• Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.398-407
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• 2008

We consider a product recovery system that a single product is stocked in order to meet a demand from customers who may return products after usage. This paper addresses a problem of when to release a procurement process to replenish serviceable inventory and how many new products to procure. The structure of the optimal procurement policy is examined and numerically identified as a monotonic threshold curve. A numerical procedure is presented to jointly find the optimal procurement order size, optimal procurement policy, and optimal discounted profit. Sensitivity analysis also indicates that these optimal performance measurements have monotonic properties with respect to system parameters.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2016.04a
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• pp.387-389
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 국가종합전자조달 시스템(이하, 나라장터)에 대한 생산성과 효과를 업무처리량을 기준으로 실증하였다. 기존의 연구방법은 인력 및 자본의 투입에 따른 부가가치를 생산성으로 산정하고 설문자료 및 지표 등으로 효과를 산정해 왔다. 본 연구에서는 정량적인 요인을 측정하기 위해 실제 정보시스템에 기록되는 문서량을 기준으로 업무모델 및 가설을 선정하였다. 생산성에 영향을 주는 계약건수, 문서처리, 통화시간 등을 행정업무에 소요되는 수기 또는 법적인 소요일수 등을 비교대상으로 하여 생산성을 산정하였다. 마지막으로 결과를 검증하기 위해 요인의 기술통계적 검정과 회귀분석으로 모델을 실증하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.71-82
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• 2007

For a sustainable development, the resources circulation system should be established and an environment-conscious activities are required at the same time. These activities should be also implemented in logistics area. Especially, green procurement activities in inbound logistics is recognized as a very important factors in the early phase of an environment-conscious activities. In this paper, we are to suggest the direction through statistical analysis of effects, and cause of influences of environmental procurement logistics activities on logistics performance by environmental logistics strategy and by the size of enterprises, and by Environmental Management System. This study was conducted with the subjects of manufacturing enterprises with concurrent reviews of literature and statistical analysis, and the meaning of this study would be the analysis of the influencers of environment-conscious procurement logistics activities on logistics performance different from existing logistics studies.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Systems Engineering
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.52-62
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• 2018

A software support system, called procurement engineering management support system (PeMSS), is currently under development through a joint research project. The procurement-related scenarios considered in this research is as follow: an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) company receives an EPC project contract and starts the project to deliver the agreed system to the acquirer. In order to acquire the required equipments that the EPC company does not produce by itself, it eventually interacts with subcontractors, also called vendors. The EPC company responsibilities during the procurement activities are twofold. First, the EPC company has to guarantee that it has ordered the equipment, through issuing Purchase Order (PO), based on the requirements stated in the contract. Second, the EPC company has to verify that the received equipment designs, called Vendor Print (VP), meet the specifications in the PO, before finally acquiring the equipments. During our survey study, we discovered that EPC company takes a lot of time and effort to create PO and verify VP, mainly because these activities are performed manually by the responsible engineers. Therefore, we intent to support the above activities by developing a support system to the legacy procurement system that can trace the requirements from the contract to the PO and VP, among other functionalities. At the time of the writing of this paper, PeMMS is still under-development, thus, in this paper we focus on presenting the development steps of PeMMS using systems engineering theory and introducing the PO creation function. Wholly, PeMSS attempts to reduce the time and effort of engineers on the procurements activities while also increasing the quality of the procurement outcomes.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.437-443
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• 2018

The standardization of food ingredients in the procurement system is essential to maintain the quality of food services. Currently, school food services in Korea do not have such a standardized system, which results in inconsistency of the procurement procedure of food ingredients. This study examined how school foodservice nutritionists perceive the standardization of food ingredients in the procurement system. In particular, this study investigated school foodservice nutritionists' perception on the appropriateness, convenience, and necessity of newly proposed standardized procurement system consisting of a classification and attribute system. A total of 311 nutritionists from 123 elementary schools, 99 middle schools, and 84 high schools were surveyed via both online and offline from June 16-24, 2016. The major findings of the study are as follows. First, three quarters of the nutritionists perceived the newly proposed standardized procurement system to be necessary, while approximately sixty percent of the respondents reported that the newly proposed standardized procurement system is convenient. More than half of the respondents perceived the newly proposed standardized procurement system to be appropriate. The results suggest that the new standardized system directs a better way in terms of the classification and attribute systems of food ingredients. This study suggests that the standardization of food ingredients should be implemented at the operation of school food services.

