Road Freight Transport Tender Automation

Transport Tender is a consultancy company advising clients how to plan their logistic activities. Its focus is on road freight transport within Europe. In processes called tenders, the actual prices of new potential carriers are calculated for the shipments of the client of e.g. the last one or two years. Based on these prices, different sets of...

On Cost Reduction in Unilever's Supply Chain and the Interpretation and Implementation thereof

Unilever is the market leader in the fast moving consumer goods industry. It is constantlyseeking ways to effectively use its resources. The company approached me and requested a decision tool which could determine the 'switch-over' point between single and double stacking of pallets (the so-called stacking configuration). The model was to...

The created value of an Urban Consolidation Centre differentiated in last-mile and network-associated value

The last few miles when transporting goods are often the most expensive. This is called the `Lastmile' and is under increasing attention in literature and with decision makers. In addition to being expensive the last mile frequently runs through urban areas and contributes to local pollution and congestion. One possible method to increase...

Line pipe logistics

Logistics Transition Plan for Heineken Ethiopia

Nowadays organizations are persistently searching for ways to enhance their performance and to stay competitive in their business sectors. Ambrosino and Grazia (2005, p23) mentioned that ‘‘all companies which aim to be competitive in the market have to pay attention to their organization considering their entire supply chain.” However, at some...

Improving operations in the SSDZ materials supply chain: Decision enhancement in Dutch medical diagnostics logistics

The field of Dutch medical diagnostics is changing. New regulations and competition create a need for optimization of the business processes. The logistics in the medical diagnostics business have to meet demands from both the clients and the medical labs. Because of these strict demands, decisions on big changes are difficult. A lack of...

Multidisciplinaire zorg voor kwetsbare ouderen: Ontwerp en capaciteitsbepaling van een poliklinisch proces in het Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis

The Reinier de Graaf Hospital in Delft has concluded that care for frail elderly with impaired mobility is not always optimal. Due to multimorbidity, traditional monodisciplinary care is not the best possible care. The Reinier de Graaf Hospital set out to improve their care process to serve the frail elderly best. It was found that the target...

Designing Express Networks with Multi-Agent Modelling

The ORTEC Consulting Group (OCG) advises express service providers on efficient network design. A part of the challenge to this design is the hub location problem (HLP). The HLP consists of selecting optimal locations for large sorting centres (hubs) from a range of smaller sorting centres (depots) to which the rest of these depots can connect....

Design of a mobile depot for TNT Express

In cities throughout the world, and Europe in particular, the centers are being freed form motorized transport. The main reasons are reducing noize, emissions and congestion on the roads, creating a much more pleasant urban environmment. For TNT Express these developments pose problems for their deliveries and pickups, but as a very...

The redesign of the logistical system of Schiphol Airport Retail

The logistics department of Schiphol Airport Retail supplies 14 shops behind custom gates on Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. This research describes improvements to the shop supply system with the use of demand forecast and decoupling moments.

Dynamic Gubbar System: Support tool for exercises in disaster management logistics

The goal of disaster management is to deploy the scarce amount of resources as effectively as possible. Exercises are needed, because disasters occur seldom while the logistical chain of disaster management is very complex. Currently the two most important support tools for these are EmergoTrain System (from Swedish institute KMC) and ISEE (from...

Demand Planning: Analysis and improvement of the demand planning process at a pharmaceutical organization

Master thesis project on the application of a systems approach to improve organizational performance. The demand planning process at a pharmaceutical company is analyzed to identify the root causes for the low performance levels at their local sales organizations. These root causes are translated into a redesign of the demand planning system to...

Coordination for Agents with Freedom of Choice

Autonomous, self-interested agents have to construct plans for their activities. Together, these plans form a joint plan in the multi-agent system the agents are part of. Merging the plans of these agents is not guaranteed to be successful as their plans might conflict. Hence, we require some form of coordination that enables agents to plan for...

Maintaining the management of maintenance logistics: Detecting and analyzing process instability in a closed-loop supply chain

KLM’s Components Services is responsible for availability of repairable aircraft components for KLM and third party airliners; on behalf of planned and unplanned maintenance. Repairable aircraft components are interchangeable. Hence the realization of components availability includes monitoring components flowing through a continuous cycle that...

Logistiek bij boortunnel Groene Hart: Een onderzoek naar de invloed van de logistieke processen in de tunnel op de veiligheid tijdens de bouw en de voortgang van de TBM

De Boortunnel Groene Hart maakt deel uit van de Hogesnelheidslijn-Zuid (HSL-Zuid. De ruim zeven kilometer lange boortunnel wordt aangelegd door het Groene Hart, tussen de plaatsen Leiderdorp en Hazerswoude-Dorp. De tunnel wordt aangelegd als een zogenaamde monotube, dat wil zeggen een grote diameter (14,5 meter) tunnel met twee rijrichtingen Bij...

Ondergronds distributiecentrum MTC Valburg

In het stedelijk Knooppunt Arnhem-Nijmegen wordt gewerkt aan de ontwikkeling van een multimodaal transportcentrum (MTC) Valburg. Het MTC Valburg is een samenhangend concept waarbinnen verschillende logistieke en daarvan afgeleide functies zijn gekoppeld aan vervoer per trein, over de weg en over water. Door deze functies op een locatie met...

Problemen binnen het bakkentransport in de natte waterbouw

Onderzoek naar de inzet van materieel voor het transport van stenen over water, ten behoeve van de bouw van een golfbreker. Vanuit de praktijk (Boskalis) is de vraag gekomen om het bakkentransportproces, zoals dat plaatsvindt bij de bouw van offshore golfbrekers, nader te bestuderen. De reden daarvan is, dat de berekende productie met behulp van...