Julius N. Anyu

TL;DR: In this paper, the role played by supply chain relational connection in moderating how demand variability signal is transmitted upstream is investigated, and it is shown that demand variability is propagated through supply chain upward and the transmission is influenced by the structural relationship between suppliers and customers, which is measured by customer-base concentration and customer interconnectedness.

TL;DR: Five popular time-series forecasting models, i.e., ARIMA-GARCH, exponential smoothing, grey system, neural network, and support vector machines models, are applied to predict gasoline prices in China and it is noted that for this specific time series, a parsimonious ARimA model performs the best in predicting the gasoline prices for a short time horizon.

TL;DR: The impact of BRI on the African continent is quite visible in all the subregions, especially in their improved gross domestic products as mentioned in this paper, and the expansion to include Africa in its economic participation in the BRI has left the West questioning China's motives while reinforcing suspicions about possible future US-China conflict.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors employ the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) market entry strategies to penetrate the African Market.

TL;DR: In this article, a semi-systematic literature review identifies and appraises relevant research and collects and analyzes data about the impact of BRI on development in this subregion.