Thesis: M. Eng. in Supply Chain Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Supply Chain Management Program, May, 2020 / Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-58). / Companies spend significant resources on digital transformation projects that do not always meet expectations. This thesis contends that these projects fail or fall short because organizations do not consider the three fundamental flows of a supply chain; material, information, and payment. To address the issue, this thesis develops a lens to identify mismatches between material, information, and payment flows, and applies this lens to putaways and the post goods receipt process in the US Army's supply chain. The thesis identifies an increased risk of loss for putaways confirmed before physical movement could take place, and confirmations that occurred after seven days. The thesis recommends measuring putaway time as a key performance indicator and establishing a two duty-day key performance standard, which would hypothetically lead to a reduced rate of loss. With respect to the post goods receipt process, it was found that a failure to confirm goods receipt led to the creation of millions of dollars in phantom inventory and late payments. This thesis recommends allowing customers to pay for material even if intermediate digitized information flows were not confirmed. It also recommends monitoring material available to be received so that leaders can spot and address errors. By considering the three fundamental flows of a supply chain, digital transformation practitioners can achieve better results. / by Michael Sean Smith. / M. Eng. in Supply Chain Management / M.Eng.inSupplyChainManagement Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Supply Chain Management Program
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/127100 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Smith, Michael Sean,M. Eng.Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| Contributors | Chris Caplice., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Supply Chain Management Program., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Supply Chain Management Program |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | M.I.T. Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 58 pages, application/pdf |
| Rights | MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided., http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 |
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