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Where India fits within Flextronics global supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This project focuses on Flextronics International manufacturing strategy regarding its global supply chain design, and its export strategy from India. It also focuses on the application of the Flextronics case to the ...
Life cycle cost modeling of automotive paint systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Vehicle coating is an important component of automotive manufacturing. The paint shop constitutes the plurality of initial investment in an automotive assembly plant, consumes the majority of energy used in the plant's ...
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, ...
Networking vendor strategy and competition and their impact on enterprise network design and implementation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
While a significant amount of literature exists that discuss platform strategies used by general IT vendors, less of it has to do with corporate networking technology vendors specifically. However, many of the same strategic ...
Commercial technology transfer optimization for drug substance process development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Commercial technology transfer for biopharmaceuticals is the process of transferring process and product knowledge between process development and manufacturing organizations to achieve product realization. This process ...
Performance modeling of human-machine interfaces using machine learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
As the popularity of online retail expands, world-class electronic commerce (e-commerce) businesses are increasingly adopting collaborative robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to enhance fulfillment efficiency ...
A decision system for routing returned product to the optimal recovery channel
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Dell, a leading computer manufacturer, must deal with systems returned from its customers. Historically, it has refurbished most of its returned systems for resale on its Dell Outlet website. While this has provided high ...
Total supply chain cost model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Sourcing and outsourcing decisions have taken on increased importance within Teradyne to improve efficiency and competitiveness. This project delivered a conceptual framework and a software tool to analyze supply chain ...
Reducing variability in a semiconductor manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The main drivers in today's flash memory business are low cost and flexibility. Low cost requires high tool utilizations, whereas flexibility and ability to respond quickly to changing customer demands require short ...
Equipment protective capacity optimization using discrete event simulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Assembly and Test Manufacturing (ATM) at Intel faces new challenges caused by increased competition, cost pressure, and segmented markets. These forces combine to present ATM with increasing line items and processes in the ...