MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network: Recent submissions
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Distribution networks consolidation and optimization for a large industrial conglomerate
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Redesigning the distribution networks for the company's various supply chains to lower the cost of delivering products to customers is crucial to company's competitiveness. Redesign includes changing warehouse locations ... -
How to utilize hedging and a fuel surcharge program to stabilize the cost of fuel
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)This paper looks at some of these travails as well as the common tools used to approach a volatile priced commodity, diesel fuel. It focuses on the impacts of hedging for companies that are directly impacted through the ... -
Rapid deployment of oil-drilling tools utilizing distribution network and inventory strategies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)DTS is an oil and gas services company that delivers drilling tools to six major customer districts in the continental U.S. After the tools are used at a rig, they are transported to the closest repair and maintenance (MTC) ...
