2010:013 CIV
MASTER'S THESIS
Evaluating distribution
centers in a global supply
chain
A case study at Cargotec Sweden, MacGREGOR Cranes
Eric Åström
Magnus
Öhgren
Luleå University of Technology
MSc Programmes in Engineering
Industrial Business Administration
Department of Business Administration and Social Sciences
Division of Industrial Logistics
,2010:013 CIV - ISSN: 1402-1617 - ISRN: LTU-EX--10/013- -SE
,"Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts."
Albert Einstein
, Acknowledgement
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our mentors, Mikael Hägglund and Mats
Saltehag at Cargotec Sweden, MacGREGOR Cranes for their support and guidance. We also
would like to express gratitude to the whole production department for the great
atmosphere and the many laughs. Peter Wallström at Luleå University of Technology has
been a great support for us and we thank you for your guidance and valuable thoughts.
Finally we would like to thank each other for writing this thesis, without our profound
knowledge this would not have been possible.
Örnsköldsvik, December, 2009.
Eric Åström Magnus Öhgren
ii
MASTER'S THESIS
Evaluating distribution
centers in a global supply
chain
A case study at Cargotec Sweden, MacGREGOR Cranes
Eric Åström
Magnus
Öhgren
Luleå University of Technology
MSc Programmes in Engineering
Industrial Business Administration
Department of Business Administration and Social Sciences
Division of Industrial Logistics
,2010:013 CIV - ISSN: 1402-1617 - ISRN: LTU-EX--10/013- -SE
,"Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts."
Albert Einstein
, Acknowledgement
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our mentors, Mikael Hägglund and Mats
Saltehag at Cargotec Sweden, MacGREGOR Cranes for their support and guidance. We also
would like to express gratitude to the whole production department for the great
atmosphere and the many laughs. Peter Wallström at Luleå University of Technology has
been a great support for us and we thank you for your guidance and valuable thoughts.
Finally we would like to thank each other for writing this thesis, without our profound
knowledge this would not have been possible.
Örnsköldsvik, December, 2009.
Eric Åström Magnus Öhgren
ii
