Essays about: "Customer order decoupling point"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Customer order decoupling point.
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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. Optimizing the Supply Chain Performance at Ericsson AB : A Study of Lead Time Reduction and Service Level Improvement
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Logistik- och kvalitetsutvecklingAbstract : Ericsson has recently experienced difficulties to meet the customer demand, which has led to lost market shares. This is mainly due to the long and unpredictable lead times within their supply chains. Therefore, Ericsson seeks to increase their ability to meet the customer demand by reducing the customer order lead time. READ MORE
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3. Feasible customer order decoupling points and associated inventory costs
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, Industriell organisation och produktionAbstract : The purpose of the thesis was to develop a method that simplifies the analysis between reduction of delivery lead time and inventory costs, when the reduction of delivery lead time is achieved through repositioning of the customer order decoupling point. ... READ MORE
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4. How to improve the inbound flow of an manufacturing company : Analyzing and refining the Customer-driven Purchasing method
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain ManagementAbstract : Purpose: The purpose of this research is to analyze the CDP-method in order to develop and refine the method. The method is developed and presented in Bäckstrand (2012), with the aim to strengthen the competitiveness of manufacturing companies. READ MORE
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5. 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