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Aisle Designs for Unit-Load Warehouses with Multiple Pickup and Deposit Points 

Ivanovic, Goran (2007-12-15)
This thesis focuses on unit load warehouses having multiple pickup and deposit (P&D) locations on the warehouse dock(s) — i.e., a P&D region. Our aim is to design a cross aisle structure that will reduce the cost of operating ...

Bottleneck Detection and Mitigation in Serial Production Systems 

Ramesh, Abishek (2006-12-15)
A variety of analytical models have been proposed to model and analyze serial manufacturing systems. Most analytical models, however, make simplifying assumptions in order to remain mathematically tractable. These analytical ...

Decision Models for a Two-Stage Supply Chain Planning under Uncertainty with Time-sensitive Shortages and Real Option Approach 

Lee, Hwansik (2010-03-23)
The primary objective of this research is to develop analytical models for typical supply chain situations to help inventory decision-makers. We also derive closed form solutions for each model and reveal several ...

Emergency Management Strategies for the Retail Industry 

Ballard, Kandace (2011-11-28)
Uncertain disruptions complicate inventory management for retailers because it is difficult to determine when and how to adjust order quantities to ensure high service levels before and after a possible disruption. In ...

Feeder Allocation Policy for a Turret Head Placement Machine Using Dynamic Programming 

Ramaswamy, Harish-Krishna (2005-12-15)
The first objective of this thesis is to determine a feeder carriage allocation policy for a turret head placement machine. The feeder allocation problem deals with determining which component types have to be allocated ...

A Supply Chain Approach to Shelf Space Allocation 

Dalkilic, Veysel (2007-08-15)
The growing intensity of retail competition is forcing stores to strive for excellence in operations. In this environment, retailers have to balance the interconnected operations, such as transportation from warehouse, ...

Supply chain planning for hurricane response with information updates 

Taskin, Selda (2008-08-15)
Planning inventories of supplies for the hurricane season can be challenging. For instance, in 2004, manufacturing and retail firms experienced stock outs because they were not prepared for responding to the demand ...