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Using optimization and lean principles to design work cells and make capital purchase decisions for hole drilling operations in turbine airfoil manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Classical manufacturing work cells have machines to perform each operation in the process, the number of each type of machine being chosen so that all machines would be equally busy. Although design of work cells for ...
Design for implementation : redesigning a planning process in a multinational company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
As a consumer-packaged-goods company dealing with multiple suppliers, "Company X" (the company's real name has been disguised) has a clear need for an accurate raw material forecast. The current planning process has not ...
Quantifying the impact of customer allocations on supply chain performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This project investigates the impact that customer allocations have on key cost and service indicators at Intel Corporation. Allocations provide a method to fill orders during constrained supply, when total demand for a ...
An approach to strategic capacity planning using information visualization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Relating process measurements to customer dissatisfiers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Forward thinking in reverse : design, implementation, and continuous monitoring of a closed-loop supply chain using optimization, simulation, and dashboard systems to maximize net recovery
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Developed during our recent six-month engagement at Dell-a leading computer manufacturer and services provider with one of the world's leading supply chains--we discuss a network flow-based mixed-integer linear program ...
Quality control and improvement in a low-cost, high-clockspeed manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Geographically distributed facilities in the creation of global e-business hosting services
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Application of the Copy Exact methodology to systems implementation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Manufacturing companies that successfully grow their markets and operations face the challenge coordinating operations to capture the value created by economies of scale. However, sharing best practices across organizations ...
Order assignment heuristic in a build to order environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)