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Quantifying the business case for aerospace assembly automation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
As aerospace Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEM's) order backlogs soar to between six to ten years and growing, the community sees automation as vital to increasing throughput. Yet the community seems divided on the ...
Using design maturity assessments to improve new technology implementation in active production environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Without the design, development, and implementation of new technologies, companies that are currently innovative will be quickly surpassed by their competitors. Company A, a large aerospace company with a long history of ...
Simulation model used as design improvement decision tool for warehouse material flow
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The basis for this thesis involved a six and a half month LFM internship at Efficient Storage, Shipping, and Selection. ES3, Efficient Storage, Shipping, and Selection, is a third party logistics firm that specializes in ...
Implementing lean material management in an extended value stream
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM) is still in the process of transitioning to a culture of "lean manufacturing" as opposed to the current culture of "mass production". This thesis involved working with AAM employees ...
Methods for predicting inventory levels in a segmented retail supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Inventory is the largest asset on Nike's balance sheet-$3.9 Billion on May 3 1 st, 2014-and a key indicator of supply chain health. With new markets, products, and channels being added to Nike's sales portfolio each year, ...
Demand prediction modeling for utility vegetation management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
This thesis proposes a demand prediction model for utility vegetation management (VM) organizations. The primary uses of the model is to aid in the technology adoption process of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) ...
A supply chain strategy for digital camera products
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Development of an optimal manufacturing strategy for low-volume specialty vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Supply chain strategy and optimization in an outsourced environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Sun Microsystem's Network Storage (NWS) Division provides computer network storage hard disk arrays to accompany Sun's core server products. In recent years, all of the incumbent network storage providers, including Sun, ...
Process improvements during production ramp-up
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Raytheon Company is currently ramping up production radars for a fighter aircraft. This product is doubling production in the next year to meet customer demand; however, the program has not been able to meet the current ...