Essays about: "CODP"
Found 4 essays containing the word CODP.
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1. A Mixed-Methods Explanatory Analysis Embracing Modularisation, Lean, Organisational Collaboration and Communications for Lead Time Reduction
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknikAbstract : Customers' demand and more customisable products create challenges for companies that need a higher degree of flexibility in their processes to handle the variation. A modular product architecture helps companies customise their product by swapping and sharing components, simultaneously adapting mass production strategies to reduce cost and production time. READ MORE
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2. Choosing The Right Postponement Strategy : A Focus On E-commerce and Postponement
University essay from IHH, Marketing and Logistics; IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Background: the concept of postponement primarily aims at reducing uncertainty, not to say eliminate it. It is achieved by postponing processes until the required information be- comes available. READ MORE
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3. Study of Tied-up Capital Level in Supply Chain in Vehicle Sector
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen IngenjörshögskolanAbstract : In vehicle industry, it has been trends towards focusing on pull-basedsystems and elimination of waste (Lean), which decrease the tied-up capitallevel in the focal factory. Research by Holweg & Miemczyk (2002)showed that the relevant supply chain has low inventory level in the focalfactory, but at upstream and especially downstream; the tied-up capitallevel is dramatically higher in comparison to the focal factory. READ MORE
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4. Postponement in Retailing Industry: A case study of SIBA
University essay from IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain ManagementAbstract : Master’s Thesis in Logistics and Supply Chain Management _____________________________________________________ Title: Postponement in Retailing Industry- A case study of SIBA Authors: Ahmed Kemal & Naqvi Syed Mohammad Tutor: Helgi Valur Fredriksson, Dr. Date: May, 2010 Key Words: Speculation, Postponement, Customer Order Decoupling point, Retailing, Supply Chain Flexibility, Agility ______________________________________________________________ Abstract Problem: Today's business environment is characterized by changing customer demands, increasing cost pressures on retailers, shorter product life cycles and products becoming obsolete shortly after their introduction. READ MORE