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dc.contributor.advisorLawrence Lapide.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBuelvas, Marcos, 1976-en_US
dc.contributor.authorLontoh, Sonita, 1975-en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-11-03T16:48:22Z
dc.date.available2005-11-03T16:48:22Z
dc.date.issued2004en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29521
dc.descriptionThesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2004.en_US
dc.description"June 2004."en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 71-72).en_US
dc.description.abstractProcess integration has become more and more important in today's world where companies' supply chains have become more complex. Companies around the world are beginning to realize the importance of integrating their supply chain business processes to achieve fulfillment excellence. Unfortunately, process integration is still somewhat a novel concept and relatively little research has been conducted in examining how companies can effectively implement successful process integration across their supply chains. To complicate matters further, many companies still confuse the concept of business process integration with that of mere data integration. The primary motivation for this research study is to provide a framework on how best to implement process integration to achieve fulfillment excellence. The methodology employed in this particular study comprises the use of two case studies with real-life companies, which provide real-world examples of how companies try to "integrate" their complex supply chain processes. A deep and thorough analysis is then conducted to identify the challenges presented by the firm's current practices from a business process integration perspective. Further analysis then provides an overall view of what is done right and what could have been improved. Last but not least, a generalized framework of best practices and a prescription of how best to implement successful process integration to achieve fulfillment excellence are presented.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityco-authored by Marcos Buelvas [and] Sonita Lontoh.en_US
dc.format.extent72 leavesen_US
dc.format.extent5094780 bytes
dc.format.extent5102177 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subjectEngineering Systems Division.en_US
dc.titleA framework for business process integration to achieve fulfillment excellenceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.Eng.in Logisticsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
dc.identifier.oclc57317110en_US


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