Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Lean Manufacturing Tools and Techniques Applied to Industry; 1 SEM: A Global Technique-Case Applied to TPM; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 SEM: Structural Equation Modeling; 1.3 Elements of SEM; 1.4 SEM Software Programs; 1.5 SEM Usage; 1.5.1 Publications by Journal; 1.5.2 Country of First Author; 1.5.3 Timeline of SEM Publications; 1.5.4 Use of SEM by Sector; 1.6 Case Study; 1.6.1 Hypotheses; 1.6.2 Methodology; 1.6.2.1 Questionnaire Development; 1.6.2.2 Data Collection

1.6.2.3 Information Capture and Database Debugging1.6.2.4 Questionnaire Validation; 1.6.2.5 Structural Equation Modeling; 1.7 Results; 1.7.1 Questionnaire Validation; 1.7.2 Descriptive Analysis; 1.7.3 Structural Equation Modeling; 1.7.4 Indirect and Direct Effects; 1.8 Conclusions; Annex 1; Annex 2; References; 2 Green Production Attributes and Its Impact in Company's Sustainability; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Green Supply Chain; 2.3 Components of a Green Supply Chain; 2.3.1 Green Suppliers; 2.3.1.1 Green Production Processes; 2.3.1.2 Green Distribution; 2.4 Selection of Green Suppliers

2.5 Green Attributes for Supplier Selection2.6 The Research Problem and Objective; 2.7 The Hypotheses; 2.8 Methodology; 2.8.1 Stage 1: Literature Review; 2.8.2 Stage 2: Questionnaire Formulation; 2.8.3 Stage 3: Questionnaire Administration; 2.8.4 Stage 4: Data Capture; 2.8.5 Stage 5: Database Debugging; 2.8.6 Stage 6: Statistical Validation; 2.8.7 Stage 7: Descriptive Analysis; 2.8.7.1 Descriptive Analysis of the Sample; 2.8.7.2 Descriptive Analysis of Data; 2.8.8 Stage 8: Generating Structural Equation Models; 2.9 Results; 2.9.1 Sample's Descriptive Analysis

2.9.2 Validation of Latent Variables2.9.3 Descriptive Analysis of Items; 2.9.4 Structural Equations Modeling (SEM); 2.9.5 Direct Effects; 2.9.6 Sum of Indirect Effects; 2.9.7 Total Effects; 2.10 Conclusions; References; 3 Collaborative Multiobjective Model for Urban Goods Distribution Optimization; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Goods Distribution in Cities; 3.3 Collaboration in the Urban Goods Distribution Process; 3.3.1 Inventory Collaboration; 3.3.2 Collaboration in Urban Goods Distribution; 3.4 Multiobjective Model for Urban Goods in the City of Medellín; 3.5 Solving Procedure

3.6 Model Application in the Goods Distribution in Medellín City3.7 Results; 3.7.1 Comparison Between the Model Results and the Current Distribution Process; 3.8 Conclusions; References; 4 Multi-agent System Modeling for the Coordination of Processes of Distribution of Goods Using a Memetic Algorithm; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Distribution Problem; 4.2.1 Modeling with Multi-agent Systems; 4.2.2 Proposal of Multi-agent Model for the Problems of Collection and Delivery of Goods; 4.2.3 Communication Protocol for the SMAD; 4.2.4 Request Protocol; 4.2.4.1 Assignment of Tasks with Protocols