The DNA of a high-performing manufacturing organization : improving operations capability through performance measurement

The Broad Institute of MIT, Harvard, and the Whitehead Institute, contains the world's highest-throughput genome sequencing center, which contributed approximately one third of the sequence for the Human Genome Project (HGP) completed in 2003. Broad's Genome Sequencing Operations Group has acquired a cost leadership position within the genome sequencing industry through its competitive advantage in developing and implementing innovative, industrial-scale process technologies. Yet, this group has the opportunity to further improve its position as a leader in the genome sequencing industry by improving its operations capability to levels of world-class manufacturing organizations in other industries. At the highest level, Broad's management team sponsors Leaders for Manufacturing (LFM) internships as a long-term investment to improve the operations capability of its Genome Sequencing Group. Employees at Broad ultimately learn about leading-edge operations tools and principles through their exposure to LFM interns and their projects.

Department dc:contributor.department

Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Couzens, Scott A

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Roy E. Welsch and Charles L. Cooney.

• Sloan School of Management.
• Chemical Engineering.
• Leaders for Manufacturing Program.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37137

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