ITLS Working Papers 2007: Recent submissions
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Value chain positioning: Performance and partnerships
Published 2007-09-01The value chain is widely discussed by academics and practitioners. Among the numerous issues to be resolved one is of pressing importance; where in an industry value chain should the individual firm operate. The traditional ...Working Paper -
Planning Approximations to the Length of TSP and VRP Problems
Published 2007-03-01This paper studies parsimonious, intuitive, and effective formulas to approximate the length of Traveling Salesman Problems (TSP) and Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP). Using intuition derived from continuous models and graph ...Working Paper -
Using Rudyard Kipling to design value chain processes: An application of interactions theory
Published 2007-05-01“I keep Six Honest Serving Men, (They taught me all I know), their names are What and Why and When, And How and Where and Who.” Egan (1998) reminds us how important these characters are in their role of ‘life long learning’ ...Working Paper -
Port productivity analysis by using DEA: A case study in Malaysia
Published 2007-07-01Recent trends in containerized trade have led to the importance of measuring the performance of container ports. In Malaysia, container ports are mostly situated along the Straits of Malacca, one of the most important ...Working Paper -
Joint estimation of process and outcome in choice experiments involving attribute framing
Published 2007-03-01There is a growing interest and recognition that the study of discrete choice outcomes should take into account the process rules that are used to establish eligibility of each attribute. This applies to both revealed ...Working Paper