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Constraint analysis and throughput improvement at an automotive assembly plant
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Enterprise strategy : leveraging the dynamics and behaviors in a supply chain for operational excellence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Optimizing logistics in a lean international supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Since the signing of NAFTA in 1993, North American automotive OEMs have moved final assembly and other manufacturing operations from domestic locations to international locations. Mexico provides a relatively inexpensive ...
Supply chain design in the volatile semiconductor capital equipment industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
As companies outsource more manufacturing and design responsibilities to external vendors and therefore become less vertically integrated, the role of supply chain management becomes increasingly complex. Its role is ...
Complex system analysis through discrete event simulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
E-commerce is generally thought of as a world without walls. Although a computer monitor may replace a storefront window, the products that are purchased online have to be distributed from a brick and mortar warehouse. ...
Operations improvements through non=value-added step reduction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis demonstrates how factories can use the Value Stream Mapping method to reduce both direct and indirect labor cost components through a non-value-added step reduction. The principal objective of this internship ...
Avoiding the perils of cyclic growth on Dell's direct environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The high technology industry suffers from a phenomenon that is common to many businesses and industries throughout the world - a "hockey-stick" demand skew. Such a skew derives its name from the shape of the quarterly ...
Quick response inventory replenishment for a photographic material supplier
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Development of replenishment and inventory management practices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Web site design, e-collaboration and e-business for a low-volume and high-mix business
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)