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Environmental sustainability assessment tool for factories
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
General interest and international regulations have begun to create a world in which consumers demand to know how their products are made and companies must provide that transparency. With over 15,000 suppliers, Li & Fung ...
Evaluation of marking technology for risk management in the biopharmaceutical supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Amgen is a leader in the biopharmaceutical industry. It manufacturers and provides human therapeutics that drastically improve lives. Amgen's reputation and brand, its goodwill, is an invaluable asset to its ability to ...
Long range planning of manufacturing footprint
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Firms developing an Operations Strategy need to make decisions across a wide spectrum. Within the field of operations strategy, common practice defines the stratification of these decisions into structural and infrastructural ...
Process improvement and analytics of commercial material substantiation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Sikorsky is currently negotiating the SDTA proposal for the CH-53K helicopter. Due to the Truth In Negotiations Act (TINA), when submitting a proposal to the government all suppliers with a total award greater than $700,000 ...
A predictive approach for identifying high performance factories
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Li and Fung, the world's largest apparel sourcing company, is facing rapid changes as customers demand lower prices and faster development cycles. To support the transformation of the supply chain, data analytics is used ...
Developing a data-driven approach for improving operating room scheduling processes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In the current healthcare environment, the cost of delivering patient care is an important concern for hospitals. As a result, healthcare organizations are being driven to maximize their existing resources, both in terms ...
Determining suitable monetization approaches for mobile phone applications within the smart phones industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Smart Phone Ecosystems revolve around developers, applications and users. One of Nokia's own platforms, the S40, targets the low end of the smart phone market. Nokia's Content & Ecosystem Sourcing group is constantly looking ...
A lightweight method for improving coordination in distributed, high-variability product companies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Product companies face new challenges as they continue to expand their international footprints. Whereas globalization initially sought savings by outsourcing production to low-cost regions, emerging markets now present ...
Impact of product design choices on supply chain performance in the notebook computer industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Intel Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of processors for personal computers. As the company strives to maintain its leadership position in this industry, it identifies significant trends in the industry and ...
Developing biotechnology company's future positioning strategy in prefilled syringe market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The primary goal for the thesis is to develop a recommendation for Amgen's future prefilled syringe strategy related to its drug process development, supplier relationship management plan, supply and sourcing, and procurement. ...