Browsing Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering by Author "Hilmola, Olli-Pekka"

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    • Forecasting and Risk Analysis in Supply Chain Management 

      Hilmola, Olli-Pekka; Graham, Donald; Granger, Clive W. J.; Datta, Shoumen (MIT Engineering Systems Division, 2008-10)
      Forecasting is an underestimated field of research in supply chain management. Recently advanced methods are coming into use. Initial results are encouraging, but often require changes in policies for collaboration and ...

    • A Portfolio Approach for Purchasing Systems: Impact of Switching Point 

      Hilmola, Olli-Pekka; Ma, Hongze; Datta, Shoumen (2008-08-01)
      In operations management different ordering policies, such as, economic order quantity, lot for lot and periodic ordering, are used in various combinations without deeper considerations for the likely consequences on cash ...