Search Results - "Chengyong Xiao"

An Improved Boundary-Aware U-Net for Ore Image Semantic Segmentation by Wang, Wei, Li, Qing, Xiao, Chengyong, Zhang, Dezheng, Miao, Lei, Wang, Li

“…Particle size is the most important index to reflect the crushing quality of ores, and the accuracy of particle size statistics directly affects the subsequent…”
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Firm-specific political risk: a systematic investigation of its antecedents and implications for vertical integration and diversification strategies by Fan, Di, Xiao, Chengyong

“…PurposeUncertainties caused by political risks can drastically affect global supply chains. However, the supply chain management literature has thus far…”
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Gaining customer satisfaction through sustainable supplier development: The role of firm reputation and marketing communication by Fan, Di, Xiao, Chengyong, Zhang, Xiao, Guo, Yujuan

“…•Sustainable supplier development (SSD) can increase firm’s customer satisfaction.•Improved customer satisfaction can consequently improve firm’s sales…”
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Finding the right one: understanding the supplier selection process of social enterprises by Zhang, Xiying, van Donk, Dirk Pieter, Xiao, Chengyong, Pullman, Madeleine

“…PurposeThis study aims to develop an in-depth understanding of how supplier selection helps social enterprises achieve their social missions while maintaining…”
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When Does Corporate Sustainability Performance Pay off? The Impact of Country-Level Sustainability Performance by Xiao, Chengyong, Wang, Qian, van der Vaart, Taco, van Donk, Dirk Pieter

“…There has been considerable debate on and research efforts into the question as to if, and if so when, improving corporate sustainability performance is not…”
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Different paths to improving together: a taxonomy of buyer-supplier collaborations for sustainability in food supply networks by Boscari, Stefania, van Donk, Dirk Pieter, Pullman, Madeleine, Xiao, Chengyong

“…Purpose Extant research shows collaboration among supply chain (SC) partners can address the significant environmental impacts of industrial food systems, but…”
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When are stakeholder pressures effective? An extension of slack resources theory by Xiao, Chengyong, Wang, Qian, van Donk, Dirk Pieter, van der Vaart, Taco

“…There has been an intense debate on when stakeholder pressures are effective in driving firms to contribute to sustainable development. Drawing upon…”
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Technology uncertainty in supply chains and supplier involvement: the role of resource dependence by Xiao, Chengyong, Petkova, Boyana, Molleman, Eric, van der Vaart, Taco

“…Purpose Technology uncertainty poses significant challenges to manufacturers, as rapid changes in product and/or process standards and specifications can…”
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An improved U-Net-based network for multiclass segmentation and category ratio statistics of ore images by Wang, Wei, Li, Qing, Chen, Peng, Zhang, Dezheng, Xiao, Chengyong, Wang, Zihan

“…The ratio of various types of ores on a conveyor belt indicates how well the ores are blended, which can play a crucial role in determining the quality of…”
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Inside the Buying Firm: Exploring Responses to Paradoxical Tensions in Sustainable Supply Chain Management by Xiao, Chengyong, Wilhelm, Miriam, Vaart, Taco, Donk, Dirk Pieter

“…An instrumental perspective still dominates research on sustainable supply chain management (SSCM). As an alternative, this study presents a paradox…”
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Finite-time stability analysis for switched linear systems by Weiming Xiang, Jian Xiao, Chengyong Xiao

“…In this paper, the finite-time stability analysis problems for switched linear system are addressed. Several sufficient conditions for finite-time boundness of…”
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Blind number theory and its application in optimization design of mechanical structure time-dependent reliability by Pengyan Guo, Boqiang Shi, Chengyong Xiao, Youshan Hou, Yong Jiang

“…The blind number theory and the basic ideas of uncertain variables expressed by blind number were introduced. The mechanical structure time-dependent…”
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