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Lean manufacturing in a mass customization plant : improved efficiencies in raw material presentation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This thesis focuses on the application of the principles of lean manufacturing at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates (VSEA). The company faces the challenges of highly customized assembly as well as fluctuating ...
Implementation of RFID in a low volume high flexibility assembly plant : item-level tagging
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The implementation of an RFID checkpoint system in a low volume high flexibility assembly plant, aimed at tracking the flow of parts within the facility, was studied. A pilot revealed the suitability of the technology to ...
Developing an improved production planning method for a machining cell using an active-nondelay hybrid scheduling technique
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
We examine the production planning and scheduling of a job shop environment of a machining cell in a manufacturing facility. This thesis addresses the scheduling limitations in the machining cell that can result in unbalanced ...
Thermoplastic bonding of microfluidic substrates
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The assembly of microfluidic components for lab on a chip (LOC) applications that are manufactured from commodity thermoplastics is challenging. A survey of plastic welding techniques validates that contour transmission ...
Production system improvement : floor area reduction and cycle time analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
A medical device company challenged a research team to reduce the manufacturing floor space required for an occlusion system product by one third. The team first cataloged equipment location and size, detailed the processes ...
Design and implementation of a continuous improvement framework for an organic photovoltaic panels manufacturer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The MIT MEng Team worked at Konarka Technologies, the world leader organic photovoltaic panels (OPV) manufacturer, on several improvement projects. The concentration was on operations improvement as well as production ...
Information tracking and sharing in organic photovoltaic panel manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The MIT MEng team of four worked with Konarka Technologies, a world leading organic solar panel manufacturer, on production tracking and analysis as well as various operational improvement projects. MIT's collaborative ...
Control of WIP and reduction of lead time in a food packaging company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
High inventory holding costs, strain on warehouse capacity and the competition of lead time are concerns of a food packaging manufacturer. In this work, causes of high WIP were identified and three approaches were developed ...
Statistical control and experimental design for edge bead reduction in laminating process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Edge bead formation is a well-known phenomenon typically happening in the lamination due to the physics of this process. It causes the defect of high edge observed in the carton roll after the laminated carton sheets are ...
An optimization grouping method in a multi-line manufacturing system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
A tailored product grouping method using binary integer linear program for optimization is developed for two production lines in a food packaging manufacturer. A mathematical model is created to assign products to the two ...