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Quantifying the source of reentrant line variability and the effects of processes standardization on tool availability variability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis quantifies the sensitivity of tool availability variability with respect to product throughput and examines how Intel's High Precision Maintenance initiative can be used to minimize these effects. Tools with ...
Increasing e-commerce distribution center capacity through slotting strategy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
To meet increasing consumer expectations around delivery times, ecommerce retailers must take orders from 'click' to 'ship' as soon as possible. For retailers with tens of thousands of stock keeping units (SKUs), item ...
Inventory modeling for active pharmaceutical ingredient supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Pharmaceutical companies traditionally manufactured drugs in-house, and have only recently been increasingly outsourcing production to contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs). In this work, we use inventory modeling ...
Multi echelon supply chain design for Amazon private brands
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Retailers across the globe continue to grow their private label portfolio to offer customers an alternative to existing brands. Typically, retailers source private label products directly from manufacturers to remove ...
Value of distribution-level reactive power for combined heat and power systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
As the U.S. electric grid continues to experience an increase in the penetration of distributed energy resources (DER), electric utilities are evaluating new approaches for utilizing DER to help cost-effectively maintain ...
Artificial intelligence infrastructure into material attributes insights
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The development of a biopharmaceutical manufacturing process involves an assessment of all possible sources of variation throughout each of the unit operations in the drive toward six sigma manufacturing. The primary goal ...
Evaluating modeling techniques for quantifying production risk in contact lens manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Johnson & Johnson Vision (JJV) is a leading manufacturer of contact lenses offering a variety of vision correction products. They have a strong commitment to innovation--defining new product categories and improving existing ...
Reducing inventory through supply chain coordination and improved lead times
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
In supply chain management, it is commonly held that reducing lead times and minimum order quantities (MOQs) from suppliers can drive down the customer's inventory levels substantially. Customers providing a consumption ...
A data-driven approach to continuous improvement in reverse logistics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Verizon may rely on third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to manage some aspects of the reverse supply chain of Fios equipment. As a result, it depends on the 3PL to continually strive for increased quality, reliability, ...
Standardization of new product introductions to achieve zero defect lines
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Consistently high quality is important to any manufacturing environment, and especially so when operating in the highly regulated medical space, which typically targets zero defects in products serving patients. The New ...