• 유통과학연구
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2022

Purpose: Due to the rapid growth of e-commerce in Thailand, the operational excellence of distribution service providers has been elevated. Thus, this research investigated the key drivers of operational performance of e-commerce distributors in Thailand. The research contains key variables: the analytics capabilities of an organization, supply chain disruption orientation, innovation capability, and operational performance. Research design, data, and methodology: An online survey is administered to top managers and key personnel (N=425) employed for at least one year in Thailand's top five e-commerce distributors. The sampling methods were conducted using purposive sampling, quota sampling, and convenience sampling. Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Model were applied to analyze and confirm the model's goodness-of-fit and hypothesis testing. Results: The findings reveal that an organization's analytics capabilities significantly affect supply chain disruption orientation and supply chain resilience. Furthermore, operational performance is affected by supply chain disruption, supplier quality management, and innovation capability. Nevertheless, supply chain resilience and digital supply chain have no significant effect on operational performance. Conclusions: The results imply that supply chain digitalization could drive higher operational performance. Distribution businesses are encountering transformation and disruption, which should address the high level of a digital supply chain, innovation, and quality management to maximize their profit margin and delivery service quality.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2023

With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, propelled by digital technology, we are transitioning into an era of hyperconnectivity, where everything and objects are becoming interconnected. A smart supply chain refers to a supply chain system where various sensors and RFID tags are attached to objects such as machinery and products used in the manufacturing and transportation of goods. These sensors and tags collect and analyze process data related to the products, providing meaningful information for operational use and decision-making in the supply chain. Before the spread of COVID-19, the fundamental principles of supply chain management were centered around 'cost minimization' and 'high efficiency.' A smart supply chain overcomes the linear delayed action-reaction processes of traditional supply chains by adopting real-time data for better decision-making based on information, providing greater transparency, and enabling enhanced collaboration across the entire supply chain. Therefore, in this study, a hierarchical model for building a smart supply chain was constructed to systematically derive the importance of key factors that should be strategically considered in the construction of a smart supply chain, based on the major factors identified in previous research. We applied AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) techniques to identify urgent improvement areas in smart SCM initiatives. The analysis results showed that the external supply chain integration is the most urgent area to be improved in smart SCM initiatives.

• Carbon letters
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• 제25권
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• pp.55-59
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• 2018

Carbon chain inserted carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been experimentally proven having undergone pronounced property change in terms of electrical conductivity compared with pure CNTs. This paper simulates the geometry of carbon chain inserted CNTs and analyzes the mechanism for conductivity change after insertion of carbon chain. The geometric simulation of Pt doped CNT was also implemented for comparison with the inserted one. The results indicate that both modification by Pt atom on the surface of CNT and addition of carbon chain in the channel of the tube are effective methods for transforming the electrical properties of the CNT, leading to the redistribution of electron and thereby causing the conductivity change in obtained configurations. All the calculations were obtained based on density functional theory method.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2022

Purpose: The revenue sharing contract has been widely used in industries, and its ability to coordinate the supply chain system has been studied by numerous researchers. By reviewing the representative studies on the revenue sharing contract, this study intends to analyze the key features of this coordinating contract and identify its potential to be a more advanced coordination program than the original contract. Research design, data, and methodology: This study reviews past studies on the revenue sharing contract. The selected studies are investigated with a focus on how this contract is described to realize the supply chain coordination and the key issues that they address. Results: The literature review reveals that the revenue sharing contract requires standardized details about what and how to share. This study also finds additional issues that need to be addressed by researchers to improve this coordinating contract. Conclusions: Future researchers are advised to unify the detailed contents of the revenue sharing contract to confirm that it successfully coordinates the supply chain system. In addition, this study proposes key research issues that would enhance the role of revenue sharing contract as a supply chain coordination program.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.291-301
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• 2018

서비스 분야의 공급망관리는 효율적인 방법으로 고객만족을 이끌어내기 위해 서비스 프로세스의 불확실성을 관리해야 한다는 전제하에 그 개념이 확립되어왔다. 구체적으로는 정보공유와 동기화가 공급망 내의 불확실성 제거에 핵심적인 역할을 한다. 다만 고객이 서비스 공급망의 투입자원의 역할뿐만 아니라 소비자로서의 상호작용도 한다는 측면이 전통적인 공급망관리 적용에 다소 어려움을 초래하고 있다. 서비스 공급망은 기존의 공급망 이론과 원리를 통해 관리 가능한 구조화 된 네트워크로서, 다양한 핵심기능들이 상호 긴밀하게 통합되어 정보시스템을 기반으로 하는 협업관계를 통해 운영이 이루어지게 된다. 본 연구에서는 관광서비스, 레스토랑, 대형병원 공급망과 같이 반복적 서비스를 제공하는 공급망을 대상으로 공급망 운영에 필요한 핵심구성요소에 대해 살펴보고 그 외 도입 및 운영과정에서 고려해야 할 다양한 이슈에 대해서도 논의해보고자 한다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.47-64
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• 2016

