Assignment on a two-stage supply chain problem with fixed costs an ant colony optimization approach” by Hong et al. 2018

Name of corresponding Authors: COSMIN SABO, ANDREI HORVAT MARC and PETRIC˘A C. POP

Purpose and Motivation of study: In this, the main aim of the study is to critically investigate sustainable supply chain management as the success factor in oil and petroleum production. In this, it has been mentioned that the phenomenon of sustainable supply chain management has been taken as one of the most significant industrial philosophy which has been attaining profits by decreasing atmospheric threats and influence while enhancing the social and economic factors. As well as the scope of the study is to provide a perspective for the investigation of the critical success factors which are the motivation and empowerment for the successful application of SSCM practices in the oil and petroleum industries. Furthermore, CSFs had been identified from the literature and vision of institutions and the practitioners of industry.

Research problem: The research problems can be managed and controlled in a way that it needs to be well researched that what are the actual possibilities of making things more regular and more appropriate as a must. To get an idea about the supply chain this must be noticed that oil and gas supplies need better interruptive structural modeling. This model is going to be used in this research that will help the organizations to reconsider their frameworks in making the programs more sustainable as not much studies have been done on this aspect

Methods and Materials used: Methodology is use to have the correlation between the identified CF’s and sustainable supply chain that have maximum power of dependence and driving of the forces. Into a comprehensive systematic model, ISM process uses to set a different and directly related element in its learning process. Within a system this ISM model helps to make strong and positive relationships between different elements and imposes the relationships towards a better working aspect in it. There are some elements in the process that causes issues and problems in the whole process and this ISM methodology has the ability to identify this relationship. In different industries there is a relationship among different variables and this methodology helps to get idea about that relationship and to build more positivity among that relationships as well. This can be done by using a conceptual theory that is represented through graphs and which have theoretical leverage that can explain and exploit the contextual relationship among complex patterns and this all happens between the set of variables that are being used in this process of working. The working of this model is different and unique as it used to make the ruff, unclear and unstable systematic patterns into more stable, regular and identical ways so that it can work more properly and it can be managed and evaluated more effectively among the patterns they are showing their efficiency. The complexity of relationship among the variables is going to have been noticed and analyzed by the ISM model in the more appropriate and efficient way. In a simplified way it makes the modeling complicating’s easier and more demanding. The fixed objects in the system are idealized and managed by ISM model efficiently and effectively. Within a system there are some identifications that needs to be analyzed and this ISM model helps to analyses these workings more attractively improved and better to form the relationships and workings better in the processing currently working. This system has some limitations as this system is quiet complex and this system does not allow to be used by every person. Only experts can use it with efficiency and it cannot be easily processed as this processing is the way with which results can be announced and reflected effectively and efficiently and thus all the things are going to be managed and evaluated in a way that you have to get idea about what you are doing and what type of working is there. Its results interpretation is quiet effective and its working is quiet simple and innovative as well.  This system is use to have the connection be tween’s the recognized CF's and reasonable store network that have most extreme intensity of reliance and driving of the powers.

Study Objectives: Study Objectives of this paper or work is to pinpoint some of the inaccuracies related to the two stage supply chain problem with the fixed costs.

Key findings: The model that has been proposed can be further used in cutting out the plane or the decomposition approaches plus it can also be combined with the metaheuristics methods that ae completely based upon the local research.

Strengths and implications of the research: ISM process uses to set an alternate and legitimately related component in its learning procedure. This should be possible by utilizing an applied hypothesis that is spoken to through diagrams and which have hypothetical influence that can clarify and misuse the logical relationship among complex examples and this all occurs between the arrangements of factors that are being utilized in this procedure of working. The working of this model is extraordinary and one of a kind as it used to make the ruff, hazy and shaky deliberate examples into progressively steady, customary and indistinguishable ways with the goal that it can work all the more appropriately and it very well may be overseen and assessed all the more viably among the examples they are demonstrating their productivity. The multifaceted nature of relationship among the factors will have been seen and investigated by the ISM model in the more suitable and effective manner. In a streamlined manner it makes the displaying confounding's simpler and additionally requesting.

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ISI JOURNAL INFORMATION

Name of the Journal: International Journal of Production Economics.

Information about Editorial board: Editor in Chief, S. Minner. Editor, T.C.E Cheng.

List for the Editorial Board:

·         P.J. Agrell

Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

·         W.L. Berry

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio, United States

·         L.E. Cardenas-Barron

Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

·         Chikán

Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

·         H. Ding

Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China

·         S.M. Disney

Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff, United Kingdom

A. Dolgui

IMT Atlantic Brittany-Pays de Loire, Brest, France

·         T. Durand

Central School of Paris, Chatenay Malabry, France

How Impact Factor is calculated: For example, cites in 2019 to the items published in 2018= Numbers of items published in: 2018 = 55.

Cited in 2017 = 374                                          Published in 2017 = 49

Sum = 637                                                          Sum = 104

Calculation: Cites to recent items/ No of recent items

                    637/104 = 6.125

Scope of the Journal: This International Journal of production Economics focuses on the particular topics that treat the interface among engineering along with the management. Almost all aspects of this subject in relation to the manufacturing along with the process industry as well as the production in general are being covered.

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S. Minner (Journal editor name)

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International Journal of Production Economics                                               Month, Date 2020

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