Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01276, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Mohamed Ismail, Mohamed Wahab (Ryerson University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Changes in weather affect not only daily lives but also pose financial risks to businesses by influencing_x000D_
consumer demand for many products. Retailers are encouraged to place orders for weather-sensitive products_x000D_
long before a season starts, but history has shown that unexpected weather patterns (an abnormally mild winter,_x000D_
for example) can result in significant drops in demand, leading to huge losses for companies and impacting_x000D_
overall economic activity. For example, a below-normal temperature will cause a higher-than-normal inventory_x000D_
level in its weather-sensitive products. It is well understood in supply chain management that inventory of the_x000D_
wrong product in the wrong place at the wrong time costs money. Therefore the company requires a model that_x000D_
could determine the relationship between the demand for the product and temperature. Using this model, the_x000D_
company would benefit from determining demand and maintaining the optimal on-shelf availability for_x000D_
customers while maintaining capacity and safety stock requirements at its distribution centers., program purpose french : Changes in weather affect not only daily lives but also pose financial risks to businesses by influencing_x000D_
consumer demand for many products. Retailers are encouraged to place orders for weather-sensitive products_x000D_
long before a season starts, but history has shown that unexpected weather patterns (an abnormally mild winter,_x000D_
for example) can result in significant drops in demand, leading to huge losses for companies and impacting_x000D_
overall economic activity. For example, a below-normal temperature will cause a higher-than-normal inventory_x000D_
level in its weather-sensitive products. It is well understood in supply chain management that inventory of the_x000D_
wrong product in the wrong place at the wrong time costs money. Therefore the company requires a model that_x000D_
could determine the relationship between the demand for the product and temperature. Using this model, the_x000D_
company would benefit from determining demand and maintaining the optimal on-shelf availability for_x000D_
customers while maintaining capacity and safety stock requirements at its distribution centers., agreement title english : Investigating the effect of weather on consumer demand in Loblaw's supply chain, agreement title french : Investigating the effect of weather on consumer demand in Loblaw's supply chain, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada