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Development of a global facility location analysis tool
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
With an economy and customer base that is global, companies are increasingly expanding outside their home country's borders. Many times this is done to take advantage of lower labor or material rates, to increase proximity ...
Call center demand forecasting : improving sales calls prediction accuracy through the combination of statistical methods and judgmental forecast
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Call centers are important for developing and maintaining healthy relationships with customers. At Dell, call centers are also at the core of the company's renowned direct model. For sales call centers in particular, the ...
Cycle time reduction through wafer starts control
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Intel's Fab 17, located in Hudson, Massachusetts, has experienced dramatic improvements in its cycle time performance in the last two years. These improvements have been attributed to lean implementation efforts, reduced ...
The enterprise architecting framework applied to the supply organization of a sourcing management center of excellence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The basis to develop this thesis was performed after executing an internship in ABB Inc. The main objective of the study was to design the organization to operate the procurement function at a new manufacturing campus.The ...
Managing maintenance costs of pharmaceutical research and development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Drug Discovery is a race to be the first to patent a drug that meets a significant medical need in the world. Many pharmaceutical companies are now using automation extensively to improve consistency and aid personnel in ...
Lean principle application in an automotive product development process with special emphasis on peer reviews
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Global Automotive, a large US based, global manufacturer of automobiles, has made significant gains in manufacturing competitiveness, in part through application of a lean manufacturing approach to high volume assembly. A ...
Developing a framework for dependable demand forecasts in the consumer packaged goods industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
As a consumer packaged goods company, "Company X" manufactures products "make-to-stock"; therefore, having reliable demand forecasts is fundamental for successful planning and execution. Not isolated to "Company X" or to ...
Competitive pricing and learning in CPU sockets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
An Intel processor can be electrically attached to a PC motherboard permanently or via a component called a socket. Intel defines the critical interfaces between the socket and the processor. Independent suppliers then ...
Applying a MEIO approach to manage Intel's VMI Hub Supply
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
To improve customer service levels, Intel implemented Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) hub process for its Central Processing Unit (CPU) Finished Good (FG) inventory, which allows Intel's customers to pull inventory directly ...
Analysis of predictive sorting and process standardization at Amazon.com
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
In any process, complexity has the potential to decrease processing rates of the operation. Mass production has driven up operator efficiency by removing complexity to create a standardized and simplified process. However, ...