The metaclass Dependency specializes DirectedRelationship. Dependency represents a relation defined between named elements of a model in which a set of (client) elements require other elements (supplier) for their (complete) specification.
The UML metaclass Dependency, which we have used as basis for the definition of Instance_of, represents a relationship in which one or more named elements (client) are dependent on the definition of one or more named elements (supplier).
The requirements in the city's Business Charter for Social Responsibility – currently being reviewed with a view to strengthening its ethical elements – include suppliers' compliance with the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
Therefore, a close attention should be paid to process elements in supplier selection process of reverse logistic.
A system integrator outsourcing the production of elements to supplier firms not only transfers production, but to a large extent looses competence and control to bring about innovations in these elements.
Designing for offshore wind energy is more challenging than for onshore wind energy, not least because it involves integration of several major elements from different suppliers.
In this paper, we develop and test a conceptual model of the effect of elements of the supplier integration process on cost, quality, and new product development time, under conditions of technology uncertainty.
The results also show that certain elements of the supplier integration process are more likely to be employed under conditions of technology uncertainty, leading to significant improvements in cost, quality, and cycle time objectives.
The fundamental task for companies is to define precisely what elements they want from suppliers in terms of product design, materials, manufacturing, quality, testing and safe delivery.
Finally, based on recent models that propose transposable elements as being major suppliers of cis-regulatory elements to host genomes [ 57], Sireviruses with their novel type of RM may have been involved in the evolution of plant gene regulatory networks.
