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A joint inventory and sourcing strategy to balance efficiency versus risk
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This research sought to identify the right strategy to mitigate the supply chain risk while maintaining supply chain efficiency for a company in the medical device industry. The company in our case was exposed to great ...
An analytical model to increase air volumes and minimize the Net Achieved Rate in air freight transportation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Airfreight forwarding companies must develop accurate forecasting tools to analyze the suitability and attractiveness of each incoming bidding process, to decide whether to participate in a tender and how to define the ...
Relationship between price and performance : an analysis of the US trucking market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This thesis focuses on the study of the carrier-shipper relationships in the US trucking market. It uses data provided by a leading third party logistics (3PL) company to explore and determine whether a relationship exists ...
Quantifying the impact of deployment practices on interplant freight volatility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
As the US economy recovers from the recession of 2008, demand for freight transportation is getting stronger. However, the trucking industry is not ready to take on this growth in volume due to a shortage of truck drivers. ...
Improving supply chain agility of a medical device Manufacturer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This thesis focuses on a medical device manufacturer, DeCo, which offers surgical instruments to customers at no cost in order to facilitate the sale of implantable products that require the use of such instruments. DeCo ...
Distribution network optimization in the uniform rental industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Optimization models are a commonly used tool to identify cost efficient network flows. Complexity increases when various products move across different paths and transportation modes within one network. To address the ...
Factors influencing tier 2 supply chain risk data collection
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Natural disasters such as the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 can have catastrophic effects on businesses. This type of unexpected event can cause millions of dollars in damages, lost sales and can ...
Improving automotive battery sales forecast
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Improvement in sales forecasting allows firms not only to respond quickly to customers' needs but also to reduce inventory costs, ultimately increasing their profits. Sales forecasts have been studied extensively to improve ...
E-Commerce cold chain fulfillment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
A challenging part of E-Commerce for perishable consumer packaged goods (PCPG) is the fulfillment. Given the fragile nature of the items shipped, they require a low cost, effective cold chain fulfillment method so as to ...
Towards a consumer-oriented supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The current consumer products industry is primarily designed as a customer oriented supply chain; this means that it is designed to fulfill orders from the distribution centers or stores of the retailers. The question posed ...