VMI vs. order based fulfillment

dc.contributor.advisor	Christopher Caplice.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shen, Victoria W	en_US
dc.contributor.other	Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2006-07-13T15:17:49Z
dc.date.available	2006-07-13T15:17:49Z
dc.date.copyright	2005	en_US
dc.date.issued	2005	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33356
dc.description	Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2005.	en_US
dc.description	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 59-60).	en_US
dc.description.abstract	In this thesis, two inventory fulfillment methods are compared by evaluating the vendor managed inventory (VMI) fulfillment against the current order based fulfillment. Several forms of adaptation to VMI are described. The costs and benefits of VMI are quantified. The difference between the current process and the proposed VMI process is measured by the monetary amount in total inventory storage, routing, management cost, and payment terms in one distribution center. A conclusion is drawn to determine whether VMI is a beneficial alternative to the current process, and possible future research is discussed.	en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	by Victoria W. Shen.	en_US
dc.format.extent	60 leaves	en_US
dc.format.extent	3589184 bytes
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dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.rights	M.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.uri	http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subject	Engineering Systems Division.	en_US
dc.title	VMI vs. order based fulfillment	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Vendor managed inventory versus order based fulfillment	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.description.degree	M.Eng.in Logistics	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division.	en_US
dc.identifier.oclc	62413670	en_US