| dc.contributor.advisor | Chris Caplice. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Kight, Jeffrey Wayne | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-02-04T20:46:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-02-04T20:46:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40104 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2007. | en_US |
| dc.description | "June 2007." | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaf 63). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis examines the feasibility of commodity-like forward and futures markets in non-commodity consumer goods. Benefits of information gleaned from the sale of products for future delivery are examined, as well as the market for wine futures, which serves as an example of a non-commodity futures market. Analysis is conducted by controlled experiments in a system dynamics model that simulates the bullwhip effect. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Jeffrey Wayne Kight. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 65 leaves | en_US |
| 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 | Forward buying of non-commodity consumer goods | 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 | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 184984429 | en_US |
