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dc.contributor.advisorDonald Rosenfield and Thomas W. Eagar.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSlivinskiy, Andrey Len_US
dc.contributor.otherLeaders for Manufacturing Program.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-11-08T16:51:44Z
dc.date.available2006-11-08T16:51:44Z
dc.date.copyright2005en_US
dc.date.issued2005en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34865
dc.descriptionThesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2005.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 73).en_US
dc.description.abstractIn the face of growing competition in the Tantalum business, H.C.Starck's management is minimizing the delivery time for custom-made capacitor-grade tantalum wire products. H.C. Starck, Inc., Newton, Massachusetts faces challenges in its production environment to meet customer demand in an effective manner. Specific challenges include poor forecasting abilities, variation in customer demand, long component lead time, and expensive components. For this study, the desired delivery time reduction is to be achieved by establishing intermediate inventory buffers, setting appropriate inventory targets in an order-up-to-level inventory management model that considers sources of variation, time requirements, and customer service goals. We addressed a number of goals. First, we tied demand variability into traditional demand- focused models. Second, we develop more standardized and simplified inventory targets. Finally, we develop a production scheduling system that smoothes production, simplifies the scheduling process, and helps in achieving desired customer service level and the inventory targets.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Andrey L. Slivinskiy.en_US
dc.format.extent73 p.en_US
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dc.format.extent5640085 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subjectSloan School of Management.en_US
dc.subjectMaterials Science and Engineering.en_US
dc.subjectLeaders for Manufacturing Program.en_US
dc.titleDelivery optimization for a make to order custom wire millen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.B.A.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentLeaders for Manufacturing Program at MITen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
dc.contributor.departmentSloan School of Management
dc.identifier.oclc63676333en_US


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