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Extracting product opportunities from intellectual property portfolios : from patent to product idea
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Companies and research institutes maintain large intellectual property portfolios, which are considered company assets and require significant investments to maintain. This thesis looks at the potential to extract value ...
Complexity cost quantification and modeling for strategic portfolio management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This project explores portfolio management and planning through effectively reducing complexity within operations. We apply this to a major healthcare company (referred to as Company X). The anticipated launch of new ...
Priority queuing for raw material receiving
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
The Amgen Manufacturing Ltd. facility in Juncos, Puerto Rico faces a challenge encountered by manufacturers across industries: How can they make the best use of their existing resources? As production volume and product ...
Forecasting linehaul transit times & on time delivery probability using quantile regression forests
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
with delays on the road and variabilities introduced by the major participants in the process, ie: distribution centers, drivers, etc. These sources of variability also make it difficult to measure the impact changes in ...
Improving sales and operations planning in an engineer-to-order environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
A pragmatic approach is taken at analyzing and improving Sales and Operations Planning in a project based, engineer-to-order product line. Variability of product and components configurations and long lead times of the ...
Rugged field-service computing : a product development case study at Dell Inc.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
In the face of challenging market conditions, Dell, Inc. is in the process of shifting from focusing on electronics hardware development and sales to focusing on providing complete IT solutions to business clients. Part ...
Carbon footprint measurement and analysis of a multi-modal logistics network
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
General Motors (GM) is one of the world's largest automobile manufacturing companies and does business in over 120 countries, requiring a complex operations network. Operating with a focus on environmental impact has become ...
Framework and strategies for reducing aircraft lead time
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Aircraft are complex machines consisting of tens of thousands of parts and assemblies. Due to special engineering requirements, processes, and materials, the lead time for many of the parts can be several months resulting ...
A practical application of simulation for production planning in a flexible pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
In pursuit of Novartis Pharmaceutical's vision to "Make Quality Medicine-On Time, Every Time" Novartis Ringaskiddy Limited (NRL), is pursuing Class A Manufacturing (MRP II) certification. Achieving Class A certification ...
Multi-echelon inventory strategies for a retail replenishment business model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
The mission of the Always Available retail replenishment business at NIKE is to ensure consumer-essential products are in-stock at retailers at all times. To achieve this goal, NIKE has developed a forecast-driven, ...