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Managing flexibility in the supply chain

Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-88). / Supply chain flexibility is introduced and its importance is discussed. This is followed by a review of the flexibility literature in manufacturing, supply chain, economics, strategy, organizational design, and industrial networks. Next, tools for evaluating flexibility are discussed: Decision analysis, decision trees, and real options. Lastly, an analysis of the literature and tools is incorporated into a set of guidelines for dealing with flexibility decisions. / by James B. Taylor. / M.Eng.in Logistics

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/28571
Date January 2003
CreatorsTaylor, James B. (James Boyd), 1975-
ContributorsJames Masters., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division.
PublisherMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Source SetsM.I.T. Theses and Dissertation
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format88 leaves, 4325851 bytes, 4335559 bytes, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf
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