Who stocks the shelf? : an analysis of retail replenishment strategies
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Author(s)
Kuai, Jiaqi
Advisor(s)
Chris Caplice.
Alternative Title
Analysis of retail replenishment strategies
Date Issued
2007
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
The objective of this thesis is to analyze the trade-offs of two retail replenishment strategies, DSD (Direct Store Delivery) model and Traditional model. Conceptual and cost models are set up to analyze the trade-offs, and numerous interviews were conducted to obtain insights from academic scholars and industry practitioners. Retail products, retailers and suppliers are categorized according to their synthesized attributes. Based on such categories, retail replenishment strategies are tested to determine which categories are more suitable for DSD or traditional strategies. Besides qualitative analysis on tradeoffs of alternatives, quantitative cost models are built to quantify the tradeoffs between alternatives.
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Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-55).
Subjects
Engineering Systems Division.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
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