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Modeling neuroscience patient flow and inpatient bed management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) experiences consistently high demand for its more than 900 inpatient beds. On an average weekday, the hospital admits about 220 patients, with the emergency department (ED) and the ...
Stochastic capacity modeling to support demand/capacity gap planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Capacity strategy has established methods of dealing with uncertainty in future demand. This project advances the concept of capacity strategy under conditions of uncertainty in cases where capacity is the primary source ...
Communication options for protection and control device in Smart Grid applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Increasing use of electricity, interest in renewable energy sources, and need for a more reliable power grid system are some of the many drivers for the concept of the Smart Grid technology. In order to achieve these goals, ...
Forward thinking in reverse : design, implementation, and continuous monitoring of a closed-loop supply chain using optimization, simulation, and dashboard systems to maximize net recovery
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Developed during our recent six-month engagement at Dell-a leading computer manufacturer and services provider with one of the world's leading supply chains--we discuss a network flow-based mixed-integer linear program ...
Creating supply chain visibility : a case study on extending Intel's Unit Level Traceability to customers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In an effort to enable supply chain visibility for Intel products, the Customer Unit Level Traceability (ULT) Program was formed to help extend Intel's ULT capability to the customer level. Increased traceability of Intel ...
Evaluation of the cost impact of ocean freight for outbound logistics from a supply chain perspective
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
The explosion of the mobile phone industry in 1990s and 2000s has introduced more than a billion mobile phones to consumers in the emerging markets of the world. The mobile phone manufacturing industry's increased competition ...
(OR)² : operations research applied to operating room supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is ranked as the top hospital in New England and second nation-wide. It is also the largest hospital in New England; it uses an average of 58 operating rooms, where approximately 150 ...
Predicting rejection rates of electric distribution wood pole assets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Pacific Gas & Electric Companys (PG&E) electric distribution system includes approximately 2.4 million wood utility poles. The Pole Test & Treat (PTT) program at PG&E is responsible for inspecting these poles, prolonging ...
Enabling strategic fulfillment : a decision support tool for fulfillment network optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Dell's Third-Party (3P) Product network uses several different order fulfillment methods, though the determination of which products are fulfilled under which method is not clearly delineated. We have developed a tool to ...
Process management principles for increasing the energy efficiency of manufacturing operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Energy usage is a significant operating cost for manufacturing facilities in the United States, and interest in energy management has been rising of late, 2, 3]. One approach, recommended by the Environmental Protection ...