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

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    • An assessment of the value of retail ready packaging 

      Jackson, Kathleen Anne; Burke, Ling Bai (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
      Use of retail-ready packaging reduces the costs of replenishing store shelves by eliminating the labor of removing packaging materials and stocking individual items on shelves. While reducing costs for retailers, retail-ready ...

    • Homebased healthcare : issues and challenges 

      Nagpure, Prashant (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
      Healthcare costs in United States are projected to rise to 20% of GDP by 2015. This is a cause of major concern and current political debate. The largest contributor to this cost is the hospital cost accounting for 30 % ...

    • Vendor-managed Inventory forecast optimization and integration 

      Kou, Xihang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
      In the retail industry, consumer package goods (CPG) manufacturers have been working with retailers to use Vendor-managed Inventory (VMI) to improve the overall supply chain inventory turns and finished product velocity. ...