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1. 1. Sustainable bread supply chains in Sweden : examining scenarios for reducing or lowering the impact of surplus bread

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Fanny Sturén; [2023]
   Keywords : food waste quantification; bread take-back agreements TBA ; supply chain; food waste hierarchy; sustainable food system; food donations Swedish University;

   Abstract : Food waste has significant environmental, social, and economic implications, demanding actions toward a sustainable food system. In Sweden's bread supply chain, approximately 14% of produced bread is wasted, with 9% attributed to unsold bread in stores. READ MORE

3. 2. Enhancing Stock Management Efficiency at Excillum AB

   University essay from KTH/Produktionsutveckling

   Author : Clive Carvalho; [2023]
   Keywords : Safety Stock; Inventory Management; Stock Management; EOQ; Order Quantity; Reorder Point; Inventory Optimisation; Inventory control; MTO; Customer order time; Lead time; Demand; Säkerhetslager; Lagerhantering; Lagerhantering; EOQ; Orderkvantitet; Återbeställningspunkt; Lageroptimering; Lagerkontroll; MTO; Kundordertid; Ledtid; Efterfrågan;

   Abstract : This thesis work aims to improve the stock management system of Excillum AB, a Stockholm-based company that specializes in high-performance X-ray sources. The current stock management system has limitations, resulting in gaps when managing the inventory. READ MORE

4. 3. Machine learning based inventory optimization respecting supplier order line fees

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Mindaugas Varkalys; [2021]
   Keywords : Machine learning; inventory management; order line fee; supply chain; Min Max inventory management method;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses an inventory management problem of what, when and how many products should be ordered from the supplier applying order line fees. Order line fee is a fixed fee which the company pays to the supplier per every ordered product not depending on the ordered quantity. READ MORE

5. 4. Streamlining the Ordering Process: A Case Study of Alfa Laval

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Sebastian Åsberg; Gustav Sjöblom; [2021]
   Keywords : Ordering Process; Item Classification; Inventory Management; Alfa Laval; JEEVES; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Background One of Alfa Laval’s factories in Lund, LA, has noticed that up to 50% of all order proposals suggested by their ERP system JEEVES is considered to be irrelevant and are subsequently disregarded by the purchasers. Consequently, many purchasers disregard the parameters in JEEVES that control what proposals get suggested and instead order on “gut-feeling” and personal experience. READ MORE

6. 5. Causes of the bullwhip effect : A study of the bullwhip effect in the Volvo Group Service Market Logistics’ supply chain

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Logistik- och kvalitetsutveckling

   Author : Klara Dahlin; Oscar Säfström; [2021]
   Keywords : logistics; aftermarket; spare part logistics; supply chain; logistics management; bullwhip effect; the bullwhip effect; bullwhip; service market logistics; inventory; orders; demand; amplification; upstream; Forrester effect; root causes; information transparency; logistics and supply chain management; root causes of the bullwhip effect; eliminate the bullwhip effect; reduce the bullwhip effect; eliminate; reduce; logistik; bullwhip-effekten; bullwhipeffekten; Forrestereffekten; bullwhip; försörjningskedja; logistik och supply chain management; eftermarknad; reservdelar; informationsdelning; rotorsaker; bullwhipeffektens rotorsaker; eliminera bullwhipeffekten; reducera bullwhipeffekten; reducera; eliminera; bullwhip effekten;

   Abstract : The bullwhip effect is defined as an upstream amplification of demand variability and has received interest within multinational companies for decades. As early as in the 1950’s, Forrester (1958) discussed what is today known as the bullwhip effect, which has a negative impact on the customer service, costs, and inventory investment in a supply chain (Lee et al. READ MORE