Search for dissertations about: "inventory management and customer service"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words inventory management and customer service.

2. 1. Estimating win-win potential between supplier and customer : a model applied within civil jet engine maintenance

   Author : Lars Wikberg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology and Management;

   Abstract : Organisations around the world are today looking for new approaches to maintain or develop competitive advantages, reduce costs, free-up capital and improve quality and service. The traditional customer-supplier relation is characterised by the parties focusing on their own cost reduction, creating win-loose scenarios. READ MORE

4. 2. Coordinated Routing : applications in location and inventory management

   Author : Henrik Andersson; Peter Värbrand; Marielle Christiansen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Optimization; coordinated routing; inventory routing; ship routing; location; decision support; mathematical modeling; Optimization; systems theory; Optimeringslära; systemteori;

   Abstract : Almost everywhere, routing plays an important role in everyday life. This thesis consists of three parts, each studying different applications where routing decisions are coordinated with other decisions. A common denominator in all applications is that an intelligent utilization of a fleet of vehicles is crucial for the performance of the system. READ MORE

5. 3. Multi-Echelon Inventory Control with Consideration of Emissions and Service Differentiation

   Author : Lina Johansson; Produktionsekonomi; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : An increased focus on sustainability and initiatives towards green supply chains raises new challenges for efficient inventory control. This doctoral thesis addresses the consequences some of these initiatives have on the modelling of inventory systems and the resulting policy variables. READ MORE

6. 4. Design and integration aspects of Vendor Managed Inventory systems

   Author : Mikael Ståhl Elvander; Teknisk logistik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : This study looks into a concept of Supply Chain Management that has received a lot of interest in both industry and academia, Vendor Managed Inventory, a concept that changes the traditional order-to-delivery process from having a customer placing orders to a supplier, to instead having the supplier be responsible for placing orders and keeping customer inventory levels within agreed limits. Most previous VMI research has been focusing on retail and grocery supply chains, and has been devoted to comparing the traditional order-todelivery process with the VMI process. READ MORE

7. 5. Allocation decisions and emergency shipments in multi-echelon inventory control

   Author : Christian Howard; Produktionsekonomi; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : The control of inventories is a key issue for achieving efficient management of supply chains. This Licentiate Thesis is devoted to inventory control theory, a subdiscipline within the field of operations research and the management sciences. READ MORE