MANAGING VENDOR INVENTORY IN A DUAL LEVEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Collaborative arrangements among members of the supply chain have received a great deal of interest in recent years as a means of reducing costs. One such arrangement is vendor managed inventory (VMI). VMI allows the vendor to make decisions concerning the quantity and timing of deliveries to the retailer. Such an arrangement offers the potential of a more efficient supply chain by removing the negative effects of retail ordering policies. A thorough review of the literature was conducted to identify factors likely to impact the performance of a VMI partnership. Computer simulation was used to study the effects of these factors from both the vendor's and retailer's perspectives. The results lend insight into the performance of VMI and guidance for managers as to the environments in which VMI is most effective.     

AN EVALUATION OF PROCESS‐ORIENTED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS

Supply chain management (SCM) is implemented by integrating corporate functions using business processes within and across companies. Several process‐oriented frameworks for SCM have been proposed but only two of these provide sufficient detail to enable implementation. We evaluate the Supply‐Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) framework and The Global Supply Chain Forum (GSCF) framework using four criteria and identify their relative strengths and weaknesses.     

The Contingent Value of Responsive and Proactive Market Orientations for New Product Program Performance*

While the benefits of being market oriented are largely accepted, a group of scholars and managers remain skeptical. Marketing scholars have sought to counter the criticisms leveled against market orientation (MO) by arguing that it has both responsive and proactive dimensions. However, few studies have empirically examined the complexity of the effects of these dimensions on firm performance. Drawing on theories of resource‐based advantage and organizational search behavior, this article advances understanding by arguing that responsive and proactive market orientations have curvilinear effects on product development performance, that their interaction may be positively related to product development performance, and that their effects on new product program performance are moderated differentially by the organizational implementation conditions and marketing function power. Survey results of 175 U.S. firms indicate support for most of the hypotheses. Specifically, whereas responsive MO has a U‐shaped relationship with new product program performance, proactive MO has an inverted U‐shaped relationship with new product program performance. Contrary to the arguments presented here, the interaction of both orientations is negatively related to new product program performance. This study finds that both orientations are needed; however, new product program performance is enhanced when one is at higher level and the other is at lower level. Finally, responsive MO is only positively related to new product program performance under specific conditions such as when strategic consensus among managers is high. On the other hand, the positive effect of proactive MO on new product program performance is further strengthened when learning orientation and marketing power are high. Overall, this study suggests that the effects of responsive and proactive MO on new product program performance are more complex than previously theoretically argued and empirically examined.     

新巴塞尔资本协议解读--兼论WTO条件下我国银行业的风险管理

本文从分析说明新巴塞尔资本协议的内容创新及特点入手,论述了我国银行业特别是四大国有商业银行在WTO条件下新协议的推行对其所产生的风险及其负面影响,并提出了对策建议。     

我国商业银行中间业务可持续发展研究

随着我国金融业体制改革的不断深入,商业银行的经营转型和结构调整在不断深化,资产业务、负债业务、中间业务已成为商业银行的三大支柱业务,中间业务越来越占据重要的地位.     

黑龙江省对俄贸易发展存在的问题及对策研究

目前,黑龙江省在对俄贸易、投资、经济技术合作等方面取得巨大成绩的同时,还存在着一系列急需解决的问题：对俄贸易企业的整体实力不强;进出口商品结构单一;商品货物贸易层次较低;出口产品技术含量低;缺乏本省名牌产品;市场贸易秩序与服务贸易体系不健全等,影响和制约了对俄贸易的进一步发展。促进对俄贸易的发展,必须转变外贸形式,优化贸易产品结构,着力打造本土企业品牌,提高商品技术含量,拓展能源原材料投资合作领域。同时,坚持＂以俄为主、注重日韩、兼顾其他＂的原则,大力开拓国际市场,从而促进黑龙江省对外贸易快速发展。     

浅析事业单位编外人员薪酬管理现状及完善对策

由于受各种历史及观念的影响,事业单位编外人员不能够享受与编制人员同等的薪酬福利待遇,从而导致了其工作热情下降.以勘测事业单位为例,这种技术密集型的企业亟需高技术人才的加入,而现有的编外人员薪酬制度在一定程度上制约了人才的引入.本文将就事业单位编外人员薪酬管理现状进行分析,提出薪酬改革的设想.     

中国传统商业道德形成的原因探析

中国商业历史悠久,传统商业道德的形成较早。儒家传统道德观念的影响是促成中国商业道德形成的重要因素;传统商业道德的形成是古代商业发展的必然要求;古代商人本身的道德自律也是中国传统商业道德形成的不可忽视的方面。     

浅析网络环境下的专业教师教学行为的改变

随着网络的普及,网络资源也越来越丰富。在这样一个网络环境下,如何利用网络进行学习、进行教学,是目前需要思考的课题。建立完善的网络服务系统和课程网络资源库,延伸网络资源是保证开展网络教学的基础。财会教学在多媒体网络技术的支撑下,教师的教学方式和学生的学习方式发生了本质的变化。课堂教学由传统的以＂教＂为主迅速向以＂学＂为主的方向转变,可有效促进课堂教学的整体优化,构建起全新的财会教学新型模式。