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Lean supplier relationships in the United Kingdom .
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The Eastman Kodak Company's Annesley, United Kingdom facility assembles consumer and professional film for distribution to the European, Middle Eastern, African, and Russian (EAMER) region. Under pressure from digital ...
Process for evaluating options for materials management outsourcing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis investigates the issues involved with the outsourcing of the materials management function within aerospace assembly, proposing a process for determining whether all or part of the responsibility should be given ...
Operational streamlining in a high-throughput genome sequencing center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Advances in medicine rely on accurate data that is rapidly provided. It is therefore critical for the Genome Sequencing platform of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to continually strive to reduce cost, improve ...
The conclusion of a biologic's lifecycle : manufacturing sourcing strategies on the eve of follow-on biologics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The Amgen Rhode Island facility is dedicated to the production of the biological bulk drug substance (BDS) for Enbrel® (etanercept), which blocks the action of one's immune system, helping to treat immune diseases, such ...
Application of manufacturing tools in the DNA sequencing process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Application of lean and continuous improvement methodologies at a biopharmaceutical manufacturing site
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Heightened competitive pressures, changes in the regulatory atmosphere, and dropping research and development productivity have been plaguing the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Amgen has felt the effects of ...
Evaluating a continuous improvement initiative using Stakeholder Value Mapping
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Lean implementations have had a mixed record of success in organizations. One possible explanation for this observation is that lean is built upon a value system that is not always shared by the organizations trying to ...