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dc.contributor.advisorStephen C. Graves and Gregory J. McRae.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHorn, James Ryan, 1972-en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Chemical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-22T23:06:32Z
dc.date.available2005-08-22T23:06:32Z
dc.date.copyright2000en_US
dc.date.issued2000en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9149
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 2000.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 95).en_US
dc.description.abstractFilm manufacturing at Eastman Kodak involves large-scale batch steps dictated by both technical and economic factors. Large-scale batch processes can lead to an unresponsive and wasteful supply chain. This thesis explores supply chain design and operational improvements that can mitigate the effects large-scale batch steps have on the overall performance of the supply chain. Specifically, the thesis investigates: 1. The applicability of using customer demand signals to drive upstream production processes. 2. Methods for mitigating effects of long component lead times. 3. Reducing the disparity between scheduling and manufacturing lead times The thesis also describes various simulations created to explore the above issues. These simulations were key discovery tools in finding creative ways to reduce the large-scale batch process effects. The results, respectively, are: 1. The decision to use customer demand signals to drive upstream production processes depends on the operational characteristics of the production process. 2. Provided certain conditions exist, a method, the Second Look Process, can improve supply chain responsiveness in the face of long lead-times. 3. An organization must realize its processes can impose inefficiencies in its supply chain operations; it must take a look at these inefficiencies and balance them with the organizational costs of eliminating them. In light of the constraints large-scale batch processes place on supply chain design and operations, this thesis provides methods and conceptual frameworks within which real bottom-line cost savings can be realized.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby James Ryan Horn.en_US
dc.format.extent95 p.en_US
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dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.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.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subjectSloan School of Management.en_US
dc.subjectChemical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleDesign and operational enhancements for a batch process driven supply chainen_US
dc.title.alternativeBatch process driven supply chainen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
dc.contributor.departmentSloan School of Management
dc.identifier.oclc45255244en_US


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