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Improving customer experience by better predicting revised delivery dates
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Historically, Dell has used a variety of methods to calculate a customer order's initial Estimated Delivery Date (EDD) and a subsequent Revised Delivery Date (RDD) as necessary. Multiple tools arose to meet diverse business ...
Optimization of downstream supply chain product flow based on an integrated cost-to-deliver perspective
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
As Boston Scientific's supply chain becomes more versatile in mixing their supply networks across divisions, there is new opportunity to re-optimize product flow downstream of manufacturing based on unique product attributes ...
improving contact lens manufacturing through cost modeling and batch production scheduling optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
J&J Vision Care (JJVC) uses production scheduling methods that are not fully optimized, causing over-production of certain SKUs, and reducing capacity for other SKUs on backorder. This makes planning a weekly run-schedule ...
Container removal and replacement automation : design and development of robotic work cells for warehouse automation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Amazon has grown at a rapid pace. In 2018, Amazon retail sales amounted to $141.92B, up 19.7% from the previous year. The number of units shipped through its Prime program alone grew by 20% from 5 billion the previous year ...