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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"delivery performance"”.
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Using analytics to improve delivery performance
Delivery Precision is a key performance indicator that measures Nike's ability to deliver product to the customer in full and on time. The objective of the six-month internship was to quantify areas in the supply chain where the most opportunities reside in improving delivery precision. The Nike …
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Incorporating traffic patterns to improve delivery performance
… and other road hazards impact the on-time performance of companies that operate delivery fleets. This study examines how incorporating traffic patterns in vehicle route development compares with standard, deterministic methods. We seek to understand how using historical data improves both …
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Improving multi-channel retail delivery performance in key market cities
… from consumers to provide faster and cheaper delivery of product. This project develops two strategies to improve delivery speed, reliability, and cost for digital retailers operating in key North American markets (i.e. New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago). Zone Skipping Transportation …
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Predictive modeling of fulfillment supply chain for delivery performance improvement
… year. To support such rapid growth, exceptional delivery performance is critical. As consumers become more demanding about delivery precision and as competitors offer increasingly faster options, NIKE is also focusing on initiatives around delivery service to achieve its targets and remain the …
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Improving on-time delivery performance through the implementation of lean supply chain management
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2002.
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Root cause analysis of low on-time delivery performance at a computer manufacturing plant
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1997.
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Integrating six-sigma methods and lean principles to reduce variation and waste in delivery performance to the customer (production system)
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2003.
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The need for systemic compatibility in management approaches : a basis for long term sustainable performance improvement
… market prevailing will require increased performance in the competitive variables. Puma Jersey is typically such a company and has realized the necessity of improving lead time and delivery performance to regain market share. To attain long term sustainability of performance requires the …
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Breaking the Mold on Job Shops
… machinery, and ultimately poor on time delivery, high costs, long lead times, and poor quality. To break the mold on mediocrity, job shops must build a strong foundation from which the company can grow, synchronize operations, and build the factory of the future. The research outlines …
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Relationship between price and performance : an analysis of the US trucking market
… the prices charged by the carriers and the performance that they provide to the shippers. The performance metrics defined in the thesis are measured in three dimensions: on time pick-up, on time delivery, and acceptance ratio. The research uses ordinary least square (OLS) regression to study …
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Model for inventory management in valve manufacturing cell at Waters Corporation
… the challenges of improving the on-time delivery performance of a high-volume critical part type in a high-product-mix manufacturing facility of valves. Preliminary analysis on the push-type production system of the valve manufacturing cell shows that long production lead time caused by …
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The quality story : a framework for problem solving
… of production with regards to quality, cost and delivery performance. It is therfore imperative that the engineer fully understands the Japanese management system and the role that he has to play.
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Triage and treatment of strategic and operational problems in a semiconductor equipment consumables manufacturing company
… corporate management to improve its financial performance, which has not met corporate goals since the company's inception. It has been unable to win production volume orders from customers; thus economies of scale in production have been unachievable. Further, the delivery performance of …
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A metaheuristic approach to optimizing a multimodal truck and drone delivery system
… of e-commerce continues to push the bounds of delivery services as customers expect near instant fulfillment at little additional cost. This demand for delivery performance and operational cost efficiency has led to the exploration of the last-mile delivery problem using creative multimodal …
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System improvements in valve manufacturing cell at Waters Corporation
… addresses the challenge of improving on-time delivery performance of stators in the high mix valve manufacturing cell at the Milford facility of Waters Corporation with a focus on efficient line design without exceeding the average WIP levels observed in the current system. A detailed study of …
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Privacy Preserving on Delay Tolerant Networks
… Delay-Tolerant Networks often focus on routing performances, energy consumption or quality of service. Despite the fact privacy related issues are generally considered critical, they do not arouse the same interest as the other reported aspects. For instance, when the carried information …
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Successful service delivery of mass sports programs in Malaysia
This research explores successful service delivery of Mass Sports programs by using an organisational effectiveness framework and Appreciative Inquiry approach. The main aim of this research was to determine the factors needed for successful service delivery of Mass Sports programs and to promote …
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The significance of Auditor-General in the control of public funds in local government with specific reference to Mopani District Municipality
… financial years and its implications to service delivery. The research further assesses the role played by Auditor General in influencing the internal financial control of the municipality and in auditing the performance of the municipality since in other municipalities money is paid to …
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Productivity improvement in a dyehouse in the textiles industry
… order to reduce costs and to improve quality and delivery performance. It consists mainly of investigations into the high reject rate in the dyehouse and into the dyeing process itself. In these, the technique of Pareto analysis and the application of the principle that all processes contributing …
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