Browsing SCALE Research Reports by Title
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Data Warehouse – Enabled Supply Chain Analytics
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Data-driven risk assessment for truckload service providers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Non-asset backed third-party logistics companies provide shippers access to a flexible source of capacity through transportation carrier spot market. The increased volatility in the trucking spot market rates is turning ... -
Decision making in the HIV/AIDS supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)During the first two decades of HIV/AIDS awareness, the U.S. and foreign governments responded slowly to the crisis. In contrast today, as the pandemic continues, initiatives of nonprofit organizations have dramatically ... -
A decision support model for staffing supply chain planners : a case from the consumer packaged goods industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)Reducing or increasing labor force is not always effective when done without a thorough analysis. Organizations could face negative consequences such us unbalanced workload, inefficient procedures, lost sales, and negative ... -
A decision-support model for managing the fuel inventory of a Panamanian generating company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Bahia Las Minas Corp (BLM) is a fuelpowered generating company in the Panamanian power system. The purpose of this thesis is to design and evaluate a decision-support model for managing the fuel inventory of this company. ... -
Demand and Supply Stability in the Pharmaceutical Industry
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Demand Leveling by Supply Chain Collaboration
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Demand management : a cross-industry analysis of supply-demand planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Globalization increases product variety and shortens product life cycles. These lead to an increase in demand uncertainty and variability. Outsourcing to low-cost countries increases supply lead-time and supply uncertainty ... -
Design of Closed Loop Supply Chain Under Uncertainties
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Design outsourcing in the high-tech industry and its impact on supply chain strategies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The practice of outsourcing product design to a service provider is prevalent in fast-moving high-tech electronics. Product design affects all subsequent activities such as procurement, manufacturing, logistics and after-sales ... -
Designing a flexible supply chain for new product launch
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)This thesis examines how companies tactically design flexible supply chains for new product launches. The research focus is on different strategies and tactics used by original equipment manufacturers to improve supply ... -
Determination of drivers of stock-out performance of retail stores using data mining techniques
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)This research applies data mining techniques to give a picture of the interaction of performance variables such as between stock-outs and store attributes, and stock-outs and other variables including store sales, income ...