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Sheila A. Martin
Bio: Sheila A. Martin is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Interoperability & Supply chain. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 251 citations.
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01 Jan 1999
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors acknowledge the assistance of contacts in the U.S. automotive supply chain who provided information for the study of automotive supply chains and their role in the automotive industry.
Abstract: iii Acknowledgments We would like to acknowledge the assistance of contacts in the U.S. automotive supply chain who provided information for this study.
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TL;DR: It is estimated that imperfect interoperability costs the US automotive industry about $1 billion per year and delays the introduction of new models by at least two months, and it is concluded that emerging technologies and formats offer promising solutions that may lead to significant savings for the industry.
Abstract: Concurrent design and engineering in the supply chain are vital to the growing competitiveness of the US automotive industry. However, these innovative design and development processes are hampered if product data cannot be exchanged seamlessly across the supply chain. This paper estimates that imperfect interoperability costs the US automotive industry about $1 billion per year and delays the introduction of new models by at least two months. It also evaluates different methods for alleviating interoperability problems and concludes that emerging technologies and formats offer promising solutions that may lead to significant savings for the industry. Benefits from alleviating interoperability problems can also be realized in other product data exchange‐intensive supply chains like shipbuilding and aerospace.
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TL;DR: T-splines, a generalization of NURBS enabling local refinement, have been explored as a basis for isogeometric analysis in this paper, and they have shown good results on some elementary two-dimensional and three-dimensional fluid and structural analysis problems and attain good results in all cases.
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01 Dec 2004
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TL;DR: For example, Tufte as discussed by the authors observes that the popular media in the U.S. considers the scatterplot beyond the common reader, and there is hope that the statistical literacy movement will eventually force a well-justified reassessment.
Abstract: Plot interpretation is an interesting topic because the ability to interpret plots is a measure of scientific literacy and because plots themselves can be informative. Tufte (1983) observes that the popular media in the U.S. considers the scatterplot beyond the common reader. Noting that some elementary school curricula include Cartesian plots, and even box and whisker plots, there is hope that the statistical literacy movement will eventually force a well-justified reassessment.
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TL;DR: The authors suggest that seeking solution(s) to the interoperability problem should include an analysis of an interoperability value proposition in the AEC sector, i.e., at the business level.
427 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the state of logistics and supply chain management (SCM) research in the last five years from the standpoint of existing methodologies by examining the research design, number of hypothesis testing, research methods, data analysis techniques, data sources, level of analysis and country of authors.
Abstract: Purpose – To examine the state of logistics and supply chain management (SCM) research in the last five years from the standpoint of existing methodologies. The state of research is assessed by examining the research design, number of hypothesis testing, research methods, data analysis techniques, data sources, level of analysis and country of authors.Design/methodology/approach – The review of SCM and logistics research is based on 442 papers published from 1999 to 2003 in the following three academic journals Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal.Findings – Major findings show that there is an increase in the direct observation methods like case studies. In general, the research is more interpretive in nature. Survey method is still holding the highest position. More advanced techniques are being used for data analysis in empirical studies and there has been an increase in hypothesis tes...
328 citations