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The Impact of Special Events on the Freight Spot Market
(2019)
The United States freight spot market moves in patterns consistent with general economic fluctuations within the broader macro-economy. While the spot market does follow general trends, there is an underlying belief that ...
Predicting Shipping Time with Machine Learning
(2019)
With the globalization of trade, transit time reliability has become a critical point in the shipping industry
as irregularities will lead to more delays further down the supply chain. Our sponsoring company, A.P.
Møller ...
Forecasting Model for Sporadic Distributor-Based Market
(2019)
With the evolution of technology, more data became available to observe consumer purchase patterns. Traditional forecast methods used to rely on only shipment history. Nonetheless, due to the accessibility of consumer ...
Aggregate Production Planning for Engineer-to-Order Products
(2019)
The contract manufacturing industry is growing and shifting from standard products to highly customized engineer-to-order (ETO) products. Different from standard products, ETO orders have more production process uncertainties ...
Demand Forecasting for Ebola Responses
(2019)
The accelerating global trends of urbanization, interconnectivity, and population mobility are creating the conditions to increase the frequency, severity, and velocity of future outbreaks of high threat pathogens. ...
Demand Forecasting and Inventory Management for Spare Parts
(2019)
Spare parts management is an essential operation in the supply chain of many companies, owing to its strategic importance in supporting equipment availability and continuity of operations. In many supply chains, the demand ...
Comparison and Financial Assessment of Demand Forecasting Methodologies for Seasonal CPGs
(2019)
Forecast accuracy is an ongoing challenge for made-to-stock companies. For highly seasonal fast-moving consumer packaged goods (CPGs) companies like King’s Hawaiian, an improved forecast accuracy can have significant ...
Gender Impact on Small Firms in Latin America
(2019)
Traditionally, female business owners have been believed to have relative disadvantages in operating businesses compared to their male counterparts especially in developing countries. This study examines whether gender ...