Essays about: "thesis topics in Operations management"
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1. Inventory management: A high-level analysis of selected process elements, and factors impacting plan performance - A case study at Alfa Laval
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistikAbstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to increase the effectiveness of the case company, Alfa Laval’s, inventory management by finding challenges, opportunities, and gaps within its current inventory management practices. Background: An essential part of an organization’s planning and control is inventory management, which helps manage supply and demand uncertainty as well as mismatches in upstream and downstream variables, as small changes in inventory management practices can greatly impact an organization's efficiency and responsiveness. READ MORE
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2. Advanced Sales and Operations Planning Process Improvement : A Case Study at Nouryon Nordic Business Center
University essay from Linköpings universitet/ProduktionsekonomiAbstract : Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is used as a tactical business process to balanceorganisations’ demand and supply. This is done through long-term planning of manufacturing and sales in comparison to the forecasted demand and resource capacity planning. S&OP link the corporate strategic plan to the day-to-day operation plans. READ MORE
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3. Applying Purchasing Category Management on a purchasing department to increase its performances : A case study with a luxury automotive manufacturer
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Nowadays, manufacturing companies compete as much with their products as with their supply-chain. Within the overarching stages of supply-chain, purchasing is a process that responds to the organizations needs of acquiring raw materials, components and semi-finished products in order to enable the execution of operations. READ MORE
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4. Culture, Communication, and Collaboration in Established MNEs : A Qualitative Analysis of the Influence of Culture
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Culture is a social phenomenon that affects the daily lives of individuals. How we view the world is often reflected by our national culture forming our values, beliefs, and assumptions about what reality looks like. READ MORE
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5. Developing a WMS in an omni-channel environment
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistikAbstract : Den så kallade multikanals-strategin myntades redan på 90-talet som ett sätt att beskriva återförsäljares användning av två eller mer kanaler för att sälja produkter och tjänster till kunder. I mitten på det första årtiondet började det här begreppet att evolvera på grund av framväxande diskussioner kring integration mellan säljkanalerna. READ MORE