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Operational supply risk and mitigation strategy for halal food manufacturers in Malaysia
Full text linkThe globalisation of halal products leads to the vulnerability of the supply chain. Once the halal food supply chain has been breached, it is difficult to rebuild brands and regain consumer trust. Thus, the objective of the study is to investigate operational supply risk management for halal food manufacturers in Malaysia. This study obtained 369 respondents who participated in the main survey by utilising simple random sampling. Then, the dataset was tested using covariance-based software (AMOS) to determine factors of operational supply risk and mitigation strategy and test the hypotheses of the study. This study has revealed that quality, delivery, price and cost are defined as factors of operational supply risks. Meanwhile, behaviour-based management, buffer-based management, and traceability-based management are defined as factors of risk mitigation strategies. Further, this study revealed that halal food manufacturers proactively managed operational supply risks caused by the supplier. Moreover, behaviour-based management and buffer-based management mediate (reducing the effects of operational supply risks) the relationship between operational supply risks and risk consequences. This study significantly contributes to the theoretical knowledge by model development of operational supply risk management for halal food manufacturers, the implication of agency theory, a valid measurement instrument for operational supply risk management for halal food manufacturers, and methodological contribution. Furthermore, from a managerial perspective, the firms may identify the types of risk and their consequences at the supply level, and the firms may implement the appropriate mitigation strategy to manage operational supply risks
The Adoption Of Halal Standards Towards The Performance Of Malaysian Food Manufacturing SMEs
Full text linkIncreasing Muslim community in Malaysia causes the need for Halal product demand to grow. The Malaysian Government is committed to this Halal industry and is keen to create an international Halal Hub that will operate in Malaysia. Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have the potential to serve as one of the platforms for the hub as various forms of assistance have been provided by the government to ensure that SMEs are more competent and competitive io line with international requirements. The Halal Standards in this study have been outlined as a guideline for research management innovation and the effect is very less emphasized at the moment. A total of 183 SMEs comprising the food industry in Malaysia were selected as samples for this study. Among the questions raised to these SMEs are
"what are the key determinants of adopting these Halal standards on improving their performance"? To determine Halal standards factors, the study utilized an exploratory factor analysis to assess the structural factors of the scale. The study also used regression analysis to test the key determinants and the extent to which the use of Halal standards improves SME performance. The results of this study showed that the behavioral factors in the organization towards Halal standards could be clearly comprehended from this developed model. This study also
provides advantages over the acceptance of innovation management (Halal standards), organizational management performance and its implications on Halal practices. This in turn helps the government or policy makers to understand in greater details the key contributors to the acceptance of general innovation management and Halal standards, particularly towards improving the performance of SME industry in global realms
Circular Supply Chain Management in Developing Countries: Challenges, Opportunities and Pathways to Sustainability
Full text linkThis paper offers a comprehensive exploration of circular supply chain management (CSCM) in the context of developing countries, unveiling a multifaceted landscape of challenges, opportunities, strategies and future prospects. Challenges facing these nations in embracing CSCM include a lack of waste infrastructure, limited awareness and education, financial constraints, a shortage of technical expertise, barriers to accessing global markets, and a dearth of data and information. These challenges underscore the need for tailored, context-specific solutions to establish a robust foundation for CSCM. The study looks ahead and predicts that soon there will be more circular business models, less waste management and more resource optimization, more local circular ecosystems, and more streamlined circular supply chains. Technological advancements, such as blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT) and data analytics, are poised to revolutionize CSCM. Increased global awareness of environmental issues and sustainability will be a driving force for change, with academia, businesses, and governments playing pivotal roles in shaping this future. This paper emphasizes the pivotal role of CSCM in advancing sustainable development, both in developing countries and globally. It underscores the critical importance of a steadfast commitment to sustainability, circularity, and responsible resource management for the future of these nations and the entire plane
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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