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How to Identify leading indicators for scenario monitoring
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Being able to quickly adapt to changes in the business environment has been widely acknowledged as essential for sustainable success by business leaders. Scenario planning is recognized as an effective tool used to explore ...
Design space exploration and optimization using modern ship design tools
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Modern Naval Architects use a variety of computer design tools to explore feasible options for clean sheet ship designs. Under the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division ...
An analytical framework for long term policy for commercial deployment and innovation in carbon capture and sequestration technology in the United States
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology has the potential to be a key CO2 emissions mitigation technology for the United States. Several CCS technology options are ready for immediate commercial-scale demonstration, ...
Inbound freight consolidation for US manufacturers at China
(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 ...
Financing medicine's last mile in Uganda : exploring linkages between patient access to medicine and supply chain access to finance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Pharmaceutical companies operating in Africa are well positioned to contribute to the United Nations' ongoing efforts to improve access to medicine in Africa. This thesis explores how access to finance for businesses in ...
Sterilization resource forecasting in the medical devices industry
(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 ...
Segmentation strategies in urban retail : an application to nanostores in Bogota
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This research analyzes how to apply segmentation strategies in the nanostore retail market, focusing on a pilot company located in Bogota, Colombia. This study introduces two segmentation strategies: 1) a sketch segmentation ...
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. ...
Benefits of postponement for fashion products with forecast updates
(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 ...
Lucent SCN : leveraging the fully integrated supply chain
(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 ...