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Developing product configurators for use in a multinational industrial goods company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
As multinational industrial goods companies (MNCs) selling low-volume high-complexity products move into markets across the globe, they develop an operations strategy to provide a product tailored to local markets, often ...
Component-derived manufacturing yield prediction in circuit card design and assembly
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Circuit card manufacturing can be a highly risky and volatile proposition due to the placement of hundreds of small, high value components. Operator mistakes, design errors, and defective parts lead to thousands of dollars ...
Quality improvement strategy in a dynamic aerospace manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
In the manufacturing of any complex product it is a generally accepted phenomenon that defects will occur at various stages in the process. In aircraft modification and repair facilities, the low levels of automation and ...
Rugged field-service computing : a product development case study at Dell Inc.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
In the face of challenging market conditions, Dell, Inc. is in the process of shifting from focusing on electronics hardware development and sales to focusing on providing complete IT solutions to business clients. Part ...
Multi-echelon inventory strategies for a retail replenishment business model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
The mission of the Always Available retail replenishment business at NIKE is to ensure consumer-essential products are in-stock at retailers at all times. To achieve this goal, NIKE has developed a forecast-driven, ...
Life-cycle cost modeling and Optimization for capital equipment procurement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Composite airplane manufacturing requires the use of autoclaves to cure composite materials in order to create durable, lightweight parts for use in airplanes. The large size, complexity and utility consumption of this ...
Using factory-level digital tools to improve quality and productivity in garment factories
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
The retail landscape is rapidly changing as evolving consumer habits are resulting in smaller batch quantities and shorter lead times, requiring Li & Fung to have a more digitally connected, nimble vendor base. Li & Fung ...
External risk monitoring and inventory sizing in supply chain disruption mitigation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
As AstraZeneca's product portfolio becomes increasingly complex, its supply chains must evolve in parallel. These supply chains operate in an environment of ever-present external risks such as factory fires, geopolitical ...
Development of a connected platform for industrial equipment monitoring to enable predictive maintenance using supervised machine learning methods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
SHAPE Technologies is the world leader in ultra high pressure industrial waterjet systems for cutting and cleaning with applications from metal to food. Although SHAPE is the technological leader in this space, SHAPE must ...
Improving parts delivery through data aggregation, analysis, and consumption
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Data analytics and visualization are topics of significant interest in the business and manufacturing communities. This research investigates the hypothesis that, if production floor managers consume properly analyzed data, ...