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

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    • Multi-echelon inventory optimization for an oil services company 

      Chalapong, Michael; Lazarus, Jake (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
      In the oilfield services industry, healthy margins and the criticality of product availability have often over shadowed the need for operational efficiency. Although those factors have not changed, the emergence of stronger ...

    • Modeling order guidelines to improve truckload utilization 

      Banik, Jaya; Rinehart, Kyle (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
      Freight vehicle capacity, whether it be road, ocean or air transport, is highly underutilized. This under-utilization presents an opportunity for companies to reduce their vehicular traffic and reduce their carbon footprint ...

    • Supply chain responsiveness for a large retailer 

      Anand, Sunil (Sunil Harbhushankumar); Song, Xiaobei (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
      A large U.S. based retailer underwent a large, complex multi-year supply chain network transformation. This transformation resulted in significant savings in logistics costs. Additionally, the regional distribution center ...