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E-Commerce cold chain fulfillment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)A challenging part of E-Commerce for perishable consumer packaged goods (PCPG) is the fulfillment. Given the fragile nature of the items shipped, they require a low cost, effective cold chain fulfillment method so as to ... -
e-Commerce fulfillment models for luxury brands in Asia
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Asia-Pacific countries have experienced a rapid rise in Internet usage in recent history. China, in particular, has seen 40% of its population (or 500M people) connect to the Internet in the past 10 years, and continues ... -
e-Commerce fulfillment strategy for luxury brands in South Korea
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An economic cost benefit analysis of internal and external warehouses in food retail industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)In today's supermarket world, consumers apart from demanding 'higher and higher quality at lower and lower prices', want more and more product choices. This has put tremendous pressure on supermarkets and their infrastructure. ... -
The effect of technology on cable service to large, networked communities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)Delivering cable television to college and university campuses is maintained by a highly specialized industry which involves significant technological and logistical challenges. As campuses continue to contribute financial ... -
The effects of data sharing on a perishable goods supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)This research project explores the benefits of retail data sharing in a high-velocity perishable goods supply chain. While this technique has been largely effective in improving supply chain performance in different ... -
Effects of truckload freight assignment methods on carrier capacity and pricing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)The analysis is based on one year of transactional data from a major beverage company and interviews with asset based and non-asset based truckload carriers. Throughout our research we investigate the use of asset based ... -
The effects of vendor and quality control variability in the procurement of raw materials in a bio-pharmaceutical company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Pharmaceutical companies have traditionally placed little emphasis on supply chain efficiencies and operations costs. With the changing landscape of expiring intellectual property rights and increased market segmentation, ... -
Enabling long term value added partnership in the healthcare industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The USA healthcare industry has recently undergone significant pressure to become competitive and think innovatively due to its increased growth as a percentage of the GDP, which was as much as 14. 1% in 2001. Additionally ... -
Encoding, application and association of radio frequency identification tags on high speed manufacturing lines
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)One of the entry points of radio frequency identification technology in supply chain applications is at the manufacturing line, after production, as packaged goods leave for the next link of the network of suppliers, ... -
End-to-end supply chain performance management system
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Engine spare parts distribution strategy in Africa
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Engineer-to-Order Service Supply Chain Organization
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An engineering approach to improving hospital supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)This thesis explores supply chain management practices that have been implemented, and have improved supply chains in industries outside of healthcare. The presented supply chain practices have been selected because they ... -
Environmental, operational and financial sustainability of packaging methods in delivery businesses
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)In retail delivery companies, packaging is used to transport goods to customers while preventing damage, shrinkage and loss of the contents. With consumer preferences reflecting the growing concern for the environment, ... -
Estimating carbon emissions from less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Less-than-truckload (LTL) is a $32-billion sector of the trucking industry that focuses on moving smaller shipments, typically with weights between 100 and 10,000 pounds, that do not require a full trailer to be moved. ...