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Reagent usage optimization In high volume diagnostics testing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Company X provides healthcare diagnostics testing services. The company competes in the market by providing cost effective, short turn-around-time (TAT) solutions and a large variety of test selections. Reducing operating ...
Application of rate dependent soil model, MIT-SR, for evaluation of long-term ground movements due to consolidation and creep
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Saturated clays exhibit rate-dependent behavior (i.e. their stress-strain-strength properties are significantly affected by the applied loading rate). This is of great significance for geotechnical projects, particularly ...
Separating signal from noise : material demand forecasting and network simulation in a multi-echelon supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Mismatches between forecasted and actual demand, for construction, repair and maintenance work in a regulated utility, is a growing risk for the performance of the supply chain. High target service levels and high levels ...
Effect of flaw shape and penetrating fluids on hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation in porous material (gypsum)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The need of new energy sources to supply the energy consumption requirements of modern societies, in conjunction with the decrease in the conventional natural reserves of oil and gas and the improvement of the technological ...
Next generation commercial aircraft engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul capacity planning and gap analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
A critical element in maintaining engine safety and in providing post-production service and support of a commercial aircraft engine is the complete worldwide network of maintenance, repair, and overhaul facilities. Matching ...
Inbound supply chain optimization with ship-mode variation in a fixed-capacity fulfillment center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
each of the past two years. In order to scale with expected continued sales growth, Amazon has been investing heavily in its inbound supply chain, where product is received and allocated to various nodes, with cross-dock ...
Near-optimal data-driven approximation schemes for joint pricing and inventory control models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The thesis studies the classical multi-period joint pricing and inventory control problem in a data-driven setting. In the problem, a retailer makes periodic decisions of the prices and inventory levels of an item that the ...
Multiple scattering of microwaves from soil surface and vegetation canopies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
A multiple scattering radiative transfer model is developed for use in global retrieval algorithms of microwave geophysical parameters. This attempts to both improve soil moisture and vegetation attenuation and scattering ...
Turbulence-particle interactions on surfaces
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The physics of adhesion and detachment of particles in ventilation ducts is important to understand and control contaminant and pathogen dispersal indoors. This thesis presents an experimental characterization of parameters ...
Improving lead time setting and on-time delivery commitments under uncertain supply conditions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
As Dell seeks to continually improve customer experience, the company is identifying new and innovative ways to improve on-time delivery. Inventory shortages that occur prior to production account for approximately 35% of ...