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Developing a long term strategy for a warehouse network 

Johnson, Patrick (Patrick Allen) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
This thesis addresses the question of how to create a pro-active, long term, network centric warehouse strategy. This thesis will present an inventory model built to understand the capacity needs of Amgen's warehouses over ...
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Reducing reagent waste through process improvement and preventive maintenance 

Gobel, Amy Rose (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Quest Diagnostics has committed to reducing operating expenses by $1.3B between 2012 and 2017. A portion of the cost-saving initiative focuses on reagents - expensive liquids that are combined with patient samples to detect ...
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Applying factory physics to manual assembly at an aerospace fabrication site 

Konefal, Joseph G (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The assembly of welded reservoirs at the Boeing Tube Duct, and Reservoir Center (TDRC) is a traditional batch and queue operation that relies heavily on manual craftsmanship. The production system experiences high variability ...
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Cross-channel predictive analytics for retail distribution decisions 

Coles, James B (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Distribution demand forecasting at Zara currently considers historical sales of products modified by expert knowledge inputs in an algorithm developed to calculate the shipment required to meet demand for the next sales ...
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Gamification as a means of improving performance in human operator processes 

Small, Aaron Alexander (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The Amazon fulfillment center network is the backbone of Amazon's e-commerce business. To achieve higher efficiency and lower cost, Amazon invests heavily in robotic technology. In some buildings, robots automatically store ...
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Application of artificial intelligence techniques for root cause analysis of customer support calls 

Parthasarathy, Sailashri, 1982- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Dell Technologies seeks to use the advancements in the field of artificial intelligence to improve its products and services. This thesis aims to implement artificial intelligence techniques in the context of Dell's Client ...
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Patient flow optimization in the Department of Medicine at MGH 

Ugarph, Elizabeth (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
In 2015, there were approximately 17,000 General Medicine admissions in the Department of Medicine (DOM) at MGH. General Medicine patients regularly experience significant non-clinical delays caused by bed and care team ...
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Implementing postponement into low-volume/high-variability manufacturing 

Myers, Julius (Julius Scott) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Aircraft Company X (AX) manufactures and assembles an immense variety of parts utilized as drive systems and rotor components across its multiple aircraft. The company's value proposition is maintaining the ability to build ...
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Optimizing emergency response crew allocation during earthquakes to improve restoration time 

Kurdi, Mohamed (Mohamed Reda) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Northern California and specially the San Francisco Bay Area where PG&E operates is very susceptible to earthquakes. United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimates a 63 percent chance that a magnitude-6.7 or larger ...

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AuthorColes, James B (1)Gobel, Amy Rose (1)Johnson, Patrick (Patrick Allen) (1)Konefal, Joseph G (1)Kurdi, Mohamed (Mohamed Reda) (1)Myers, Julius (Julius Scott) (1)Parthasarathy, Sailashri, 1982- (1)Small, Aaron Alexander (1)Ugarph, Elizabeth (1)Department
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