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Developing Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT) method to improve product robustness and shorten development cycle
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) is often used to identify the latent defects for the printed circuit boards (PCBs) during the early stage of the product development process. The inconsistency in executing HALT may ...
Product availability improvement for an analytical consumables supply chain : distribution and transportation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis work focuses on supply chain operation optimization on column consumables at Waters Corporation in order to improve product availability to 95% to customers. This thesis project is conducted by collaboration ...
Anomaly detection in semiconductor manufacturing through time series forecasting using neural networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Semiconductor manufacturing provides unique challenges to the anomaly detection problem. With multiple recipes and multivariate data, it is difficult for engineers to reliably detect anomalies in the manufacturing process. ...
Development and implementation of an inventory location optimization algorithm for improved distribution center picking rates
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
A strategic roadmap was developed for Waters Corporation detailing four central themes and twelve project proposals to direct future projects and innovations at the company over the next 3-10 years. Specific attention was ...
Production ramp-up of a hardware startup : simulating CONWIP and CONWIP-build to order production strategies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
When ramping up production volumes, hardware startups are required to identify and tackle obstacles in multiple areas of business including finance, sales, engineering, manufacturing, and servicing. NVBOTS, a Boston based ...
Optimization of head and duct design for a warehouse vacuum robot using computational fluid dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
This project focused on the development of a vacuum head and duct for integration into an automated robotic vacuum cleaning unit for warehouse and industrial applications. Although many autonomous cleaning robots are ...
Chamber matching in semiconductor manufacturing using statistical analysis and run-to-run control
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis focuses on a chamber matching methodology for semiconductor manufacturing in Analog Devices Inc.'s fabrication sites. As ADI extends its efforts to implement Internet of Things and predictive maintenance (PdM) ...
Cost analysis and comparison of tray container style storage and stackable tote style storage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
With the emerging interest in automated distribution centers, shelves operated by mobile robots are also rising in importance. This paper focuses on comparing the cost of two potential shelf designs for storing product in ...
Operational analysis of an inventory location optimization algorithm and RFID implementation in a distribution center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
This thesis presents a strategic roadmap laid out for Waters Corporation, an analytical laboratory instrument company, and explores various avenues for digitalization, automation, optimization and standardization throughout ...
Design and implementation of an RFID-based dock door system at a distribution center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), for long, has shown potential to replace the current asset identification technologies like barcode readers in the warehouse. However, while the capital costs of implementing RFID ...