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Information management using Web 2.0 technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Web 2.0, the ultimate platform for tacit based knowledge work has finally arrived. User driven, collaborative platform based tools including wikis, web mash-ups, discussion boards, linkage based search engines, and tagging ...
Fuel cells : manufacturing strategy for emerging technologies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Firms attempting to commercialize emerging technologies face unique challenges. Strategy making is one of the major challenges especially when the industry structure is embryonic. In this environment, it is important not ...
Achieving business and operational excellence in the pharmaceutical industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Historically the pharmaceutical industry has been highly profitable. However, the increasing regulatory requirements, bargaining power of buyers, and drug failures together with the threat of biosimilars and decreasing R&D ...
Implementation of the new FDA quality by design guidance in pharmaceutical production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Due to the highly regulated environment, it is difficult to implement changes to a pharmaceutical process. Even small change request approvals can require months of effort for pharmaceutical companies and regulatory agencies. ...
Lean transformation methodology and implementation in biopharmaceutical operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Amgen's Operations division is responsible for the production, release and distribution of commercial and clinical products. Due to industry consolidation, impending competition and revenue impacts, Amgen is facing the ...
A "go to market" strategy : enabling P&G profitable share growth through streamlined logistics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
The cosmetics industry is an intensely competitive, fashion-driven industry. As such, new product launch processes are viewed to be a competitive advantage in promoting continued brand awareness in the market place. However, ...
The DNA of a high-performing manufacturing organization : improving operations capability through performance measurement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The Broad Institute of MIT, Harvard, and the Whitehead Institute, contains the world's highest-throughput genome sequencing center, which contributed approximately one third of the sequence for the Human Genome Project ...
A framework for analyzing biopharmaceutical product introduction in an emerging market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Biopharmaceutical companies are under constant pressure to deliver double-digit growth. In traditional markets such as the U.S., Japan, and the European Union growth is stagnant, and profit margins are falling due to ...
Integrating cost consequences into a high quality manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Intel Corporation, the world leader in manufacturing microprocessors, has beer successful in achieving high margins because of its ability to successfully deliver high volume and reliable microprocessors at high demand. ...
Analysis of variability in the semiconductor industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
While the pace of technical innovation in the semiconductor industry continues to accelerate, business processes and supply chain techniques have not kept up. Microprocessor performance improvement continues to follow ...