Production Scheduling (PS) is an essential paradigm within supply and manufacturing
systems and an important element of sustainable development. PS, mainly known for its …

This paper provides a comprehensive review of discrete event simulation publications
published between 2002 and 2013 with a particular focus on applications in manufacturing …

Recently, incorporating sustainability into the buyer-supplier sourcing decisions has
achieved a considerable amount of attentions among researchers and industrial enterprises …

Supply chains (SCs) are dynamic networks subject to uncertainties and risks that may occur
anywhere, anytime, and whose consequences affect the entities that comprise such SC …

Purpose Social network analysis (SNA) seeks to manage the connections between entities
through investigating and understanding behaviours and relationships. This study …

Rumor is a typical social psychological phenomenon, and forgetting is a universal
psychological trait. Exploring the role of forgetting will improve the understanding of rumor …

This paper seeks to empirically examine diffusion models and Google Trends' ability to
explain and nowcast the new product growth phenomenon. In addition to the selected …

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make a significant contribution to economic growth.
However, how to improve their performance through innovation management in the long …

Agent-based modeling has proven to be a useful simulation tool in marketing to analyze
what-if scenarios and support strategic marketing decisions. Over the years, the field has …

Manufacturers attach increasing importance to consumer word-of-mouth (WOM) as it assists
them to improve demand forecasting and determine production capacity adjustment …