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Sustainable approach to achieving energy efficiency in manufacturing operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Energy management in industrial facilities is becoming increasingly popular as firms attempt to become more environmentally responsible and reduce cost by improving operational efficiency. Raytheon is a leader in their ...
Improving ICU patient flow through discrete-event simulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the largest hospital in New England and a national leader in care delivery, teaching, and research, operates ten Intensive Care Units (ICUs), including the 20-bed Ellison 4 Surgical ...
From plant to dealer : improving route optimization for outbound vehicle distribution at an automobile manufacturer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
With rising fuel costs and increasing rates among specialized shipping carriers, cost mitigation in outbound distribution is increasingly important for automobile manufacturers. Many manufacturers have turned to specialized, ...
Achieving and sustaining an optimal product portfolio in the healthcare industry through SKU rationalization, complexity costing, and dashboards
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
After years of new product launches, and entry into emerging markets, Company X, a healthcare company, has seen its product portfolio proliferate and bring costly complexity into its operations. Today, Company X seeks to ...
Alignment strategies for drug product process development and manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The transfer of information between the drug product development and manufacturing organizations is fundamental to drug product commercialization. This information is used to characterize the product-process interaction ...
Improving the risk identification process for a global supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This thesis describes a proposed risk identification process that is intended to systematically identify potential risks that could materialize within a company's supply chain that would affect component supply. The process ...
Overcoming obstacles to lean in a repair operation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Over the last three decades, manufacturing companies have come to recognize the value of institutionalizing continuous improvement efforts. Most of them look to Toyota as a leader in this area and have taken Toyota's model ...
Understanding the dynamics of organizational and process complexity : a case study in the pharmaceutical industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This thesis aims to show that with proper resource management, cross-functional communication, and organizational structure manufacturing and supply chain organizations can minimize the adverse impacts of organizational ...
A proposed approach to assess supply chain risks to meet the new challenges in the Defense industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Department of Defense (DoD) had doubled its planned investments in new weapon systems from about $700 billion in 2001 to nearly $1.4 trillion in 2006. Despite the technical superiority of its weapon systems, DoD's weapon ...
Developing a data-driven approach for improving operating room scheduling processes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In the current healthcare environment, the cost of delivering patient care is an important concern for hospitals. As a result, healthcare organizations are being driven to maximize their existing resources, both in terms ...