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Lucent SCN : leveraging the fully integrated supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
(cont.) in the success of Lucent's turnaround and, from the patterns that emerge, a basis for a new holistic framework for designing and leveraging an integrated supply chain is offered. This framework suggests that attaining ...
Flexibility in transportation procurement : a real options approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Shippers who use for-hire carriers need a careful estimation of their need for trucking capacity in order to be able to haul products in a timely and cost-effective manner. This thesis outlines a flexible approach to ...
A framework for business process integration to achieve fulfillment excellence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Process integration has become more and more important in today's world where companies' supply chains have become more complex. Companies around the world are beginning to realize the importance of integrating their supply ...
Planning coordinated loads to facilitate centralized dispatching in the grocery industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
As economies grow and companies seek increasing market shares, they must also build the infrastructure within their organization to support that growth. In the grocery business in particular, there are many challenges ...
A strategic analysis of online grocery and its future outlook
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
(cont.) are suggested to help future online grocers avoid the mistakes made by the earlier attempt, align their business strategy with the growing consumer interest in specialty foods and wellness services and find the ...
An analysis of technical, process and organizational challenges confronting corporations implementing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The purpose of the thesis is to identify practical challenges that are being addressed by companies implementing RFID related technologies in a variety of supply chain management applications. The test engagements undertaken ...
Commoditization of the third party logistics industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Third party logistics companies in the US emerged in the 1980s and have been providing valuable service for companies willing to outsource logistics. Since then the industry has been growing substantially both in terms ...
Logistics barriers for multinational corporations doing business in China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
With rapid economic growth, China attracts many multinational corporations (MNCs) as a manufacturing center with both its cheap labor cost and a huge consumer market. While doing business in China, most MNCs have faced ...
Transportation resource scheduling in food retail industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The objective of this thesis is to find an appropriate analytical method for scheduling the daily driver tasks in the grocery industry. The goal is to maximize driver utilization. A "Bin-packing" approach is employed to ...
RFID : ROI opportunities after the sunk cost
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Currently many alternative options exist to satisfy the RFID mandate by Wal-Mart--tag cases at the exit doors, tag all cases at the supplier's warehouse docks, tag a certain section of the warehouse, etc. The big question ...