Essays about: "Lateral Transshipment"
Found 4 essays containing the words Lateral Transshipment.
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1. Stochastic Lateral Transshipment within the Fast Fashion Industry
University essay from KTH/Matematik (Inst.)Abstract : In an industry with highly variable demand and a fickle customer demanding a fast changing supply, quickly responding to the customer becomes crucial for the fast fashion retailer. Using lateral transshipment, one is able to reorganize supply within an echelon of the supply chain to quickly respond to the forecasted demand by looking at shorter more accurate forecasts and act accordingly. READ MORE
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2. An Inventory Management Decision Model for Managing Misplaced Spare Parts at Mycronic
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell ekonomiAbstract : There are currently many spare parts in the Mycronic global supply chain which are wrongly stored in various local warehouses, even though the Mycronic stocking policy indicates they should be stored elsewhere. This results in increased inventory carrying costs and decreased inventory turnover ratio. READ MORE
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3. Applying a model for lateral transshipments in fast-fashion retail
University essay from KTH/Industriell ManagementAbstract : The highly variable demand of fast fashion causes retailers in the industry to face large uncertainties when allocating initial inventory batches across multiple locations. Further into the selling season, inventory imbalances might arise as an effect of deviations from expected demand. READ MORE
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4. Mathematical Modeling of Inventory Control Systems with Lateral Transshipments
University essay from Lunds universitet/ProduktionsekonomiAbstract : This master thesis is about the mathematical modeling of an inventory control system. The system is a single-echelon two-location system with one type of item. The locations replenish from a supplier that is assumed to have an ample stock. READ MORE