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Charles A. Weber - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A data envelopment analysis approach to measuring vendor performance
    Supply Chain Management, 1996
    Co-Authors: Charles A. Weber
    Abstract:

    While it has long been recognized that vendor selection is multi‐objective in nature, little has been done to develop techniques for measuring vendors’ performance on multiple criteria. Demonstrates the use of data envelopment analysis (DEA) as a tool for measuring the performance of vendors on multiple criteria and for use in vendor negotiations. Describes the DEA model, develops a DEA formulation for measuring vendor efficiency and, finally, shows how a baby Food Manufacturer applied the DEA technique in a just‐in‐time environment. Shows how application of the DEA technique can provide savings in monetary and other measurable terms.

Veera Pandiyan Kaliani Sundram - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Muslim's Purchase Intention Towards Non-Muslim's Halal Packaged Food Manufacturer
    SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014
    Co-Authors: Mohd Fikri Jamari, Siti Nadzirah Samingin, Veera Pandiyan Kaliani Sundram
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    Purpose – To investigate the determinant factors that consumers may consider in buying Halal packaged Food produced by non-Muslim Manufacturers.Design/methodology/approach – A field survey carried out with the help of a questionnaire constructed by using a modified Likert-scale. A total of 150 set of questionnaires were distributed randomly in Johor Bahru area and receive 116 completed replies. Multiple regression analysis assessed the three determinant factors towards Muslim’s purchase intention.Findings – The three variables have significant effect and predict a good proportion of the variance in Muslim’s purchase intention. The research results indicate that the product ingredient can positively and significantly affect the Muslim’s purchase intention while halal awareness and Islamic brand have not significantly affecting Muslim’s purchase intention on Non-Muslim’s Halal packaged Food Manufacturer.Research limitations/implications – The relationships investigated in this study deserve more effort on understanding Muslim’s buying behavior. This is because the data analysed were collected from one area only in this country. More studies are required before general conclusion can be drawn.Originality/value – This study has practical significance for non-Muslim’s Halal packaged Food Manufacturer for understanding the buying behaviour of Muslim consumers and using them for effectively positioning the purchase intention of their Food product.

Xin Feng - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Novel model and kernel search heuristic for multi-period closed-loop Food supply chain planning with returnable transport items
    International Journal of Production Research, 2019
    Co-Authors: Yipei Zhang, Feng Chu, Ada Che, Xin Feng
    Abstract:

    Closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) is of utmost importance to sustainable development and has received increasing attention in recent decades. However, Food CLSC with returnable transport items (RTIs) has been rarely studied although its growing applications in practice. This paper aims to investigate a multi-period CLSC planning problem that coordinates the flows of perishable Food products and RTIs considering Food quality. The objective is to maximise the total profit of the holistic supply chain over a finite planning horizon. To this end, a novel mixed integer linear programming model is first formulated. As the problem is proven NP-hard, an improved kernel search-based heuristic is then developed. A real case study deriving from a Food Manufacturer in China shows the applicability of the proposed model and method. The results indicate that the Manufacturer’s profit can be improved by more than 10% with our method. Numerical experiments on randomly generated instances demonstrate that the proposed heuristic can yield high-quality solutions with much less computation time compared with the commercial solver CPLEX and an existing heuristic.

Norhidayah Mohd Rashid - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Muslim's Purchase Intention towards Non-Muslim's Halal Packaged Food Manufacturer
    Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014
    Co-Authors: Nor Sara Nadia Muhamad Yunus, Wan Edura Wan Rashid, Norafifa Mohd Ariffin, Norhidayah Mohd Rashid
    Abstract:

    Halal industry has received special attention worldwide as one of the most potential businesses to be explored and developed. Demand from approximately 1.6 billion Muslims throughout the world has become a crucial door-opener for Halal industry. One of the highly growth markets at present is the Halal packaged Food industry. Even though several studies have focused on the purchase of Halal products produced by Non-Muslim Manufacturer, however their results are still inconclusive. Thus, this study aims to investigate the determinant factors that consumers may consider in buying Halal packaged Food produced by Non-Muslim Manufacturers. Halal awareness, Islamic brand and product ingredients are used as the pre-determined factors in measuring consumer's purchase intention. A total of 150 set of questionnaires were distributed randomly in Klang Valley. The hypotheses which were tested using Pearson Correlation have revealed that Halal awareness and product ingredients have significantly influenced Muslim's intention to buy Halal packaged Food that are produced by Non-Muslim Manufacturers. It is expected that the findings of this study will assist the Non-Muslim's Halal certified Manufacturers to develop the best strategy in winning the heart of Muslim consumers.

