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Waveless picking : managing the system and making the case for adoption and change
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Wave-based picking systems have been used as the standard for warehouse order fulfillment for many years. Waveless picking has emerged in recent years as an alternative pick scheduling system, with proponents touting the ...
A method for selecting and sequencing enterprise software to improve high-volume new product introduction performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Powerful software exists to help consumer electronics enterprises manage complex product lifecycles and improve the speed with which they introduce new products to the market. While significant research exists to inform ...
Allocation of engineering resources to global sites based on coordination cost and project structure
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Because of the increasingly globalized world we live in, companies today are very interested in going overseas to develop and utilize global engineering resources. By doing so, they hope to take advantage of new global ...
Developing the Broad Process Excellence Program
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis is based on the author's experience as an intern at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The Broad Institute has been working on applying and implementing traditional manufacturing process improvement tools ...
Leveraging Statistical Process Control for continuous improvement of the manufacturing process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Statistical Process Control (SPC) has been applied to manufacturing processes for several decades as a means of ensuring product quality and has become a primary tool for the application of continuous improvement efforts. ...
Financial costs and benefits of sourcing from factories with different risk profiles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Li & Fung is the leading consumer goods design, development, sourcing and logistics company for global retailers and brands. Its networks cover over 15,000 suppliers and 300 offices and distribution centers in 40 economies ...
Continuous improvement at a multinational company : dealing with uncertainty in the global supply chain and analyzing implementation dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
This thesis explores the problem of global supply chain flexibility in the context of a multinational commonly that we refer to as Company X. Company X faces competitive markets, increasingly demanding customers, and ...
A systems approach to reducing utility billing errors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Many methods for analyzing the possibility of errors are practiced by organizations who are concerned about safety and error prevention. However, in situations where the error occurrence is random and difficult to track, ...
Managing variability to improve quality, capacity and cost in the perioperative process at Massachusetts General Hospital
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The widely held assumption is that to improve access and quality of health care, we need to spend more. In fact, that is not necessarily true. The results of this project, performed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), ...