variations of the parameters on the increased benefit of buyer, supplier and system.

Abstract: This paper employs the Malmquist-Luenberger Index to measure the productivity growth of the construction industry in China over 1997 to 2010 accounting for solid wastes produced. The average annual productivity growth is 5.38%.

Abstract: This paper reconstructed the real estate industry value chain from static, dynamic, lateral and longitudinal dimensions based on an in-depth analysis of the elements consists of the industry value chain and its structural property. Then, this study proposed the real estate industry value chain system, and based on which an optimal design of this value chain has also been presented so as to contribute to the literature research as well as practices.

Abstract: A configuration model of handling equipments was developed for container terminal based on integer programming, which aims at the problem of configuration of handling equipments such as quay crane, yard crane and internal truck of container terminal. The model’s objective function was subject to the minimization of the total comprehensive cost. Furthermore, spreadsheet is employed to resolve this model to determine the best configuration of handling equipments. Finally, experiments considered some terminal with various throughputs were used for verifying this model. Therein, it was found from the computational results that the proposed approach could efficiently solve the configuration of handling equipments.