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Reagent usage optimization In high volume diagnostics testing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Company X provides healthcare diagnostics testing services. The company competes in the market by providing cost effective, short turn-around-time (TAT) solutions and a large variety of test selections. Reducing operating ...
787 mid-body job precedence networks for improving production rate
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In a complex manufacturing environment, generating schedules, identifying deviations, and recovering from delays have a significant impact on total operational performance. At Boeing's 787 plant, a precedence network was ...
Design and optimization of global distribution supply chain at McCain Foods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Network design has been successfully used by numerous organizations to achieve supply chain excellence through cost effectiveness and superior utilization of resources. This thesis addresses how network optimization methods ...
Airline operating cost reduction through enhanced engine health analytics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Engine Health Management (EHM) is a comprehensive maintenance service offered by engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (PW) to its airline customers. In its current form, engine performance is monitored through recorded ...
Creation and sustainment of manufacturing technology roadmaps
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Manufacturing technology roadmaps align manufacturing capability development to product development and the driving business need. Roadmaps allow an executable business strategy to be communicated to all levels of an ...
Objective assessment of manufacturing technology investments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Amgen is a biotechnology company with manufacturing plants throughout the world. New manufacturing technologies are constantly being developed and implemented in order to address cost, quality, regulation, and competitive ...
Creating supply chain visibility : a case study on extending Intel's Unit Level Traceability to customers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In an effort to enable supply chain visibility for Intel products, the Customer Unit Level Traceability (ULT) Program was formed to help extend Intel's ULT capability to the customer level. Increased traceability of Intel ...
Hub and spoke network design for the inbound supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Amazon is one of the world's leading retailers. At the core of Amazon's business model is providing consumers with endless selection, and as a result, the large number of vendors used to provide that selection greatly ...
Profitability improvement through profit mapping
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Faced with a dynamically changing market, Boston Scientific's Cardiac Rhythm Management is seeking ways to increase its profitability. The division is experiencing a phenomenon where pulse generators and leads' product ...
Carbon footprint measurement and analysis of a multi-modal logistics network
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
General Motors (GM) is one of the world's largest automobile manufacturing companies and does business in over 120 countries, requiring a complex operations network. Operating with a focus on environmental impact has become ...