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The role of organizational culture in creating secure and resilient supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis aims to understand the role that organizational culture plays in creating secure and resilient supply chains. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the government's subsequent response, propelled ...
21st century reverse logistics : consumer to business space explored
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Despite a growing body of information about the importance of good logistics and supply chain management, there remains a dearth of research regarding consumer-to-business reverse logistics (the collection of processes ...
Computerized beer distribution game management flight simulators : a review
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The Beer Game has been used to demonstrate the bullwhip effect often observed in supply chains, i.e. the amplification of demand variance upstream in the supply chain in multiple echelon systems. In recent years, computerized ...
Practical automated picking and packing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
A brief study of materials handling automation, and evaluation of a potential business based on current Internet order fulfillment equipment and practices. Internet retail today relies heavily on manual labor for order ...
End-of-life cycle product management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Market leadership requires effective management of product life cycle, starting from the launch of a new product until its retirement. In this particular project, an exploratory study of business practices in the management ...
Proactive reduction of returns : management and metrics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Management of reverse logistics is becoming an important research area. Within this body of research, very little work has been done on proactively reducing returns. The current writing on returns management is almost ...
E-business strategy : an industry clockspeed perspective
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The Internet is a communications network that connects computers around the world. It has been around since 1960's. The Internet Phenomena - the recent upsurge in business use of the Internet can be attributed to the World ...
Supply chain practices in the petroleum downstream
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis studies current supply chain practices in the petroleum downstream industry, using ExxonMobil as a case study. Based on the analysis of the literature and the interaction with industry experts, this work describes ...
Reducing forward buying through derivatives
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
This thesis examines the potential reduction of speculative inventory, commonly known as "forward buying", through the use of derivatives options, similar to those used on commodities exchanges. The reinforcing cycle of ...
Leveraging the Internet as a global buyer : a framework for the World Food Programme, UN
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Procurement, consolidation, international transportation, custom clearance and distribution are the main global logistics steps of an integrated supply chain. Business-to-business e-commerce can significantly alter the ...