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Inbound freight consolidation for US manufacturers at China 

Fang, Yi, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
In recent years, China has become the world factory for a sizable portion of products. Most manufacturing conglomerates in the United States now have contract manufacturing plants in China. Because many of these US companies ...
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Sterilization resource forecasting in the medical devices industry 

Arad, Ron, 1973- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Sterilization is an example of a procedure that has been outsourced by medical device companies. Sterilization is required for all medical devices and the process used is based on product type. As demand for medical devices ...
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Benefits of postponement for fashion products with forecast updates 

Gong, Huiling (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis examines the benefit of postponement of fashion products by considering the overage cost of the intermediate product and the correlation between the demand for each end products produced from it. The benefit ...
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Lucent SCN : leveraging the fully integrated supply chain 

Scholtz, Duncan M. L. (Duncan Myndert L.), 1975- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
(cont.) in the success of Lucent's turnaround and, from the patterns that emerge, a basis for a new holistic framework for designing and leveraging an integrated supply chain is offered. This framework suggests that attaining ...
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Financial supply chain dynamics : operational risk management and RFID technologies 

Reddy, Harry, 1963- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The banking industry is consolidating to streamline its operations through mergers and acquisitions, and is adopting new technologies to develop innovative products and services, thereby achieving both economies of scale ...
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Flexibility in transportation procurement : a real options approach 

Zhelev, Georgi Zhelev, 1975- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Shippers who use for-hire carriers need a careful estimation of their need for trucking capacity in order to be able to haul products in a timely and cost-effective manner. This thesis outlines a flexible approach to ...
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An analysis of long-term agreements with suppliers in Lockheed Martin's commercial satellite systems division 

Singh, Hem (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Lockheed Martin designs and builds commercial satellites to customers' specifications. The customers, such as telecommunications companies and weather forecasters, are very price sensitive and, usually, award contracts to ...
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The impact of bidding aggregation levels on truckload rates 

Collins, Julia M. (Julia Marie); Quinlan, R. Ryan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The objective of this thesis was to determine if line-haul rates are impacted by bid type, and if aggregation of bidding lanes can reduce costs for both shippers and carriers. Using regression analysis, we developed a model ...
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Choosing transportation alternatives for highly perishable goods : a case study on nuclear medicine 

Yang, Xiaowen, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (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 ...
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Supply chain automation and the effects on clinician satisfaction and patient care quality in the hospital setting 

Xie, Yue, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The healthcare industry, more specifically hospitals, has in recent times been experiencing a steady rise in nursing shortages and cost pressures. To offset these problems hospitals have increasingly relied upon supply ...
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