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Leveling the workload at the interface between internal and external supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Challenges and rewards of mechanical platforming strategy within wireless handset industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The internship project studied Motorola competitors' products and identified their mechanical platform strategy. Recommendations were developed for Motorola to improve product development and/or portfolio planning, in terms ...
Quantifying the impact of care team discontinuities on medically unnecessary delays in inpatient flow
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis quantifies the impact of clinical care team discontinuities on inpatient length-of-stay (LOS) and admission wait time within Massachusetts General Hospital's Department of Medicine (DOM). The DOM is the hospital's ...
Implementation of a system of visual indicators at Intel's D2 Fab
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Managing a data analysis production line : an example from the Whitehead/MIT Center for Genomic Research
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Impact of inventory storage and retrieval schemes on productivity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The operational management of high volume, multi-line distribution warehouses is a monumental undertaking, which only a handful of companies in the world have chosen to tackle. Amazon.com is amongst the few, and has further ...
Application of information technology and statistical process control in pharmaceutical quality assurance & compliance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Recently, the FDA issued new quality guidelines (Q10) encouraging drug manufacturers to improve their quality monitoring procedures. This renewed focus on quality and risk management has prompted Novartis to re-evaluate ...
Improved integration of information in discrete part manufacturing environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
The flow and coordination of information across an enterprise is handled through complex networks of manual and automated processes. Forty years ago, the proliferation of computers spawned a revolution in automating many ...
Implementation of lean processes at a high-mix low-volume aerospace manufacturing facility in France
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The theories of the Toyota Production System have been operational touchstones now for over twenty years in North America and Western Europe. In spite of this many companies, particularly those in high-mix low-volume ...
Architecture design of a collaborative decision support system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)