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An analysis of incentive strategies for single-source suppliers to drive cost reduction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
An organization's decision on which aspects of its operations to outsource represents a key, strategic issue that should be based on maximizing performance throughout the entire value chain. In certain instances strategic ...
Monitoring and evaluating reorder point system performance : a cost-weighted approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Organizations are quickly realizing the need to leverage data and analytics to stay one step ahead of the competition as fast-paced global markets continue to emerge and grow and the world becomes increasingly complex. ...
Applying Critical Chain to improve the management of uncertainty in projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
In an ever intensifying global competitive market, the management of projects, particularly product development efforts, increasingly is one of the few areas which can produce a sustained competitive advantage. Firms that ...
Product development process modeling and analysis of digital wireless telephones
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Cost effect of uniquely designed component choices of over the product life of a workstation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
Manufacturing responsiveness as a competitive advantage and implementation in a make-to-order environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Many companies have been successful differentiating themselves and creating growth opportunities by developing a competitive advantage through their manufacturing operations. During the last century, this operational ...
Reduction of process monitoring in semiconductor chip manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
This thesis concerns in-line inspection scheduling policies in semiconductor chip manufacturing. Intel uses extensive monitoring (inspections) in the manufacturing process. While the inspections help safeguard process ...
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 ...
Improving predictability of cell culture processes during biologics manufacturing scale-up through hybrid modeling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
In the biotechnology industry, commercial manufacturing of biologic drugs occurs in large-scale production bioreactors (15,000L), but process development occurs in lab-scale production bioreactors (2-3L). Cell culture ...
Predicting and Preventing Unsafe Events at an Enterprise
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)
Amgen Incorporated, like many organizations with manufacturing operations, has undesirable incidents. Corporate workers trip and fall. Contractors get cuts that require first aid. Shop floor operators can be injured by ...