• Journal of Technology Innovation
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.201-230
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• 2023

The Innovation Procurement Policy was introduced as part of the strategic public procurement policy to improve firms' innovation capabilities and enhance the public sector's ability to solve social problems by designating and purchasing so-called 'innovative products.' The pilot procurement project for innovative products was first introduced in 2019, and the policy system for designating and discovering innovative products by government departments, as well as the priority purchase system, was established in 2020. Hence, this study conducted a quantitative analysis focusing on the effectiveness of the innovation procurement system in supporting firms after it was fully implemented. For this purpose, corporate financial and employment data from 2017 to 2021 were used, and propensity score matching(PSM) and difference-in-difference(DID) methods were utilized as analytical tools. The study found that the innovation procurement system contributed to corporate growth and employment and created additional public and private sales channels. Moreover, it is necessary to enhance the innovation procurement system, such as matching innovative product-producing companies with existing SME support policies, for companies to become self-sustaining after the innovative product designation ends.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1290-1298
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• 2006

오늘날 B2B 전자상거래의 폭발적인 성장과 더불어 SCM상에서 e-Procurement의 중요성이 부각되고 있다. 그 중에서 다수의 구매자와 공급자가 참여하여 다양한 형태의 상거래를 수행하는 3자 관리 모델은 점차 시장이 확대되어 e-Procurement의 핵심요소로 여겨지고 있다. 하지만 현재의 e-Procurement의 3자 관리 모델은 방대한 제품 정보 중에서 구매자가 원하는 제품을 정확히 검색할 수 있는 기능이 미비하고 구매 물량에 따른 할인 가격과 공급자의 배송 정책을 고려한 납기일을 실시간으로 구매자에게 제공해 줄 수 있는 기능이 미흡한 실정이다. 또한 구매 프로세스의 주요 기능인 공급자의 선택에 있어 공급자에 대한 신뢰성이 결여되어 구매자의 비즈니스 요구사항을 채워주지 못하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 e-Procurement의 3자 관리 모델의 문제점을 해결하고 발전시키기 위해 (1)구매자의 제품 검색 시 시맨틱 웹을 이용한 카테고리 기반 검색 기법과 (2)비즈니스 룰과 웹서비스 기반으로 공급자의 가격 정책, 배송 정책에 따른 납기일을 고려한 검색, (3)구매자와 공급자의 단일 거래에 대한 서비스 품질을 측정하여 구매자에게 공급자의 신뢰성을 보장하는 제품 추천 e-Procurement 시스템을 제안한다.

• Journal of Distribution Science
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• v.16 no.9
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• pp.43-52
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• 2018

Purpose - This article accentuates that there is pervasive corruption in the supply chain and procurement of goods and services in the South African public sector, particularly in the local sphere of government. Consequently, the poor and the indigents who are supposed to receive quality services are affected. Therefore, the article emphasizes the need to strengthen compliance in the supply chain and procurement processes in order to combat corruption. Research design, data, and methodology - This article extensively utilized qualitative literature review approach to address and solve the problem of endemic corruption in the supply chain and procurement being perpetrated by local government officials. Results - The synthesis shows that by strengthening compliance of supply chain and procurement strategies, measures and frameworks, the likelihood of corruption will be drastically reduced if not totally eradicated. It demonstrates that the poor and the indigents who are supposed to receive quality services are being denied due to corruption. It also shows that failure to comply should result to enforcement of punitive sanctions against perpetrators. Conclusions - This study indicates that effective and efficient implementation of supply chain and procurement strategies, measures and frameworks are panacea for curbing corruption in South Africa public sector especially at the local sphere of government.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Systems Engineering
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.25-33
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• 2019

In the plant industry, the share of equipment accounts for 45 ~ 75%, which is very high. It is a traditional plant centered on processes and reactions like petroleum and chemical plants. Renewable energy generation plants such as wind power generation and solar power generation are equipment-centric plants. Equipment-centric plants are very important not only in the EPC phase but also in the operation and management phase. The procurement of equipment for plant operation and management can be divided into make and buy. Make is a method of producing equipment itself, and buy is a method of procuring equipment from the outside. The procurement method of the equipment directly affects the plant operation and management cost. In this study, the decision making of equipment procurement method for plant operation and management is defined as 4 phase. Each phase is selection of procurement decision-making objects, technology strategy perspective, finance perspective, and production perspective. In detail, we defined selection process of procurement decision-making objects and technology strategy perspective process. We will contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness of the plant operation and management area by carrying out researches on the process and application examples of financial and production perspectives in the future.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.55 no.4
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• pp.277-282
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• 2022

Lung transplantation is a life-saving procedure in patients with end-stage lung disease. However, it inherently depends on the availability of donor organs. The selection of suitable lungs for transplantation, management of donors to minimize further injury and improve organ function, and safe procurement remain critical for successful transplantation. In this review, we provide an update on the current understanding of donor selection, management, and lung procurement.