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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 ...
Revolutionizing standard operating procedures in biomanufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
In its quest to become a High Reliability Performance (HRP) organization, Amgen manufacturing operations desires to further improve its adherence to, and effectiveness of, its standard operating procedures (SOPs). SOPs are ...
Service bulletin inventory management and modeling for aerospace parts in customer service organization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
The Customer Service department of United Technology Corporation (UTC) Aerospace System is primarily responsible for providing spare parts, repair services, training, and technical support for products that UTC Aerospace ...
Reverse supply chain forecasting and decision modeling for improved inventory management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
This thesis details research performed during a six-month engagement with Verizon Wireless (VzW) in the latter half of 2012. The key outcomes are a forecasting model and decision-support framework to improve management of ...
Complexity management through product portfolio cost modeling and optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
A significant amount of complexity exists within the brand and product portfolios of PharmaCo. This complexity is driven by several factors: first, medical needs for differing products and dosages; second, marketing requests ...
Alternative fulfillment operations and vendor analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
This thesis describes the development of quantitative methods to strategically plan the SKU make-up and operational aspects of Amazon's Alternative Fulfillment Sites (AFS). AFSs are smaller Fulfillment Centers (FCs) that ...
Analysis of asset health : an approach to monitoring and diagnostics for medium voltage circuit breakers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
The Medium Voltage Electric Industry is a very conservative and risk adverse sector that has undergone very little change in the past 30 years when compared to other technologically dependent activities; this reality is ...
Emerging market entry and risk assessment process analysis in a biopharmaceutical supply chain organization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
.Amgen is attempting to increase the impact that its products make in people's lives. To meet this goal, the company is aggressively working to reach more patients through growth opportunities in international markets and ...
Issue resolution at a large aerospace manufacturer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
UTC Aerospace Systems has a wide variety of problem solving tools driven by their Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) program. One tool that is frequently used to resolve and capture customer escapes is the 8D methodology. ...
Design and process solutions for decreasing vendor defects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Why do some new initiatives fail while others succeed? This thesis attempts to answer this complex question by investigating the failure of a defect tracking initiative at Amazon and examining how a reintroduction of the ...