Date of Award
2013
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
Keywords
Applied sciences, Logisitcs, Industrial engineering, Management, Container management, Packaging
Supervisor
Tam, Edwin
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
This thesis is focused on finding solutions able to maximize logistics processes efficiency and reduce the impact of transportation on the environment at the same time. The main purposes of the research have been two: finding strategies and methodologies for the reduction of the standard container management complexity and the development of a model for the selection of the optimal container solution both from an economic and environmental perspective. The model has been implemented into a tool able to automate all the computations and evaluations. The outputs of the model/tool have been operationally validated using data from Chrysler and Fiat operations. The results have illustrated the consistency with real industrial applications and the importance to use a multi criteria decision making model, like the one developed, to select the optimal solution when the interaction of several parameters make it difficult to predict the overall result.
Recommended Citation
Caratti, Andrea, "Material Logistics Management: Strategies and Methodologies Development for Economic and Environmental Optimization" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4962.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/4962