M Burden - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • PTH-004 Magniview zoom endoscopy increases the detection of villous atrophy compared to high definition white light endoscopy
    Endoscopy, 2017
    Co-Authors: William L. White, Peter D. Mooney, Michael A. Rees, M Burden, Lau, David Sanders
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    Introduction Coeliac disease (CD) is common yet under-diagnosed at endoscopy. The optical zoom technology of Pentax Magniview endoscopes can magnify images by 136 times. We aimed to assess the accuracy of Magniview in the detection of duodenal villous atrophy (VA), and the ease of interpretation of live zoomed-in images. Method Patients attending for a gastroscopy from 2014–17 were recruited. Endomysial (EMA) and tissue transglutaminase (TTG) antibodies were taken at endoscopy. Appearances of the first and second part of the duodenum (D1 and D2) observed with high definition white light endoscopy (HDWLE) and Magniview were graded on a 3-point scale validated by Cammarota et al.: normal, partial or marked villous atrophy (PVA, MVA). In all patients, quadrantic biopsies were taken from D2 and 1 biopsy from D1. Endoscopic findings of the duodenum were compared to histology as the reference standard. A short training video with 12 clips of normal duodenum and various grades of VA with Magniview was used to train medical staff to identify VA. They were assessed immediately after the training with 22 video clips for the ability to detect normal duodenum, PVA or MVA. Results A total of 250 patients were recruited (145 females, 58%; age range 16–84, median age 50.5). Ninety-six patients had VA on histology (38.4%), of which 80 were newly diagnosed CD and 16 were persistent VA in known CD patients, leaving the remaining 154 as controls. Magniview had a significantly higher sensitivity in detecting VA compared to HDWLE (p=0.0005). (Table 1) Ten individuals (5 endoscopists and 5 non-endoscopists) undertook the Magniview training, and 9/10 correctly identified all cases of VA. (Table 2) Conclusion Magniview had superior diagnostic accuracy in detecting VA compared to HDWLE. A short training on the identification of VA with Magniview demonstrated its ease of use and suitability for Magniview to be utilised by general endoscopists in their daily practice to increase the detection of CD. Disclosure of Interest W. White: None Declared, M Lau: None Declared, P Mooney: None Declared, M Rees: None Declared, M Burden: None Declared, D Sanders Conflict with: Professor Sanders has received educational research grants from Dr Schaer (a gluten-free Food Manufacturer) and Tillotts Pharma (producer of a point of care test for celiac disease) for investigator led studies. Dr Shaer and Tillott’s Pharma did not have any input in the study design, access to study data, interpretation of the findings or drafting of the manuscript.

  • PTU-156 Cost and availability of gluten-free Foods in the uk: in store and online
    Gut, 2015
    Co-Authors: M Burden, William L. White, Peter D. Mooney, Rebecca J. Blanshard, David R Cambray-deakin, David S. Sanders
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    Introduction Coeliac Disease (CD) is an autoimmune condition of the small bowel. A gluten-free (GF) diet is the only treatment for CD and with increasing incidence, 1 the demand for GF Food has increased. Prior studies show GF Food is more expensive and high street availability is limited. 2 However this has not been assessed for online GFD. We aimed to assess the availability and cost of GF Foods across a range of supermarkets in a single UK city (Sheffield). We also aimed to assess the impact online retailers had on the GF Food market. Method 67 supermarkets were analysed, including a range of categories, sizes and locations. The total number of GF items which were on sale was counted and 10 items were selected to represent a range of commonly bought GF Foods for which the price and availability was recorded. Where any were found, the price of their gluten-containing counterpart was also recorded. The same factors were then used to assess online retailers. Results Of the 67 supermarkets visited, 27 (40.3%) stocked no GF items, with the remaining 40 (59.7%) stocking at least one. The mean number of GF items sold per store was 30, but this varied greatly by store category and size. None of the budget or corner supermarkets surveyed stocked any GF items. Regular and luxury supermarkets had a greater range (p In terms of the ten items specifically surveyed, 31 (46.3%) stores stocked none of the items, with the remaining 36 (53.7%) stocking at least one. Stores that stocked GF Food had a median of 8 of the 10 specific items available. Overall, GF items cost significantly more than their gluten-containing counterparts, with GF items costing on average 4.1 times more (p All 21 online stores surveyed sold at least one GF item. The average number of GF items sold was 609, compared with 30 for stores (p Conclusion The availability of GF Food in budget supermarkets and corner shops is lacking and GF Food remains significantly more expensive. The greatest availability is online and in larger regular/luxury supermarkets. The issue remains that this could prevent lower socioeconomic groups from fully adhering to a GF diet. Disclosure of interest M. Burden: None Declared, P. Mooney: None Declared, R. Blanshard: None Declared, W. White: None Declared, D. Cambray-Deakin: None Declared, D. Sanders Consultant for: Has received funding from Dr Schar a gluten free Food Manufacturer for investigator led studies into coeliac disease. References West J, et al . Incidence and prevalence of celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis in the UK over two decades: Population-Based study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2014;109:757–768 Singh J, Whelan K. Limited availability and higher cost of gluten-free Foods. J Hum Nutr Diet 2011;24:479–486