TY - CHAP AU - Orlem Pinheiro de Lima AU - Sandro Breval Santiago AU - Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Taboada AU - Jorge Laureano Moya Rodríguez AU - Maida Bárbara Reyes Rodríguez AU - Márcia Ribeiro Maduro AU - Paulo César Diniz de Araújo AU - Nilson José de Oliveira Junior AU - André Luiz Nunes Zogahib AU - José Carlos da Silva Lima ED - Antonella Petrillo ED - Fabio De Felice ED - Germano Lambert-Torres ED - Erik Bonaldi Y1 - 2020-11-18 PY - 2020 T1 - Conceptualization, Definition and Assessment of Internal Logistics through Different Approaches Using Artificial Intelligence N2 - Global competition has caused fundamental changes in the competitive environment of the manufacturing and service industries. Firms should develop strategic objectives that, upon achievement, result in a competitive advantage in the market place. The forces of globalization on one hand and rapidly growing marketing opportunities overseas, especially in emerging economies on the other, have led to the expansion of operations on a global scale. The book aims to cover the main topics characterizing operations management including both strategic issues and practical applications. A global environmental business including both manufacturing and services is analyzed. The book contains original research and application chapters from different perspectives. It is enriched through the analyses of case studies. BT - Operations Management SP - Ch. 7 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.94718 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.94718 SN - 978-1-83881-202-7 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -