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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Logistics costs"”.
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The impact of bimodal distribution in ocean transportation transit time on logistics costs : an empirical & theoretical analysis
… observed to have variable levels of impacts on logistics cost and safety stock levels. This thesis examines the effects of bimodality in transit time distributions -in particular, the cost of ignoring bimodality. One method common in practice is to completely ignore variability. On the other …
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Distribution network modeling and optimization for rapid and cost-effective deployment of oilfield drilling equipment
… one of its major facilities - OK - serving as a logistics hub, or a hub-and-spoke system with postponement capabilities, whereby the OK facility will also have certain assembly and configuration capabilities. This thesis develops a model of the AAA distribution network and creates a simulation of …
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Fulfillment supply chain strategy evaluation : understanding cost drivers through comprehensive logistics modeling
… measure the impact of a given strategy on logistics costs quickly and efficiently. While much focus has been given to supply chain strategy as a whole, less has been applied to specific implications of packaging fulfillment decisions. The goal of this research is to analyze the cost impact …
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Supply chain responsiveness for a large retailer
… resulted in significant savings in logistics costs. Additionally, the regional distribution center that was introduced as part of this transformation as a new node between the supplier and the store became the decision making center for placing purchase orders with suppliers and for …
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Improved supplier selection and cost management for globalized automotive production
… calculate the cost to purchase a part plus all logistics costs to transport the part from the supplier to the plant. Although these models can provide a base comparison for suppliers, they do not contain the complete information necessary to make a supplier decision. There are several other …
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Lessons for China from a comparison of logistics in the U.S. and China
Logistics efficiency is low in China. In 2008, total logistics costs accounted for 18.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) in China, which was almost twice that of the United States. Increasing logistics efficiency can save an enormous amount of money, hence is worthy of study. Since the U.S. is …
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Marine dock optimization for a bulk chemicals manufacturing facility
… East, etc. Recently, there has been a focus on logistics costs and, in particular, capacity utilization as a means to retain a competitive edge. This thesis focuses on marine dock optimization for a major bulk chemicals manufacturer. The authors have surveyed the research literature to find …
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Manufacturing and design of low cost stackable drawer for mass production
… by product within the unit-while minimizing costs related to onsite assembly, shipping, packaging and manufacturing. This work focuses specifically on a stackable based storage solution in which machinery could stack and unstack different totes to stow and retrieve product. This is a …
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Modeling supply chain benefits of efficient assortment
… improvements in product availability, retailers' logistics costs, efficiency of their operations, utilization of supply chain assets, and-perhaps most importantly-their revenues and profits. The new decision model reinforced the manufacturer's competence to support objectives of clients while …
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Quantifying the impact of deployment practices on interplant freight volatility
… customer satisfaction, realize growth and keep costs down. Shippers can enhance their carriers' ability to provide consistent trucking capacity by reducing the variability of freight demand. This thesis creates a simulation model of deployment processes at a consumer packaged goods company to …
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Development of international supply chain strategies to support global sourcing and manufacturing
… companies can produce products at cheaper costs by accessing cheaper resources and they can be close to the local market, so that they can quickly react to the needs of local markets. However, there are risks involved in global expansion. Different countries have different cultures and …
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A Monte Carlo Analysis of Cost Competitiveness of Chinese and U.S. Fine Chemical Exports to Europe Under Europe’s Energy Crisis
… study examined how energy, labor, and logistics costs interacted to shape the cost competitiveness of U.S. and Chinese fine chemical exports to Europe, using a Monte Carlo simulation parameterized with historical data from 2015-2023, to provide a probabilistic forecast of competitive …
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Forecasting short term trucking rates
Transportation costs constitute an important part of total logistics costs and have a dramatic impact on all kinds of decisions across the supply chain. Accurate estimation of transportation costs can help shippers make better decisions when planning transportation budgets and can help carriers …
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Network design models for intermodal logistics
… are presented. These models use transportation costs, fixed location costs, modal connectivity costs, modal transit times and service time requirements, for three modes of transportation: road, rail and air. The objective is to compare the conventional over-the-road (OTR) networks with …
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Optimal patrol routing and scheduling for parking enforcement considering drivers' parking behavior
Logistics costs constitute a considerable proportion of overall daily expenses for many public sectors, among which parking enforcement agencies are some of the most prominent examples. While currently there is little research about the planning of efficient parking enforcement patrol operations, …
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Optimización de la red de Fulfillment en un Marketplace online
… due to their high investment and elevated fixed costs. As a result, they require a large volume of transactions to achieve profitability. At the same time, they must compete not only with other online marketplaces but also with traditional brick-and-mortar retail. In this competition, providing …
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Essays in Measuring, Controlling, and Coordinating Supply Chain Inventory and Transportation Operations
… information on a regular basis for lowering logistics costs while maintaining or increasing service levels. CRP shifts the replenishment responsibility to the upstream partner to avoid the bullwhip effect across the supply chain. This dissertation aims to quantify, measure, and expand the …
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Optimizing shipping pricing on Dell.com on build to order notebooks to US consumers across customer experience, profitability and working capital
… and order disruptions. Key components of logistics profitability are logistics costs and shipping price. Dell does not have current shipping price elasticity data to forecast attach rates to upgraded shipping at different price points. To collect this data, an experiment has been designed …
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Optimisation of South Africa's biomass to bio-ethanol supply chain network
… of biomass, fluctuations in market prices, high logistics and high maintenance costs of the processing equipment. The high logistics costs arise from the low density of the feedstock and from distribution of the feedstock, which is usually scattered over a wide area thereby making the process …
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A decision-making system for medical transportation mode using machine learning methods
… and unique benefits. They also have various costs, different emissions in environment and risks in society. People use these transportation modes based on their needs, but they do have some advantages and disadvantages. When we are dealing with a lot of shipment transactions in a company, …
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