| dc.contributor.advisor | James Masters. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Taylor, James B. (James Boyd), 1975- | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2005-09-27T17:05:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2005-09-27T17:05:13Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2003 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28571 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2003. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-88). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Supply chain flexibility is introduced and its importance is discussed. This is followed by a review of the flexibility literature in manufacturing, supply chain, economics, strategy, organizational design, and industrial networks. Next, tools for evaluating flexibility are discussed: Decision analysis, decision trees, and real options. Lastly, an analysis of the literature and tools is incorporated into a set of guidelines for dealing with flexibility decisions. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by James B. Taylor. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 88 leaves | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 4325851 bytes | |
| dc.format.extent | 4335559 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | |
| dc.subject | Engineering Systems Division. | en_US |
| dc.title | Managing flexibility in the supply chain | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | M.Eng.in Logistics | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 57466720 | en_US |
