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  1. 1. Supply Chain Management: Increasing Performance and Coordination in a Sales & Operations Planning Context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Jacob Knutsson; Theodor Jener; [2023]
    Keywords : S OP; Strategy; Inventory; Operations; Strategic alignment; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Alfa Laval’s business unit Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger uses Sales and Operations Planning to balance supply with demand to ensure profitable growth. Currently, the business unit is experiencing inefficiencies as they fail to execute the plans from Sales and Operations Planning. READ MORE

  3. 2. Improving Capital Employed of Indirect Material in Stock within the Process Industry : A Case Study on the Relationship Between Working Capital Optimization and Inventory Management

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Emma Bevin; [2022]
    Keywords : Working Capital; Indirect Material; Performance Management; Inventory Management; Supply Chain Uncertainty; Rörelsekapital; Indirekt material; Prestationsledning; Lagerhantering; Osäkerhet i försörjningskedjan;

    Abstract : It is essential for companies within the process industry to obtain sufficient inventory of indirect material to gain supply chain resilience. Yet, a capital-intensive company that lack efficient inventory management can generate high levels of tied-up capital. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Circular Fashion Economy : A Case Study on the Role of Unsold Apparel in Circular Strategies

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : David Jansson; Victoria Sjöbohm; [2022]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Circular Strategies; Deadstock; Drivers and Barriers; Excess Inventory; Fashion; Cirkulär ekonomi; cirkulära strategier; deadstock; drivkrafter och barriärer; överlager; mode;

    Abstract : The fashion industry is one of the most heavily polluting industries in the world. The industry has traditionally operated through the linear economy utilizing a take-make-waste supply chain. The appearance of the circular economy has provided the fashion industry with the opportunity to change its business models to more circular alternatives. READ MORE

  5. 4. Weakness Identification of Excess Inventory Based on Business Process Models : A Case Study with Business Process Modelling and Weakness Identification

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Informationssystem

    Author : Hongyu He; [2020]
    Keywords : Business Process; Business Process Modelling; Business Process Models; Weakness Identification; Excess Inventory;

    Abstract : With development and impact of ICT, the method of work in many organizations has been becoming more collaborative and communicative, under which a number of organizations start to take corresponding strategies to achieve business goals and create more values. Managing Business Process is an effective and efficient way to improve productivity and performance of business activities from an organizational level. READ MORE

  6. 5. Circularity in ICT Supply Chain Management : Assessing material efficiency in inventory management for circularity at Ericsson

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Tove Karlsson; Lovisa Torfgård; [2020]
    Keywords : Circular economy; Sustainability; ICT products; Rework; Reuse; Modularization; Excess inventory; Barriers to improved inventory management;

    Abstract : In the currently dominating linear economy, there is a strong focus on the forward supply of products, where products and materials are being replaced and wasted at an increasing pace. In addition to this, there are products not even reaching customers, being scrapped as a result of them being excess in inventories. READ MORE