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aVoilà : optimizing and evaluating procurement paths across the commercial aviation product life cycle
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Spirit AeroSystems is engaged in an unprecedented collaboration to supply a composite fuselage section for a new aircraft program. In most cases, Spirit cannot effectively leverage its composite sourcing experience with ...
787 mid-body job precedence networks for improving production rate
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In a complex manufacturing environment, generating schedules, identifying deviations, and recovering from delays have a significant impact on total operational performance. At Boeing's 787 plant, a precedence network was ...
Design and optimization of global distribution supply chain at McCain Foods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Network design has been successfully used by numerous organizations to achieve supply chain excellence through cost effectiveness and superior utilization of resources. This thesis addresses how network optimization methods ...
A phased approach to distribution network optimization given incremental supply chain change
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This thesis addresses the question of how to optimize a distribution network when the supply chain has undergone an incremental change. A case study is presented for Company A, a major global biotechnology company that ...
Inbound supply chain optimization and process improvement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The primary goal of this project is to evaluate Amazon's inbound supply chain processes and identify improvement opportunities in transportation cost and lead time. Analysis will be focused on defining the current state ...
Optimization-based decision support system for retail souring
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Some of the biggest challenges in the retail sourcing lie in predicting demand for a new article and making purchase decisions such as quantity, source, transportation mode and time of the order. Such decisions become more ...
Simulation as a Method for Determining Inventory Classifications for allocation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Companies that utilize multiple facilities to satisfy customer demand are faced with the same basic question - where should inventory be held? This thesis presents a method for answering this question, specifically for a ...
Optimization of SKU creation process and adherence improvement through use of workflow management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Over the past several years and into the foreseeable future, Amgen has been experiencing substantial SKU/DFU proliferation. Formerly, Amgen focused primarily on the North American and other developed markets (low to medium ...
Operational efficiency through resource planning optimization and work process improvement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This thesis covers work done at National Grid to improve resource planning and the execution of pipeline construction and maintenance work carried out at the yards. Resource Planning, the art of picking the right jobs for ...
Integration of technical operations and quality teams to build site unification
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Novartis International A.G. is well known for their effective research and development of life-changing pharmaceuticals, and in 2006, Novartis bought Chiron Corporation, thereby diversifying their portfolio with a vaccines ...