| dc.contributor.advisor | David Simchi-Levi. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Hou, Billy | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | System Design and Management Program. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-14T15:17:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-02-14T15:17:22Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2011 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76918 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2011. | en_US |
| dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The global pharmaceutical business environment has been rapidly changing and has more competitive. Competition in pharmaceutical industry extended far beyond the traditional battle field, research and development. Bayer AG, a leading pharmaceutical company, decided to evaluate lean management as a tool to improve their competitiveness in the market. This thesis attempts to understand the system impact of the lean management implementation to the Bayer supply chain using modeling and simulation tools. The results of the model will be used to determine the system characteristics of current practice and lean practice. The objective of this thesis is to use the system characteristics generated from the simulation models and provide implementation recommendation to Bayer AG. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Billy Hou. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 62 p. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by
copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written
permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Engineering Systems Division. | en_US |
| dc.subject | System Design and Management Program. | en_US |
| dc.title | Lean supply chain in pharmaceutical industry : modeling and simulation of a SAP environment | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.M.in Engineering and Management | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | System Design and Management Program. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 824170784 | en_US |
