Browsing SCALE Research Reports by Title
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An assessment of the value of retail ready packaging
(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 ... -
Auditing Models for Humanitarian Supply Chains
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An auto-ID based approach to reduce counterfeiting in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)This thesis will discuss a new approach to preventing the adulteration of prescription medicines in America. The primary thrust of the solution is based on research conducted at MIT's Auto-ID Center on radio frequency ... -
The Beer Game Revisited: Creating a Model for Collaboration
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Benchmarking Manufacturing in Spain
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Benefits of postponement for fashion products with forecast updates
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)This thesis examines the benefit of postponement of fashion products by considering the overage cost of the intermediate product and the correlation between the demand for each end products produced from it. The benefit ... -
Bidder response to combinatorial auctions in truckload procurement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)This thesis explores how truckload carriers use conditional bids within the framework of a combinatorial auction to win more business and balance their existing networks. Because a considerable portion of a truckload ... -
Biofuel supply chain challenges and analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel are traditionally derived from petroleum. Since petroleum has the potential to be exhausted, there is interest in large scale production of fuels from renewable sources. Currently, ... -
Biofuels supply chain characterization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Ethanol can be made from agricultural residues like wheat straw and from crops dedicated to energy use, like switchgrass. We study the logistics aspects of this transformation and determine the main characteristics of the ... -
Building a business case for corporate fleets to adopt vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G) and participate in the regulation service market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Electric (EV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric vehicles (PHEV) continue to gain attention and market share, not only as options for consumers but also for corporate fleets. EVs and PHEVs can contribute to lower operating costs ... -
Building a framework for determining the optimal supplier shipping performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Most companies aim for perfect on-time delivery from suppliers, since late deliveries can cause supply disruptions and raise the cost of inventory, transportation and coordination. But this assumes that companies do not ... -
Bulk Storage: Postponement of Agricultural By-Products
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Business continuity planning for a U.S. supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The research objective was to provide a directional sense of some key considerations for business continuity planning (BCP) specific to a company's downstream distribution operations in the U.S. This was achieved via a ...