Modeling variability for biologics strategic planning

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and, (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2009.

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Main Author: Conant, Tamara L. (Tamara Lynn)
Other Authors: Charles Cooney and Ernst Berndt.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53311
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spelling mit-1721.1/533112022-01-28T18:10:01Z Modeling variability for biologics strategic planning Conant, Tamara L. (Tamara Lynn) Charles Cooney and Ernst Berndt. Leaders for Manufacturing Program. Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Sloan School of Management Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Sloan School of Management. Leaders for Manufacturing Program. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and, (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2009. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 46). Making strategic decisions about resource capabilities in the uncertain business of drug development is a challenging task. Novartis, a Swiss pharmaceutical company, is expanding from its success in small molecule therapeutics into the attractive area of biologic therapeutics, both monoclonal antibody and microbial forms. While Novartis has experience developing these types of therapeutics, they have not fully-developed the quantity that the Research group expects to source the pipeline with in the next few years. Therefore the Development group needs to grow. Determining the right number and type of scientists and technicians to hire is difficult due to the variability in the portfolio. The long development timelines, low and variable success rates impact how projects progress through the pipeline. A Monte Carlo simulation model forecasts variability and displays a numerical range of projects and headcount requirements expected for several years. This data is essential for project managers, function heads, and operations leaders to develop the five-year strategic plan for biologic development. This model quantifies the uncertainty of input variables to deliver a calculated risk of output variables, which provides useful and important information for making strategic business decisions. by Tamara L. Conant. M.B.A. S.M. 2010-03-25T15:29:44Z 2010-03-25T15:29:44Z 2009 2009 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53311 549608721 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 55 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Sloan School of Management.
Leaders for Manufacturing Program.
Conant, Tamara L. (Tamara Lynn)
Modeling variability for biologics strategic planning
title Modeling variability for biologics strategic planning
title_full Modeling variability for biologics strategic planning
title_fullStr Modeling variability for biologics strategic planning
title_full_unstemmed Modeling variability for biologics strategic planning
title_short Modeling variability for biologics strategic planning
title_sort modeling variability for biologics strategic planning
topic Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Sloan School of Management.
Leaders for Manufacturing Program.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53311
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