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Application of critical chain principles to improve microprocessor technology ramps
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Across Intel's microprocessor production there exists high variability on new technology process tools meeting standard, installation and qualification (I/Q) schedule durations. To reduce project schedule variability and ...
Inventory reduction : applying a pull ordering system to a distribution business
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis is a description of an internship project at an aerospace parts distribution company. The goal of the project was to reduce inventory by applying a pull ordering system to the distributor's value chain. The ...
Supply base segmentation and management at a medical equipment manufacturer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis proposes an approach to supply base management that relies on differentiation between categories of suppliers. The objective of this thesis is to illustrate, through a real company's example, how profitability ...
Technology stragegy and business development at a semiconductor equipment company : a process definition and case study of a new technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Development of an optimal manufacturing strategy for low-volume specialty vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Supply chain strategy and optimization in an outsourced environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Sun Microsystem's Network Storage (NWS) Division provides computer network storage hard disk arrays to accompany Sun's core server products. In recent years, all of the incumbent network storage providers, including Sun, ...
Leverage viral growth inherent in mobile peer-to-peer telematics to strategic advantage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Telematics, defined as the vehicle features and services made available through a wireless connection to data or other resources not onboard the vehicle, provides one of the most promising areas of innovation and value ...
In vivo research scheduling and coordination in the pharmaceutical industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
(cont.) A multi-criteria objective function uses the researcher's preference to optimize both room assignments and procedure start time. A Tabu search meta-heuristic has been developed to generate a near-optimal solution. ...
Driving a lean transformation using a six sigma improvement process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Successive transformations within manufacturing have brought great efficiencies to producers and lower costs to consumers. With the advents of interchangeable parts between 1800 and 1850 in small arms manufacturing (Hounshell, ...
Technology development productivity : case studies in technology transition
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Development of new technology is critical to the growth and success of technology-driven companies. New technology is generated in a number of ways, one of the most important being the company's own internal research and ...