Browsing Management Sciences by Subject "Transportation"

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Carrier Managed Transportation in Supply Chain Management

Liu, Jie (University of Waterloo, 2011-08-30)

Logistics Transportation is an indispensable step that connects production, storage, and the final customers. Plenty of previous research has been done to achieve the goals such as low cost, high accuracy in timing, good ...
Coordinating the Optimal Discount Schedules of Supplier and Carrier

Ke, Ginger Yi (University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)

Transportation is important in making supply chain decisions. With the careful consideration of transportation expenses, the performance of each supply chain member, as well as the entire supply chain, could be improved ...
Facility Location and Transportation in Two Free Trade Zones

Matuk, Tiffany Amber (University of Waterloo, 2010-11-29)

In any supply chain, the location of facilities and the routing of material are important decisions that contribute a significant amount of costs, lowering a corporation's overall profits. These choices become more important ...
An Inventory Routing Problem with Cross-Docking

Pourhossein, Forough (University of Waterloo, 2014-08-22)

This thesis concerns inventory-transportation tradeoffs in which a number of suppliers serve multiple customers, each ordering several product types. The goal is to design optimal routes to satisfy the customers’ demands. ...