Search for dissertations about: "Operations planning and control"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 64 swedish dissertations containing the words Operations planning and control.
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1. Sales and operations planning based on a modularized view of supply chains : Supporting process industries and discrete manufacturing industries
Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to propose a framework for sales and operations planning (S&OP), which is based on a modularized view of supply chains. The framework should support both process industries and discrete manufacturing industries in their quest for performance. READ MORE
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2. Tactical planning in engineer-to-order environments
Abstract : Tactical planning is implemented to balance customer demand and supply capacity within a medium-term and to avoid under- and overcapacity. In engineer-to-order (ETO) environments, under- and overcapacity lead firms to incur substantial costs that can easily wipe out profit margins. READ MORE
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3. Balancing Demand and Supply in Complex Manufacturing Operations: Tactical-Level Planning Processes
Abstract : By balancing medium-term demand and supply, tactical planning enables manufacturing firms to realize strategic, long-term business objectives. However, such balancing in engineer-to-order (ETO) and configured-to-order (CTO) operations, due to the constant pressure of substantial complexity (e.g. READ MORE
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4. The value of information sharing in automotive supply chains: Understanding the role of information utilisation for operations planning and control
Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to provide knowledge about the role of information utilisation in suppliers’ operations planning and control (OPC) processes, for generating value of shared demand-related information in automotive supply chains. To do so, the thesis focuses on information utilisation from three different perspectives: (1) how suppliers utilise shared information; (2) why they utilise the information the way they do; and (3) the effect of the utilisation. READ MORE
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5. Utilisation of shared demand-related information for operations planning and control
Abstract : The purpose of the licentiate thesis is to identify determinants of information utilisation and explore how these determinants impact the utilisation of shared demand-related information in a supplier’s operations planning and control processes. The thesis focuses on direct determinants of information utilisation, as well as direct determinants of information quality (IQ), which in turn impact utilisation. READ MORE