Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain: conceptual redesign of Crude Palm Oil's trading Business Process

The Global Data Synchronization Network in the Consumer Goods Industry: Adoption Framework & Critical Success Factors

Digitalization is revolutionizing the way organizations manage their internal operations. Many of them are still characterized by waste and inefficiencies, however, innovative digital tools are already changing the way large corporations operate in a variety of sectors. One of the fields that still have room for improvement is product data...

Identifying and improving factors causing peak energy consumption of reefers at container terminals: A quantitative study towards root-cause factors and development of improvements thereof

Reefers are refrigerated containers commonly used for transporting perishable goods such as meat, fish, vegetables, and fruit. Due to the growth in reefer usage, energy consumption of reefers at container terminals grows significantly to 40% of the total energy consumption at terminals. When reefers are connected to the electricity grid, peaks...

Visibility in Physical Internet Port: Use-Case Driven Conceptual Design of Information Flows to Track and Trace Modular Containers in Terminal Operating System in PI-Port

This research has proposed a tentative design of information flows on PI embed three PI components: (1) modular containers, (2) open interface web, and (3) global protocols. Through the design, this research has identified potentials of the primary PI elements to resolve current issues in freight logistics (i.e., inefficient space utilization on...

The future of floriculture logistics: A logistic design for the floriculture chain for the year 2025, incorporating feasible trends and developments

Throughout this report a logistic design for the floriculture supply chain from the growers to the buyers of the flower auction is developed to be feasible around the year 2025. Trends and developments in and around the floriculture market as consolidation of transport, shift in customer demand and the Internet of Things are plotted on a hype...

Improving the supply base: A network analysis for a process-based approach

Traditionally, research in supply management has focused on the linear relationship between buyer and supplier (e.g. Chan & Chan, 2004; Hokey, 1994; Rezaei & Ortt, 2012; Sheth & Sharma, 1997) and on the technical issues faced in Supply Chain Management (SCM) (Fisher, 1997). However, as (Kim et al., 2011) and (Bellamy & Basole,...

A Context-Based Sustainability Maturity Model for the Medical Device Manufacturers

Sustainability is seen as the imperative strategy to implement to reach sustained competitive advantage. However, sustainability principles should be incorporated by all the organisations within an industry to reap real long-term benefits. The organisations are expected to rethink their processes from the pre-development phase until the end-of...

Analysing sustainable transport packaging solutions for the home delivery of dry groceries: A case study at PostNL

Logistics plays an import role in e-commerce and so in the online grocery market. This research analysed different transport packaging solutions for the home delivery of dry groceries. Insights into the effects of several transport packaging have been gained. A case study has been applied to PostNL, to find the best alternative for the delivery...

Enhancing the cargo value chain for KLM Cargo with regard to the acceptance process, trucking schedule and data communication: An in-depth case study for Denmark - Amsterdam

In recent years, the playing field of KLM Cargo has become increasingly dynamic and competitive. To remain competitive, KLM Cargo has to improve the delivery performance of the cargo in terms of timeliness and overall quality of the cargo (such as quality of the documentation, packaging, labeling and checks performed), which will reduce re-work ...

Distribution Network Design: An Empirical Study in General Electric Healthcare Service Parts Delivery Network

A distribution network design is of importance to systematically organize the flow of products from supply points to demand points. A distribution network is not only crucial before sales but also after sales because regardless of the initial quality of product, malfunctions occur. These malfunctions need to be repaired by replacing defective...

Vehicle stop time estimation during last mile deliveries: A statistical analysis to increase the accuracy of stop time estimation

This research aims to predict the stop times of vehicles during last mile deliveries. Also, it aims to identify the effects of the most important parameters that influence the stop times. The specific case of DHL Parcel, the Netherlands is used for this purpose. The report also tries to set a standard to estimate the stop times for future...

Order pairing strategies for the Petrol Station Replenishment Problem: A model to find new approaches for pairing orders in a multi–period vehicle routing problem with time windows

This thesis explores the possibilities to improve order allocation for petrol delivery with the aim to lower the travel distances. In this research a simulation model has been designed that can test different order pairing strategies for fuel delivery to petrol stations. The Multi–Period Split Compartment Vehicle Routing Problem with Time...