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A predictive approach for identifying high performance factories
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Li and Fung, the world's largest apparel sourcing company, is facing rapid changes as customers demand lower prices and faster development cycles. To support the transformation of the supply chain, data analytics is used ...
Practical example of base source optimization : footwear profiling at Nike, Inc.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The long term sourcing for footwear development, or "profiling," at Nike, Inc. has grown with the company and become significantly complex. It is no longer possible for a single person, no matter the level of experience, ...
A management science approach for developing a decision model for portfolio rationalization of consumer personal computers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Commoditization of the PC market has led to a shift in strategy at Dell away from customization towards defining specific consumer configurations ahead of time. This shift creates new planning and decision processes around ...
Cannibalization effects of products in Zara's stores and demand forecasting
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Because of short product life cycles, large product offerings and fickle consumer tastes, product demand in the apparel retail industry is volatile and difficult to predict. It is also thought to be impacted significantly ...
Cost accounting system for an emergency department
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
In 2011, Michael Porter and Robert Kaplan - the godfather of modern managerial accounting and professor at Harvard Business School - said "There is an almost complete lack of understanding of how much it costs to deliver ...
Characterizing and improving the service level agreement at Amazon
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Amazon's Service Level Agreement (SLA) is a promise to its customers that they will receive their orders on time. At the Fulfillment Center (FC) level, the SLA is based on the capability to fulfill open orders scheduled ...
Analyzing the impact of delays for patient transfers from the ICU to general care units
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Patients at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) face significant non-clinical transfer delays out of adult intensive care units (ICUs) and into general care units. In each of the years 2010 through to 2013, approximately ...
Using process analysis and simulation to evaluate the process capability of an order processing and fulfillment system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
In order to compete with online retailers that offer same-day shipping', Dell is looking to implement a Same Day Ship (SDS) program for their SmartSelection products (in-stock, build-to-stock products) in the US. Currently, ...
Inventory optimization model for NIKE's long lifecycle highly seasonal replenishment products
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Currently, demand and inventory planners at NIKE Always Available (NIKE's replenishment business) experience difficulty in managing long-lifecycle highly-seasonal products like soccer equipment and fleece apparel. Very ...
A method for selecting and sequencing enterprise software to improve high-volume new product introduction performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Powerful software exists to help consumer electronics enterprises manage complex product lifecycles and improve the speed with which they introduce new products to the market. While significant research exists to inform ...