MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network: Recent submissions

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    • A joint inventory and sourcing strategy to balance efficiency versus risk 

      Huang, Wan-Yu, M.Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Liu, Jierui (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
      This research sought to identify the right strategy to mitigate the supply chain risk while maintaining supply chain efficiency for a company in the medical device industry. The company in our case was exposed to great ...

    • New product forecasting in volatile markets 

      Baldwin, Alexander (Alexander Lee); Shin, Jaesung (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
      Forecasting demand for limited-life cycle products is essentially projecting an arc trend of demand growth and decline over a relatively short time horizon. When planning for a new limited-life product, many marketing and ...

    • The exploration of attributes aligning supply chain strategy & resilience execution 

      Cope, Alexander Randon; Yuan, Liqing (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
      This research aims to characterize and measure hierarchical, functional and geographical alignment within an organization in an effort to understand the individual's attributes of resilience within the broader organization's ...