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The Green Route: An Analysis of Mode Change as a Strategy for Carbon Emission Reduction
(2023-09-08)Having recognized the growing need for decarbonizing the maritime transport industry, the sponsor company is assessing the economic feasibility of implementing Green Intermodal Corridors. For a route to be considered a ... -
The hidden impact of micro retailers’ survival rate on the logistics cost of consumer packaged goods companies
(2018)Millions of mom-and-pop stores represent 40-70% of the market share of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies. Many of these stores are located in megacities in developing countries, cities over 10 million people, where ... -
Horizontal Collaboration in Last Mile Delivery of Online Grocery Orders
(2019)Digital technology advancement has been greatly changing grocery retailing customers’ behavior and expectations. Enabled by digital technologies and pleased by the digital disruptors, customers nowadays are expecting ... -
How Postponement Strategy Can Reduce Cost and Lead Time for Pharma Supply Chains
(2021-06-16)Nowadays end customers and shareholders are setting high expectations, putting pressure on companies to do their best not only to meet their needs but also deliver shareholder value at the same time. In order to be both ... -
How to Plan and Schedule for Profit: An Integrated Model and Application for Complex Factory Operations
(2020-08-06)In the manufacturing industry, short-term production planning and scheduling requires multiple trade-offs to account for service targets, capacity utilization, setup, on-time delivery, costs and profit. If many SKUs flow ... -
Humanitarian Assistance for Markets in Conflict: a System Dynamics Approach
(2020-07-24)Humanitarian organizations play a crucial role in providing aid to the victims of disasters – whether natural or man-made. One of the leading organizations is the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which saves ... -
Identifying the Root Causes of Stockout Events in e-commerce Using Machine Learning Techniques
(2021-06-16)The year 2020 marked an unprecedented worldwide growth in e-commerce driven mainly by the COVID- 19 pandemic. The lockdown restrictions created significant spikes in the demand for several products causing severe disruptions ... -
Impact analysis of packaging box composition on supply chain emissions (A case study with Dell Technologies)
(2023-09-08)This capstone project studies the methods to effectively calculate scope 3 emissions for the packaging boxes of Dell Technologies. The study emphasizes that all sustainability elements are interconnected, and trade-offs ... -
Impact of Freight Consolidation on Logistics Cost and Emissions
(2019)The transportation sector is one of the two principal contributors to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and its contributions are expected to double by 2050. Growing consumer demand for home deliveries with high service levels ... -
The Impact of Logistics Provider Data Maturity in Defining Scope 3 Transportation Emissions
(2022-06-10)Global warming is a reality. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Earth’s average temperature may increase by another 1.5°C to 2.0°C in the next thirty years, causing extreme weather, ... -
The Impact of Product Portfolio Complexity on Fleet Size
(2019)The assortment of products that a company offers is one aspect that affects the complexity of their supply chain: the greater number of products, the greater the complexity. This project aims to measure how reducing the ... -
The Impact of Special Events on the Freight Spot Market
(2019)The United States freight spot market moves in patterns consistent with general economic fluctuations within the broader macro-economy. While the spot market does follow general trends, there is an underlying belief that ... -
The Impact of Trade Credits in Nanostore Distribution
(2021-06-16)In developing countries, small mom-and-pop grocery stores called nanostores are one of the main grocery market channels. Cash constraints are a severe issue that affects these small businesses, preventing them from buying ... -
Improving Delivery Performance Through Predicted Transit Times
(2022-06-10)Maintaining high on-time delivery performance is critical for third-party logistics providers. Not only does reliable on-time delivery function as a competitive edge and allow logistics providers to serve their customers ... -
Improving Forecast Accuracy through Demand Sensing
(2018)This capstone assesses the feasibility and potential value of implementing Demand Sensing in the supply chain of a major consumer medical device company- Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. Specifically, we explore the potential ... -
Improving Inventory Strategies for Consumable Materials in the Aerospace Industry
(2019)Aerospace and defense companies often struggle with effective inventory management of consumable material inventories. Unlike piece parts, which have a known and defined required quantity, consumable material requirements ... -
Improving Service Level through Component Inventory Management
(2022-06-08)In every company, determining an optimal inventory level balances the desired service level with the costs of holding too much inventory. For the medical device industry, the stakes are high as risks in the supply chain ... -
Improving survival of micro & small firms in Latin America during COVID-19 via SRM and CRM strategies
(2021-06-16)Apart from health impacts, the coronavirus pandemic brought many economic challenges for mi- cro and small enterprises (MSEs), especially in Latin America, where they account for most of the firms. For these cash-constrained ... -
Improving the Cash Availability of Small Firms in Latin America via Better Inventory Management
(2020-07-30)In Latin America, micro, small, and medium firms represent about 99% of businesses and more than 70% of employment, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Despite their number, these firms ... -
Improving the process of container shipping using blockchain
(2018)Container shipping is one of the most important aspects of the global supply chain. Currently, approximately 60% of all seaborne trade is moved through containers. However, despite the growth in trade, there has been little ...