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Priority queuing for raw material receiving
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
The Amgen Manufacturing Ltd. facility in Juncos, Puerto Rico faces a challenge encountered by manufacturers across industries: How can they make the best use of their existing resources? As production volume and product ...
Developing global inventory and resupply forecasting policies for the vaccines industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Appropriate inventory management is important for many businesses throughout the world. For the vaccines industry, appropriate inventory policies impact both the business' profitability and people's lives. An optimal policy ...
Risk mitigation of pipeline assets through improved corrosion modeling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Infrastructure has to weather the elements and still function. Gas transmission and distribution piping at a utility are no exception. Atmospheric corrosion deteriorates the integrity of the natural gas system, and utilities ...
Complexity cost quantification and modeling for strategic portfolio management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This project explores portfolio management and planning through effectively reducing complexity within operations. We apply this to a major healthcare company (referred to as Company X). The anticipated launch of new ...
Rapid supply chain strategy simulation development for enhanced cross-functional collaboration in high growth environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Like companies from almost every industry, NIKE faces a marketplace that is transitioning toward e-commerce. Over the next five years, retail sales through NIKE.com are anticipated to grow meteorically. For NIKE specifically, ...
Continuous improvement of occupational safety performance in aerospace production systems through collaborative automation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Employee health and safety are a top priority in aerospace manufacturing. As companies increase their production systems capacity in preparation for upcoming rate targets, new opportunities for continuous improvement start ...
Long range planning of manufacturing footprint
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Firms developing an Operations Strategy need to make decisions across a wide spectrum. Within the field of operations strategy, common practice defines the stratification of these decisions into structural and infrastructural ...
Analysis of a diagnostics firm's pre-analytical processes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Quest Diagnostics provides diagnostic information to clinicians, allowing them to make informed decisions on the appropriate course of treatment for their patients. Quest advertises an 8 a.m. next-day turnaround time for ...
Predicting competitor restructuring using machine learning methods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Increasing competition in the defense industry risks contract margin degradation and increases the need for new avenues to margin expansion. One such area of opportunity is take-away bids for under-performing competitor ...
Analysis of robotic systems test methods targeting test resource utilization improvement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
The robotics industry continues to grow rapidly. More industries are moving towards automation and are looking for the robotics industry to support the industry 4.0 movement. Due to a push by consumers, robotics producers ...