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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"supply chain analysis"”.
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Abb Inc. medium-voltage products' supply chain analysis, including inventory, supplier scorecard, and risk assessments
… of improving the efficiency of the ADVAC/AMVAC supply chain, the study involved analyzing circuit breaker inventory level and position, assessing a supplier scorecard, and assessing general supply chain risk methodologies. In an effort to assess supply chain risk, a value stream map was created …
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The humanitarian relief supply chain : analysis of the 2004 South East Asia earthquake and Tsunami
Humanitarian relief supply chains are not well documented. This thesis describes humanitarian relief supply chains in general and those specifically utilized in the 2004 South East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami relief effort. A survey, created in collaboration with the Fritz Institute and KPMG, …
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A holistic approach to finished goods inventory in a global supply chain : analysis and trade-offs
… space and the use of finished goods inventory analysis to understand policy tradeoffs. Finished goods inventory decisions often have implications across multiple groups in a corporation. Decisions such as how many locations in which to hold inventory, where to hold inventory, how to fulfill …
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Capacity analysis, cycle time optimization, and supply chain strategy in multi-product biopharmaceutical manufacturing operations
Application of system optimization theory, supply chain principles, and capacity modeling are increasingly valuable tools for use in pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. The dynamics of the pharmaceutical industry - market exclusivity, high margins, product integrity and contamination …
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ESSAYS ON OPTIMIZATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS: INSIGHTS FROM FRACTAL DIMENSION IMAGE ANALYSIS, PHOTOVOLTAIC MANUFACTURING RESILIENCE, AND FRESH PRODUCE INFRASTRUCTURE
… that connect methodological advances with real supply-chain decisions in energy and food systems. This dissertation integrates two pillars of systems engineering—optimization and supply-chain analysis—across three essays: (i) an AI/optimization framework that eliminates quantization error in …
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Supply chain strategy and optimization in an outsourced environment
… costs significantly, and are scrutinizing their supply chain to identify opportunities to improve performance. Most of the production of these storage products is outsourced through either OEM relationships or contract manufacturing, creating numerous challenges for managing the supply chain. …
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Resource Modeling and Allocation in Competitive Systems
… retailer and manufacturers. In the third project Supply-chain oriented robust parameter design, we introduce the game theoretical method, commonly used in supply-chain analysis to solve potential conflicts between manufacturers at various stages. These manufacturing chain partners collaboratively …
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A multi-axis approach to complexity management
… in the product, processes, organization and supply chain at HIGHVOLT Prüftechnik GmbH, subsidiary of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen. The current state complexity results from unique market dynamics, the highly technical nature of the solutions offered and customer demands for vast customization. …
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Future characteristics of Offshore Support Vessels
… of OSVs based on industry insight and supply chain models. Specifically, this thesis focuses on Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) and the advantages of certain design characteristics are analyzed by modeling representative offshore exploration and production scenarios and selecting support …
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Artificial Intelligence and the US-China Balance of Power
… learning, generating data through simulation and supply chain analysis. The first essay defends the focus on deep learning, then presents an end-to-end conceptualization of how its technical qualities translate into usefulness across different categories of modern military tasks, which in turn …
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Sustainability of Rural Water Services in Low-Income Countries: Case studies in sub-Saharan Africa
… spent and efforts made to provide rural water supply services in various developing countries. However, the provision of such services to date is largely unsustainable and it is unlikely that the Millennium Development Goal target for safe drinking water in rural areas will be met. This is …
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Sustainability within the polyester value chain
… glycol or terephthalic acid, or as a fuel to supply process heating or electricity. The environmental impacts of producing a PET bottle using ethylene glycol derived from two types of biomass, sugarcane and willow, were investigated and compared with conventional production. For sugarcane, the …
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Modeling and Analysis of a Feedstock Logistics Problem
… a case study that includes a preliminary cost analysis of a real-life-based instance in order to provide the reader appropriate insights of the logistics system before applying optimization techniques for its solution. First, we consider the benefits of active versus passive ownership of the …