Carton-Mix Optimization for Walmart.com Distribution Centers
Walmart requested the research to be conducted to find a way to minimize the operating costs of the companys distribution centers. There was the first research study conducted, and it was not successful because the result of the research was not simple enough for the companys decision-makers to comprehend. The management-research hierar
Management-Research Hierarchy
A. Management Dilemma
The operational costs at the distribution centers must be minimized to maintain profitability.
B. Management Questions
How can we minimize operating costs at distribution centers?
C. Research Questions
Should the number of carton sizes be increased or decreased?
Should the dimensions of each carton size be changed?
Should the carton volume be r
Carton-Mix Optimization for Walmart.com Distribution Centers
Walmart conducted research with the purpose for efficiently serving its online retail business by optimizing the number of carton sizes and minimizing total order-fulfillment cost, which is comprised of material, shipping, and labor costs. However, its first attempt was not successful because the corporation's managers could not compr
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Cognitive Considerations
cognitive differences between children and adult language acquisition
- children: not yet in formal operational stage
- lateralization hypothesis: adult: dominance of the left hemisphere
- children: amazingly tolerant of cognitive ambiguities
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3D printing
3D printing or additive manufacturing (AM) refers to any of the various processes for printing a three-dimensional object. Primarily additive processes are used, in which successive layers of material are laid down under computer control. These objects can be of almost any shape or geometry, and are produced from a 3D model or other electronic data source.
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IB Strategies based on 4P
In France and China
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Product strategy
Emphasized ladyishness
☞Hired talented designers and staffs from local
Round and spherical shape of containers symbolized ladyishness
☞container design grabbed women’s attention
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Price strategy
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The camera is moving toward an Indian city. We are high and far away, only the sound of the wind as we grow nearer and nearer, and through the passing clouds these words appear:
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L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
by Brian Helgeland
Based on the novel by James Ellroy
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November 16, 1995
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FADE IN:
OVER the opening strains of "I LOVE YOU, CALIFORNIA," a
MONTAGE: a mixture of headlines, newsreel footage and
live action. Economy Booming! Postwar Optimism! L.A.:
City of the Future! But most prominent among them:
GANGLAND! Police photographers document crime scenes.