Essays about: "Customer order decoupling point"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words Customer order decoupling point.

  1. 6. Determining Supply Chain Inventory Locations Through Product Classification : A Case Study of a Sealing Material Company

    University essay from IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

    Author : Lizza Castro Villagón; Caleb Rangel; [2012]
    Keywords : Inventory location; product classification; supply chain management; postponement; decoupling point;

    Abstract : Nowadays firms must develop inventory policies that enable them to cope with the changing marketplace. Determining proper inventory locations can help decrease costs related to inventory holding and transportation. Moreover, this allows firms to respond in a timely manner to customers’ requirements. READ MORE

  3. 7. Lean thinking in the supply chain operations and its integration with customer order decoupling point and bottlenecks

    University essay from Tekniska högskolan; Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Muhammad Saeed; [2012]
    Keywords : Customer order decoupling point; Bottleneck; Lean; agile; leagile; mass customized supply chain;

    Abstract : The thesis study reveals that the position of bottleneck is a significant importance in supplychain process. The modern supply chain is characterized as having diverse products due tomass customization, dynamic production technology and ever changing customer demand. READ MORE

  4. 8. Postponement in Fashion Retailing : A Case Study of H&M

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

    Author : Mohsin Nawaz; Munawar Saleem; [2010]
    Keywords : Postponement; Speculation; Retailing; Fashion Retailing; Customer Order Decoupling Point; Mass Customization and Standardization.;

    Abstract : Abstract In fashion industry, customer demand is constantly changing. One of the main reasons is due to the time of delicate fashion awareness among the consumers, which has come into larger variety and frequent assortment changes. READ MORE

  5. 9. Postponement in Retailing Industry: A case study of SIBA

    University essay from IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

    Author : Kemal Ahmed; Syed Mohammed Naqvi; [2010]
    Keywords : Speculation; Postponement; Customer Order Decoupling point; Retailing; Supply Chain Flexibility; Agility;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 10. The Usefulness of Modularization, Mass Customization, Postpnement and Customer Order Decoupling Poing Acrss the Product Life Cycle

    University essay from Industriell marknadsföring och industriell ekonomi

    Author : Songmei Dong; [2010]
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    Abstract : The concept of the product life cycle is not new, having been described, analyzed and discussed so often in the literature of marketing, management and manufacturing. While its strategic implications have been the subject of much research, little is known about its effect on operational aspects, particularly for product and process design. READ MORE