MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network: Recent submissions
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Using real-time truck transportation information to predict customer rejections and refrigeration-system fuel efficiency in packaged salad distribution
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Companies that operate cold supply chains can greatly benefit from information availability and data generation. The abundance of information now available to cold chain operators and harvested from every echelon of the ... -
Marine dock optimization for a bulk chemicals manufacturing facility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)U.S. petrochemical manufacturers operate in a very challenging environment on account of the recent economic crisis, volatility in crude oil prices, rising capacity in the Middle East, etc. Recently, there has been a focus ... -
Where did all of the totes go? : a study in supply chain design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Corporations are increasingly looking at ways to incorporate environmental sustainability initiatives into their businesses to lower operating costs and improve the value of their brands for customers that expect higher ...
