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Using data science and model based systems engineering to design and operate production systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Over the last several decades, products and the production systems within the aerospace industry have grown increasingly complex --
Predicting jet engine component wear to enable proactive fleet maintenance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
The principle driver of maintenance costs for commercial jet engines is the replacement of components that, upon inspection, are determined to be damaged beyond their repairable limits. In order to better predict the ...
Utilizing a real-time locating system for surgical equipment inventory management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) manages a large inventory of surgical equipment which must be delivered to operating rooms on-time, efficiently, and according to a set of quality standards. In recent years, flexible ...
Implementation of automated visual inspection machines in biopharmaceutical industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Currently, manual visual inspection is the gold standard for the required visual inspection of particulate matter in parenteral medicines. Automated visual inspection machines offer an opportunity for Amgen to improve ...
Replenishment in an integrated stock world
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
As part of Zara's omnichannel strategy, stock integration between online and offline channels has become a major focus of its operations. Within this context, Zara aims to achieve a channel agnostic stock offering to ...
Improve the lead time for the medium wheel loader using core configuration and delayed product differentiation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
This thesis proposes a supply chain model to improve the lead time for Caterpillar Medium Wheel Loaders in the North America market. The Medium Wheel Loaders division is undergoing many commercial value chain challenges: ...
Designing and Implementing Hard Drive Inventory Policies for Enterprise Computing Solutions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Historically, the Storage business unit of the Dell-EMC Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) has maintained large inventory buffers to deal with high demand uncertainty and minimize part shortages. High product configurability ...
Closed loop supply chain waste reduction through predictive modelling and process analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Verizon distributes Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) such as set top boxes, broadband routers, and WiFi extenders to Fios customers via a variety of paths; for example: direct ship to customer (either for self-install or ...
Standardization of workflow in a large distribution center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
The retail industry is shifting to enable companies to respond faster to consumer demand and expectations. For any retail company, this requires speed in their supply chain from new product generation to final order delivery. ...
An analysis and mitigation of demand variability on external supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
In the pharmaceutical industry, increasing product complexity, shifts towards specialty medicine and growth in emerging markets have resulted in increased forecast variation and manufacturing complexity for new products. ...