Abstract
A thorough study of X party material flow (XPMF), its theory and its applications is conducted in this research. The X material flow concept is an extension of the material flow (MF) theory. To further elucidate that XPMF is one type of MF service model with PMF (party, material, flow) fractal structure and the characteristics of XPMF, we develop the three-pyramid synergetic operational model of XPMF. Through the analysis of several cases, we believe that OIR (Objective relational grade, Information sharing grade, and Resource complementary grade) is the set of order parameters that control and determine the formation of XPMF new structure and its degree of being ordered. Therefore it reveals the mechanism of XPMF formation and evolution. We also provide the principles and the methods for XPMF control. © 2007 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 287-299 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Enterprise Information Systems |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2007 |
Keywords
- Enterprise Integration
- Inter-enterprise collaboration
- Logistics
- Material flow
- OIR order parameters
- PMF fractal unit
- Supply chain management (SCM)
- Synergetic control
- X party logistics
- X party material flow (XPMF)