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Raw material inventory strategy for make-to-order manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
What is the appropriate raw material inventory strategy for a make-to-order manufacturing company? As companies grow in size and the business environment changes over time, many companies adapt their operating policies to ...
A joint inventory and sourcing strategy to balance efficiency versus risk
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This research sought to identify the right strategy to mitigate the supply chain risk while maintaining supply chain efficiency for a company in the medical device industry. The company in our case was exposed to great ...
An analytical model to increase air volumes and minimize the Net Achieved Rate in air freight transportation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Airfreight forwarding companies must develop accurate forecasting tools to analyze the suitability and attractiveness of each incoming bidding process, to decide whether to participate in a tender and how to define the ...
Relationship between price and performance : an analysis of the US trucking market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This thesis focuses on the study of the carrier-shipper relationships in the US trucking market. It uses data provided by a leading third party logistics (3PL) company to explore and determine whether a relationship exists ...
Quantifying the impact of deployment practices on interplant freight volatility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
As the US economy recovers from the recession of 2008, demand for freight transportation is getting stronger. However, the trucking industry is not ready to take on this growth in volume due to a shortage of truck drivers. ...
The effect of supply chain visibility systems on business processes : a multi-case study analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
As supply chains become more global and complex, it increases the importance of end-to-end visibility into the material, information, and financial flows of a firm. This work covers various aspects of supply chain visibility ...
Improving supply chain agility of a medical device Manufacturer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This thesis focuses on a medical device manufacturer, DeCo, which offers surgical instruments to customers at no cost in order to facilitate the sale of implantable products that require the use of such instruments. DeCo ...
Distribution network optimization in the uniform rental industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Optimization models are a commonly used tool to identify cost efficient network flows. Complexity increases when various products move across different paths and transportation modes within one network. To address the ...
Factors influencing tier 2 supply chain risk data collection
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Natural disasters such as the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 can have catastrophic effects on businesses. This type of unexpected event can cause millions of dollars in damages, lost sales and can ...
Improving automotive battery sales forecast
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Improvement in sales forecasting allows firms not only to respond quickly to customers' needs but also to reduce inventory costs, ultimately increasing their profits. Sales forecasts have been studied extensively to improve ...