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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"Distribution Centers"”.
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Designing Order Picking Systems for Distribution Centers
… in the design of an order picking system in a distribution center. A distribution center (DC) in a logistics system is responsible for obtaining materials from different suppliers and assembling (or sorting) them to fulfill a number of different customer orders. Order picking, which is a key …
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Inbound container queuing optimization model for distribution centers
… product's transit from a factory to a regional distribution center, customers may change or cancel their order, or the planned arrival date of the product at the distribution center may change. These products are packed in containers and arrive at the distribution center daily. Each day, humans …
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Evaluation of outbound operations improvement projects for distribution centers
Improving the operations within a distribution center by reducing waste can result in significant cost savings. One area with a large potential for improvement is outbound order packaging. With a limited number of box sizes stocked and available in the distribution center to package orders, some …
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Floor health predictive support for highly automated distribution centers
While automated mobile inventory systems have greatly increased productivity, it has also created a new set of operational challenges. Floor health events, such as fallen product, spills, disabled robots, and floor access can degrade overall floor performance by obstructing access to product, …
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Improved packing strategy for distribution centers to reduce freight cost
… implemented a data-driven packing strategy for distribution center outbound packing activities to reduce freight cost and carbon footprint. The strategy consists of two parts. First, I proposed an Carton Combination method, an algorithm that can select any predetermined number of distinct …
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How Food Logistics Is Changing Our Cities. Large-Scale Retail Trade Distribution Centers in Italy
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Developing a framework for global distribution in the biopharmaceutical industry
… addresses two basic questions about the outbound distribution operations with a case study example of a large biopharmaceutical company. First, the research work focuses on developing an efficient, scalable truck distribution system to help reduce transportation cost, while maintaining the service …
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Effectiveness and design of sparse process flexibilities
… deterministic product demand at different distribution centers. Under this model, we prove that if the cost of satisfying product demands at distribution centers is independent of production plants or distribution centers, then there always exists a long chain that is optimal among …
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A process improvement framework for achieving agility for replenishment products
… and accelerating the order flow process at the distribution centers (DC). These two areas provide tremendous opportunity for growth for Nike through improved transportation, on time delivery to customers, and alleviating product congestion at the DC. Win Socks Back In the last few years, Nike …
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Modeling the value to retailers due to redesigning the grocery supply chain
… is a third party grocery and consumer goods distribution company operating a large distribution facility in York, PA. Under the traditional model for grocery distribution, manufacturers ship products to their manufacturing distribution centers (MDCs), where several products from the same …
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An Integrated Optimization Model for Distribution Center Location with Considerations of Population and Income
… tool to find the best possible location of distribution centers. The original optimization method is modified to generate a new method which takes into consideration certain factors which were not present in the original formulation.Two levels of distribution center location have been found …
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Obsolescence reduction through product segmentation
… Out (FIFO) technique at its manufacturing plant distribution center instead of distributing goods based on either the demand at each retailer's end or the useable shelf life of the goods being distributed. The two different stages at which a product can turn obsolete are a) when it reaches expiry …
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Optimizing inbound freight mode decisions
… from contract manufacturing bases to their distribution centers in destination markets at high cost to improve service levels to their wholesale partners and retail arm. The current process around these decisions has yielded lower than anticipated improvements to service level. This thesis …
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Improving pallet control in mass consumption companies: a proposal for layout optimization
… of traceability and pallet management in their distribution centers, which leads to an annual loss of 175 thousand dollars. The methodology used was the SLP, particularly the matrix of quantity, distance and effort with the objective of carrying out an adequate layout design and the …
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Factors influencing pallet material substitution by the U.S. grocery distribution industry
… involved in pallet decisions at U.S. grocery distribution centers were surveyed to investigate the degree of material substitution, assess factors influencing pallet material substitution, and quantify consumer perceptions of wood pallets compared to substitutes. A total of 444 questionnaires …
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Evaluation of bulk and packaged distribution strategies in a specialty chemical company
… logistics cost model is developed for a chemical distribution system from a single plant using bulk and packaged transportation strategies. The purpose of this research is to provide a tool that helps understand the cost trade offs in the operation of a logistics system at a strategic level for …
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Optimizing Apparel Pack Sizes Across Retailer’s North America Network
… unnecessary repackaging within their local distribution centers. This research created a discrete optimization model aimed to minimize distribution center costs as a function of pack sizes. As sales orders trend lower due to an increase in e-commerce sales, the optimization model suggested …
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Predictive modeling of fuel efficiency of trucks
… is an important process undertaken by a food distribution company to modify the trips to adapt to the immediate necessities. A predictive model was developed to calculate the change in Miles per Gallon (MPG) whenever a re-route is performed on a region of a particular distribution area. The …
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Software based network optimization for a large manufacturer
… There may be too many suppliers or too many distribution centers, not quite optimally aligned in the chain. The important issue is not to impact customer service adversely, and yet, make the desired changes in the network. A member company from the Affiliates Program at MIT's Center for …
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