This study is inspired by an empty container allocation problem that is related to the management of importing or exporting empty containers in anticipation of future requirements or in response to reduce the redundancy at the port, respectively. We consider the problem to be a non-standard inventory problem with positive and negative demands at the [...]
Inventory effect on supply chain
Supply chain management addresses the management of materials and information across the entire chain from suppliers to producers,distributors, retailers, and customers. In the past few decades, scholars gave ample attention about the impact of inventory on Supply Chain Management (SCM). Roughly speaking, research on supply chain management has been mainly focused on three major issues. [...]
Project: Demand Forecasting at Alfa Laval
Title: Demand Forecasting: A study at Alfa Laval in Lund Accurate forecasting is a real problem at many companies and that includes Alfa Laval in Lund. Alfa Laval experiences problems forecasting for future raw material demand. Management is aware that the forecasting methods used today can be improved or replaced by others. A change could [...]
On Logistics in the Strategy of the Firm
The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the role of logistics in the strategy of the firm. Leading to this purpose are empirical observations of firms that manage to grow under sustained profitability, by the means of logistics.The clothing retailers H&M and Inditex manage to pursue strategies of growth under sustained profitability. [...]
Evaluation the Supply Chain of Plymovent AB
Corporations have turned increasingly to global sources for their supplies. This globalization of supply has forced companies to look for more effective ways to coordinate the flow of materials into and out of the company. This Master Thesis is a part of PlymoVent’s business to customer plot, with the aim to investigate how the consumers [...]
Packaging effects on logistics activities: A study at ROL International
Packaging has a major impact on the activities performed in a logistical value chain. Packaging can improve or decrease the efficiency of the outbound logistics process. It is therefore important to consider the activities and the value that they add to the overall process. ROL International is a Swedish store interior manufacturer that design, produce [...]
Project Management and PRINCE2 Methodology
Purpose: To analyze the structured, generic and process based approach to project management. • To address the key research question: Is the generic and structured approach the ultimate solution for effective project management and the success of projects? • To explore how the organizations can better implement the generic and structured methodology according to their [...]
Merge in Transit, a distribution method in the industrial environment
The rapid changes confronted by the world economy in the last years have had a notable impact on the procedures adopted for the commercial business on a global basis. The increased number of sales transactions arising from internationalisation and globalisation processes is requiring a greater attention to the logistics services procedures. Companies are searching efficient [...]
Management information systems in process-oriented healthcare organisations
The aim of this thesis work was to develop a management information system model for process-oriented healthcare organisations. The study explores two questions: “What kinds of requirements do healthcare managers place on information systems?” and “How can the work and information systems of healthcare managers and care providers be incorporated into process-oriented healthcare organisations?” The [...]
BUSINESS PLAN: Import, Export and Car Trading Company
Being entrepreneurial is pathly being creative. This Master thesis presents a business plan of BEFCO Trading Ltd geared towards solving a problem in the Cameroonian Economy. The English speaking Cameroonians of South West and North West provinces of Cameroon are presently underserved with car sales offerings as there is presently no registered Company in this [...]