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

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    • A simplified and scalable should-cost tool in the oilfield services industry 

      Mealer, Clayton M; Park, Sung Hwan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
      Third party spend accounts for a significant amount of a business' costs. When procuring unique, highly-engineered components, this cost is often negotiated with suppliers during the procurement process. Due to the limited ...

    • Strategic inventory management of externally sourced medical devices 

      Hillstrom, Nichole L. (Nichole Leigh); Malabanan, Renato A (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
      The purpose of this research was to determine inventory strategies for externally sourced medical devices. In the medical device industry, the desire for high levels of customer service often results in less than optimal ...

    • Analysis of truckload prices and rejection rates 

      Kim, Yoo Joon (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
      Truckload (TL) is the principle mode of freight transportation in the United Sates. Buyers of TL services are shippers with significant amount of shipments throughout a year. Due to the complexity of their network and the ...