Purpose - This study reviews the past studies that have researched Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) as a well-known supply chain collaboration program. The main goals of this study are to figure out how VMI brings significant benefits to the supply chain system and suggest additional areas that future studies would address to discover the true nature of VMI. Research design, data, methodology - This study conducts literature reviews on numerous studies that have researched VMI. The past studies are classified in terms of several main issues that have been commonly addressed by many researchers. This study also identifies three key collaborative features of VMI, which possibly explain why VMI improves the supply chain performance. Results - This study finds out that most past studies focused on a limited research issues about VMI. Many researchers have considered integrated decision making and information sharing to be key features that enables VMI to improve the supply chain performance. Conclusions - Based on the findings from the literature review, this study suggests that future studies on VMI take account of new research issues and pay attention to cost payment that researchers have rarely addressed.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.892-905
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• 2018

In smart home environment, certificate based signature technology is being studied by communication with Internet of Things(IoT) device. However, block - chain technology has attracted much attention because of the problems such as single - point error and management overhead of the trust server. Among them, Keyless Signature Infrastructure(KSI) provides integrity by configuring user authentication and global timestamp of distributed server into block chain by using hash-based one-time key. In this paper, we provide confidentiality by applying group key and key management based on multi - solution chain. In addition, we propose a smart home environment that can reduce the storage space by using Extended Merkle Tree and secure and efficient KSI-based authentication and communication with enhanced security strength.

• 정보처리학회논문지D
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• 제12D권3호
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• pp.499-506
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• 2005

해쉬체인은 계산속도가 빠른 해쉬함수를 이용하여 체인을 구성하는 구조이다. 이 구조를 이용하여 one-time 패스워드, 서버지원 서명(signature) 그리고 소액지불과 같은 다양한 암호학 응용에 사용되고 있다. 그러나 선불방식에 사용하고 있는 대부분의 해쉬 체인기반 시스템들은 익명성을 지원하지만 익명성으로 인하여 지불비용이 증가하는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 따라서, 이 논문에서는 고객의 사생활 보호에 중점을 두면서 루트값이 인출되는 과정에서 한번만 은닉서명을 하여 사용자의 익명성을 보장하고, 시스템에 사용하는 공개키 대신 비밀키를 사용하여 인증서의 역할을 수행하지 않도록 효율성을 향상시킨 새로운 해쉬체인 기반 소액지불시스템을 제안한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권7호
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• pp.1180-1190
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• 2020

Objective: To develop healthier comminuted meat products to meet consumer demand, the gel properties, rheological properties, microstructure and water distribution of pork meat batters formulated with various amounts of bamboo shoot dietary fiber (BSDF) were investigated. Methods: Different levels of BSDF (0% to 4%) were added to pork batters, and the pH, color, water-holding capacity, texture and rheological properties of pork batters were determined. Then, pork batters were analyzed for their microstructure and water distribution using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR). Results: Compared with the control, BSDF addition into meat batters showed a significant reduction in L^*-value and a significant increase in b^*-value (p<0.05). BSDF addition of up to 4% reduced the pH value of pork batters by approximately 0.15 units; however, the cooking loss and expressible water loss decreased significantly (p<0.05) with the increased addition of BSDF. The hardness and gel strength were noticeably enhanced (p<0.05) as the content of BSDF increased. The rheological results showed that BSDF added into pork batters produced higher storage modulus (G') and loss modulus (G") values. The SEM images suggested that the addition of BSDF could promote pork batters to form a more uniform and compact microstructure. The proportion of immobilized water increased significantly (p<0.05), while the population of free water was decreased (p<0.05), indicating that BSDF improved the water-holding capability of pork batters by decreasing the fraction of free water. Conclusion: BSDF could improve the gel properties, rheological properties and water distribution of pork meat batters and decrease the proportion of free water, suggesting that BSDF has great potential as an effective binder in comminuted meat products.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:정보통신
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.462-470
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• 2005

해쉬체인은 계산속도가 빠른 해쉬함수를 이용하여 체인을 구성하는 구조이다. 이 구조를 이용하여 화폐를 만들면 해쉬연산만으로 화폐의 유효성을 확인할 수 있어 지금까지 주로 적은 금액이 빈번하게 교환되는 실명 거래 환경에서 응용되었다. 그러나, 소액지불과 같은 다양한 암호학 응용에 사용되고 있는 해쉬체인 기반 시스템들은 익명성으로 인하여 지불비용이 증가하는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 따라서, 이 논문에서는 지불비용이 증가하지 않도록 인출되는 과정에서 한번의 은닉서명으로 사용자의 익명성을 보장하며, 시스템에 사용하는 인증서의 역할을 세션키로 대체하여 효율성을 향상시킨 새로운 해쉬체인 기반 소액지불시스템을 제안한다.