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Using predictive analytics to address risk in complex supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Li & Fung (LF) is a global supply chain manager for consumer product brands and retailers. Worldwide, LF contracts with over 13,000 factories. Frequently, these factories experience incidents, which are internally defined ...
Value chain concept for power electronics based products
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Integration of renewable energy, general decentralization of generating power and a high degree of automation may trigger a technological change in grid infrastructure, away from electromechanical products and towards more ...
Unlocking DC throughput capacity through improved flow
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The large multi-channel apparel distribution center was built as a purely wholesale building in the 1900s. With distribution becoming more complex due to e-commerce and smaller orders for more frequent replenishment, the ...
Augmenting drug process development capacity through applications of lean principles and high throughput technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The long development lead time and high R&D costs for biologics drugs makes it imperative to eliminate delays and inefficiencies. Limited process development capacity can lead to delays in the availability of life-saving ...
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 ...
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 ...
Analysis of urban air transportation operational constraints and customer value attributes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is a concept that proposes to provide short-range transportation solutions that enable customers to travel point-to-point more quickly than they can today using cars or public transportation. The ...
Separating signal from noise : material demand forecasting and network simulation in a multi-echelon supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Mismatches between forecasted and actual demand, for construction, repair and maintenance work in a regulated utility, is a growing risk for the performance of the supply chain. High target service levels and high levels ...
Use of isoperformance, constraint programming, and mixed integer linear programing for architecture tradespace exploration of passive Optical Earth Observation Systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
This thesis presents work performed during the course of an internship at An Aerospace Company (AAC) and research performed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory as part of a fellowship. Both ...
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 ...