Supply Chain Management: Recent submissions

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    • Lead Time Reduction of Laboratory Testing Services 

      Chee-Awai, Michael; Semel, Joel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
      Services, more specifically laboratory testing services, that await arrival of customer inputs prior to commencing suffer from long lead times. Can performing the steps in a group of services concurrently with the ...

    • Forecasting Seasonal Footwear Demand Using Machine Learning 

      Kharfan, Majd; Chan, Vicky Wing Kei (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
      The fashion industry has been facing many challenges when it comes to forecasting demand for new products. The macroeconomic shifts in the industry have contributed to short product lifecycles and the obsolescence of the ...

    • Network Design Model for Fuel Retail 

      Castro, Fabio Amaral de; Mulama, Bonaventure (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
      A small chain of gas stations in Brazil intends to expand to new retail locations. Which factors should it consider when locating new stations, in order to better leverage a combination of product prices and transportation ...