Optimizing the planning and logistic of IBC usage in pharmaceutical industry

• Main Author: Chen, Xiaowen
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Manufacturing
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60531
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study studies the planning and logistics issues for a pharmaceutical company ABC concerning Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs), which are expensive equipment used to contain and transport raw materials and semi-finished products. Due to the high price of IBCs, company ABC sought to minimize th...