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The Effect Of Stretch Wrap Pre-Stretch On Unitized Load Containment, Evan A. Cernokus
The Effect Of Stretch Wrap Pre-Stretch On Unitized Load Containment, Evan A. Cernokus
Master's Theses
There are three main factors affecting the stability of a palletized load that is unitized by a stretch wrapping mechanism. These factors include the type of unitized load, wrapping configuration and shipping method. The wrapping configuration is determined on the basis of the type of unitized load and shipping method. For this study, the aforementioned components were referred to as the package, the product, and the distribution environment. These components come together to make up a stretch wrapping system. The package corresponds to the stretch wrap film that is packaging the unitized load and pallet. The product corresponds to the …
An Integrated Framework For Configurable Product Assortment Planning, Seyed Ali Taghavi Behbahani
An Integrated Framework For Configurable Product Assortment Planning, Seyed Ali Taghavi Behbahani
Wayne State University Dissertations
A manufacturer's assortment is the set of products or product configurations that the company builds and offers to its customers. While the literature on assortment planning is growing in recent years, it is primarily aimed at non-durable retail and grocery products. In this study, we develop an integrated framework for strategic assortment planning of configurable products, with a focus on the highly complex automotive industry. The facts that automobiles are highly configurable (with the number of buildable configurations running into thousands, tens of thousands, and even millions) with relatively low sales volumes and the stock-out rates at individual dealerships (even …