From plant to dealer : improving route optimization for outbound vehicle distribution at an automobile manufacturer

From plant to dealer : improving route optimization for outbound vehicle distribution at an automobile manufacturer

Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division; in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, September 2012.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Katcoff, Elizabeth
Other Authors:	David Simchi-Levi, and Don Rosenfield.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng
Published:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2013
Subjects:	Sloan School of Management. Engineering Systems Division. Leaders for Global Operations Program.
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77476

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