Using value stream mapping to improve documentation processes in the biopharmacutical industry
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Author(s)
Ford, Rebecca (Rebecca Lynn)
Advisor(s)
Charles L. Cooney and Don Rosenfield.
Date Issued
2010
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
This thesis describes how a 55% reduction in error rate and a 92% decrease in cycle-time were achieved in a batch production records process in a biotech manufacturing facility by utilization of value-stream mapping. The project focuses on careful analysis of the current state of a batch production record review process, including an in-depth value stream map, to identify sources of rework and waste in the current process. Analysis of the value stream map led to the recommendation of real-time review of the documentation by Quality Assurance and Manufacturing on the production floor, enabling significant cycle-time and error rate improvements.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2010.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-67).
Subjects
Sloan School of Management.
Chemical Engineering.
Leaders for Global Operations Program.
MIT Department
Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
Sloan School of Management
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