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Calculating humanitarian response capacity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)Since the year 2000, at least 300 disasters occurred annually, catching more than 100 million people unprepared and in need of international assistance every year. The United Nations operates five humanitarian response ... -
Can shippers and carriers benefit from more robust transportation planning methodologies?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The analysis of transportation contracts using optimization software may yield higher actual freight expenditures due to unplanned events during execution. This thesis explores new methods for developing robust transportation ... -
Carrier strategies in the spot trucking market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)How an owner-operator chooses a specific load is a relatively unstudied field in transportation literature. Stakeholders in the decisions, such as freight brokers, stand to benefit from a better understanding of the selection ... -
Characteristics of spot-market rate indexes for truckload transportation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)In the truckload transportation industry in the United States, a number of indexes are published that attempt to measure changes in rates, but no single index has emerged as an industry standard. Industry participants, ... -
China E-Commerce Operational Model Development
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China logistics review and business opportunity analysis
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Choosing transportation alternatives for highly perishable goods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The selection of a transportation alternative to ship perishable goods is dependent on several interconnected factors, the most important usually being speed of delivery. This study focuses on the distribution operation ... -
Choosing transportation alternatives for highly perishable goods : a case study on nuclear medicine
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The transport of highly perishable goods, in particular nuclear medicine, is subject to stringent regulations. Carefully designed transport selection criteria considering available alternatives, product attributes, decay ... -
A classification of carbon footprint methods used by companies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The percent increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration in the atmosphere can be harmful to the environment. There is no single preferred method for measuring GHG output. How can a company classify and choose an appropriate ... -
Cold Chain Evaluation Framework in a Fragmented Market
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Collaborative direct to store distribution : the consumer packaged goods network of the future
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Promotional events are a common occurrence in the grocery and drug industries. These events require consumer packaged goods manufacturers to deliver a large volume of product, beyond the typical demand, to the retailer in ... -
Commoditization of the third party logistics industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Third party logistics companies in the US emerged in the 1980s and have been providing valuable service for companies willing to outsource logistics. Since then the industry has been growing substantially both in terms ... -
Communicating optimization results
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)With global supply chains becoming increasingly complex, leading companies are embracing optimization software tools to help them structure and coordinate their supply chains. With an array of choices available, many ... -
The complete bill of materials : a study in collaborative manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)The effects of the bill of material on outsourced manufacturing environment are studied by gathering information on costs to implement a new bill of materials (BOM) transfer process, the potential gains to maintaining a ...