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Ágota Bányai was awarded an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Miskolc, Hungary, in 1993 and a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from the same institution in 1999. She is currently an associate professor at the Institute of Logistics, University of Miskolc, Hungary. She has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience in the design and control of logistic systems and supply chain management, with special

emphasis on purchasing and distribution. She has worked in academia for nearly 25 years and has published more than 200 research papers, book chapters, and conference proceedings.

### Contents


Preface

This book offers a selection of chapters on supply chain solutions, promoting new research results in the field. Authors from the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Estonia, Slovenia, Norway, and France have contributed work examples and case studies from their

The book covers six topics, determined by the theoretical and practical aspects of

Chapter 1, "Supply Chain Finance Perspectives", shows potential perspectives on supply chain finance The author discusses the basic model of supply chain finance, from supply chain management, logistics management, finance and control, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and information technology (IT) platforms, and supply chain finance instruments points of view. The author also proposes a novel

Chapter 2, "Supply Chains for Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide for Sustainable Production of Base Chemicals", extensively discusses the supply chain solutions for hydrogen and carbon dioxide. It describes various hydrogen production methods, including hydrogen production by steam methane reforming, partial oxidation, autothermal reforming, methane pyrolysis, water electrolysis, and more. The

Chapter 3, "Improvement of Validated Manufacturing Processes with Fuzzy Logic", addresses an important and, by now, much-needed step in improving the efficiency of manufacturing processes focusing on the modeling of uncertainties in production and related logistics operations. The chapter proposes a novel fuzzy approach to

Chapter 4, "Europe's Raw Materials Supply Chain: Front-End Considerations", focuses on the raw materials supply chain front-end approach, including the political dimension of exploration and mining data in the raw material supply chain and the elements of a strong raw materials supply chain. The chapter delves into how exploration and extraction fit into the supply chain. The chapter also describes Europe's geological

Chapter 5, "Road Haulier Competition: Implications for Supply Chain Integration", highlights how road hauliers are part of logistics service chains as well as the industrial supply chain and how the many links and relationships increase the magnitude and implications of hauliers' performances. The chapter also presents potential

chapter also discusses a sustainable supply chain for carbon dioxide.

research in supply chain management.

conceptual model of supply chain finance.

improve the efficiency of manufacturing processes.

supply chain solutions.

potential.

strategic moves for hauliers.
