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Implementing material and information flow improvements and setup time reduction in automotive gear machining
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
This thesis is based on the author's seven-month internship based in the gears machining module of the Saturn Powertrain, Transmission Manufacturing plant. This module has four primary functional areas with buffers between ...
Strategic raw material inventory optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The production of aerospace grade titanium alloys is concentrated in a relatively small number of producers. The market for these materials has always been cyclical in nature. During periods of high demand, metal producers ...
Aligning tool set metrics for operation in a Multi Technology High Mix Low Volume manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Ireland Fab Operations (IFO) is transitioning and leading the way within Intel to Multi- Technology High Mix Low Volume (MT-HMLV) manufacturing. To avoid errors in estimating metrics, specific capacity tool set metrics for ...
A simulation-based concurrent engineering approach for assembly system design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
The application of lean manufacturing principles in a high mix low volume environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis studies the opportunities for the application of lean manufacturing tools in a high- mix, low-volume traditional manufacturing factory floor setting. Value stream mapping and associated analytical tools are ...
Assessing materials risk in purchased electronic components during product design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Component acquisition and single-source vendor management strategy in a defense application
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Building an aircraft carrier is one of the most complex manufacturing undertakings in the world. Each component must be designed, tested and manufactured to not only Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's (NGSB) exceptionally ...
Transforming data into information to control and improve a ribbon bonding process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
In a complex production process attached to every unit are considerable quantities of data that provide many details regarding process performance. On many occasions, although this data is collected in a database or in ...
Collaborative design for supply chain : including strategic and tactical supply-chain considerations in product design & development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The development and implementation of process control strategy on a vehicle launch
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis delves into the strategic and organizational challenges of implementing process control plans for a vehicle launch. The author explores the development and implementation of process control plans employing lean ...