Implementing Supply Routing Optimization in a Make-to-Order Manu...

Courtesy MIT Sloan Publications  Fri, 08/15/2008 - 14:12

Dell's supply chain for desktops involves Asian vendors shipping components by sea to several U.S. plants. While suppliers are responsible for shipping enough inventory, Dell can re-route and expedite their shipments while in transit and also transfer on-hand inventory in order to balance supply across sites.

This paper describes the development, implementation and impact of the process and optimization-based control system now used by Dell to address this supply routing challenge for its US-bound monitors.

This new methodology is estimated...

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