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Case Studies/Classroom Exercises

Case Study/ExerciseDescription
Port of Tacoma Trucking CongestionThis case outlines the problems associated with the short-haul truck queues that develop at the Port of Tacoma when shipping terminals make containers from offloading ships available for transport to warehouses or rail connections.
Safeway - "Trash to Cash"This case study documents the Auburn, WA Safeway Distribution enter and the innovative recycling efforts that have resulted in a positive cashflow.
OfficeMax DC ConsolidationIn 2007, with the beginning of the economic downturn, OfficeMax began a review of overall cost structure relative to supply chain and customer fulfillment on a national basis. This case documents the processes involved in the consolidation of 2 Distribution Centers.
Carolina Sporting GoodsThis case study looks at the decisions involved in determining whether a warehouse should be private, public, or managed by a 3PL provider.
Port of Nhava ShevaThis case study will allow challenge students to look at different modes of traasportation and transportation routing.
Port of Tacoma "Boom or Bust"The Port of Tacoma in Washington State is undergoing some difficult times - container traffic is down and competitors are nipping at their heels! This case study will allow students to look at a variety of factors and reecommend a long-term business strategy for the port.
Darigold ReengineeringIn the 1990's Darigold started the "Perfect Order Project" to improve customer service and drive down unit costs  by eliminating cuts, substitutions and damages from all orders, and ensuring that everything was properly documented.  This case examines the problem and possible solutions.
Northern Triangle RecreationThis case study looks at a typical distributor and recommendations to increase profitability, reduce costs, to be more competitive against their major competitors.  
Detention LimitedThis case study looks at warehousing options in China.
Warehouse PerformanceA well known local business is having efficiency problems or at least management believes so. They task you to determine which location was the slowest and what items need to be measured to determine location efficiency.
Elgiganten ElectronicsElgiganten, a central Nordic warehouse in Jönköping, Sweden distributes over 4000 products to the group’s 247 megastores in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, and also fulfills the rapidly growing volume of direct-to-customer orders. The recent e-business boom in electronics poses significant order fulfillment challenges.
Managing the 'Cool Chain'Documents a benchmark study of cold chain operations for a shipment of turkeys between the U.S. and China. The study was designed to better understand some of the challenges that shippers face when exporting perishable products from the U.S. to China.
Monitoring the "Cool Chain"The safety of our global food supply depends on a properly maintained and monitored cold chain. Cold chain failures contribute to the increased perishability of food and drug products, as well as the increased risk of food contamination and foodborne disease. The lack of an adequate cold chain also contributes to increased food waste -- an especially critical problem in many developing countries. In this case, we explore the cold chain requirements of perishable food and drug products, as well as strategies for monitoring their temperatures as they move across the cold chain.
AerotropolisWe often forget that the ability to move a parts and components around the world is both enabled -- and limited -- by a network of transportation and logistical infrastructures. Advances such as multimodal logistics, just-in-time manufacturing, and make-to-order products are made possible because a seamless logistical network enables parts and components to flow across the supply chain with a minimum of "red lights." In this case, we explore a new infrastructure called the aerotropolis that is promising to revolutionize not only logistics but the way we live. In 2011, Time Magazine named the aerotropolis as one of 120 ideas that will change the world. We focus here on the impact that the aerotropolis will have on logistics and supply chains.

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