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A decision system for routing returned product to the optimal recovery channel
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Dell, a leading computer manufacturer, must deal with systems returned from its customers. Historically, it has refurbished most of its returned systems for resale on its Dell Outlet website. While this has provided high ...
Quantifying the impact of care team discontinuities on medically unnecessary delays in inpatient flow
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis quantifies the impact of clinical care team discontinuities on inpatient length-of-stay (LOS) and admission wait time within Massachusetts General Hospital's Department of Medicine (DOM). The DOM is the hospital's ...
Application of information technology and statistical process control in pharmaceutical quality assurance & compliance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Recently, the FDA issued new quality guidelines (Q10) encouraging drug manufacturers to improve their quality monitoring procedures. This renewed focus on quality and risk management has prompted Novartis to re-evaluate ...
Routine Post-Procedure Recovery (RPPR) patients at Massachusetts General Hospital
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This project offers improved strategies for managing the flow of surgical patients who are categorized as Routine Post-Procedure Recovery (RPPR) in Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Strategies were developed by analyzing ...
Enabling strategic fulfillment : a decision support tool for fulfillment network optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Dell's Third-Party (3P) Product network uses several different order fulfillment methods, though the determination of which products are fulfilled under which method is not clearly delineated. We have developed a tool to ...
Predicting rejection rates of electric distribution wood pole assets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Pacific Gas & Electric Companys (PG&E) electric distribution system includes approximately 2.4 million wood utility poles. The Pole Test & Treat (PTT) program at PG&E is responsible for inspecting these poles, prolonging ...
Production flexibility : an empirical analysis of engine build-up at the Boeing Company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Strategy formation and implementation is critical to the growth and success of companies. Typically, modification of corporate level strategy necessitates division level changes as well. These changes are eventually ...
Impact of shipping Ball-Grid-Array Notebook processors in tape and reel on the PC supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Today, approximately 90% of Intel notebook processors are packaged in PGA (Pin Grid Array) and 10% are packaged in BGA (Ball Grid Array). Intel has recently made a decision to transform the notebook industry by creating a ...
Improving project timelines using Al / ML to detect forecasting errors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
This project focuses on the creation of a novel tool to detect and flag potential errors within Amgen's capacity management forecast data, in an automated manner using statistical analysis, artificial intelligence and ...
Transmission system overvoltage mitigation through the use of distributed generation (DG) smart inverters
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The objective of this project is to demonstrate the technical ability and cost-effectiveness of reducing electric transmission system overvoltage violations using distributed generation (DG) smart inverters connected to ...