Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of material handling for a pharmaceutical factory
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2009
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| author | Cen, Yizhe |
| author2 | Stephen C. Graves. |
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| description | Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/461632019-04-10T13:22:44Z Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of material handling for a pharmaceutical factory Cen, Yizhe Stephen C. Graves. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 60). A sustainable and cost-effective material handling plan was developed in a pharmaceutical factory to support the rapidly growing production demand. Problem analysis was followed by the investigation of various solutions: automated guided vehicles, transfer cars, conveyors, Kanban redesign and additional forklift trucks. A return on investment (ROI) analysis was performed to justify the investment and implementation of Kanban redesign and the conveyors, which will provide sufficient capacity until year 2016. Transfer cars can be used when the demand for material handling further rises. by Yizhe Cen. M.Eng. 2009-06-30T17:33:45Z 2009-06-30T17:33:45Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46163 399668022 eng 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. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 60 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Cen, Yizhe Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of material handling for a pharmaceutical factory |
| title | Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of material handling for a pharmaceutical factory |
| title_full | Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of material handling for a pharmaceutical factory |
| title_fullStr | Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of material handling for a pharmaceutical factory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of material handling for a pharmaceutical factory |
| title_short | Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of material handling for a pharmaceutical factory |
| title_sort | improve the efficiency and effectiveness of material handling for a pharmaceutical factory |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
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