Supply Chain Management

A state-level capacity utilization analysis of the U.S. natural gas transmission pipeline system and risk management for a gas-fueled nation

Sittler, Lauren E. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)

The U.S. energy portfolio is set to undergo drastic change in the coming decades. Policies to reduce emissions combined with growing demand for energy will test existing infrastructure. Large reserves of shale gas provide ...
A metaheuristic approach to optimizing a multimodal truck and drone delivery system

Kuang, Yue(Yue Rick) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)

The success of e-commerce continues to push the bounds of delivery services as customers expect near instant fulfillment at little additional cost. This demand for delivery performance and operational cost efficiency has ...
Integrating collection-and-delivery points in the strategic design of last-mile e-commerce distribution networks

Rautela, Himanshu. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)

The rapid growth in e-commerce volumes, coupled with customer expectations of faster, flexible and cheaper parcel deliveries is increasing the pressure on retailers to design the most efficient delivery network. ...