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Exploring Prospective Structural Analysis to Assess the Relevance of Rural Territorial Development in Spain and Nicaragua
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Risks Prioritization in Global Supply Networks Using MICMAC Method: A Real Case Study
Wafik Hachicha
Modern supply chains are very complex and suffer always from various risks. An effective supply chain management requires suitable strategies to mitigate them. In literature, there has been a range of research into risk in purchasing and supply, but little in global and integrated supply networks. This can be explained due to the huge number of risk variables and their direct and indirect interrelations that may suffer all supply chain partners. Therefore, for better risk management process, the risk prioritization step is vital. The purpose of this paper is to apply a structural modeling technique for risk analysis and prioritization through a real case study of Masmoudi pastry supply network. Firstly, thirty risk variables have been identified through literature survey, interaction with industry experts, and various interviews with the supply key managers. Secondly, MICMAC method is applied to recognize both direct and indirect relationships between these thirty risk variables, an...
UTOPÍA Y PRAXIS LATINOAMERICANA
Applying Interpretive Structural Modeling and MICMAC Analysis to Evaluate Inhibitors to Transparency in Humanitarian Logistics
2020 •
Muhammad Khan, maleeha rafiq
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Applying Interpretive Structural Modeling and MICMAC
2020 •
Muhammad Khan
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International Journal of Management, Technology, and Social Sciences (IJMTS)
2017 •
Srinivas Publication
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International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH
Validity of Primary School Examination as a Predictor of Secondary School Examination Score Among Public Secondary School Students Kenya
Eunice Atieno Agingu
The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of KCPE as a predictor of KCSE scores among public secondary school students in Kisii central Sub-county, Kenya. This study was guided by a conceptual framework where KCPE was the independent variable and KCSE the dependent variable. It adopted Correlational and Ex-post-facto research designs. The study population was 3,897 KCSE candidates from 55 public secondary schools. Stratified random sampling based on school type and size was used to select 16 public secondary schools for the study. Saturated sampling was employed to include all KCSE candidates whose KCPE marks were available in each sampled school, yielding a sample of 1,391 students. Data used included 2006 KCPE scores and 2010 KCSE scores of the same students under study. Data was collected using a researcher made pro forma. It was analyzed quantitatively using correlations and regression analyses. Results showed a strong positive Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r...