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Electricity sensors for resource efficiency and supply chain visibility in factories
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Cost pressures on factories and the growing movement towards sustainability are key motivations behind Li & Fung's (LF) drive towards innovation. Supply chain digitalization through initiatives such as the Internet of ...
A systematic approach for assessing next generation technologies and solutions in biomanufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Amgen is one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies and competes globally to advance important medicines in a highly competitive marketplace. Biologics manufacturers such as Amgen have traditionally ...
Optimization of delivery promise policy to control peak demand on a fulfillment network
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Maintaining high on-time delivery performance is a key objective for Amazon.com and an expectation from customers. This objective is particularly challenging to achieve during periods of peak demand, when extremely high ...
Improving customer experience by better predicting revised delivery dates
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Historically, Dell has used a variety of methods to calculate a customer order's initial Estimated Delivery Date (EDD) and a subsequent Revised Delivery Date (RDD) as necessary. Multiple tools arose to meet diverse business ...
Optimization of downstream supply chain product flow based on an integrated cost-to-deliver perspective
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
As Boston Scientific's supply chain becomes more versatile in mixing their supply networks across divisions, there is new opportunity to re-optimize product flow downstream of manufacturing based on unique product attributes ...
improving contact lens manufacturing through cost modeling and batch production scheduling optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
J&J Vision Care (JJVC) uses production scheduling methods that are not fully optimized, causing over-production of certain SKUs, and reducing capacity for other SKUs on backorder. This makes planning a weekly run-schedule ...
Commercial technology transfer optimization for drug substance process development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Commercial technology transfer for biopharmaceuticals is the process of transferring process and product knowledge between process development and manufacturing organizations to achieve product realization. This process ...
Container removal and replacement automation : design and development of robotic work cells for warehouse automation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Amazon has grown at a rapid pace. In 2018, Amazon retail sales amounted to $141.92B, up 19.7% from the previous year. The number of units shipped through its Prime program alone grew by 20% from 5 billion the previous year ...