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Who stocks the shelf? : an analysis of retail replenishment strategies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The objective of this thesis is to analyze the trade-offs of two retail replenishment strategies, DSD (Direct Store Delivery) model and Traditional model. Conceptual and cost models are set up to analyze the trade-offs, ...
Optimizing the use of dedicated and contract transportation assets to maximize total system profit
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Each week, FruitCo (FC) ships over a thousand containers of fresh fruits to its various port facilities in the US. Once the containers arrive at the port, approximately half of these containers are received by customers ...
Differentiating the hospital supply chain for enhanced performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis determines how to design the supply chain policies in a hospital for the wide array of products that exist there. This research was done through interviewing staff and analyzing data of two hospitals implementing ...
Choosing transportation alternatives for highly perishable goods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The selection of a transportation alternative to ship perishable goods is dependent on several interconnected factors, the most important usually being speed of delivery. This study focuses on the distribution operation ...
A multi-echelon supply chain model for strategic inventory assessment through the deployment of kanbans
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
As global competition in the manufacturing space grows, so do corporations' needs for sophisticated and optimized management systems to enable continuous flows of information and materials across the many tiers within their ...
Customer service driven supply chain segmentation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The objective of this thesis is to develop a supply chain segmentation model for Company X, which is in the chemical and construction materials industry. The company sells products in an expanding Southeast Asia market. ...
Supply and demand planning for crude oil procurement in refineries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The upstream petroleum supply chain is inefficient and uneconomical because of the independence of the four complex and fragmented functions which comprise it. Crude oil exploration, trading, transportation, and refining ...
Promotional forecasting in the grocery retail business
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Predicting customer demand in the highly competitive grocery retail business has become extremely difficult, especially for promotional items. The difficulty in promotional forecasting has resulted from numerous internal ...
The effect of technology on cable service to large, networked communities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Delivering cable television to college and university campuses is maintained by a highly specialized industry which involves significant technological and logistical challenges. As campuses continue to contribute financial ...
The dynamics of supply chains in the automotive industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis looks at how supply chains in the automotive industry operate from the perspective of the manufacturers. The study includes the industry structure, the top players in the industry, factors that drive the industry, ...